50 Best Wrestlers Of The 2020s (So Far)
3. Will Ospreay
Will Ospreay may well be the wrestler of this generation let alone a half-decade.
Once viewed primarily as a high-flying junior heavyweight, the 2020s have seen Ospreay transform into one of the most complete performers ever. From keeping the flame burning in NJPW post-boom to his effortless adaption to the weekly television churn in All Elite Wrestling, the 'Aerial Assassin' has become synonymous with an almost-impossible match-of-the-year-contender standard every time he goes to work. New Japan clashes with the likes of Shingo Takagi and Kazuchika Okada were contemporary masterpieces and evidence of the consistent improvements to his all-round game along the way. Bloody and brutal wars of attrition with Kenny Omega at Wrestle Kingdom and Forbidden Door in 2023 both earned match-of-the-decade plaudits, and served as the soft-launch for Ospreay's run in AEW, and he's been indispensable for the challenger brand ever since.
Near-weekly classics have cemented his reputation as one of the safest pair of hands to ever lace boots, and the babyface momentum he'll presumably carry all the way to the AEW Heavyweight Champion shows no signs of slowing over a year into his mega-push. Beyond his own incredible arsenal, his ability to elevate everyone he shares the ring with still sets him apart.
On a mid-2025 Dynamite, he hung a lampshade over some impromptu booking by polling the crowd with a "Who wants a Will Ospreay match?" declaration. There's not a building in the world that wouldn't respond in the affirmative.