Before him match with Kenny Omega at AEW All In, Will Osprey came out to one of the most unique pro wrestling entries in recent memory. From being recognized on his way to the ring by his former rivals to an extensive video package accompanied by The Who’s “Baba O’Reilly”, Osprey’s entrance has been one of the highlights of every pay-per-view and last performance. “Insight” “Aerial Assassin” reflected on the opening of the meeting with “Omega”.
“I honestly have no words. It was one of the craziest nights I’ve ever had,” he said. “Reviewing the input and seeing how many people actually touched it. I just bumped into Nick Jackson when we were coming up here and he was like,
Will Osprey comments on his mom’s voice over video of his entrance
In addition to all the details of Osprey’s entrance, the most touching moment of the entire presentation was undoubtedly his mother speaking over the opening video package. Last year, Ospreay was thrilled when his wife and AEW star Alex Windsor voiced his Forbidden Door entrance, but going into All In, he didn’t want anyone but his mom to narrate the pre-match video.
“My mother saw me growing up on the TV screen. When I was 22, I signed with New Japan (Pro Wrestling). And even though I kept coming back to England and getting those tours, a lot of the time I was taking a break and resting because I was so beat up and hurt. And I think it was just one of those things where I really wanted to show my mom my love. A recording of one of the greatest nights of my life.”
Ospreay also shared that he first heard the recording of his mom’s entrance on the day of All In, but admitted that he initially over-amped the clip. At this point, the YouTube video of Osprey’s entire entrance has garnered 1.6 million views and continues to be talked about as one of the videos. The best openings in AEW history. After his emotional walk to the ring, Ospreay defeated Omega to capture his first ever AEW World Championship.
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