As “The Aerial Assassin,” Will Ospreay has prided himself on entertaining fans with a high-flying and high-impact sort of wrestling. Following his recovery from a serious neck injury, though, Ospreay recognizes that his in-ring offense might have to alter. Based on his own experiences, future WWE Hall of Famer AJ Styles encourages Ospreay to handle his health first.
“I believe Will is an excellent talented kid,” Styles said on the “Talk’N Shop Podcast.” “I wrestled him before and it was a fun match. He’s so good at once. It’s cool seeing guys just keep convalescing, determining who they’re, and the progression of just the best way that they wrestle, the psychology they use. He’s definitely on to something so kudos to him, man. I got nothing but praise for him. Just stay secure on the market, man. Quite a lot of times you bought to take heed to your body. That is the one thing I discovered as I become older, like possibly I do not do this tonight. So yeah, he’s great.”
Ospreay, a former AEW International Champion, underwent successful neck surgery last September after an MRI showed that he had two herniated discs. In recent weeks, he’s resurfaced in various AEW video packages promoting his ongoing recovery and long-awaited return to the ring. As of now, the time and date for Ospreay’s in-ring comeback is uncertain, though he’s reportedly aiming to perform at AEW All In, which is able to emanate from his home country of England on August 30.
Styles and Ospreay famously wrestled one another at RevPro’s High Stakes event in February 2015, with Styles emerging victorious after nearly 24 minutes of motion. The subsequent 12 months, Styles signed with WWE.
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