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5. The Commonwealth Kingpin - Will Ospreay
While Drew McIntyre enjoys some well-deserved time in the spotlight, it would be remiss to forget about the man who's been the best in-ring exponent of British wrestling for the past few years.
That man being Will Ospreay, whose "Commonwealth Kingpin" nickname is a perfect summation of his character - He's the best wrestler to have come out of the UK in a long while, and he'll make damn sure you know about it.
To be fair to the man, his swagger is more than justified. Ospreay's unreal athleticism and under-rated storytelling capabilities resulted in him taking two places on WhatCulture's list of 2023's best matches, and saw the British wrestler become the industry's hottest free agent before he signed with AEW last year.
Given all that, Ospreay's self-proclaimed status as the Commonwealth Kingpin makes perfect sense. Not just because he briefly turned the IWGP US Championship into the UK Championship - itself an exquisite "Up Yours" to both New Japan and its American fanbase - but because Essex's favourite bruv knows his worth, and is secure in the knowledge that he can back up his world-beating reputation on any given night.