Will Ospreay Says He ‘Just Can’t Do’ A Shooting Star Press Anymore Due To His Range Of Motion Following Neck Surgery

Will Ospreay discusses the biggest changes he has dealt with following neck surgery last year, including a removal of a move from his moveset.

Ospreay returned to AEW in March at AEW Revolution after undergoing neck surgery following AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door last year. He has since been back in the ring for the last month and change, with noticeable changes in his moveset, including a lack of shooting star presses from ‘The Aerial Assassin’.

While speaking to Forbes in a new interview, Will Ospreay was asked how he was feeling a few months into his return to the ring.

“Up and down quite a lot of the time. I’m getting by, but it’s still a new thing for me right now. This was the first surgery I’ve ever had, and it turned out to be one of the most major surgeries you could have. It’s still a bit of a learning experience, trying to learn how to wrestle with a new structure, I guess. It’s a challenge, but I’m doing fine.”

Ospreay was then asked what the biggest change has been for him since returning from injury.

“It’s mainly my range of motion right now. There are so many things where I just don’t feel comfortable doing certain tricks anymore, so I’ve kind of knocked them on the head. For example, I won’t do a shooting star press anymore because that required me to really put my head back and get a good arch, and I just can’t do it anymore.”

Elsewhere in another recent interview, Paul Wight had praise for Ospreay. You can read more about that here.