Kenny Omega is one of the greatest, most talented and most popular wrestlers in the modern era and he has had a lot of success in NJPW especially being the leader of the most popular faction today, The Bullet Club. One of the most popular video games of all time known as Street Fighter has a new version coming out soon called Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition and it will be out on June 26th and Kenny Omega will be playing as the live action actor of one of the characters in the game, Cody, the new mayor of Metro City. In the video below, you can see Omega involved as part of the video game’s promotion and what his character is like in the game.

On Twitter, Omega commented on the role that he took really seriously and that he is very proud of, as seen below:

A little something I worked on in secrecy. A proud moment to assume the role of my favorite SF fighter! Thanks to @CapcomFighters and all of the kind staff I met on set. You were all great. (Well, I never met the guy on the phone but I’m sure you’re swell) https://t.co/InqpbHWOJR
— Kenny Omega (@KennyOmegamanX) May 28, 2018

Wrestling fans have been making jokes about Omega playing this character due to the name and somewhat similar resemblance to Cody Rhodes. It should be noted the “Cody” in Street Fighter has been a playable character since the late 90s.
Aside from being busy in helping make the new Street Fighter Video Game, Omega is getting prepared for his upcoming match against IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada at NJPW’s Dominion Event on June 9th. Looking back at their trilogy, Okada defeated Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 11, they went to a 60-minute draw at last year’s Dominion, and Omega defeated Okada in last year’s G1 Climax tournament.