Coolest Moves In Will Ospreay’s Moveset, Ranked

Will Ospreay is one of the most gifted athletes professional wrestling has ever seen. The 30-year-old has built a stellar body of work across Revolution Pro Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Progress Wrestling, and NJPW. Now, he’s building on his legacy in AEW as one of the most exciting acquisitions in the promotion’s history.

Ospreay has wrestled countless phenomenal matches, elevated in large part by his ability to mesh well with any kind of opponent, and one of the most innovative move sets in the business. He is the perfect blend of acrobatics, technical skill, and raw power, which has allowed him to develop a move set stacked with variety that always makes his matches explosive and unpredictable.

The Handspring Enzuigiri Always Pops The Crowd

An Acrobatic Twist On A Classic

• He elevates the classic Enzuigiri
• It is one of his more common moves

Just edging out Ospreay’s Step-Up Enzuigiri, Ospreay’s Handspring Enzuigiri adds a little bit of style to the move. He does a front flip while running to the ropes, bouncing off them to gain momentum before hitting the Enzuigiri.

It is one of the more common moves in his arsenal, but it also serves as a glimpse into his unreal in-ring ability.

Ospreay’s Poisonrana Is Better Than Most

• Ospreay’s Poisonrana is a cut above
• He uses his core to put an extra whip on his flip

Unlike the Hurricanrana, a Poisonrana sees the wrestler jump on their opponent’s shoulders from the back, before backflipping and driving the other wrestler’s head into the mat. It’s a great move whenever anyone hits it, but Ospreay is probably the best at hitting the move.

That’s in large part because he uses his core to great effect before flipping back, which means his opponent is driven into the floor at greater speed, making it appear more dangerous.

His Spanish Fly Is One Of The Best In The Game

Ospreay Has Delivered Standing And Top-Rope Variations

• His Spanish Fly technique is just better
• He hits the move off the mat and the top rope

Hitting the Spanish Fly is never easy; the move is a marvel of insane acrobatic ability that relies on both wrestlers to maintain great coordination as they flip onto the mat.

As is often the case with Ospreay, he’s just a little better at the move. His execution is often crisper, and the landing is more impactful. And that’s true regardless of whether he’s delivering a Spanish Fly off the top rope or off the mat.

The Robinson Special Blends Athleticism And Power

It’s High Impact And All Flash

• He adds a corkscrew spin to a basic kick
• It gives the move additional momentum

One of the things that makes Will Ospreay special is that he understands the value of entertainment, and he showcases that through his in-ring ability. That is seen perfectly in the Robinson Special.

What could have been a simple kick to the back of a prone opponent is instead elevated, because the wrestler does a corkscrew flip, which gives him additional momentum as his leg comes crashing down on his opponent.

The Tiger Driver 91 Is Shocking And Dangerous

Fans Were Shocked When Ospreay Hit Kenny Omega With The Move

• The Tiger Driver 91 has very little room for error
• The way he hit it on Kenny Omega was terrifying

There are a lot of extremely dangerous moves in pro wrestling, and Tiger Driver 91 ranks among the most dangerous of the lot. The move sees Ospreay double underhook his opponent before lifting them straight up and dropping them flat on their shoulders/neck.

At Forbidden Door in 2023, Ospreay took on Kenny Omega with the IWGP United States Championship on the line. In the final stretch of the match with both men at their limit, Ospreay dropped Omega with a brutal Tiger Driver 91. Instead of angling Omega away from his body to allow him to tuck his chin and land on his shoulders, Ospreay went straight down. In the moment, it looked like Omega had been dropped straight on his head/neck in a brutal spot.

The Standing Shooting Star Press + Middle-Rope Corkscrew Moonsault Combo Is Awesome

The Combo Is A Showcase of Ospreay’s Speed

• This combo shows off his athleticism
• It’s a stunning sequence of moves

This combination attack usually sees Ospreay Moonsault onto his opponent on the mat. But instead of crashing down, he lands on his feet as the opponent rolls away, and flips over them, forcing the opponent to roll in the direction they came from. When that happens, Ospreay hits them with a Standing Shoot Star Press.

Then without missing a beat, he runs to the corner to hit a Corkscrew Moonsault off the middle rope. The speed at which Ospreay sometimes pulls this off is nothing short of stunning.

The Essex Destroyer Elevates The DDT To New Heights

It’s A Miracle Ospreay Always Hits It Safely

• He has given the DDT his own spin
• The Essex Destroyer has lots of room to go wrong

The DDT is a classic, but it has lost its lustre in modern wrestling. Variations are still used as finishers, like the Double Underhook DDT, but Ospreay takes it to a whole new level with the Essex Destroyer.

The move is basically a frontflip DDT, and Ospreay usually takes a running start to hit the move, which means the back of his opponent’s head crashes into the mat at lightning speed. It takes special skill to always hit it safely.

The OsCutter Is Familiar But Amazing

It’s The Perfect Highlight-Reel Move

• WWE fans will know this as the Cody Cutter
• Ospreay’s delivery is always laser-precise

The OsCutter is a springboard Cutter. WWE fans are more likely to associate with Cody Rhodes and his Cody Cutter, which is the exact same move.

Regardless of that though, the OsCutter is a perfect highlight reel moment, as Ospreay hits it with perfect precision almost every single time.

Ospreay’s Hidden Blade Spells The Beginning Of The End

He Builds Up A Head Of Steam Before Delivering A Brutal Blow

• The impact is nothing short of explosive
• Ospreay can hit it regardless of how his opponent is positioned

The Hidden Blade is a simple move, but one of the most effective in Ospreay’s arsenal. He usually comes sprinting out of a corner and throws himself at his opponent, smashing them with the back of his elbow.

It’s brutal, and the fact that Ospreay can hit it on a kneeling or standing opponent, and from the front or the back, makes it even more explosive and shocking.

Stormbreaker Is The End For Most

It’s Not The Flashiest But Is A Great Finisher

• Stormbreaker is a fantastic finisher
• It shows off Ospreay’s abilities to great effect

In a lot of ways, Stormbreaker is the perfect finishing move. It looks just complicated enough, shows off Ospreay’s technical ability, and ends with his opponent’s entire body crashing into the mat.

He grabs another wrestler in a double underhook, before flipping them onto one of his shoulders, and then flipping them again, but this time, throwing them to the mat.