Once the most popular member of NJPW’s junior heavyweight division, Will Ospreay cemented himself as the Commonwealth Kingpin, the arrogant, but aggressive and accomplished centerpiece of the United Empire. 

Ospreay entered NJPW as CHAOS’ junior heavyweight star, winning three IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championships, and Best of the Super Jr. twice as well as the NEVER Openweight Championship, but it was when he split from CHAOS to form the United Empire in 2020 that he emerged into his own as a heavyweight. The Commonwealth Kingpin Ospreay quickly bought the group notoriety by winning the New Japan Cup in 2021, and then the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.  Yet Ospreay was stripped of the title after injury, starting a long crusade against New Japan officials that eventually ended with him winning the IWGP United States Championship.

Ospreay would elevate the status of the US gold through 2022 before being challenged by Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom 17. Coming up short in bloody defeat an emotional Ospreay set himself a one year time limit- to get to the top of NJPW and bring NJPW as a whole back to the top of the wrestling world.