Wrestler Profile

Will Ospreay

Will Ospreay may be the best pure in-ring wrestler on the planet. The Aerial Assassin rose from the British independent scene to conquer New Japan, winning the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship and producing a run of matches — against Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega and Shingo Takagi — that collected match-of-the-year honors like stamps.

His 2023 calendar was arguably the greatest single in-ring year ever recorded, with his Wrestle Kingdom and G1 performances setting critical records. In 2024 he signed with AEW full-time, immediately delivering classics with Bryan Danielson, Kyle Fletcher and Konosuke Takeshita and winning the International Championship.

The Hidden Blade, the Storm Breaker, the sheer speed-at-size — Ospreay's toolkit has redefined expectations for a modern main-eventer. WrestleRanks voters rank him where the tape says he belongs: at or near the top, every single week.

Promotions

Will Ospreay is associated with AEW (2023–2026) and NJPW.

Championship history

• AEW International Championship (AEW) — Former champion · 2 reigns · Tied for most reigns with the title.
• IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (NJPW) — Former champion · 1 reign
• IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship (NJPW) — Former champion · 2 reigns
• AEW National Championship (AEW) — Former champion · 1 reign · Inaugural AEW National Champion.
• AEW World Championship (AEW) — Current champion · 1 reign · Current AEW World Champion; defeated Kenny Omega in the main event of All In London for his first AEW World Championship.
• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (NJPW) — Former champion · 3 reigns
• NEVER Openweight Championship (NJPW) — Former champion · 1 reign
• NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (NJPW) — Current champion · 1 reign · with Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan (United Empire) · Current NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions; defeated Bishamon and Boltin Oleg on Night 2 of Wrestling Dontaku.

PWI rankings history

Will Ospreay has been ranked in the PWI 500 7 times, first at No. 12 in 2018 and most recently at No. 10 in 2025. The highest placement is No. 3, reached in 2024.

Placements by year: 2018 (No. 12), 2020 (No. 21), 2021 (No. 7), 2022 (No. 27), 2023 (No. 17), 2024 (No. 3), 2025 (No. 10).

Compiled from the annual rankings published by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. See the 2025 edition.

Teams and factions

Past faction affiliations include United Empire.

Will Ospreay in the WrestleRanks rankings

Will Ospreay is tracked as a professional wrestler on WrestleRanks. WrestleRanks standings are decided one week at a time, from fan voting and editor input. Read more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the Will Ospreay ranking page.

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