One of the most popular professional wrestlers in the world is former IWGP World Champion Will Ospreay. It is a well-known fact that the Aerial Assassin took a lot of inspiration for his wrestling gimmick from the Video Game Assassin’s Creed.
Recently, while speaking with IGN, Will Ospreay opened up about why he chose to mimic the Assassin’s Creed character. He also mentioned that he purchased a cosplay outfit on eBay.
“I love [the phrase] ‘work in the dark to serve the light’,” explains Ospreay. “It spoke volumes [to me] for some strange reason. It just felt like a superhero [mantra I wanted to adopt] weirdly, and I love being the good guy. I love it.
“I went on eBay and bought a cosplay outfit of Assassin’s Creed.” he shares. “Everyone knew it was a cosplay jacket, [but] people understood what I was going for.”
Assassin’s Creed opened up so much for Will Ospreay
During the same interview, The Aerial Assassin mentioned that seeing the character in the video game, Ospreay got ideas of multiple ways of how to present himself in front of a camera. He also claimed that if it was not for Assassin’s Creed, Ospreay would not be where he is right now.
“It opened up gateways in my brain with wrestling,” Ospreay says. “It made me think so much deeper about the entrance [and] the way I presented and carried myself on camera. Without Assassin’s Creed, I don’t think I would be as far in my wrestling career as I would be right now.”
The current AEW wrestler also claimed that he could connect easily with the ‘Assassin Character’ as he would be doing Parkour stunts in the game.
“You’ve got about six seconds to win a crowd over,” explains Ospreay. “The moment you walk through that curtain, you have to have something about you. Whether you are a freak, or you’ve got long hair, you’ve got to have something about you.”
“I look like I work at Tesco, so I really [needed] something to stand out. I loved the Assassin’s Creed games. The way [the assassins] moved was so captivating for me.”
“Me and my friends would watch parkour and free running videos,” recalls Ospreay. “To see it utilized in a video game [by a] guy who’s kicking a** as well, it was, ‘Okay, I have an attachment to this character.’”
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