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 Observer, holding the high-water mark at 30, five stars above every other wrestler in history and, at only 30 years old, it's a safe bet that the “Commonwealth Kingpin” will only continue to lap dudes as his career progresses, especially as a whole new collection of opponents opens up to him when he signs with a new promotion, likely AEW or WWE, in early 2024.

But which promotion will he pick? Surely AEW has to have the upper hand, right? I mean, they've booked Ospreay on multiple occasions, putting him over in a big way more often than not, and already employ many of his frequent in-ring collaborators, from Kenny Omega to Aussie Open, but what about WWE? Would Ospreay attempt to pull an AJ Styles and attempt the rare NJPW-to-WWE main roster flip?

When asked about this opportunity and everything that goes along with it on Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer weighed in on the situation, noting that, in his opinion, Ospreay is very much open to hearing what anyone with a market rate contract has to say.

“I know some stuff. I mean, I know WWE is absolutely after him, and he is absolutely going to listen to WWE. I think at the end of the day, there's a lot of different things that could happen, but I think he's going now for the best offer possible,” Dave Meltzer said on Wrestling Observer Radio via Wrestling Inc.

“He's got a family. He wants his son to go to a good college. [He] wants to make money now, and not that he hasn't made money. He's made money with New Japan and on his indie shows, but obviously, AEW and WWE are a step above money-wise.”

Could AEW come to the table with a contract that checks all of Ospreay's boxes: Guaranteed money, a reasonable guaranteed number of matches, and opportunities for growth depending on how his career shakes out? Sure, while WWE is widely considered to have the deeper pockets between the two companies after merging with UFC to form TKO – though one has to wonder if they would be particularly generous in the pursuit of the “Billy Goat,” considering his relatively unknown status in America outside of the most hardcore fans – Tony Khan can dig deep and pay above market value for performers he really wants to be in business with. Considering Ospreay's status as one of, if not the best wrestler in the world today, it's safe to say TK may be more willing to pony up for the IWGP United Kingdom Champion, even potentially more so than his counterparts in WWE.

Billy Corgan shares his criticisms of Dave Meltzer online.

While performers like Will Ospreay, Kenny Omega, and the Young Bucks are clearly happy to have Dave Meltzer in their corners, as The Wrestling Observer scribe has undoubtedly helped to propel their careers forward, others, like Billy Corgan, are less complementary of the in-ring historian's reviews.

Taking to social media to decry Meltzer after a statement of his went viral suggesting he doesn't want “Meltzer jerk-off matches” on NWA shows, Corgan blasted the long-time writer, calling him someone whose entire career is built off of the hard work of others.

“Dave Meltzer has most certainly built his brand off the efforts of others. But unlike the great wrestlers he mentions, all of whom I respect and haven't said a disparaging word against (though he implies I have), Dave positions himself as the EXPERT on what is and isn't worthy of a fan's attention as opposed to those who actually wrestle; or for example, perhaps run a professional wrestling company 365 days a year,” Billy Corgan wrote.

“The NWA has a PPV coming up on October 28th called Samhain; that's what matters. Fans arguing over worthy and unworthy champions, that's what matters and is the lifeblood of the business. Restoring the legacy and drawing ability of a company that's 75 years old? Well, that matters a lot! Yet, all must bow to the opinion of ONE. No thank you, Sir. Wrestling fans all over the world deserve better than that.”

Alright, so it should come as no surprise that of all the matches in Wrestling Observer history with a or greater five-star rating, exactly zero were awarded to Billy Corgan's NWA, with matches wrestled for the NWA Title before his purchase of the intellectual property disqualified because they were wrestled for other promotions like Jim Crockett. While that could have to do with some of his misgivings, it also may simply be the rockstar side of the NWA owner, as few like to read reviews of their efforts, especially when they aren't glowing.