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NEW YORK – Will Ospreay was capable to unrecorded retired his "dream match" connected Sunday nighttime astatine All Elite Wrestling (AEW)’s Double aliases Nothing pay-per-view successful New York.
Ospreay squared disconnected against Samoa Joe successful nan first information of nan Owen Hart Men’s Tournament. The victor of nan tourney will gain an AEW World Championship shot astatine All In – AEW’s premiere arena of nan twelvemonth – astatine Wembley Stadium successful England.
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Will Ospreay defeated Samoa Joe successful a wrestling lucifer astatine AEW Double aliases Nothing successful Queens, N.Y., connected May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
He started nan lucifer pinch an OsCutter, catching Joe disconnected guard. The 2 battled their measurement done nan lucifer but it was Ospreay who deed Joe pinch aggregate Hidden Blades to get nan win. The "Aerial Assassin" was asked astir his expertise to transportation AEW connected his shoulders and go nan look of nan institution should he triumph nan Owen and return nan title later this year.
"It’s because I person that assurance and that belief I tin transportation those 3 letters," he said astatine nan post-show scrum. "The mediate letter, ‘E,’ that’s nan standard, mate – elite. When everybody talks astir elite pro wrestling, location is nary 1 amended connected this planet. I judge that pinch my heart. I judge that pinch my soul.
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Samoa Joe and Will Ospreay compete successful a wrestling lucifer astatine AEW Double aliases Nothing successful Queens, N.Y., connected May 24, 2026. (Lee South/AEW)
"I cognize what I’m tin of. I cognize what I tin do. This place, nan motto, and it gets said complete and complete again, ‘this is wherever nan champion wrestle.’ No, mate. This is wherever nan ‘Billy Goat’ wrestles. And I’m fresh much than ever to return that apical spot and to return AEW to caller heights."
Ospreay said he has dreamed astir performing astatine Wembley Stadium arsenic a pro wrestler while his schoolmates were dreaming of becoming shot players.
He had battled backmost done a cervix wounded and worked retired pinch nan Death Riders to turn into nan limb he erstwhile was. The full business miffed Joe, which culminated successful a lucifer astatine Double aliases Nothing.
Ospreay will either look Mark Davis aliases Jack Perry successful nan semifinals. On nan different broadside of nan men’s bracket, Swerve Strickland defeated Bandido astatine Double aliases Nothing. He will either look Claudio Castagnoli aliases Brody King successful nan semis.
Will Ospreay competes successful nan ringing during AEW Dynamite astatine nan Petersen Events Center successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Oct. 2, 2024. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire)
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The finals of nan Owen Cup will beryllium held astatine Forbidden Door connected June 28.
Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.
