Will Ospreay Believes His Autism Has Made Him A Superhero-Level Wrestler

Will Ospreay is widely regarded as the best professional wrestler in the world, something the 'Aerial Assassin' contributes to his autism which he says has made him a "superhero" level wrestler. 

"I feel like it's excelled my abilities to the point where I do think I'm at a superhero level, super genius level of pro wrestling now. But I honestly don't know. The truth is, I take every single day as it comes. I do feel like this has helped me out so much because it helped me dive into something that I genuinely love, and I think about constantly and I want everyone else to feel the same love that I feel," Ospreay told Metro.

"But in the same way, I do understand when people see someone and go, 'I've got the same thing as you do and you're on this stage.' So like I do get it. And like, the goal was never gonna be an electrician or a good one anyway, I've blown up about four or five kitchens. But like I was just obsessed and like I had like a fixation on wrestling. If anyone is struggling with that and is struggling to find their joy and their happiness, because they feel like this is holding you back - don't let it hold you back. Look straight ahead at where you want to get to and then you'll find a way of getting there."

Ospreay also reflected on the legacy he hopes to leave in pro wrestling, adding: 

"I just want to know that like I gave everything I had, I didn't want to leave anything on the table. Did I do the best that I could have done on every match, on every promo, on every time being a dad. Or backstage, was I the best to my coaches, was I a good person to talk to. Like, people can say I was an idiot but at the very least I'd like for people to say, 'But he has a good heart.'" 

Ospreay is one of the top stars in All Elite Wrestling and recently main evented the Forbidden Door pay-per-view where he unsuccessfully challenged Swerve Strickland for the AEW World Championship. Ospreay made the pitch for the match, partly because he wanted to quash the narrative that Swerve was a placeholder champion.