IWGP United States Champion Will Ospreay is ready to explore his options once his NJPW contract expires in February 2024.
In a recent interview with Cultaholic, Ospreay was asked about the possibility of being a free agent. He replied,
“I’m open to all options, that’s all I can say.”
Ospreay defeated Chris Jericho this past Sunday at AEW All In 2023.
The Young Bucks failed to dethrone AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR at AEW All In 2023 on Sunday, and Matt Jackson looked back on the match in an interview with Sports Illustrated.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On the match: “We had 81,000-plus people on their feet screaming exactly when we wanted them to, while we worked one of our greatest rivals, all while we were wearing tribute gear of one of our favorite singers in Wembley Stadium [Freddy Mercury]. None of us were injured. We all had a great match. I couldn’t be happier. Well, maybe if the ending was a little different.”
On their rivalry with FTR: “As long as we’re all active wrestlers, it’s fair to assume this rivalry will never end. We really wanted to illustrate that it would take anything and everything to get the job done. We’d all emptied our gas tanks and there was nothing left. We all kicked out of moves that were never kicked out of before. It would come down to the wire, like in a fighting video game when both character’s energy meters are on red. Whoever is luckiest to get in that last shot wins. They were the better team last night.”
On the chemistry between the two teams: “There’s an undeniable chemistry between the four of us. We all love what we do, and have a passion to do it. Even when you’re so tired and you can’t feel your hands–you just push through. We might not be aware of the things we all share, or have in common, but the one thing we all do know is we all love the art of tag team wrestling. We all wanted to put on a performance that people could look back at for years, and maybe even be inspired by.”
And finally, EC3 dethroned Tyrus to win the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship in the main event of NWA 75 (Night Two), and he addressed his title victory following the show.
The NWA shared a video on Twitter after EC3 defeated Tyrus and forced him into retirement as per the stipulations of the title match.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On his win: “These are the moments you can’t plan for. These are true, real, raw, emotional moments derived from the greatest art form, the greatest physical spectacle that we have come to love and that is professional wrestling. There is no white piece of paper, there’s no verbatim script written, these are raw, true, real emotions and in this moment, in this emotion, I’ve become who I’ve supposed to be.”
On winning the title from Tyrus: “I’ve been given a great gift, the great gift is this roster, the great gift is this company. The great gift was my opponent, Tyrus, who so generously sacrificed himself on my behalf to become the world’s heavyweight champion. This is my third world’s heavyweight championship, the road to number three, it was a road of suffering. If you have any idea of my history, maybe you know, but maybe you don’t. The last year of my life has not been easy, it has been difficult. I have been broken and broke, physically, mentally, heart and emotion. Friendships severed, relationships scattered and it’s all because that suffering is why I can become great. Because you suffer not to play victim, to not wallow, you suffer so you can conquer, so you can achieve. Suffering is the greatest gift you can be given, because it gives you something to fight back, fight against. It gives you something to fight for.”
On being the new NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion: “As the NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion, I have a lot to fight for. I have an entire locker room that is looking to me as their leader. I will fight for that. I have a company who put their faith and their stock in my skills, ability, and passion. I will fight for that. I have a fanbase that can be turned on in a dime because we are going to be the best wrestling product in this world and I swear that’s true. I can fight for that. But through all that fight, the most important fight is the fight for yourself. In this moment, I have become who I’m supposed to be. I have self-actualized. In this moment, I am over, man. In this moment, I am EC3-time world champion.”
In This Moment…
Thus spoke EC3.#OVERman pic.twitter.com/AJghQOMzhR— NWA (@nwa) August 28, 2023
