Will Ospreay Says He’d Love To Wrestle Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston in AEW

During a recent interview with Forbes’ Rob Wolkenbrod, AEW star Will Ospreay discussed former WWE Superstars The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) potentially joining AEW, and if he’d like to face them in the near future. Below are some additional highlights:

Will Ospreay on If He’d Like To Wrestle Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods in AEW

“I mean, I would love it. I’ve heard nothing but wonderful things about them. I loved watching Kofi Kingston win the WWE Championship and seeing what that meant to so many people. I think that’s powerful stuff. I’ve only really spoken with Xavier Woods on Twitter, and I think it’s mostly been about costumes more than anything. He’s messaged me quite a lot about how he loves my jackets. Everybody’s said they’re wonderful human beings, so if the avenues are there, of course I’d love to f****** wrestle them.”

On One Match He’s Proud Of That Didn’t Get the Spotlight It Deserved

“I loved my match with [Kazuchika] Okada. It was the one that followed the Kyle Fletcher one where I wrestled twice in one night. Me and Okada, I think we wrestled like 11 times, and that was my favorite one I’ve ever done with him. Once again, it keeps tying back to New Japan, and I apologize for that, but he was my mentor for years. He looked after me so well, and I’ve got nothing but love for him. I wouldn’t be the man I am without his presence and his big brother aura, you should say.

“I loved that match, but I think because it happened at the end of the year and everyone was kind of winding down with wrestling, it didn’t get as much attraction as I wanted it to get. Not many people really talked about it. I listen to podcasts and people doing wrestling reviews and stuff like that, and hardly anyone covered it because it felt like it happened during that end-of-the-year period where everyone’s preparing for New Year’s and getting ready for party season.

“I’d just love to hear people’s feedback on those matches because my whole aspect of wrestling is wanting to entertain people who spend their hard-earned money to watch the products I’m wrestling on. I know I can’t please everybody, but I do my best to stay well-tuned in and tapped in with the wrestling fan.”

On What It Would Mean To Potentially Win the AEW World Title at Wembley Stadium

“I think there are so many things that go into it because that belt isn’t just a responsibility to the locker room. It’s a responsibility to the network, to the boss, to production, and everybody that puts so much work and effort into making AEW work. Only a fine group of people have ever been AEW World Champion, and man, I want nothing more than to have it.

“I don’t know if it’ll ever be for me. I don’t know if I’m top-level enough to hold people’s attention because it’s such a hard job to do. Sometimes that’s the curse of the main event. There are nine or 10 matches on these shows, and by the time you get to the main event, you have to be the best of the best to keep that crowd engaged.

“I think I’ve been in three or four main events, and I feel like I’ve done a really good job of keeping everybody fully invested even when their batteries are drained. I trust myself in those positions, and I want nothing more than for this whole journey — from when I started wrestling at 14 years old in my garden, then going all over Europe, going to the United States, going over to Japan, and finally landing as a weekly TV star — to mean something.

“I was never made by WWE. I was never touched by them. I would hold such pride and honor in knowing that someone from England who never moved away from his country was able to do that. I really hope that inspires so many of the other UK lads and lasses over there that they don’t need to compromise on their beliefs or what they want.

“Anything is achievable, but you do have to make sacrifices, and you do have to work for it. I’m proud of the sacrifices I’ve made, and I’m proud that I stuck to my guns. This is the last thing I want. I want the responsibility of being the guy — the world champion, the main event, and the guy that can be depended on.”

Ospreay recently added another title to his resume. He competed at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku in Fukuoka, Japan on May 4, where, along with The United Empire’s Great-O-Khan and HENARE, they captured the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles from Bishamon (Hirooki Goto, Olegg Boltin, and YOSHI-HASHI).