Kenny Omega Agrees To Face Xavier Woods In Tekken 8
WWE vs. AEW in Tekken.
On Thursday night, Kenny Omega and ONE FC Champion Demetrious Johnson engaged in social media exchange where they agreed to face in a game of Street Fighter 8 for charity. They agreed the showdown would happen around AEW WrestleDream, which takes place in Johnson’s hometown of Seattle.
In the exchange, Omega tagged Xavier Woods, who he previously defeated in Street Fighter.
Woods offered up a response on Friday, challenging Omega to a game of Tekken.
— Austin Creed —-DragonCon (@AustinCreedWins) September 8, 2023
1 – You got lucky
2 – Yall are both trash
3 – Neither of yall are man enough to play me in @TEKKEN
4 – I’ve got the place we can settle all of this @UpUpDwnDwn— Austin Creed —-DragonCon (@AustinCreedWins) September 8, 2023
Omega responded, agreeing to face Woods in Tekken 8.
He did not agree to the showdown happening on UpUpDownDown, which is Woods’ YouTube channel associated with WWE.
Whoa whoa whoa. First thing’s first, (because I’m a busy guy) – I style a bit and tap dance all over DJ – AFTER that? Yeah, we can play Tekken. Tekken 8. Even playing field, buster. https://t.co/tfZFGFTlyS
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) September 8, 2023
The New Day (Woods, Kofi Kingston, & Big E) vs. Elite (Omega, & Young Bucks) battle in Street Fighter V went down in 2018 and did air on UpUpDownDown.
Fans can watch the trios match on the sticks in the video above.
