Will Ospreay Thinks More AEW Talent Could Be Sent To NJPW

Will Ospreay weighs in on the AEW and NJPW relationship.

Since the pandemic, AEW and NJPW have formed a strong working relationship that has led to talent crossing over and the annual Forbidden Door event. Some fans have criticized the relationship as being one-sided as AEW has signed top NJPW stars since forming like Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, Will Ospreay, Kazuchika Okada, and Jay White.

Speaking to NJPW, Ospreay gave his thoughts on the relationship.

“It is a difficult one. I can understand there can be a certain perception because a lot of guys did go from New Japan into AEW, myself included. But NJPW has always been exceptional at creating new stars; it just took time for New Japan to really identify who was going to be the top guy carrying things forward, and if you just looked at Wrestle Kingdom this year, Kazuchika Okada, Konosuke Takeshita, Andrade as well on that card were all major moments that could only really happen with the AEW relationship.

“At the same time I do think there could be more guys sent from AEW into NJPW, and not just big names to pop a house but for a tour, or longer than that. Especially with the sheer size and the number of people AEW has under contract, I think it would be a great chance for AEW talent to grow and come back even better, and vice versa as well.”

Elsewhere during the interview, Ospreay named who from AEW he would like to see in NJPW. You can find his full comments here.