Will Ospreay says he has pride he ‘was never made by WWE’
Reflecting on his journey, Will Ospreay recently expressed how proud he was about not being made by WWE.
In a recent interview with Forbes, Ospreay opened up about his journey from backyard wrestling in the UK to Europe and then Japan and the USA. Currently one of the biggest names in AEW, Ospreay believes “going to the United States, going over to Japan and finally landing as a weekly TV star” means something because he never joined WWE.
“I was never made by WWE. I was never touched by them. I would hold such pride and honor in knowing that someone from England who never moved away from his country was able to do that. I really hope that inspires so many of the other UK lads and lasses over there that they don’t need to compromise on their beliefs or what they want,” Ospreay said.
Proud of the sacrifices he made, Ospreay claimed, “I’m proud that I stuck to my guns. This is the last thing I want. I want the responsibility of being the guy — the world champion, the main event and the guy that can be depended on.“
Back from neck surgery, Ospreay currently finds himself in a storyline with The Death Riders, the very faction which put him out of action (kayfabe) with his neck injury.
Tony Khan paid for Will Ospreay’s neck surgery
In the same interview with Forbes, Ospreay opened up and revealed how AEW President Tony Khan stood tall and covered Ospreay’s expensive neck surgery medical bills.
“I mean, 10 years ago, this was the type of thing that medically disqualified you from wrestling. So the fact that medical science has come so far, man, I’m just grateful and so blessed. And I must give the biggest shoutout to Tony [Khan] for paying for that surgery because the moment I saw that f**king bill — bro, it was more expensive than my f**king house. It was crazy.”
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