Will Ospreay booked for AEW All In at Wembley Stadium

Will Ospreay is expected to be on the card when AEW presents All In from Wembley Stadium this summer. 

Ospreay expressed his desire to perform on the August 27 show during an interview with DAZN last month. He said, “It would mean a lot but I also understand I don’t work there. If there is an opportunity, then I’ll take it with both hands.”

On Thursday, our own Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that Ospreay is currently factored into plans for the big show in London. 

Meltzer said:

Will Ospreay, as of a couple days ago, was booked on the show. I do not know his opponent, I do not know the match but he was booked on the show. 

Meltzer also addressed Ospreay’s impact on AEW’s television ratings in the UK, saying:

For the UK ratings, the biggest series of events – not every single week – was last year when they were building up Forbidden Door and Will Ospreay was on the show. That was really a peak of UK ratings. There were a couple of times that they beat that later but not on a consistent basis and that was also with a move to a better time slot.

But in that bad time slot, that was the high point. So, whatever it means in the United States, who knows? In that country, the idea that Will Ospreay has never been a big star there, well, he’s a big enough star to move the ratings more than anyone else.

Meltzer also ran a poll on his Twitter account asking followers who they wanted to see Kenny Omega face at All In. Ospreay was the overwhelming favorite, earning 53% of the vote. 

Ospreay has a chance to earn a shot at Omega’s IWGP United States Championship upcoming. He’ll face Hiroshi Tanahashi at NJPW Resurgence on May 21 and if he wins that match, he’ll advance to face Lance Archer at Dominion on June 4. The winner of that match earns a shot at Omega’s belt.