Summary

Will Ospreay said the idea of starting a faction in AEW has crossed his mind, but he also made it clear that the United Empire concept feels tied to what he already built in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Speaking in a new interview, Ospreay explained that United Empire started as his idea, while also giving Great-O-Khan credit as part of the process. He said creating another group under a different name would not feel quite right after what that faction became in Japan.

Ospreay also revealed that he has talked with Speedball Mike Bailey and Jet, Kevin Knight, about the possibility of putting together a babyface unit in AEW.

Quote from Will Ospreay

"There's always like a thought process with it. I don't know, really, because it's just one of those... United Empire was like my idea. It was my idea, and Great-O-Khan, I've got to throw him a bone as well. But it was my idea to like, be able to put together a group in Japan of like people from different walks of life, some different cultures in one faction. To start my own thing and it not being called the United Empire would kind of, it wouldn't feel right. Obviously, it's crossed my mind. Like, I mean, I've spoken to Speedball, Mike Bailey and Jet (Kevin Knight) like loads of times, just to be like 'oh we should have just a good guy faction.' We should, whenever all the bad guys are backstage ripping up stuff and throwing things around we (go) 'Oi don't do that.'"

What Ospreay's Comments Could Mean In AEW

Ospreay naming Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight gives fans a more concrete picture of what he has been thinking about in AEW, even if he stopped short of saying anything is actually in motion. That matters because it frames the idea less as a throwaway joke and more as something he has discussed with specific wrestlers.

It also says a lot that Ospreay described the concept as a good guy faction. In a promotion where stables often form around conflict and power plays, a babyface group built around Ospreay, Bailey, and Knight would give AEW a different kind of alliance if the company ever decides to move in that direction.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.