Whether your name is Will Ospreay or Cody Rhodes, it seems there will always be critics of the way wrestlers dress in AEW or WWE.
All Elite Wrestling‘s Will Ospreay was a recent guest on Busted Open Radio. While discussing his face-to-face promo with Hangman Page on Dynamite, Ospreay believes they sold the pay-per-view with that segment, but still has critiques over his promo skills.
“I have not been so confident in my microphone technique,” Will Ospreay admitted. “It’s been a lot of practicing and looking in the mirror and just trying my best to do this. There are certain times when I wish I reined it in a little bit, but I think this is just getting my reps in and learning how to do this side of the job.
“But, I’ll be honest with you, I was really proud of what I was able to do there. I think we really sold the pay-per-view, I mean, the numbers say itself. I think the tickets are nearly sold out. So the fact that we was able to put a little bit more emphasis on how important this match is is just something that I’m just extremely proud of.”
The importance of being authentic
When asked about the criticism of the way he dresses on AEW programming, Ospreay said he believes it’s important to be authentic with the audience.
“It’s essential (to be honest with the audience),” Will Ospreay said. “For me, I think the more I show vulnerability and the more — I know that one of the criticisms I get, not just about my hair, but like… dressing appropriate for the role I wanna be as one of the top guys and I do understand that to an extent.
“But I feel like more of the authentic that I dress, the more that people relate to me. I’d just done an interview over in a news studio… I feel like because I am dressed in a certain way, I look way more presentable. Like, I come down a level and it’s more of like I’m way more humble, I’m way more approachable in that sense and I think that’s the reason a lot of people have gravitated more towards me in that sense.” [H/T: Fightful]
Ospreay will face Hangman Page in the main event of AEW Double or Nothing this Sunday.
WrestleZone will have live coverage of AEW Double or Nothing later this month.
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