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At some point in the next six or so months, give or take, Will Ospreay will be making his debut for a new promotion as a contracted performer. It could happen tomorrow – literally- at AEW Full Gear, it could happen when Impact Wrestling officially becomes TNA once more in January at Hard To Kill, […]

If there’s one person who knows a thing or two about Will Ospreay in professional wrestling, it’s Dave Meltzer. One of the early champions of Ospreay’s work dating all the way back to the beginning of his professional wrestling career, Ospreay has more five-plus star matches than anyone else in the history of The Wrestling […]

With Will Ospreay‘s time in New Japan Pro Wrestling seemingly coming to an end, as his contract will expire in February of 2024, fans the world over have wondered where “Billy Goat” will wrestle next. Now sure, on paper, the answer feels incredibly obvious, as Ospreay does have a tattoo of All In‘s attendance on […]

When news broke that former two-time New Japan Pro Wrestling Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Aussie Open had signed with AEW, it turned more than a few heads around the professional wrestling world. Sure, Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis had wrestled in the promotion in the past, working alongside Will Ospreay around Forbidden Door I, […]

Why did Will Ospreay wrestle Chris Jericho at All In? Was it because he wanted to finally check the “dream match” off of his checklist after their previously booked bout in New Japan Professional Wrestling was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Was it because he took issue with Jericho using his match to perform […]

In the eyes of many, when it comes to hardcore wrestling, there’s Mick Foley, and then there’s everybody else. A prolific in-ring performer who inspired a style of wrestling that thousands upon thousands have attempted to imitate to this day, albeit without his sense of showmanship and a keen eye for character, Foley might just […]

While Eric Bischoff isn’t what you would call an AEW homer, as he critiques the promotion as much, if not more than he complements it on his various podcasts, the former ECW leader and WWE Hall of Famer will point out the good stuff when he sees it, as he at least attempts to calls […]

When Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay took the ring for the second time in this current series at Forbidden Door II, fans knew they were in for one heck of a match, and needless to say, the former NJPW Champions did not disappoint them at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Wrestling in the third-to-last match […]

Though the 2023 calendar year is only half over, it’s hard to find many matches that rise to the level of the bout between Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay back at Wrestle Kingdom 17 in January. A certified classic that earned Dave Meltzer’s highest rating of the year at 6.25, the bout was long, dramatic, […]

After securing the new WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia, Seth Rollins is suddenly the most wanted man in The Fed, with Damian Priest the first to line up for a shot at the Champ on the next edition of RAW. But could one of Rollins’ future challengers come […]

Though they most recently held championship gold in New Japan Pro Wrestling, holding the IWGP Tag Team Championship and the NJPW StrongOpenweight Tag Team Championships until they vacated both due to injury at NJPW Strong Resurgence 2023, Aussie Open didn’t have to wait long to find their new professional wrestling home, as the unsigned tag […]

Do you know which wrestler has the most five-star matches in professional wrestling, according to “The Rodger Ebert of Professional Wrestling,” Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer? No, it’s not Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Booker T, or even Kenny Omega; it’s Will Ospreay, the high-flying international superstar who cut his teeth in his native England […]

On Wednesday, March 15th, 2023, Tony Khan announced a summer AEW Canadian Tour, which will feature six stops and include the second-ever running of Forbidden Door, aka Forbidden Door II, the New Japan Pro Wrestling co-promoted event that pits some of the best wrestlers the world has to offer against each other with more than […]

Kenny Omega is a man with a foot in two very different worlds. In AEW, he’s a member of The Elite, a lighthearted trio who are always down to have a good time and currently hold the AEW World Trios Championship, and in New Japan Pro Wrestling, he’s “The Cleaner,” arguably the most popular gaijin […]

When Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay were duking it out in a 35-minute match for the ages at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, fans online had one not-so-surprising name trending on Twitter: Dave Meltzer. That’s right, the Roger Ebert of Pro Wrestling himself has been one of the biggest champions of both “The Best Bout Machine” […]

Wrestle Kingdom 17‘s first 10 matches were all good to very good – with one lone expectation – but when Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay made their way into the ring – scored to “One Winged Angel” and “Elevated,” respectively – fans in the Tokyo Dome were treated to nothing short of a legendary bout, […]

A lot has been said about the co-main events of Wrestle Kingdom 17, especially by (most) of their participants, Jay White, Kenny Omega, and Will Ospreay. White has blamed his opponent for running Jonah out of the promotion, Omega has called Ospreay an unintelligent hot head, and “The Commonwealth Kingpin” has called “The Cleaner” the […]

As Will Ospreay prepares for one of the biggest matches of his career, the co-main event of Wrestle Kingdom 17 against “The Cleaner” of AEW, Kenny Omega, fans across the professional wrestling world are wondering what’s next for “The Commonwealth Kingpin.” If he can go the distance, retain his IWGP United States Championship, and go […]

With New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom less than a week away, the hype for the most anticipated card of 2023 – at least so far – is only continuing to grow. Will “Switchblade” Jay White be able to retain his title against Kazuchika Okada? Will AEW’s FTR drop their third-straight title to Bishamon after […]

When former AEW World Champion Kenny Omega sat down with New Japan Pro Wrestling for a tell-all interview discussing his return to the promotion for Wrestle Kingdom 17 and his bout against long-time internet rival Will Ospreay, it almost begged for a response from “The Commonwealth Kingpin.” Omega called his British-born foil unintelligent, unstable, and […]

While defeating Will Ospreay in only their second singles match is a huge goal for Kenny Omega, as “The Best Bout Machine” does not like the “Commonwealth Kingpen,” like at all, securing bragging rights isn’t his only reason to fly out to the Capitol of Japan for a marquee match at Wrestle Kingdom 17. No, […]

Though it’s still 2022 for a few days more, Kenny Omega is already turning his attention to 2023 and one of the biggest matches of his career, when AEW’s “Best Bout Machine” goes toe-to-toe against “The Commonwealth Kingpin,” Will Ospreay at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 17. That’s right, after three years away and […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega really don’t like each other. Though the duo have seldom crossed paths over the past three years, as Omega has been stateside in AEW while Ospreay has thrived in New Japan Pro Wrestling as one of the promotion’s top gaijin stars, […]

Though he’s never appeared in the promotion’s ring and is largely unknown to fans of Tony Khan’s company, Nick Wayne is very much a member of AEW. After wrestling a stunner with Christopher Daniels for the DEFY Interim World Championship back in February, Wayne was surprised in the ring by none other than Darby Allin, […]

Unfortunately, Will Ospreay is not a member of AEW. Sure, he’s wrestled in the promotion on four occasions – five if you count Forbidden Door – and has appeared on the promotion’s programming a few more times, but alas, Ospreay remains contracted to New Japan Pro Wrestling, and unless Gedo and company opt to relieve […]

As AEW fans may or may not know, Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay do not like each other. Their shared tenure in New Japan Pro Wrestling ended on bad terms, with Ospreay “blowing out Kota Ibushi’s brain” ahead of Omega’s final match, and even now that Omega is a member of AEW, the love between […]

Theoretically, AEW has enough performers under contract that they could field an NCAA-style 64-team tournament to decide on the inaugural AEW World Trios Champions. They could field multiple teams from the same factions, call up performers from AEW Dark, and even bring over Ring of Honor performers like The Righteous and current ROH Six-Man Champions, […]

As AEW fans the world over already know, Orange Cassidy can go. Though he may present himself as aloof, with a style that is equal parts suave as it is maddening for older fans who like their wrestlers to look and act a certain way, OC has crafted a unique spot in the professional wrestling […]

What do WWE‘s Natalya and Will Ospreay of NJPW have in common? On paper, the answer is a clear nothing; Natalya has never stepped foot in a New Japan ring, and Ospreay has, to the internet’s best knowledge, never even worked out for Vince McMahon’s former company. And yet, in quite possibly the weirdest story […]

In case you haven’t heard, Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay are in the middle of an all-out social media war that supersedes their respective roles in AEW and NJPW. The duo have knocked each other’s in-ring abilities, critiqued the way they handle things backstage, and a host of other issues that you can read about […]

In case you haven’t heard, Fightful Select is reporting that Kenny Omega’s return to AEW is in the not-too-distant future, with Tony Khan and company already readying their roster for the “Best Bout Machine’s” eventual return. All things considered, this is very good news indeed. Though Omega’s absence has been for the right reasons both […]

No wrestler in AEW history has ever kicked out of the One-Winged Angel; the finisher is considered one of the most protected finishing moves in all of wrestling and has become so ubiquitous that even casual fans know the name of the Kenny Omega move, a name he stole from Final Fantasy 7 villain Sephiroth. […]

Goodness, if you had Orange Cassidy versus Will Ospreay on your match of the year prediction bingo card then you, my friend, are in luck, as the duo came out to the ring in their usual styles, began the match with their hands in their respective pockets, and turned in one of the best matches […]

Will Ospreay has a lot going for himself heading into AEW‘s Forbidden Door. He won the IWGP USA Heavyweight Championship at NJPW Dominion, has been booked like an absolute star on AEW television, and, with his Forbidden Door opponent, Orange Cassidy, officially set, he can finally start to prepare for what should be one of […]

When news broke that Andrade El Idolo, Rush, and the Lucha Brothers were unable to perform at AEW‘s Forbidden Door due to tensions between AAA and NJPW, it put a minor damper on what is expected to be one of the most entertaining cross-promotional events, nay, Pay-Per-Views of the year. Gone were the Los Ingobernables […]

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, Tony Khan did it; after hinting at beef between the Best Friends/CHAOS collective and the United Empire in both AEW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, the booking tandem of Gedo and TK have officially pulled the trigger one what might just be the most exciting match of […]

Who will Will Ospreay wrestle at Forbidden Door? This has been a question plaguing wrestling fans since the leader of the United Empire made his debut on AEW television on Dynamite and will likely continue to do so until Tony Khan, Excalibur, or an on-roster talent officially makes an announcement one way or another. Though […]

Fresh off an impressive showing in a trios loss to Trent Beretta and FTR on AEW Rampage alongside his fellow United Empire stablemates Aussie Open, Will Ospreay is set to compete with Sanada for the now-vacant New Japan Pro Wrestling US Title at NJPW Dominion this weekend. Vacant, you say? Didn’t Juice Robinson win that […]

After literal days of anticipation, Will Ospreay and his United Empire stablemates, Aussie Open, officially made their debut in a fully sanctioned wrestling match on AEW television. That’s right, after charging the ring to attack the unlikely trio of Trent Beretta and FTR on Wednesday’s edition of Dynamite, Rampage viewers were treated to an awesome […]