NJPW's Will Ospreay Calls Out CM Punk & Drew McIntyre

New Japan Pro Wrestling's Will Ospreay has called Drew McIntyre and CM Punk out for hypothetical dream matches after becoming the second IWGP World Heavyweight Champion over the weekend.

Speaking at his first official press conference since taking the new strap, Ospreay said the following of Punk, who hasn't wrestled since 2014:-

"Before I was champion, a man who sparked a whole lot of interest in pro-wrestling, CM Punk said he'd like to face Will Ospreay. Now I have the biggest prize in pro-wrestling, so if you really want to prove you were the best in the world and not the best of a bad bunch, come over here and try and take this."

Ospreay became the first British wrestler to hold New Japan's top strap by defeating Kota Ibushi at Sunday's Sakura Genesis pay-per-view. Across the Pacific from him is Drew McIntyre, whose WrestleMania 36 victory over Brock Lesnar saw him become the first British WWE Champion in history last year. Will has his eyes on the Scot as well:-

"I firmly believe I am the best British wrestler of all time. There is not a single British wrestler that has ever ventured to Japan and climbed to the top of the mountain. Dynamite Kid, British Bulldog, didn't get to the top of the mountain. Pete Dunne, great wrestler, didn't come close. I can name a bunch of British wrestlers who didn't do what I have done. But I would like to test myself against another British wrestler that calls himself the best. A man that held the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Drew McIntyre, he called himself the best British wrestler that ever lived, so if there was ever a chance that we could work out the visas, I'd love IWGP World Heavyweight Champion vs WWE Champion between two British wrestlers."

Shingo Takagi awaits Ospreay as his first challenger at Wrestling Dontaku on 4 May, with the winner advancing to face Kazuchika Okada at Wrestle Grand Slam on 29 May.