‘I Would Have Kicked Me Out Too’ – AEW Star Reflects On Early Training Experience

An AEW star has reflected on their early training experience and how they were kicked out of their first wrestling school.

Ahead of his AEW World Championship challenge to Kenny Omega at AEW All In: London on August 30, Will Ospreay looked at his early career in a recent interview.

Speaking to Muscle and Fitness, Ospreay cast his mind back to being a teenager, revealing that he was pressured into doing acrobatic moves by his schoolmates on solid floors, saying:

“Thank God they did, because all the things that I could do with springs, I can do without them now.”

As if doing flips onto what was probably a concrete floor wasn’t enough, Ospreay had also built a reputation as a backyard wrestler, something that wouldn’t serve him well in the Dropkixx Wrestling school who sent him away, with the star saying:

“Because I was doing some backyard wrestling outside the facility while they were training.

“Honestly, looking back now, I would have kicked me out too.”

Ospreay would go on to train at London School of Lucha Libre, honing the high-flying skills for which he would become known on the independent wrestling scene.

With Ospreay having previously undergone neck surgery, the star revealed that Tony Khan paid for the procedure, giving an indication as to how much it cost.

An Academic Future Isn’t For Everyone

Will Ospreay has been candid about his ADHD and other challenges over recent years, declaring himself “proper thick” when discussing his marriage to fellow AEW star, Alex Windsor, and how he has found his “perfect person”.

In a recent episode of Rebuild & Destroy, the mother of the AEW star reveals that Ospreay had said that he was “useless”, having left school without the qualifications that would have taken him to college. For Sue Ospreay, however, she knew that her son had potential in other fields, reflecting on his success in amateur dramatics through a group that has gone on to be a vital part of the community.

Academia certainly has its place, with many fields requiring a foundation in such skills. There is, however, a role for the more creative pursuits that should not be excluded, whether it is acting, music, writing or performing. It’s only when any of these creative outlets are gone that we see what’s truly been lost.

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