Ospreay chats the Double or Nothing main event and criticisms of his presentation.
Next up on the schedule for All Elite Wrestling is their Double or Nothing pay-per-view on May 25th. Headlining the event will be Will Ospreay versus Hangman Adam Page in the finals of the men's Owen Hart Foundation tournament.
The winner of their match will secure an AEW World Championship match at All In Texas. Going into the upcoming pay-per-view, Ospreay joined Busted Open and spoke about the segment with him and Page on the 5/21 Dynamite. He feels they sold the pay-per-view with that segment.
"Thank you, man. Once again, I have not been so confident in my microphone technique. It’s been a lot of practicing and looking in the mirror and just trying my best to do this. There are certain times when I wish I reined it in a little bit but, I think this is just getting my reps in and learning how to do this side of the job. But, I’ll be honest with you, I was really proud of what I was able to do there. I think we really sold the pay-per-view. I mean, the numbers say itself. I think the tickets are nearly sold out. So the fact that we was able to put a little bit more emphasis on how important this match is is just something that I’m just extremely proud of."
As the conversation moved along, Ospreay addressed the criticism of how he dresses on AEW television. He said he understands it but feels his attire makes him more relatable.
"It’s essential (to be honest with the audience). For me, I think the more I show vulnerability and the more -- I know that one of the criticisms I get, not just about my hair, but like… dressing appropriate for the role I wanna be as one of the top guys and I do understand that to an extent. But I feel like more of the authentic that I dress, the more that people relate to me. I’d just done an interview over in a news studio… I feel like because I am dressed in a certain way, I look way more presentable. Like, I come down a level and it’s more of like I’m way more humble, I’m way more approachable in that sense and I think that’s the reason a lot of people have gravitated more towards me in that sense."
There will be written coverage of Double or Nothing here on Fightful in addition to our post-show review.
If the quotes in this article are used, please credit Busted Open with an H/T to Fightful for the transcriptions.
