Let’s address the 175-pound, gravity-defying elephant in the room: Will Ospreay is currently not in the WWE. And frankly, my neck hurts just thinking about it.
Watching a Will Ospreay match is less like watching a sporting event and more like watching a man attempt to glitch out of a video game in real-time. For years, the “Billy GOAT” has been tearing up rings across Japan and the UK, performing maneuvers that seem to ignore the basic laws of physics—and the basic concept of “having a spine.” But every time a certain Monday or Friday night rolls around, we can’t help but stare at the screen and wonder: What if?
The Entrance Alone Would Break the Internet
Imagine the scene… the lights go out. A generic, high-energy rock riff starts playing (because, let’s be honest, it’s WWE). Out walks Ospreay, looking like a discarded extra from Assassin’s Creed who wandered into a high-end streetwear boutique. He strikes a pose, the pyro goes off, and 20,000 people collectively wonder how he’s going to top a triple-corkscrew-shooting-star-press while wearing a cape.
He’d probably spend the first five minutes of his debut just explaining to Michael Cole what a “bruv” is.
“He’s calling him his brother, Michael! It’s British slang!”
“I think he’s just clearing his throat, Corey!”

The biggest hurdle, of course, is the WWE style. Usually, a WWE superstar’s move set consists of three signature slams and a spirited clothesline. Ospreay, meanwhile, considers a standing backflip to be “stretching.”
If Ospreay joined the roster, the insurance premiums for the rings alone would skyrocket. The ring crew would be in a constant state of panic if the ring would survive the night.

And think of the commentary! We’d finally get to hear someone describe a “Stormbreaker” without sounding like they’re narrating a weather report for the English Channel.
Potential Rivalries (or: How to Give Triple H a Headache)
The dream matches are endless, but the real comedy would be in the personality clashes:
Ospreay vs. Seth Rollins: It would just be two hours of them trying to out-outfit each other. Seth shows up in a fur-lined neon suit; Ospreay counters with a literal suit of armor made of LED lights. They wouldn’t even wrestle; they’d just stand in the ring and judge each other’s tailoring.
Ospreay vs. Gunther: It’s the “Unstoppable Force” meeting the “Man Who Thinks Chops are a Valid Form of Love Language.” Gunther would try to chop Ospreay’s chest into another dimension, and Ospreay would simply flip over him seven times before landing a kick that makes a sound like a wet towel hitting a chalkboard.

Will we ever see Ospreay in a WWE ring? Who knows. The wrestling world is a weird place where “never say never” usually means “wait until the contract expires.”
Until then, we’ll just have to settle for watching him do 720-degree splashes on the independent circuit while we sit on our couches, clutching our lower backs in sympathy and shouting “BRUV!” at our TV screens.

There are a bunch of wrestlers that have unfortunately found themselves on small wrestling promotions that deserve to be at the top. Osprey is definitely one of them, but there’s still hope that one day we’ll see the high flying main event some of the best PLEs in professional wrestling!

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