Will Ospreay: The Key Thing For My Return Was To Not Be A Shadow of Myself In Any Way

Will Ospreay opened up more about his time spent away from the squared circle.

Last year, Will Ospreay underwent neck surgery in August which would keep him out of action until this past March.

The injury was stacked on for months, and after being written off TV at AEW Forbidden Door following the Lights Out Steel Cage match that headlined the show, Ospreay looks to be back in Aerial Assassin mode once again.

“I didn’t know how bad my neck really was until they told me I couldn’t wrestle. Coming back, the key thing for me was I didn’t want to be a shadow or a parody of myself in any way, so it made it all the more important to be able to show I could hang in Japan, at the same level of work ethic, both physically and in terms of my psyche,” Ospreay told NJPW.

Since returning to All Elite Wrestling, Ospreay has been looking to get his revenge on Jon Moxley, who is the current AEW Continental Champion. However, with the Death Riders recently saving Ospreay, the plans may change and respect may be earned from both sides if the two can work together in the near future.

Ospreay is set to compete at Wrestling Dontaku alongside HENARE & Great-O-Khan against the trio of Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, and Boltin Oleg for the NEVER Six-Man Championships.