Will Ospreay Confirms He Rejected WWE Offer

Will Ospreay is ‘All Elite’ and will head to AEW full-time following the expiration of his NJPW contract.

The ‘Aerial Assassin’ is set to finish up with New Japan on February 11, but prior to agreeing a deal with AEW was the subject of offers from several major wrestling companies, with WWE one name said to have been in the running to land Ospreay’s services. 

During a conversation with Lan Pitts of Gamespot, Ospreay revealed that WWE did indeed offer him a contract but his relationship and trust with AEW President Tony Khan was enough to convince him to sign full-time with the company.

As to what he wants from his upcoming AEW run, Ospreay said the following:

“There's something for me to climb, there's something for me to build upon. That first match with Chris Jericho, who is one of the biggest wrestling stars in the world, was probably the biggest star in the company at that time. I want to progress from that. I want to see what other bucket [list items] I can tick. I want to go for championships. I want to go for world titles. I want to see what I can actually do because I've never been put in these situations. New Japan is a sports-based wrestling product, it isn't really known for its on-screen personalities. So this is all new for me and I just want to test myself. I want to try my very best to swim in waters I'm not very sure of, so for me, this is all a challenge,” said Ospreay.