On Sunday, December 28,2025, Wrestling legend and WWE Vice President of Global Talent Development William Regal made comments on Twitter about his concerns with wrestlers getting dropped on their heads during their matches and brought up his own past history with neck issues in his wrestling career as a warning to other wrestlers for the well-being of their future.
On Monday, December 29, Kenny Omega posted to Twitter to share his thoughts, thanking Regal for the message and saying that wrestlers “sometimes need a voice from afar to tether us back to reality and to tell us that the risks have consequences.”
“Regardless of timing or perceived intent, the general message from Mr. Regal remains a positive one. Tribalism, whataboutism, and other ‘isms’ aren’t needed here. Safety often takes a back seat when a wrestler is locked in and actively chasing the dragon. We all sometimes need a voice from afar to tether us back to reality and to tell us that the risks have consequences. The odds aren’t in our favor and none of us will walk away unscathed. This isn’t company vs company or wrestler vs wrestler. This is about a general awareness and a knowing that the cost of what we do is directly related to the amount and severity of risk(s) that we take. Keeping that in mind, as athletes, we aren’t all created equally. As responsible adults, we need to be realistic and know our own physical limits. I’d have to give my head a shake if I wanted to try a twisting shooting star, but I’d never say a word to Pac. I look at this all as great food for thought. Something to always be cognizant of. It shouldn’t be about making it a competition. Thank you, Mr. Regal.”
