AEW Dynasty will mark Will Ospreay’s first pay-per-view match since getting back from neck surgery, so naturally, a few of us (31%) consider that he’ll go over in an effort to put a direct exclamation point on his comeback. Meanwhile, nearly all of Wrestling Inc. staff are occupied with Ospreay’s long-term future.
Yes, a Continental Championship win can be a nice addition to “The Aerial Assassin’s” resume. And yes, a win over Jon Moxley, the defending champion, will surely avenge the attack that Moxley and the Death Riders unleashed on Ospreay prior to his television hiatus. Technically, though, Ospreay is coming off a victory from his last major pay-per-view appearance, AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, in addition to a string of victories in his post-return. So does he really need a moment of triumph at Dynasty?
Based on 69% of WINC, he doesn’t, especially when he has a much bigger goal of capturing the AEW World Championship.
After Dynasty, AEW’s focus will likely shift to the Owen Hart Foundation tournament, where the winners will receive world title shots at AEW All In, set in London, England. Who’s currently the star of the All In poster? Will Ospreay. And who’s a notable native to England? Also Ospreay.
Last yr, Ospreay progressed to the finals of the Men’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament, but ultimately fell short to “Hangman” Adam Page, and in turn, fell in need of his world title dream. Given this, plus his glaring presence on the AEW All In advertisements, we expect Ospreay to circle back to the Owen Hart Foundation tournament and win it so he could make his dream a reality at this yr’s All In event.
A Continental Championship victory over Jon Moxley would hinder that course, or at best, be an ungainly stepping stone to the larger gold prize. Considering that Moxley has greatly elevated the Continental title, we see no need for AEW to take it off of him at this point either, further affirming our belief that the corporate will avoid that scenario altogether.
Written by Ella Jay