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First Update On Will Ospreay Since Neck Surgery

An update on Will Ospreay.

The AEW star was written off TV in August due to his neck issues, but there had been no update on his expected surgery since then.

We finally got the confirmation of his surgery from Saminder Singh of the Body Alignment Clinic in Rainham, Essex. Singh posted an X-ray of Ospreay’s neck as well as several photos showing his recovery process on Instagram.

In the post made on Saturday, November 1, Saminder mentioned that Will underwent surgery 6 weeks ago. He noted that despite the time left in his recovery, the Aerial Assassin is doing well:

Will Ospreay last wrestled during the Forbidden Door PPV on August 24. He teamed with Darby Allin, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and the Golden Lovers to take on Death Riders, The Young Bucks, and Gabe Kidd in a brutal lights-out steel cage match.

While Ospreay and his team won the bout, he was written off TV immediately afterward with a post-match attack from the Death Riders.

The former IWGP World Champion is not the only AEW main eventer taking time off from the company. Swerve Strickland, who challenged Kazuchika Okada for the AEW Unified Championship at Forbidden Door, has also stepped away from the promotion after the PPV to heal from a torn meniscus.

A return timetable has not been confirmed for either of these stars. Though considering the severity of their injuries, it’s likely that they will be kept out of action at least for next few months.

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Will Ospreay injury update, potential return timeline

Will Ospreay is said to be on track to return in early 2026.

Ospreay had neck surgery in mid-September, and the Body Alignment Clinic in the UK posted an update on Saturday saying that Ospreay is “doing great†six weeks after the operation. The post also included the caption “Jan 2026,†indicating a possible timeline for Ospreayâ€s return.

The clinic wrote:

“@aew Allstar @willospreay 6 weeks post op and doing great! 
Still some way to go with but weâ€re on the right road.
Jan 2026 🚀 
🚨Donâ€t Try This At Home!”

Ospreay had been dealing with two herniated discs in his neck for months prior to his match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door on August 24. An injury angle involving The Death Riders took place afterward to write Ospreay off television.

This was the first surgery of Ospreay’s career. The 32-year-old told CBS Sports that he was “terrified” ahead of it.

“I’m anxious. I’m scared. Generally, I’m terrified,” Ospreay said. “Not about the match, but just about afterwards. I don’t know what it looks like afterwards, because for the first time in my life, I have been disqualified from doing the thing that I love doing.”

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Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.

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