the reason kenny does better in japan is the presentation. if kenny vs. ospreay happened in AEW's bingo hall-looking setup with excalibur screeching every 5 seconds and fat marks in the audience going "THIS IS AWESOME!" it would be embarrassing. NJPW presents everything as straight-faced and serious as possible even if it's over-the-top. the crowd takes it seriously too and doesn't try to get themselves over