Will Ospreay congratulates Callum Newman on IWGP Heavyweight title win
New IWGP Heavyweight champion Callum Newman has received words of encouragement and praise from Will Ospreay.
The final moments of NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026 saw Callum Newman standing tall as the new IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Newman, 23, defeated Yota Tsuji to capture the title and become the youngest wrestler ever to hold the championship.
AEW wrestler Will Ospreay was present ringside during Newman’s victory. He soon opened up about Newman’s title victory on social media and reflected on their history together. Ospreay shared his relationship with Newman and how he had once expressed his belief in Newman to his parents.
“This was one of the best moments of my life to watch a kid that I started mentoring when he turned 15 and his parents brought him to me seminar. Congratulations to the youngest ever IWGP Heavyweight champion,” Ospreay wrote on social media.
Ospreay recently also asked Newman and United Empire for help to deal with Jon Moxley’s Death Riders on AEW. Ospreay is currently scheduled to face Moxley at AEW Dynasty for the Continental title.
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