Ex-WWE Name Calls Out Will Ospreay For Shocking Real-Life Reason

Will Ospreay is one of AEW’s most dynamic performers.

Ospreay debuted on the promotion in 2022 while still signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling before making the full-time jump in late 2023.

As part of the Don Callis Family, he competed in several high-profile bouts, which included opponents like Konosuke Takeshita, Bryan Danielson, and Kyle O’Reilly.

He later left the faction, even competing against its members when he teamed up with Kenny Omega to take on Kyle Fletcher and Takeshita at the 2025 Grand Slam Australia event.

The 32-year-old last competed in the Lights Out Steel Cage match at AEW/NJPW Forbidden Door, where his team won.

However, after the bout, he was singled out by the Death Riders and viciously attacked, resulting in him being sidelined from in-ring action.

Although the promotion opted for this angle due to Will Ospreay needing an actual surgery to repair and heal herniated discs.

Former WWE Writer Vince Russo Calls Out Will Ospreay

On a recent episode of The Coach & Bro podcast, Jonathan Coachman and Vince Russo discussed the recent incident involving WWE’s Paul Heyman, who was seen shoving a kid at the Survivor Series post-show.

During the episode, one of the users wrote, “Fans are in uproar with Heyman lightly shoving a 12-year-old fan. Yet fans and wrestlers encourage kids jumping from rooftops and going through tables online.”

At this time, Coach corrected the user, stating that wrestlers have never advocated it.

Russo interrupted him, leading Coachman to ask which wrestler could have possibly done that. Russo explained:

Coach, we just had a clip on Lions, Tigers, Bears & Head with Al Snow. And it was a bunch of guys in their living room doing these ridiculous moves. I’m talking about dropping each other on their heads…and it’s a miracle nobody’s neck got broken.

And Will Ospreay saw that clip and said,”I support this.” I said, “You know what, Will Ospreay, you could tell that to the parent of the kid who breaks his neck the next time they’re doing that.” Remember, Coach, back in the day, when in wrestling you used to go out of your way to tell the kids, “DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME?” Remember, we used to do that! They’re doing this crazy crap in their living room and he’s saying, “I support this.” [27:43 onwards]