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Kenny Omega has once again reached the pinnacle of All Elite Wrestling<\/a> following the events of AEW Beach Break 2026. The Cleaner was in the fight of his life against Maxwell Jacob Friedman for the AEW World Championship at the show. After all, the stipulation enforced stated that if he failed to win the match, then Omega would never be able to challenge for the World Championship again. <\/p>\n The Best Bout Machine delivered a compelling performance against Big Hebrew. Moreover, Omega even overcame his heel antics, such as the low-blow and using the AEW belt, and the attempt to use the Dynamite Diamond Ring with an assist from Will Ospreay. Finally, as the dust settled, Omega executed multiple knee strikes to his face and a thunderous One-Winged Angel to secure the win and become the new champion. Following his victory, Omega addressed his opponent <\/a>and said:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/template><\/p>\n “MJF, I will give you credit. You never had to take this match. You never had to defend the belt as much as you did. You never had to show up every single week, but you did. And, as far as I’m concerned, that sets a good example. MJF, not only will I be the best champion I can be, but I’ll be a champion that even you are jealous of,” said Omega. [H\/T: <\/em>WrestlePurists <\/a><\/em>on X]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n However, despite his remarkable win, it seems that AEW might have made a mistake in pulling the trigger on Omega’s title victory at Beach Break. Here are four reasons Kenny Omega becoming the new AEW World Champion at the event might not be the best decision made by Tony Khan and his creative regime:<\/p>\n Kenny Omega winning the AEW World Championship after more than 1500 days might be impactful, but it is expected to be a transitional reign. After The Cleaner won the title, it was made official that he would defend his newly won belt against longtime ally Will Ospreay<\/a> in the main event of All In 2026. Ever since Ospreay returned to All Elite Wrestling and joined Jon Moxley’s Death Riders this year, he has been on a quest to become the top guy of the company. Moreover, the belief of him becoming the AEW World Champion became clearer after he won the Owen Hart Foundation Cup tournament and earned a title shot at All In 2026, which is set to take place in his hometown of London, England. Therefore, Omega’s reign is expected to be short and potentially seen as a mistake on Tony Khan’s part.<\/p>\n During his time as a monster heel, Kenny Omega<\/a> was said to be untouchable. Moreover, he became further invincible as the AEW World Champion during his time as the Belt Collector. However, The Cleaner has not been that same in-ring competitor for a long time. Therefore, it can be expected that this title reign is unlikely to garner the attention commanded by Omega during his previous run as the top champion.<\/p>\n While MJF had already won the AEW World Championship twice before his latest reign, there was something historic about this title run. The Big Hebrew became a World Champion for the third time at 30, a rare feat in professional wrestling. However, the title reign, which began strongly at Double or Nothing 2026 after MJF defeated Darby Allin in a high-stakes ‘Hair vs Title’ match, proved to be a short one and ended abruptly. Moreover, the decision to take the title off him was primarily done to set the stage for the dream showdown between Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay at All In 2026, pushing MJF firmly to the sidelines, making his reign irrelevant in the process, and it can be seen as a mistake on Tony Khan’s part.<\/p>\n Kenny Omega had to wait for a long time to finally call himself AEW World Champion again. In fact, right after his victory at Beach Break 2026, he tweeted: <\/a><\/p>\n “After 1,698 days of waiting to get it back, we finished the race. Thank you for never giving up on me and always believing, one more time,” wrote Omega.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n However, The Best Bout Machine’s title reign should have been delayed slightly longer to make sense. The Jacksonville-based promotion is set to hold its newest pay-per-view, Redemption, on July 26 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Canada. With their inaugural event happening in Omega’s home country, Tony Khan should have booked him to win the title at the PPV rather than the Beach Break episode. This would have made his victory more impactful and, at the same time, would have garnered huge numbers for AEW Redemption 2026 in its debut.<\/p>\n#4. Transitional title reign<\/h2>\n
#3. Heel Omega was untouchable, and he is not the same competitor now<\/h2>\n
#2. MJF’s historic title reign made irrelevant<\/h2>\n
#1. Kenny Omega’s victory would have made more sense at AEW Redemption<\/h2>\n