“The Aerial Assassin” Will Ospreay announced at the AEW Full Gear pay-per-view that he has officially signed with the Jacksonville-based promotion. Kazuchika Okada‘s New Japan Pro Wrestling Contract is also set to expire at the end of January.
With both talents seemingly set to leave the Japanese promotion, both wrestlers will be facing each other this weekend at the Battle in the Valley pay-per-view in San Jose, California.
The Aerial Assassin took to Twitter to share a message to the fans ahead of their match. Will Ospreay mentioned that he wants to put on one final show for the fans if this turns out to be the last time both he and Okada face each other inside a wrestling ring.
“This might be the last time I face Okada. There are so many things I wanna say but if this is the last time, I wanna prove that everything we have been through hasn’t been for nothing. San Jose, this Saturday!” Will Ospreay tweeted.
Will Ospreay on his match against Josh Alexander
Recently, Ospreay was interviewed by Wrestlezone’s Bill Pritchard. During the interview, Ospreay opened up about his upcoming match against Josh Alexander at TNA Hard To Kill this Sunday.
“Being the face of something is great, but what you want to be is the world beater,” Ospreay said. “Everybody in every company has a guy that they can say you can beat the world. WWE got Roman [Reigns]. With AEW, you had Kenny Omega. With New Japan, you can even say it’s me. TNA, we need the guy that we can say, ‘Alright, you’re our world beater. You’re the guy that we want to go against the best wrestlers in the world and know that you’re going to represent us.’
“So going forward, I am the world beater. I’ve gone everywhere, and beaten every single person that they put in front of me. This is it, [Josh has] one shot. The entire landscape of TNA going forward lies on your shoulders. You have 60 minutes on the clock. You’ve got to put away the best wrestler in the world today. Can you do it? That’s the biggest question. That’s why people need to be excited because this is Josh’s one and only shot to say that ‘I can be the best wrestler in the world, and I can put TNA on my back with all the momentum it has and carry it further.’”
With two major matches set for Ospreay this weekend, will the Aerial Assassin be able to win both matches?
