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Will Ospreay Reveals Why He Never Signed With WWE

AUGUST 25, 2026 · 1 MIN READ

Will Ospreay had an opportunity to join WWE long before becoming one of AEW’s biggest stars, but there was one pretty obvious problem. WWE simply wasn’t offering enough money to convince him to leave Japan. While peaking to Ariel Helwani, Will Ospreay revealed that WWE approached him about competing in the 2016 Cruiserweight Classic and ... Read more

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