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Will Ospreay

British professional wrestler

William Peter Charles Ospreay (born 7 May 1993) is an English professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

Will Ospreay
Ospreay at Revolution in March 3, 2024
Born (1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 31)
London, England
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Jason Artem
Dark Britannico
Neo Britannico
Will Ospreay
Billed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Billed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Billed fromEssex, England
Trained byLucha Britannia
Debut1 April 2012

Ospreay has also competed in Progress Wrestling, Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Ring of Honor (ROH), and Impact/Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He has also competed on the independent circuit for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) and many other promotions.

Ospreay has won many Championships in many different companies. In AEW, he is a two-time AEW International Champion. In New Japan, he is a IWGP one-time World Heavyweight Championship, two-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, one-time NEVER Openweight Champion, the winner of the 2021 New Japan Cup, and the winner of both the 2016 and 2019 Best of the Super Juniors tournaments.

Career

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All Elite Wrestling

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On 8 June 2022, Ospreay made his first appearance on AEW television when he along with his Aussie Open teammates Aaron Henare, Kyle Fletcher, and Mark Davis attacked FTR and Trent Beretta on Dynamite.[1] Ospreay was still signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) at this time. He made his AEW in-ring debut on the 10 June episode of Rampage, teaming with Davis and Fletcher in a loss to Beretta and FTR.[2] At Road Rager, Ospreay made his AEW singles debut, defeating Dax Harwood.[3]

After the AEW World Trios Championship was announced, Aussie Open entered the tournament to crown the first champions. They defeated Death Triangle in the first round but eventually lost to The Elite in the Semi Finals.[4][5]

Ospreay then left before returning to AEW on the 14 June 2023 episode of Dynamite and attacking Kenny Omega.[6] He went on to defeat Omega at Forbidden Door.[7] Ospreay went on to defeat Chris Jericho at All In in front of his hometown crowd in London.[8]

At Full Gear, AEW president Tony Khan announced that Ospreay had signed a contract to become the newest member of the AEW roster.[9] At Revolution, Ospreay had his first match as a contracted AEW wrestler, defeating his Don Callis Family stablemate Konosuke Takeshita.[10]

Ospreay defeated Bryan Danielson in a "dream match" at Dynasty.[11] The match was very well received by both critics and fans. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter gave the match six and a half stars, the second highest rating he's ever given a match.[12] It has been called one of the greatest professional wrestling matches of all time.[13]

On the 24 April episode of Dynamite, Ospreay won a Casino Gauntlet Match to become number one contender for the AEW International Championship.[14] At Double or Nothing, Ospreay defeated Roderick Strong to become the AEW International Champion. It was his first championship in AEW.[15] On the 29 May episode of Dynamite, Ospreay won another Casino Gauntlet Match to become the number one contender for the AEW World Championship.[16] At Forbidden Door, Ospreay challenged Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship but lost.[17] At Dynamite 250, Ospreay lost his AEW International Championship to MJF.[18] At All In, Ospreay defeated MJF to win the International Championship for a second time.[19] He lost to championship to Konosuke Takeshita in a three-way match also involving Ricochet at WrestleDream.[20]

Ospreay the entered the Continental Classic tournament. He defeated Juice Robinson, Claudio Castagnoli, Brody King, and Kyle Fletcher on his way to the finals.[21][22][23] He lost in the finals to Kazuchika Okada at Worlds End.[24]

Personal life

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Ospreay has dyslexia, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and believes he is autistic.[25]

References

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  1. ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (6/8/22): Casino Battle Royale, Jon Moxley Faces Winner, Thunder Rosa Defends Women's World Title, More". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  2. ↑ "AEW Rampage Results (6/10/2022): FTR & Trent Beretta vs Will Ospreay & Aussie Open + More". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  3. ↑ "6/15 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus vs. The Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AEW Tag Titles, Chris Jericho vs. Ortiz in a hair vs. hair match, Toni Storm vs. Britt Baker, Will Ospreay vs. Dak Harwood, Ethan Page vs. Miro in an All Atlantic Title qualifying match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  4. ↑ "AEW Dynamite (8/24) Results: CM Punk vs. Jon Moxley To Crown An Undisputed Champion". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  5. ↑ "AEW Dynamite (8/31) Results: Jon Moxley Speaks, Danielson vs. Hager, The Elite vs. United Empire". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Will Ospreay appears on AEW Dynamite, attacks Kenny Omega". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door results: Powell's live review of Bryan Danielson vs. Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega vs. Will Ospreay for the IWGP U.S. Championship, MJF vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the AEW World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ "AEW All In results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Adam Cole for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Chris Jericho, CM Punk vs. Samoa Joe for the Real World Title, Stadium Stampede". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Tony Khan: Will Ospreay Will Be Able To Wrestle For NJPW 'Virtually Any Time' After Signing With AEW". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  10. ↑ "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Sting and Darby Allin vs. The Young Bucks for the AEW Tag Titles in Sting's final match, Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page for the AEW World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  11. ↑ "AEW Dynasty results: Powell's live review of Samoa Joe vs. Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Bryan Danielson, FTR vs. Young Bucks in a ladder match for the AEW Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  12. ↑ "April 29, 2024 Observer Newsletter: Vince McMahon responds to Janel Grant lawsuit; AEW Dynasty recap". Wrestling Observer Newsletter/Figure Four Weekly. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  13. ↑ "AEW All In 2024 results, match grades, highlights: Bryan Danielson wins, Sting returns". USA Today. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  14. ↑ "AEW Dynamite (4/24/24) Results: Jon Moxley vs. Powerhouse Hobbs, Swerve Strickland Competes, More". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  15. ↑ "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Christian Cage for the AEW World Championship, Willow Nightingale vs. Mercedes Mone for the TBS Title, Anarchy in the Arena". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  16. ↑ "AEW Dynamite (5/29/2024) Results: Swerve Strickland vs Killswitch, Mercedes Moné, Jon Moxley, More". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  17. ↑ "AEW Forbidden Door results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship, Jon Moxley vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  18. ↑ "AEW Dynamite 250 (7/17/2024) Results: Will Ospreay vs. MJF, Swerve Strickland, Mercedes Moné, More". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  19. ↑ "AEW All In results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Mariah May for the AEW Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  20. ↑ "AEW WrestleDream results: Powell's live review of Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW International Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  21. ↑ "AEW Collision (11/30/2024) Results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Daniel Garcia, Will Ospreay, Místico, More". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  22. ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (12/11): Powell's live review of Jon Moxley and Pac vs. Jay White and Orange Cassidy, Mariah May vs. Mina Shirakawa for the AEW Women's Title, Continental Classic matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  23. ↑ "AEW Dynamite results (12/25): Powell's live review of Darby Allin vs. Ricochet, Will Ospreay vs. Brody King, Daniel Garcia vs. Kyle Fletcher, and two more Continental Classic matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  24. ↑ "AEW Worlds End results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Hangman Page vs. Jay White for the AEW World Championship, Continental Classic semifinals and finals". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Will Ospreay Discusses Being Diagnosed With ADHD, Being On Autism Spectrum, And Regretting Tweets". Fightful. Retrieved February 6, 2025.

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