10 Things We Learned From Will Ospreay & Bea Priestley On Talk Is Jericho

4. The Hype Over THAT Ricochet Match Blew Ospreay Away

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Neither Ricochet or Ospreay thought their match at the 2016 Best of the Super Juniors tournament would cause any shockwaves. This was just another day at the office for both, and they'd worked similar matches numerous times without any online fallout.

One of the best stories from Talk Is Jericho was Will's reaction to the Twitter storm he and Ricochet whipped up in Japan. Ospreay didn't have proper wifi at the venue, and he didn't even bother to check his phone upon returning back to the hotel. Instead, Will went to bed and was blown away by how many notifications he had on social media when he woke up.

Specifically, Ospreay couldn't believe that greats like William Regal and Vader were talking about his a match he believed was routine. Regal was complimentary of the style, but Vader castrated it as gymnastics, not pro wrestling.

That led to something we thought we'd never see...

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