Will Ospreay set for steel cage match at final show as NJPW wrestler

Will Ospreay’s final match as an NJPW-contracted wrestler will be contested inside of a steel cage.

At New Year Dash overnight, it was revealed that Ospreay’s last match as an NJPW wrestler will take place at the New Beginning in Osaka on Sunday, February 11. The United Empire (Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, Henare, TJP & Francesco Akira) will face Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay, Alex Coughlin, Gabe Kidd, Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney) in a steel cage match.

This will be NJPW’s first cage match since 2004. Finlay added the stipulation after Ospreay challenged Bullet Club War Dogs to the match. The two factions faced off at New Year Dash, but the 10-man tag turned into a chaotic brawl and ended in a no contest.

At Wrestle Kingdom 18, Finlay defeated Ospreay and Jon Moxley in a three-way match to become the inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion.

Ospreay is also set to compete at NJPW Battle in the Valley on Saturday, January 13. He’ll be facing Kazuchika Okada at that show.

In November, Ospreay announced that he has signed a multi-year contract with AEW. His NJPW contract doesn’t expire until February. With AEW and NJPW having a working relationship, Ospreay will still be able to have matches for NJPW despite being full-time with AEW.

Ospreay is facing Josh Alexander at TNA Wrestling’s television tapings in Las Vegas on Sunday, January 14.

Ospreay’s final indie match will be against Michael Oku for Revolution Pro Wrestling on Sunday, February 18.