AEW star Will Ospreay has named a specific veteran talent he is eager to face in the company, revealing on the “Battleground” podcast that he wants a match with Samoa Joe, driven partly by his deep admiration for AJ Styles.
Ospreay explained the significance Styles holds for him personally. “One of the ties I have with pro wrestling is that AJ Styles is a huge influence in my wrestling,” Ospreay stated. “I’ve loved his work ever since I remember watching him.”
This admiration led him to consider potential opponents with links to Styles. “There’s someone in AEW that I’ve never actually crossed paths with, but, like, has such a tie to him,” Ospreay continued. “I was thinking about it for so long, I was like, You know what? I’d love to wrestle him, Samoa Joe.”
He emphasized that this would be a first-time encounter. “I’ve never wrestled Samoa Joe. I’ve never wrestled him, never crossed paths with him,” Ospreay said. He sees facing Joe, a wrestler renowned for his physicality and long history with Styles, as a unique opportunity connected to his own inspiration. “I feel like that’s someone that has such a tie to him and knows AJ so well. I think they’re best buds,” Ospreay mused.
For Ospreay, the potential match represents more than just a dream pairing; it’s about pushing his own boundaries. “I want to feel that. I want to be tested. I want to be pushed to my limits,” he declared. “So that’s something that I would love to do.”
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