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Will Ospreay defeated Kenny Omega to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship and praised him as "once in a lifetime" and "above elite" in a tweet. Ospreay avenged his NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 loss and called the victory over Omega the most challenging and rewarding task of his life.
Will Ospreay defeated Kenny Omega to win the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship for the second time in his career at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 2023. Omega had initially defeated Ospreay to win the title on the first night of Wrestle Kingdom 17. Omega returned to New Japan Pro-Wrestling to show Ospreay how to fill his shoes. Omega commented on the defeat, saying that the US belt is in good hands and to keep Don Callis away from it.