Will Ospreay has received a heart-warming gift as he prepares to leave New Japan Pro Wrestling.
At Full Gear, after much speculation on his future, Will Ospreay announced that he would be leaving NJPW for AEW. The Aerial Assassin is set to fulfill his commitments to the Japanese promotion in February before heading to AEW full-time.
At Wrestle Kingdom 18, the Japanese fans showed their support for the star who made his home in NJPW for the past 8 years. As he made his Assassin’s Creed-themed entrance for his bout against Jon Moxley and David Finlay, the 30,000-strong Tokyo Dome crowd gave a loud rendition of “Ospreay” during his theme and cheered him throughout the bout.
Now, the star has revealed that the fans have also given him a heartfelt gift, a Japanese flag covered in messages of support and memories of Ospreay’s time in the country.
A letter accompanying the gift, sent by ‘Rena,’ reads as follows:
“To Ospreay
Thank you so much for 8 years!!
This is your one and only Japanese flag that I made with the help of Japanese fans. you have worked so hard for 8 years in a different culture and everything. It is not easy thing for anyone to do, and you have been fighting with NJPW on your shoulders for a long time. It was a little hard for me to see your burden getting bigger and bigger. I wanted to carry it with you. A professional wrestler is stronger than anyone else, but they are also just a human being. But you were always a “wrestler.” We all knew that. That’s why we kept supporting you.
This flag has a lot of messages of support and memories about you on it. Please don’t feel pressure. We all looking forward to seeing you fly out into the world.
If you about to crash, we will be there to support you, and if it rains on you, we will be your umbrella. No matter what happens, we will always be with you. You are not alone!
We love u Will Ospreay.”
“If you about to crash, we will be there to support you, and if it rains on you, we will be your umbrella.”
Reading this note and all the messages brought me to tears in my hotel room.
Thank you all for taking care of me & treating me like family. pic.twitter.com/9f3YghJtN5
— Will Ospreay • ウィル・オスプレイ (@WillOspreay) January 7, 2024
When Is Will Ospreay’s Final NJPW Match?
On January 5th at New Year Dash!!, United Empire took on Bullet Club’s War Dogs in a multi-man tag match that descended into pure chaos and ended in a no contest.
After the bell rang, Will Ospreay gathered his troops and challenged David Finlay to bring the War Dogs to his final match on February 11th at The New Beginning in Osaka. Finlay accepted, and declared the bout would take place inside a steel cage.
In recent news, Will Ospreay broke his own TNA record.