Will Ospreay Has Harsh Words For Why He Didn’t Want to Sign With TNA

Will Ospreay is one of the great young talents of the entire industry. However, even winning the Super Juniors tournament and being fantastically talented doesn’t mean you’re invincible.

Recently, Ospreay was made an appearance on The Wrestling Compadres Slamcast to discuss his time in New Japan and the reason he’s not interested in signing with TNA, which has a lot of people talking.

You can listen to the full interview right here. Below are some of the highlights:

How is he enjoying his time with New Japan Pro Wrestling?

“I’m loving it. Loads of people have said, like, ‘once you get signed to New Japan, you just learn straight away’,” Ospreay continued, “I’ve gone there. I’ve slowed down. Like, I don’t even know if anyone notices, but I hardly ever use the top rope, so, like, I’m saving my body [from] a lot more damage.

And the best thing is where you learn, you’re doing, like, big eight-man [and] six-man tags and ten-man tags all the time, so you’re, like, constantly learning on the spot, like, how to work with an audience along those lines and you’re working these, like, massive stars who’ve held the f–king IWGP Heavyweight Championship, who’ve held the Junior Heavyweight Championship, so they’ve been there [and] they’ve done it.”

“The way it all went down, which was like, they didn’t do their research. Like, they thought I wasn’t signed. Like, to be fair, I was lying out of my ass. Like, I said to them, ‘I’m signing with New Japan’. I was lying, like, through my teeth. I just did not want to be with TNA because for me, personally, especially with the recent, video that the Hardys released. It’s not me shooting, but I just don’t like it. I think it was so bad.” Ospreay admitted, “I’ve been a fan of TNA from the start, especially with guys like AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe. They have made those guys and they were the backbone, but if they’ve left, there’s a reason why.

Personally, I don’t see any point of me going down there and, like, when I had New Japan lined up around the corner, I didn’t want to sign anything. I’d rather apply my trade in New Japan because I know what’s hot these days. I mean, think about it. A guy like [Finn Bálor] has gone over there. AJ has gone over there. They’ve all gone over there and they’ve all made such a good name in WWE. I’m not saying I want to go to WWE anytime soon, but I’m really, really happy with Japan and I’m happy there. I’m happy I got the opportunity with TNA to perform in Wembley Arena and to perform in Manchester and Birmingham Arena, so on that note, I’m happy I’d done it.”

Source: Wrestlinginc.com 

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