AEW International Champion Will Ospreay took to Twitter today to announce that his grandmother passed away on Tuesday after he flew into New York.
In his video, Ospreay dedicated his title match at tonight’s AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2024 pay-per-view event to her memory.
You can check out some highlights from the video below:
On the news he received earlier this week: “It’s been such an overwhelming week. Tuesday, I landed in America and I was given the news that my nan passed away, and it’s the first time I’ve ever lost a family member. It’s not just all for six, it’s all been such an emotional week, and yeah, it’s a sense of relief as well because my nan was in so much pain. So for her to now be at peace is good, but it still doesn’t stop the hurting. Having everybody backstage and everyone on my phone, to have that amazing support system, I can’t begin to tell you guys how lucky I am to have that support.”
On tonight’s show: “I realize that tonight is going to be a 14-match card, and the energy in that arena is going to be spunked. I really do believe. I don’t envy you guys at all, but if there’s something I can ask, if anybody’s watching this video and is attending tonight’s show, save some of that energy because I’m really gonna need it. It’s been one of the hardest weeks of my entire life just to be able to keep all this in. I’ve bottled everything up, and now it’s all coming here. It’s all here right in front of me. For the first time, I’m going for the world title in the UBS Arena.”
On AEW: “I can’t begin to thank AEW, my family, my friends, and everybody for this incredible support system that I’ve had, and to be trusted in the main event for — I think this is the first time I’ve been in the main event with a million-dollar gate, so this makes me happy. All that hard work is paying off. So if you guys are in attendance or you guys are just watching, send me your good vibes, send me all the love that you got. This one’s for all my family and for my Nan. Love all you guys so much, I hope I don’t let you guys down, and hopefully, by the end of the night, I’ll be the first-ever AEW International and World Champion. Thank you so much guys, god bless you all. Take care.”
We send our sincere condolences to Will Ospreay and his family for their loss.
Send me all the love and good vibes please guys 💚
Tonight UBS Arena | @AEW Forbidden door | pic.twitter.com/jjw7KtcQMC
— Will Ospreay • ウィル・オスプレイ (@WillOspreay) June 30, 2024
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