Will Ospreay Reveals Why He Signed With AEW Over WWE

Will Ospreay’s move to All Elite Wrestling has lit a fire under the ‘Aerial Assassin’ with Ospreay already having two critically acclaimed bouts mere weeks into his run in the company.

Prior to signing with AEW, Ospreay was also the subject of interest from WWE and TNA, with any promoter worth their salt surely keeping an eye on the man many consider the current best wrestler in the world. During a talk with Chris Jericho on Talk is Jericho, Ospreay revealed why AEW was the right fit for him:

"Main thing was, I wanted to be in the UK. I know I'm not going to be exactly comfortable moving to another country. I moved to Japan in 2019, as much as I loved it, it wasn't home. I entered a new relationship with my new Mrs. who wrestles under the name Alex Windsor, I have a stepson now, she just started school. If you know her story and everything she's been through, the UK scene kind of knows it, but she lost her husband, and having to pick herself up from that and having to be a mum, a single mum, to losing her husband, it's going to have some tolls on you, so she needs to be around family and friends in her social circle. I couldn't bear the thought of moving her away from all of that and having her own on her own again.

“For me, the main priority was to stay in the UK, but also wanting to up the wrestling because I had done everything in New Japan. I completed it. The viable option was where was I happy and what was I doing? Every time I came (to AEW), Tony [Tony Khan] has given me nothing but trust and respect the moment I came in here. It was the right decision for me at this time. I'm happy here and looking forward to the challenges. It's the right decision," said Ospreay.

Ospreay was asked if he spoke with WWE, with Ospreay adding the following:

"Yeah, of course, but it was night and day. Even in differences of what they were offering and what AEW was offering, AEW was way better. The scheduling, everything about AEW was completely the right option for me. It was always, you can go be a superstar in WWE and famous, but it's not as good of pay and it's not as kind of a schedule. I respect everyone there doing it, but it's not for me," said Ospreay.

H/T: Fightful