Konosuke Takeshita: I Believe That The Best Wrestler In The World Is Will Ospreay, He Is The MVP

Konosuke Takeshita has praise for Will Ospreay.

At AEW Revolution, Konosuke Takeshita and Will Ospreay battled in a match of the year candidate where in the end, Ospreay was the victor, but both men knew this would be the first of many battles.

In a conversation with DDT Pro-Wrestling’s official website, Takeshita had this to say about his match and how he feels about Ospreay.

“Up until now, I had a sense of ‘I’ve come this far to compete with such great fighters,’ but with Ospreay, going back to what I said earlier, he is a wrestler of my generation, so I felt that he would be more of a rival than a great top fighter. I had already made a post about this, but I felt that ‘after 12 years of wrestling, I finally found a rival,'” Takeshita said.

“The same goes for his performance in the ring, his preparation for the match, his physicality, his wrestling mind, his spirit during the match, and his awareness that he would never lose to this guy. I didn’t have a chance to feel that much athletic strength when I came to the U.S., but with Ospreay, I felt that from the very beginning. I was aware that he was better than me in terms of high-flying moves, of course, but in terms of power, I was a little better than him. I had a gut feeling about this long before our match this time“

“I truly believe that the best wrestler in the world is Ospreay, and there is an American version of the Pro Wrestling Awards that pro wrestlers vote for, and Ospreay is the MVP. I thought (the world’s No. 1) was not far away after competing against him.”

Ospreay is set to battle ‘The American Dragon’ Bryan Danielson at AEW Dynasty.

h/t from Fightful.

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