AEW Dynasty will mark Will Ospreay’s first pay-per-view match since returning from neck surgery, so naturally, some of us (31%) believe that he will go over in order to put an immediate exclamation point on his comeback. Meanwhile, the majority of Wrestling Inc. staff are thinking about Ospreay’s long-term future.

Yes, a Continental Championship win would be a nice addition to “The Aerial Assassin’s” resume. And yes, a win over Jon Moxley, the defending champion, would certainly avenge the attack that Moxley and the Death Riders unleashed on Ospreay prior to his television hiatus. Technically, though, Ospreay is coming off a victory from his last major pay-per-view appearance, AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door, as well as a string of victories in his post-return. So does he really need a moment of triumph at Dynasty?

According to 69% of WINC, he doesn’t, especially when he has a bigger goal of capturing the AEW World Championship.

After Dynasty, AEW’s focus will likely shift to the Owen Hart Foundation tournament, where the winners will receive world title shots at AEW All In, set in London, England. Who is currently the star of the All In poster? Will Ospreay. And who is a notable native to England? Also Ospreay.

Last year, Ospreay progressed to the finals of the Men’s Owen Hart Foundation tournament, but ultimately fell short to “Hangman” Adam Page, and in turn, fell short of his world title dream. Given this, plus his glaring presence on the AEW All In advertisements, we expect Ospreay to circle back to the Owen Hart Foundation tournament and win it so he can make his dream a reality at this year’s All In event.

A Continental Championship victory over Jon Moxley would hinder that course, or at best, be an awkward stepping stone to the larger gold prize. Considering that Moxley has greatly elevated the Continental title, we see no need for AEW to take it off of him at this point either, further affirming our belief that the company will avoid that scenario altogether.

Written by Ella Jay