William Ospreay
Acting · Born May 7, 1993 · Havering, London, UK
William Peter Charles Ospreay, better known as Will Ospreay, is an English professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since 2024, where he is a one-time AEW World Champion and a two-time AEW International Champion. Ospreay rose to prominence during an eight-year run with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) from 2016 to 2023, winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship as its final holder, and the 2021 New Japan Cup, while also becoming a three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and winning Best of the Super Juniors in 2016 and 2019. He is the founder and leader of the United Empire stable, and became a NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion in 2026 alongside Great-O-Khan and HENARE. Outside Japan, Ospreay held top titles in Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) and Progress Wrestling, won the Ring of Honor (ROH) World Television Championship, and also worked in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). Widely regarded as one of the best in-ring performers of his generation, Ospreay holds the record for the most matches rated five stars or higher by Dave Meltzer and was ranked No. 3 in the 2024 PWI 500 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards include Best Flying Wrestler (2016–2019, 2024), Best Wrestling Maneuver (2019 – Storm Breaker, 2022–2024 – Hidden Blade), Europe MVP (2021–2023), Japan MVP (2023), Non-Heavyweight MVP (2018, 2019), Most Outstanding Wrestler (2019, 2022–2024), Match of the Year (2019 vs. Shingo Takagi, 2022 vs. Kazuchika Okada, 2023 vs. Kenny Omega, 2024 vs. Bryan Danielson), and Wrestler of the Year (2023).
Known for
Films
AEW WrestleDream 2026
2026
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026
20269.0
AEW All Out 2026
20267.8
AEW All In 2026: London
20269.3
RevPro 14 Year Anniversary Show
2026
AEW Redemption 2026
20267.8
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026
20269.1
AEW Double or Nothing 2026
20269.4
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
20268.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
20267.0
AEW Dynasty
20268.3
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
20268.5
AEW Revolution 2026
20269.1
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
20267.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
20268.0
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
20258.6
AEW All In 2025: Texas
20259.3
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
20259.2
AEW Dynasty 2025
20257.0
AEW Revolution 2025
20258.2
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
20257.2
AEW Worlds End 2024
20247.5
RevPro: How To Start A Revolution
2024
AEW Full Gear 2024
20246.6
AEW WrestleDream 2024
20247.1
AEW All Out 2024
20247.6
AEW All In 2024: London
20247.2
Will Ospreay: Closing My Chapter
2024
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024
20247.3
AEW Double or Nothing 2024
20246.9
AEW Dynasty 2024
20247.8
AEW Revolution 2024
20248.6
RevPro High Stakes 2024
2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
20248.8
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
20246.5
RevPro Uprising 2023
2023
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
202310.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Turning Point 2023
20234.5
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023
20237.0
NJPW Royal Quest III
2023
AEW: WrestleDream 2023
20238.5
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
2023
NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 25th Anniversary Show
2023
AEW All In 2023: London
20238.0
RevPro 11 Year Anniversary Show
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
20237.3
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
20238.5
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
20238.5
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 5
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 3
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
20239.0
RevPro Epic Encounter 2023
2023
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
20237.9
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
2023
NJPW Resurgence 2023
20235.5
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
2023
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
20237.0
RevPro Uprising 2022
2022
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
20228.0
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
2022
NJPW Declaration of Power
2022
NJPW Royal Quest II - Night 2
2022
NJPW Royal Quest II - Night 1
2022
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 19
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 18
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
2022
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
20228.9
GCW I Never Liked You
2022
NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022
20229.0
NJPW Capital Collision 2022
2022
NJPW Windy City Riot 2022
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 11
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 6
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 5
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 4
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 3
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 2
2022
RevPro High Stakes 2022
2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
2022
RevPro Uprising 2021
2021
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
2021
HOG: Born Again
2021
RevPro High Stakes 2021
2021
NJPW Resurgence 2021
2021
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2
20217.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 1
20217.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 7
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 2
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 1
2021
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 2
2021
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 1
2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2021
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
2021
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
20218.7
Ospreay: The Rise of an International Pro Wrestler
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 17
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 15
20208.0
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 13
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 11
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 9
20204.0
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 7
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 5
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 3
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 1
2020
NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol 1.
2020
RevPro High Stakes 2020
2020
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
20203.5
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
2020
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
2020
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
20209.7
NJPW Showdown San Jose
2019
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
2019
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
2019
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
20199.0
NJPW Royal Quest
20199.0
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3
2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2
2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
201910.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
20199.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
201910.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
20198.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
20198.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
20198.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
20199.5
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
20198.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
20198.5
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
20198.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
20198.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
20198.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
20199.7
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
20198.7
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
20199.3
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
20198.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
20199.3
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
20198.0
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
20199.0
NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney
2019
NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne
2019
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
20198.2
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)
2019
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
2019
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
2019
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019
2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
2019
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
2019
PROGRESS Chapter 84: Eskeewd beef! Have anybody got any bokkle oran doove?
2019
RevPro High Stakes 2019
2019
Making Enemies: Ospreay & Havoc
2019
PROGRESS Chapter 83: Remove Child Before Ironing
2019
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
20198.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
20198.1
PROGRESS Chapter 82: Unboxing Live - A Dukla Prague Away Kit
2018
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars 2018
2018
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
20189.0
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
2018
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI
2018
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
2018
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018
PROGRESS Chapter 75: These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends
20184.0
London Rampage
20186.2
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
20188.0
NJPW Strong Style Evolved UK - Night 2
20189.5
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018
20188.5
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 25 - Day 1
2018
ScrapperMania 4
2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
2018
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2018
2018
Wrestlecon Supershow 2018
2018
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
20188.0
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
2018
PWG: Time Is A Flat Circle
2018
NJPW 46th Anniversary Show
2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
20187.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
20188.8
ROH Final Battle 2017
2017
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 2
2017
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
2017
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Chicago
2017
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Columbus
2017
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Pittsburgh
2017
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Buffalo
2017
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
20179.0
RIPTIDE: The Storm
2017
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
2017
Nixon Newell: First Female of Fight Club
20178.0
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
20178.0
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
2017
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 3
2017
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 2
2017
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2017 - Day 1
2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
20177.0
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017
ROH: Supercard of Honor XI
2017
WrestleCon SuperShow 2017
2017
WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup 2017 • English Qualifier
2017
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
2017
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
2017
WCPW True Destiny
20177.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
2017
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
20178.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
20179.5
PROGRESS Chapter 40: Intercepted Angel
2016
ROH Final Battle 2016
20168.0
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2
2016
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1
20168.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
2016
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
2016
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
2016
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
2016
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
2016
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage Two
2016
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
2016
RevPro Uprising 2016
2016
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall 2016
2016
RevPro: Angle Vs. Sabre Jr.
20167.0
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
2016
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
2016
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
2016
WrestleCon SuperShow 2016
2016
TNA One Night Only: Joker's Wild 4
2016
RevPro High Stakes 2016
2016
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two
2015
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One
2015
RevPro Uprising 2015
2015
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Final Stage
2015
PWG: 2015 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
2015
RevPro High Stakes 2015
2015
RevPro High Stakes 2014
2014
