Will Ospreay quickly learned his first challenger for the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) World Championship title. During AEW ‘Dynamite’ on Wednesday, he delivered a passionate speech, praising his former opponent Kenny Omega as ‘the best wrestler in the world’ for the past decade.
Ospreay stated, ‘I think about the people that have held this belt before. Chris Jericho, ‘Hangman’ Page, Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega, Bryan Danielson, Swerve Strickland … and I have to pinch myself a little bit. These guys were once-upon-a-time my heroes. I would watch them on TV. … These guys are my heroes and now the reality is, I’m amongst all of them. I worked hard for this, mate. All my idols, they’re now my rivals.’
He continued, ‘I’m one of these guys that struggle to be able to say that I’m the guy. I haven’t got that much confidence in me. But then I look down at this belt and you can all look at it through your screens, bruv, I am the standard now. I am the Billy goat. I am the best in the world. I am your AEW world champion. And if anyone is going to take it from me, you’re going to need to walk through the same fire that I went through and I will see you at the end of the line, bruv.’
Later, Ospreay participated in a 10-man tag team match alongside Andrade El Idolo, Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, and Henare against Gabe Kidd, Bishop Kaun, Ricochet, Toa Liona, and Clark Connors. Ospreay’s team emerged victorious but faced a post-match attack.
During the commotion, Jon Moxley intervened, taking a chair away from Kidd, who is aligned with Moxley’s faction, The Death Riders. Moxley and Ospreay have a history; Moxley aided Ospreay in his recovery from a neck injury and handed him the Union Jack at All In.
The standoff ended with Moxley returning Ospreay’s championship belt, igniting the crowd. A match between Ospreay and Moxley for the AEW World Championship at All Out on September 26 was announced.
Meanwhile, Andrade awaits his title shot after winning the Casino Gauntlet match, though the exact timing of this event remains undetermined.
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