10 Wrestlers Who Proved Their Worth In A Crisis

by Michael Sidgwick

1. Will Ospreay

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Will Ospreay, since pro wrestling has all but shut down, has created both winking respite from this grim present and a life-affirming pitch for its eventual, uncertain future.

In an enterprising bid to provide fans with new, live content, Ospreay helped organise a free show on which he devised the quite brilliant and resourceful idea to wrestle his girlfriend, Bea Priestley, in what was a very good and creative match. In addition to creating safe content in a new world that cannot sustain it - this description does not extend to the chop he unleashed on her chest, f*cking hell - Ospreay listened to CM Punk's musing that a match between them might be of interest, and challenged him to what would be an improbable über-epic at next year's Wrestle Kingdom super-show.

Ospreay had proven himself a benevolent force for good in professional wrestling before this crisis unfolded. He is committed to growing the scene in Australia, thrashing his body in matches most do not see, and of course spearheaded the pre-NXT UK BritWres renaissance.

He loves pro wrestling and refuses to give up on it.

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Michael Sidgwick (Creative Writing BA Hons) is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over a decade of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential UK institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!