The 'real world champion'? Will Ospreay is BACK | Resurgence

[@stoneharper7038]

I absolutely love the idea of having Shingo defend the belt in Japan while Will defends the belt in America, insanely good for Strong

[@reymartampus4411]

and then culminate as the Battle of East vs West. :)

[@mr.tonywilliams1236]

Agree 1000%

[@kaylimdonoghue4371]

Will defends it in Ireland

[@JaimeD.]

"LET'S TALK ABOUT ME!" Will Ospreay is always delivering the promos to either love him or hate him. Good shoots too. Prepare for the 4th IWGP World Heavyweight Champion.

[@DragonHeart613]

Great to see Will back but I don't think that he's getting the title back anytime soon. Shingo is on fire as champion.

[@Impact_Gaming-x8c]

I want to see Jon Moxley vs Will Ospreay in All Out or in NJPW Strong Will Ospreay vs TJP Will Ospreay vs Kenny Omega World Champion verse world champion

[@gavinvollure2252]

Anime RebelHeart Tj Perkins?

[@Impact_Gaming-x8c]

@@gavinvollure2252 yes

[@DragonHeart613]

@@Impact_Gaming-x8c If Will does end up facing Kenny than it's gotta happen at Wrestle Kingdom. Maybe even Will vs Kenny vs Shingo in a winner take all triple threat match.

[@85futureshock]

Watching this promo gave me vibes of seeing 1997 Shawn Michaels or 80’s Ric Flair. Will has slowly pulled it together to become the total package in not only skill but charisma.

[@ecwfan15108]

This is the first time I’ve seen Ospreay in full heel mode. Very impressive.

[@cmurphy0707]

That was one of the best promos I’ve seen this year. Will is such a megastar.

[@marqueeungovernable6170]

If Will is gonna go through the Forbidden Door, he better take his entire United Empire faction with him.

[@years-ti7xl]

And has to get pass Kenny Omega, they hadn't have a 1 on 1 match since 2016 in PWG of all places. They need this rematch.

[@JuliusC1973]

The only thing holding him back is "Air". He can get in Kenny Omega's Face in AEW, Impact Wrestling, AAA Lucha, New Japan Pro Wrestling. Come on down!

[@knlei1]

lol if only it was possible but he wont bring them

[@codyanderson5467]

@@knlei1 100% possible for at least Jeff Cobb who is stateside on Stong and has already been in AEW. The other could but likely wont since I think they still need to quarantine before they can wrestle in japan so their absence for a single match would be longer.

[@TreeHouse-zs6jr]

Atleast it won't be hard for jeff cobb seeing he was already in aew for a little bit

[@blair2743]

"But Will Ospreay with a live microphone could be a censor's nightmare!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@yatsenkoanton]

I love where this is going! Gedo is a fucking genius, turned the shit situation to what might be the greatest IWGP title feud in recent years

[@sanjayshetty1533]

How?

[@wvang0013]

@@sanjayshetty1533 Shingo and Ospreay are the two best wrestlers in the world and just so happen to be bitter rivals. Shingo is the real World Champion but Ospreay refuses to acknowledge him as champion cause he never lost it to begin with so he's carrying around his own belt. So the endgame is Ospreay vs. Shingo for a unified World Champion at WK16.

[@mr.sinister2029]

Lmfao absolutely not the best fued in recent years. And no fucking way is shingo 1 of the top 2 wrestlers in the world. He is not better then niato, Okada, ibushi, omega, or Tanahashi just to name a few. And that's a fact my boy. I'll give you osprey though that could be debatable depending who you ask, me included. But definitely not shingo. And you're right gedo is a genius but he hasn't been at his best the last couple years.

[@yatsenkoanton]

@@mr.sinister2029 Naito is one of the best wrestlers, but his title run was meh.

[@mr.sinister2029]

@@yatsenkoanton totally agree.

[@Treznor331]

What an amazing performer. One of the best wrestlers in the world and has fantastic promos to back it up.

[@isoakavakimotu8091]

I love it when a heel makes sense

[@cassiusfelix2805]

Will Osprey is the true champion. What he said about Moxley is 100% true. New Japan treated Will like dirt.

[@paurever5632]

Like he is, dirt

[@Exploring-The-Way]

Difference is Osprey couldn't physically wrestle, while Mox AND EVERYONE ELSE couldn't wrestle because of covid Remember, it's all storyline

[@cassiusfelix2805]

@@Exploring-The-Way But still

[@mr_archer44]

Ah sure. Will is pure dirt anyways, Mox would sweep his ass

[@LovinneLily]

That was such a goooooood promo, I wish Shibata could still wrestle 😔

[@DragonHeart613]

I miss seeing Shibata in the ring😞

[@cedrickhoneywood9898]

Me too My fav😢

[@somguy33]

@@cedrickhoneywood9898 o.o

[@kaylimdonoghue4371]

He's able to wrestle again

[@DragonHeart613]

Welcome back Will Osperay, sure did miss you and he's got a point in that he was out for only 4 months & they stripped him of The IWGP World HW Championship yet Dean Ambrose held The IWGP US Championship for a whole year & very rarely defended it ever and NJPW never stripped him of his title. Osperay has a legit case here. Will Osperay vs Shingo Takagi for The Undisputed IWGP World HW Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 2022. Come on NJPW make it happen please🤞🙏🤞

[@thegame7134]

He has such a justified point for feeling the way he does. Can’t wait to see where this goes

[@error4159]

Ospreay's the total package. Mic skills and ring skills.

[@Mcrsh7]

man ospreay is my new favourite right now . he's about to tied with omega's total 5 star match 16-17

[@godswilljoseph6677]

At the age of 28... he'll definitely surpass omega on the long run, even though omega is still wrestling and adding to his 5star matches.

[@switchblade7422]

Will went from being a flipy dude to being a charismatic world champion. Take notes Ricochet

[@DragonHeart613]

@Switchblade It ain't Ricochet's fault. It's Vince's fault.

[@theexplainer2235]

He also bulked up very well

[@NL-fg6it]

Ricochet has a terrible voice and just sounds sassy instead of tough

[@switchblade7422]

@@NL-fg6it exactly he's definitely better than what he is doing rn but he still needs to improve in the mic

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

@@DragonHeart613 #FACTS

[@theonetheonlyjoey]

Calling Kevin Kelly a slag is the most Essex thing Ospreay has ever done, love it

[@Cal2929]

All for Will smashing through the forbidden door, he is an asset to anyone.

[@ayanmukherjee2946]

That's the one thing Ospreay has over Ricochet. The "don't give a shite about AEDub" thing was hilarious.

[@unitedempire8865]

This segment just shows why will Ospreay is my favorite wrestler in new Japan right now

[@wut_n1cK]

OSPREAY IS THE BILLY GOAT

[@mrdude88]

Yeah, I first saw him on the WhatCulture Wrestling promotion and everyone knew he was going to blow up into a top superstar in the business. Paul Hayman also spoke highly of him during that WCPW time.

[@chris3937]

Ospreay has certainly moved up to that next level. Considering how talented he is, he good a damn good promo too!

[@mikerophone235]

"And running into the LA night...is Will Ospreay" Love it

[@Its2D4Life]

This has been a great week for pro wrestling.

[@billcowan5539]

This man is Awesome and pound for pound one of the top 3 wrestlers on the planet 🌎 today ! He should get a match against Shingo ASAP

[@stevencisneros9306]

He’s back….and he has beaten Shingo Takagi before, but we’ll see if Shingo will find a way to beat him!!

[@SubBlaze1]

Remembering in the old days where IWGP got 2 heavyweight champions when Kurt Angle defeat Brock Lesnar and Angle defend the title in Impact before they unified the titles

[@MidNightMass402]

i never thought i’d see the that title around him.. i’m so proud of him i remember seeing him against ricochet.. time flies i’m happy for him

[@VSEntertainment1]

pound for pound Ospreay is the best wrestler in the world right now and for the future. Will has mic skills, charisma, personality, wrestling skills better than anybody out there, can do any freestyle promo like the legends of the past and on top of it all everything he does feels genuine and natural. A force to be reckon with in any promotion including if he ends up going to AEW after NJPW Strong, hope The United Empire go with him where ever he invades next.

[@k-billy6137]

Unpinned, unsubmitted, UNDEFEATED, the REAL World Champion 👑

[@KVJoker13]

This was a pleasant surprise. Will cut an outstanding promo. I can’t wait to see him on NJPW Strong. And you just know this is leading to one more match between Will Ospreay and Shingo Takagi.

[@truereclaim7341]

Love will osprey as a heel or a face with the door being open there are so many matches he could have

[@slibertas1996]

Osprey is the real NJPW champion. If they have a 6 month rule, they couldn’t strip him. Plus there should be grace because of the current state of the world

[@billcowan5539]

That promo was fire 🔥

[@dragonkingoscurare1092]

Will Ospreay vs Kenny Omega title vs title would be huge especially if they do a best of 3 matches.

[@nintendope8837]

I love Ospreay

[@mannytrey]

Wrestling for me in 2021 has been the best. Can't tell you how many different companies I'm keeping up with. It's insane lol

[@glennjoyce7682]

AAA too?

[@mannytrey]

@@glennjoyce7682 Yea AAA too. Loved that company since I was a kid. Little bit of CMLL as well.

[@glennjoyce7682]

@@mannytrey fantastic stuff!

[@PhilipRikoZen]

Will Ospreay promo skills are amazing, he made it believable to stall getting beat down in 1v3 while in a very nice dress and then still get in the last word and run away safe. The voice work is great, the lines (Shingo, the guy i beat with a broken neck?), how he talks with the public even if they said nothing, very smart. He just need some memorable body movement to be a clear product for less brainy fans (like Ric flops and slapping his arms, The Rock poses, eyebrows etc, Cena hand poses, ring slide etc) I'm very happy for him.

[@stxrmking]

Ehhh less brainy fans insult not needed but facts. Those little movements are intangibles like it or not

[@PhilipRikoZen]

@@stxrmking it's not an insult, it's like saying "less tall" is an insult. I just meant for people that don't get or connect or care enough (for example small childrens) with/about quotes or too much talking, those movements are how you remember a character. Cerebral would have been a better word? I'm not english mother language. I read that brainy means like "that thinks" and i used it like "that thinks less".

[@michaelkillerrominesdragon5080]

Wow hes taking shots at everybody who who who This mean it's good it's the best poem I've heard from him ever

[@hiphopdagame]

man i wish Ricochet could show his real-self more in WWE... dude has hidden charisma BUT he really need more confidence on the mic..

[@bury_the_elite65294]

this, but the out-of-touch old-McMan won't allow that - it's his way or the highway. :|

[@GallumA]

what an unbelievable heel...

[@vilchisquezadaarturo5273]

The champ is hereeeeeeeeeee, WILL OSPREAY IS BACK!!!!!!!!!! ❤️

[@LovinneLily]

Billy goat!! NJPW gave me Will back to soften the blow of SHO turning on YOH (still cried tho)

[@JOHN.hennry]

Man, you gotta love heel Osprey. I can’t wait to see TJP vs. Osprey. It’s going to be a crazy high-flying match!

[@debapriyomukhopadhyay2329]

Sadly, ospreay has stopped doing his high flying moves, COMPLETELY

[@morningstar577]

I love that Ospreay is a heavyweight now, all the flips got annoying.

[@rayvonvelez3129]

Are you guys sure he stopped doing all his flips? Cuz I hope that's true. A heel doing flip moves doesn't fit them at all.

[@JOHN.hennry]

@@rayvonvelez3129 I don’t think so. I think that’s how he got injured when he faced Shingo.

[@JOHN.hennry]

@@rayvonvelez3129 or was it when he got dropped in the last of the dragon through the table to the floor. I don’t remember that I’m Pretty sure that’s when he got hurt.

[@ExSpectre]

Idk how far in advance AEW and NJPW were planning Forbidden Door, but this felt like a tease of Ospreay and Mox, which given what Mox is doing in AEW now, would probably have been United Empire v Blackpool Combat Club. Punk’s injury probably forced them to change plans, but this is very interesting to look back at.

[@stevenlaster9669]

I don't know WHY NJPW took away the IWGP Intercontinental Belt, but they need to bring it back

[@jordandill7863]

the unified it with the world championship trust me i don't get really get it either but that's what happened

[@Inn0IWNL]

i guess they're trying to make the US title the new Intercontinental title

[@maosama3695]

Because there's too many belts in njpw. They want to elevate the US title and the never title.

[@blackholex7456]

@@maosama3695 never title suck

[@valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556]

Never title and US title should be good enough as a midcard/uppermidcard belt while the heavyweight strap remains with the maineventers.

[@trainspotter4395]

Fantastic heel promo- managing to fire shots at NJPW, NJ Strong, The LA Dojo, A commentator, Shingo Tataki, Some of NJPW wrestlers and certain LA Dojo wrestlers in 10 minutes as well as showing off his promo work, Looking back now he even planted the seeds for TJP joining the United Empire with the ‘trained by killers’ shot towards TJP but no one saw it at the time. Literally a heel promo at its absolute best.

[@louisalbandos7702]

Thank god will osprey is healthy !!

[@kangtheconqueror2540]

No matter what they create a legend will oaasprey

[@202degree3]

OSPREAY VS OMEGA 🙏

[@groveriturri7761]

IS BACK!!!!!!

[@kylethompson2109]

This guy will tear omega to shreds on the mic and in a match

[@lilwolf4183]

That belt looks like a prestigious trophy. I like it

[@mrdude88]

Like the WWE Divas butterfly title.

[@lilwolf4183]

@@mrdude88 Naw, if u cant tell the difference then that's a problem u need to figure out.

[@themetalsandman9231]

@@mrdude88 bruh it looks nothing like that title. I get it Nostalgia n all that but the title really doesn't look that bad. maybe it's a bit smaller but it looks like a world title to me.

[@trza49er]

He's probably the best in the world right now, guy is absolutely crushing it.

[@thecharmcityplayerbrandona8827]

I have to agree with Will... Moxley had the US title for a year and didn't even defend it I think somewhere in the summer

[@202degree3]

OSPREAY VS OMEGA 🙏🤔

[@dunstanwilliams1207]

He was injured they needed a champion for shows.

[@Funkmonkv1]

@@dunstanwilliams1207 Um they have Tom Lawyer.

[@202degree3]

@@PanelVulture could you imagine Will osprey was the person who take AEW WORLD TITLE 💯

[@den290]

Well with Moxley he had in his aew contract that he couldn’t perform in the USA unless it’s for aew now they say screw it now lol open the forbidden door do it all

[@kushagrasharma5402]

It gives me Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov feels. Will is even looking and talking like McGregor.

[@cassiusfelix2805]

He's here

[@markanthonylo4759]

Exciting times for all pro wrestling fans are a coming for sure 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@Imnotevenhuman]

Such a solid promo

[@stephencatchdudeknight4623]

Whatta statement on everyone!

[@Hydro_9293]

I love ospray because he’s not afraid to say what he wants to say he’s hilarious

[@chrislawson7622]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS, LETS GO OSPREY!!!

[@NY32986]

Will "Oh Shut up no one cares about those little dweebs in AE-Dub" lol

[@DarkNorthEmperor]

👏👏👏

[@years-ti7xl]

@Meat Omega vs Ospreay has to happen, they haven't wrestled each other since 2016 in PWG. Yes that PWG 1 on 1.

[@georgebrice3831]

NY32986+ yeah njpw real men kick ass not aew where u have little elite marks play

[@Highwhyman19]

lol he knows better

[@georgebrice3831]

@W CH+ what do you mean

[@tribalwestcoastartenterpri603]

Will ospreay maybe the best in the world

[@thesupervader400]

Man what a promo! Happy he's back and will be apart of NJPW Strong here in the states! I'm also happy he won't be in the G1 Climax, I enjoyed his reign as champion, but he wasn't believable as champion!

[@jeremyruh5219]

His heel persona is awesome

[@sepiarain]

I completely marked out for this whole thing... Ospreay in the US...

[@aceentertainmnt9249]

I don't know much bout this guy but wow mic skills are on point. Like scary good. He could probably hold his own with The Rock, Punk, Y2J, Mox, MJF, the miz

[@YoursAnonymously]

It's great to have Ospreay back. I can't wait to see him and Shingo in the ring again. This "real World Champion" storyline sounds like a great opportunity to revert back to the old IWGP belt design if they wanted to.

[@stephano5759]

It’s a rip off of the NXT cruiserweight storyline and the cm punk wwe champ storyljne

[@Hakimi655]

@@stephano5759 most stories in wrestling is rip-off, calm down

[@recx2012]

@@stephano5759 dude Moose had that storyline way before you wwe kids started learning how to walk. The cm punk storyline was the closest to Moose's timeline wise and the NXT Cruiserweight Championship actually had the REAL interim champion with real tournament since Devlin could not appear on NXT because of the pandemic. Will got injured and Takagi was never called interim champion except for Will Ospreay. You complain so much when you don't even complain seeing repetitive storylines on raw over and over again. So quit complaining, you're only ruining your fun.

[@elhachem3625]

@@stephano5759 Calm down

[@jonedepth9164]

@@stephano5759 Which were a rip-off of NWA & WCW storylines. New Japan already did a real world champion storyline with Inoki's promotion when Brock Lesnar left New Japan whilst still champion, then Kurt Angle won the title from Lesnar and they did Angle vs Nakamura to unify the "real" title and the current one Nakamura held back in2008

[@ianfitton9400]

The biggest problem with the forbidden door comes when the top talents come through and they have to decide who goes over in the matches and that's where it can get tricky,at the moment it seems to be working but things can change rapidly!

[@demonpandagang]

The fans chooses

[@2Good2BeTrue45]

@TxC your comment aged so poorly and even sounded so naive when you wrote it. The booker decides who goes over, the fans have nothing to do with it. If they did NJPW would have got absolutely buried at Forbidden Door, with only really Jay White looking superior and like the star he is

[@Hwyegeheoey]

That's a beautiful World Title! Osprey is the man!

[@tc5064]

disagree, that title still looks terrible imo. love Ospreay tho.

[@jaimevillegas2418]

@@tc5064 the last design was immaculate! Why'd they get rid of it? 😭

[@brookeburner4243]

never seen a heel ospreay.. this is great

[@ThaShowStopper]

Ospreay is The Fucking Man! King Switch & Ospreay are just so good! By far my 2 favorite active wrestlers today & its not even close! In Ring/On The Mic, Got The Look/The "IT" Factor, They Both are just On fire ATM!

[@blinksstayfresh2524]

Ospreay heel work is natural 😜

[@brenooliveira413]

Ospreay vs Bryan or Ospreay vs PAC, PLEASE NJPW PLEASE!!!!

[@betterthanMJF]

Lost my shit when he called Kevin Kelly a slag 😂💀

[@OsOl0K0_ttv]

Ospreay is the man. Arguably the best in the world

[@mrgonzale0978]

thats cm punk. lol

[@DARK_TOONZ609]

I love will

[@ReeseMan]

Will is the cm punk of new japan

[@sekai1809]

no way njpw us got a bigger crowd than impact!

[@theexplainer2235]

Impact has more crowd

[@valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556]

@@theexplainer2235 yup their 200person venue is very impressive in the current climate :))

[@shinraninja]

hmm if they are going through this route - maybe with shingo's title breaking they can play it off as thats why it broke - its not a real belt :o

[@OsOl0K0_ttv]

Promo of the year

[@angramainyu1813]

Ospreay is the real world champion!

[@akirakurusu8295]

Anyone else wanna see Clark Conners vs Hangman Page 😂

[@PLUX4]

Taking cowboy shit to another level lol.

[@akirakurusu8295]

@@PLUX4 hell yeah brother

[@mvmnt.]

Bryan Daneilson vs Ospreay... it's coming!

[@NoName-gt8fx]

what happened to his elevated theme that was my favorite

[@Gaigai275]

Same question

[@aviralsharma2152]

He's a heel now, so he now uses a different theme especially after he debuted his faction

[@WendlerTV]

@@Gaigai275 copyright issues/dispute with the original band so NJPW had to front a lot of cash whenever he used it. Thats why it went from always used-> limited to big time events

[@NoName-gt8fx]

@@WendlerTV damn that sucks hopefully they can get that solved that theme was fire

[@WendlerTV]

@@NoName-gt8fx yeah i agree, seems based on the new theme its likely not tho :(

[@dpmilligan4487]

This is the best Will Ospreay shoot

[@scottsheeron1214]

Omg when he enters the forbidden door I can truly tell you that barriers will be broken down for good

[@switchglitch666]

It was fun while it lasted Shingo Takagi....but the EMPEROR IS BACK FOR WHAT'S RIGHTFULLY HIS

[@DarthMalgusSith_Lord]

it's the Commonwealth Kingpin, not Emperor

[@switchglitch666]

@@DarthMalgusSith_Lord I am aware. But his faction is called United Empire....he's the leader..... therefore calling him the Emperor of the United Empire works just fine.

[@DarthMalgusSith_Lord]

@@switchglitch666 it’s the kingpin of the United Empire

[@switchglitch666]

@@DarthMalgusSith_Lord he's the Commonwealth Kingpin because he's from the Commonwealth area, but if you want to call him the Kingpin of United Empire then that's your choice. I've heard him refer to himself as an Emperor and he even comes to the ring wearing Emperor's robes.

[@leninirom7216]

Will ospreay the best in the world

[@Borlos.]

Will Osgay: NJPW Diva's Champion

[@arlenedevera2369]

We miss you WIL OSPREAY💪💯👏

[@darringardner6310]

Ospreay makes a good point. New Japan let Mox hold on to the U.S. title for a very long time and didn't strip him of the belt. Furthermore, Ospreay was never pinned or submitted. Finally, Osprey came back sooner than everyone expected from his injury. So in my opinion, he's still the champion.

[@nintendope8837]

Hes an honest man

[@mr.sinister2029]

He's gonna bet that belt back. Why? Cause he's gonna be the next talent walking through the forbidden door.

[@Iwillone]

Emperor Ospreay returns with his crown

[@michaelkillerrominesdragon5080]

Damn that was a killer pomo

[@strictlywrestlingreviews6758]

If he ain't goin to G1 he gon be in the US at least until November

[@linxstorm]

I would love to see this guy in AEW. Him vs Omega would be match of the year.

[@vegetalover9297]

No it wouldn't cause Kenny would have to have his buddies ruin the end of the match

[@linxstorm]

@@vegetalover9297 we Kayfab’n this cus I was just talkin bout the match, not the finish 🤔

[@glennjoyce7682]

@@vegetalover9297 then you have Switchblade and the G.O.D run in to even the odds

[@cassiusfelix2805]

Why should Will compete in a tournament coming back from injury to get a shot at a title he was never beaten for?

[@dominikalterman7440]

Because what's what happens when you get injured and you have to vacate a title. Just because RevPro let Ospreay hold their title hostage doesn't mean NJPW had to.

[@bainbridgeomega]

But they allowed moxley to hold it for as long as he wanted. Good points by ospreay

[@cassiusfelix2805]

@@dominikalterman7440 he was gone for a few weeks and they strip him of the belt. He been loyal to the company fighting through injury. All he needed was a few weeks but they didn't even give him that. Also in a tournament he can get injured again. He got to take things slow coming back.