Will Ospreay: I Don’t Know How Long This Ride Is Going To Be
Will Ospreay suffered a shoulder injury in the New Japan Cup tournament in March, putting him on the sidelines for the rest of the tournament, WrestleMania weekend, and longer.
Ospreay has been cleared to compete for the April 22 1PW All or Nothing event.
Taking to social media, Ospreay reflected on his injury and being cleared.
“I got cleared two days ago. It’s a weird one. I’ve seen my physio now for about five weeks, and I got range of motion back in my arm. The strength is there, somewhat, but because I was able to complete four strength exercises, apparently, I’m medically cleared. It does feel a lot better, but I feel there is still a lot of weakness in my arm. The sensible answer is to take a little bit more time off, but over the last 48 hours, I’ve been reminiscing and thinking about my 11-year career. It’s been incredible, but the one thing that has been constant, especially the last few years, is that the injuries have stacked up a lot more, recently. It’s because I’m getting older, I’m getting heavier, but because of that, the move set that I started when I was 22 years old has kind of vanished and disappeared. It’s not by choice, it’s because my body can’t do it anymore. I can’t perform a shooting star press safely anymore, so I decided it’s best to cut it out. I’m not going to lie, I feel like my body and me, personally, I’m deteriorating in front of everyone’s eyes. It’s really upsetting and it’s because I chose to do this style. I understand the risks that come with this style, but it’s one that suits me down to a tee and I think everyone enjoys it. I don’t know if this ride is going to be a long one, if everyone understands what I mean. I didn’t think I’d reach this far in my career anyway. I’m just going to enjoy myself, and hope for the best. I’m going to have to change things up a lot, but I’m going to compete, I’m going to come back, and I’m going to do the best of my abilities to do this as much as I physically can. I don’t know how long this ride is going to be, I’m going to be honest. I hope you guys enjoy the ride, that’s all. Much love,” he said.
While Ospreay is scheduled to return to the ring for 1PW against Bobby Fish, he is also scheduled to Hiroshi Tanahashi on May 21 at NJPW Resurgence.
Tanahashi suffered a broken rib at NJPW Capital Collision and his current status is unknown.
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