Is The Undertaker Booker of the Year? AAA Finally Unlocked Omos at TripleMania 34
AAA may have discovered the perfect formula for presenting Omos.
The Nigerian giant defeated Rey Mysterio in the main event of TripleMania 34 Night One on September 11, 2026, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The match succeeded because AAA did not ask Omos to become something he isn’t.
It treated him like a genuine attraction.
From the entrance and accompanying cast to the match structure and violent closing angle, every element was designed to emphasize Omos’ enormous size, intimidating presence and value as a monster heel.
With The Undertaker serving as AAA’s head of creative, the presentation has also inspired a serious question: Has Mark Calaway entered the Booker of the Year conversation?
Omos Felt Like a Major Attraction
Omos entered TripleMania accompanied by Dorian Roldán and AAA Mega Champion Dominik Mysterio.
That combination immediately elevated him.
Roldán supplied the powerful executive-manager presence, while Dominik connected Omos to one of AAA’s most important championship stories. Instead of appearing as an isolated giant waiting for an opponent, Omos arrived as the muscle behind an influential faction.
The entrance established his position before the bell even rang. Omos was not presented as another wrestler on the card. He was the dangerous weapon standing between Rey Mysterio and control of AAA.
That distinction matters.
Omos possesses something that cannot be manufactured through elaborate moves or lengthy promos. At more than seven feet tall, he changes the atmosphere simply by walking into an arena. AAA understands that his physical presence is the attraction.
Rey Mysterio Was the Perfect Opponent
Rey Mysterio has spent his career turning impossible size differences into compelling wrestling stories.
The stipulation made the match even more meaningful. If Omos won, his AAA suspension would be lifted. If Rey won, the giant would be banned from the promotion permanently.
With El Grande Americano supporting Rey and Dominik accompanying Omos, the match also advanced the larger story surrounding Dominik’s AAA Mega Championship.
The visual of the 5-foot-6 Mysterio standing across from the towering Omos told the audience everything it needed to know.
Rey used his speed, experience and intelligence to attack Omos’ knees and systematically bring the giant down. He delivered several variations of the 619 before connecting with a traditional 619 and frog splash.
When Omos kicked out, the moment felt enormous.
That near fall worked because the match had allowed viewers to believe Rey had discovered a strategy capable of defeating him. Omos then stopped Mysterio’s momentum with a big boot and finished him with a massive chokeslam to earn his reinstatement. WWE’s official results confirmed Omos’ victory and the post-match assault.
The match was not designed to show how many different moves Omos could perform. It was built around the struggle required to knock him down—and the consequences once he returned to his feet.
That is exactly how a wrestling giant should be booked.
The Closing Angle Made Omos Look Dangerous
Winning the match was only part of Omos’ presentation.
After medical personnel placed Rey on a backboard, Omos returned and chokeslammed the restrained Hall of Famer through the commentary table. The closing image showed the giant standing over one of lucha libre’s most celebrated stars.
It was excessive, dramatic and perfectly suited to AAA.
The angle also served multiple purposes. It reinforced Omos’ status as a monster, created sympathy for Rey and supplied another obstacle before Dominik Mysterio’s championship defense against El Grande Americano on Night Two.
Most importantly, AAA followed through on the promise created by Omos’ entrance. He arrived looking like a destructive force and ended the event by leaving destruction behind.
AAA Gives Omos Something WWE’s Main Roster Did Not
Modern American wrestling has largely moved away from the traditional giant.
Today’s heavyweight wrestlers are frequently expected to move like athletes half their size.
Performers such as Oba Femi, Bronson Reed and Jacob Fatu combine power with speed, agility and explosive offense.
Omos is different—and that difference is his greatest advantage.
He should not be required to wrestle like everyone else. He should move deliberately, dominate space and force opponents to construct entirely different strategies around him.
AAA’s colorful characters, dramatic interference and larger-than-life storytelling make it an ideal environment for that presentation. Omos does not blend into the roster because nobody else looks like him.
He feels like a special attraction every time he appears.
WWE once positioned Omos in major programs with AJ Styles, Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar, but the character often lacked a deeper world around him. AAA has supplied that missing framework through Roldán, Dominik and an ongoing struggle with Rey’s authority.
Omos now has motivation, allies, enemies and consequences attached to his matches.
The Undertaker’s Influence Makes Sense
The Undertaker has confirmed that he serves as AAA’s head of creative, making his involvement much more than an occasional advisory position.
Calaway previously explained that his vision involves strengthening AAA’s storytelling while preserving the physicality, history and cultural identity that make lucha libre distinctive. He described the approach as taking a step backward to move forward. The Undertaker discussed that creative philosophy while explaining his work with AAA.
The Omos presentation fits that philosophy.
The match relied on one of wrestling’s oldest stories: the beloved smaller hero attempting to overcome an unstoppable giant. AAA surrounded that simple foundation with its own colorful personalities, chaotic ringside activity and heightened drama.
Calaway also understands better than most how to protect a large wrestler’s mystique. The Undertaker spent decades making deliberate movement, facial expressions, carefully selected offense and dramatic entrances feel more important than a crowded move set.
It is reasonable to see those principles in Omos’ AAA presentation.
However, The Undertaker should not receive all the credit. Wrestling is collaborative, and AAA’s wrestlers, producers and established creative figures—including Dorian Roldán—remain essential to the product. There has also been no public confirmation that Calaway personally constructed every detail of Omos versus Mysterio.
Is The Undertaker Really Booker of the Year?
Calling anyone Booker of the Year before examining the complete body of work would be premature.
TripleMania Night One also received mixed reviews in some outlets, even though the Omos–Mysterio main event earned considerable praise. The card featured Roxanne Perez becoming the No. 1 contender for the Reina de Reinas Championship, La Parka retaining the Latin American Championship and Los Perros del Mal capturing the World Trios Championship. Sports Illustrated documented the complete Night One results.
Still, the best bookers recognize qualities other promotions overlook.
AAA has taken a wrestler many fans viewed as underutilized and presented him as one of its most important attractions. Omos now feels more dangerous, more valuable and more connected to an ongoing story than he has in years.
Rey Mysterio deserves enormous credit for executing the match, while Omos delivered exactly what the story required. But the creative decision to surround the giant with Dorian Roldán and Dominik Mysterio—and then place him opposite the greatest underdog in wrestling history—was inspired.
The Undertaker may not have secured Booker of the Year just yet.
After TripleMania 34, however, he deserves to be part of the conversation.
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