Will Ospreay was once the most popular member of NJPW’s junior heavyweight division. After betraying his friend and mentor and moving to the heavyweight ranks, the arrogant Assassin now seeks a new path in the new faction that is THE EMPIRE. 

After impressing Kazuchika Okada during a match in the UK, the young Ospreay was hand picked to join CHAOS in the spring of 2016. Ospreay went on to win Best of the Super Jr. on his first attempt, a tournament he won once more in 2019 along with three IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championships and the NEVER Openweight Championship, before winning the British Heavyweight Championship in February 2020 and transitioning to heavyweight. 

For all his achievements, Ospreay had never beaten ‘big brother’ Okada and was driven to do so when he returned to Japan in the wake of the global pandemic. Facing Okada in the G1 Climax, he enlisted girlfriend Bea Priestley and the returning Great-O-Khan to attack Okada and grant him victory. Promising to end Okada’s legacy, Ospreay formed THE EMPIRE and challenged the Rainmaker to a match on January 4 2021 at Wrestle Kingdom. The match was a classic battle, but one Ospreay lost; it’s only a matter of time before Will and THE EMPIRE strike back.