AEW star Will Ospreay recently opened up about his future plans and the valuable advice he’s received from wrestling legend Chris Jericho during an appearance on “INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet.”
The conversation touched upon the possibility of Ospreay relocating to the United States. He acknowledged considering the move after a family trip to Florida. “Thought about it, because me and the Mrs. went to Disney World with the kid a little while ago, and it was really fun. We did two weeks out in Orlando. It was all right. I don’t think I would live in Orlando…but it’s crossed our minds,” Ospreay shared. However, his deep ties to England seem to be a deciding factor. “I will be honest with you. I just like living in England. I love my country…I love seeing my Mom. I like seeing my Dad, like seeing my granddad…I just love seeing my family. I love my country.”
Ospreay also recounted a significant phone call he received from Chris Jericho after a risky in-ring spot. Ospreay described a neck injury he suffered in 2018: “I f*cked my neck up back in 2018 I’ve never been the same since then. It was against Marty. We did a Spanish Fly. My f*cking head hit the apron, but my neck contorted underneath me, and I just felt everything like a shot go down my arm. It was horrendous and I’ve never been the same since.”
A month later, a DDT off the apron to the floor with Kushida sparked concern. This prompted Jericho to reach out. “‘Hey, please don’t die. You gotta look after yourself. Pick your bumps. You don’t need to be doing that type of stuff all the time’,” Ospreay recalled Jericho telling him. He expressed gratitude for the advice: “That hit and I appreciated it… So the fact that he took his time out to be like, ‘Hey look, Rocky gave me your number. I want to have a chat. Let’s talk.’”
Ospreay praised Jericho’s continued mentorship. “Every time I’ve been around Chris, he’s always giving me great advice. Even being here, there’s promo things that I would do, and he went, ‘Oh, who told you to do that?’ ‘I’d say this person told me.’ He went, ‘Don’t do that because of this reason’, and when he explained it to me, yeah, of course. So, he’s been a real good hand to have backstage. Anytime I go, ‘What do you think of this’, he’s great in his honesty.”
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