10 Things We Learned From Kenny Omega On Talk Is Jericho

2. Will Ospreay Forced The Pair To Change Some Spots

Marty Scurll Will Ospreay Kushida Hiromu Takahashi
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Curse that pesky Will Ospreay for being so talented.

The Moonsault he performed off scaffolding at WK12 onto Marty Scurll, Kushida and Hiromu Takahashi was spectacular, and it had fans (both in attendance and watching at home) applauding. Behind the curtain though, both Alpha and Omega were doing the cursing.

Omega and Jericho had something similar planned for their own match. After seeing Osprey's stunt happen less than an hour before their own was meant to, they decided to cancel the spot. That's why Omega and Jericho brawled for so long around ringside and in the commentary area. They were wrestling on the fly and making it up as they went along.

Also, that painful-looking leap Omega performed off the scaffolding onto a table laying on top of Jericho was completely ad-libbed. That was the main change Osprey's actions had prompted. Omega had been planning a flip of his own onto the table, but felt he couldn't just repeat what had happened two matches prior.

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