Will Ospreay Training In The Ring Before AEW Shows, Optimistic For Spring Return

An update on Ospreay.

It was in August 2025 that Will Ospreay stepped away from the ring to undergo neck surgery. An update on Ospreay’s status was provided by Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select.

Ospreay has been training in the ring ahead of AEW shows, and he is optimistic for a return to in-ring action by the spring.

Will Ospreay is taking steps toward an in-ring return.

@FightfulSelect has learned Ospreay has been working out in the ring ahead of AEW shows, and optimism is building for a potential spring return.

Full details are now available for Select subscribers.

Will Ospreay is taking steps toward an in-ring return.@FightfulSelect has learned Ospreay has been working out in the ring ahead of AEW shows, and optimism is building for a potential spring return.

Full details are now available for Select subscribers. pic.twitter.com/fj3fTD1AZ4

— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) March 12, 2026

AEW President Tony Khan stated in November that he was hoping Ospreay would be back by the first half of 2026.