Will Ospreay had an all-time entrance at Wembley Stadium last month ahead of his main event showdown against Kenny Omega.
Ospreay’s entrance included a video package voiced by his mother, a backstage stroll past many of his career-defining rivals, then, of course, a walk to the ring with his theme “Elevated.”
The AEW World Champion was recently asked about the decision to have his mother record a speech to him as part of the entrance. Ospreay explained to Chris Van Vilet recently that the entrance was inspired by his walkout at Forbidden Door 2025, when a video package was voiced by his partner, Alex Windsor.
This time, Ospreay wanted to give his mother some spotlight before his biggest match to date.
“My mom has seen me grow up through a TV screen,” Ospreay explained. “When I was 22 years old, I got signed to New Japan. Although I kept coming back to England, and I get those tours, a lot of it was downtime and rest because I was so battered and hurt. I think it was one of these things, where I’d love to show my mom how much she really meant to me, and I’d love to have had her do the voiceover for one of the biggest nights of my life.”
Ospreay recalls his mother being incredibly enthusiastic when initially approached about the idea, beginning to write her script immediately after hearing about the opportunity.
Ospreay’s backstage walk saw him go past many greats, including Ricochet, Swerve Strickland, and Zack Sabre Jr. During the new interview, he gave a one-by-one breakdown of everybody included in his backstage walk:
You had Zack Sabre Jr., who was my first ever mountain to climb in British wrestling. That story has stretched over to American and Japan. We’ve fought so many times and I have such a love and respect for Zack because he was so patient with me. The first time I ever went to Japan, Zack was the guy who [said] ‘Hey, this is the kind of etiquette that you got to get used to.’ He was so gracious and giving there. Then to have Michael Oku and Amira Blair, who was my last-ever British wrestling indie match. They were such a significant part of my British wrestling rise. I really wanted them to be there. Even hearing the reaction the moment they came on camera, it was clear that so many people have felt that same connection with that match as well.
Ricochet’s the obvious one. That was the gateway, really. A lot of people don’t realize, but the first time I ever wrestled Ricochet was in the UK. But, obviously, that Best of the Super Juniors match was the thing that launched me, and had so many people talking about who I am and what I brought to the table. Swerve [Strickland] and me have had a relationship from Southside Wrestling, which is another UK indie promotioin. We’ve been best mates from there, and although we kind of went on our separate ways, we always had that connection, we always had that talk with one another.
To then walk past Aussie Open, Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis, who were in the United Empire then obviously turned their back on me to do their own thing. I think that was the one that actually got me really emotional. If there were two lads that should’ve been ringside for me, those two should have been there. They were there for all my greatest British wrestling matches, like the big main events, they were always there for it.
Obviously to have Al[ex Windsor], was just magical. Just like what happened last year where she voiced me out. It was just kind of like a scary moment where I genuinely believed I was so ready for this moment, and just before I wanted to go out, I wanted to feel her. I was going out there and this one was for her, this one was for a little boy, this one was for my mom. And then obviously to continue the story between myself and [Jon] Moxley at the end, I believe that was just the icing on the cake for me. The ace of the company passing the flag.
