Leon Slater Says Will Ospreay, Liam Slater, & Dan Maloney Are His Current Influences

Leon Slater cites Liam Slater, Dan Maloney, and Will Ospreay as his current influences. 

Slater is currently one of the hottest names in all of independent wrestling, as he has gained buzz from his time competing in GCW, Progress Wrestling, and RevPro.

In a recent interview with WrestlePurists, Slater was asked to name the people that are currently most influential to him in his career. First, Slater named off his coach, Liam Slater, as well as fellow performer Dan Maloney.

“So, the person I have to share the most love to is my coach, Liam Slater, who coaches me down at Pursuit Pro Wrestling down in Sheffield. Since we came back from the pandemic, he’s changed my life. I wouldn’t be the person I am today, I wouldn’t be the wrestler I am today without Liam Slater, so big ups to him. Another person that I consider a mentor, although we had our problems recently, is Dan Maloney. He’s always been a big brother to me in wrestling, he’s always had great advice on not just as wrestling, but on life and again, I wouldn’t be the person I am today without him.”

Slater then went on to praise Will Ospreay, saying that he often takes little chips of knowledge from him.

“I’m really fortunate to be around Will Ospreay a lot more frequently this year as he’s been in the UK a lot. Especially to work with him in July, it’s been great to kind of see how he operate and get the occasional message off him and little chips of knowledge, you know?.”

Scott D’Amore recently said that he’s had conversations with Anthem about Will Ospreay. Fans can learn more by clicking here.

Elsewhere in the interview, Slater said that he is looking forward to returning to New Japan Pro Wrestling. Fans can learn more by clicking here.

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