William Ospreay
Acting
Born: 1993-05-07 in Havering, London, UK
Biography
William Peter Charles Ospreay, better known as Will Ospreay, is an English professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2024, where he is a one-time AEW World Champion and a two-time AEW International Champion. Ospreay rose to prominence during an eight-year run with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) from 2016 to 2023, winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship as its final holder, and the 2021 New Japan Cup, while also becoming a three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and winning Best of the Super Juniors in 2016 and 2019. He is the founder and leader of the United Empire stable, and became a NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion in 2026 alongside Great-O-Khan and HENARE. Outside Japan, Ospreay held top titles in Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) and Progress Wrestling, won the Ring of Honor (ROH) World Television Championship, and also worked in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). Widely regarded as one of the best in-ring performers of his generation, Ospreay holds the record for the most matches rated five stars or higher by Dave Meltzer and was ranked No. 3 in the 2024 PWI 500 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards include Best Flying Wrestler (2016–2019, 2024), Best Wrestling Maneuver (2019 – Storm Breaker, 2022–2024 – Hidden Blade), Europe MVP (2021–2023), Japan MVP (2023), Non-Heavyweight MVP (2018, 2019), Most Outstanding Wrestler (2019, 2022–2024), Match of the Year (2019 vs. Shingo Takagi, 2022 vs. Kazuchika Okada, 2023 vs. Kenny Omega, 2024 vs. Bryan Danielson), and Wrestler of the Year (2023).
Known For
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
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World Wonder Ring Stardom
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Hey! (EW)
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AEW All In: London
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AEW Dynasty
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
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NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022
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NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
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AEW Redemption 2026
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RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
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RevPro 14 Year Anniversary Show
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NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall 2016
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
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AEW Revolution 2026
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AEW Double or Nothing 2024
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
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NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)
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ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
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ROH Final Battle 2017
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AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
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NJPW Power Struggle 2017
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