{"id":118373,"date":"2023-03-22T14:09:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T18:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=118373"},"modified":"2025-05-13T19:52:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:52:47","slug":"will-ospreay-multiverse-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/03\/22\/will-ospreay-multiverse-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Ospreay Pulled From Multiverse United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Will Ospreay<\/strong> has been pulled from the <strong>New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)<\/strong> and <strong>IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong> co-branded event Multiverse United. He was pulled from the event due to a shoulder injury suffered earlier this month.<\/p>\n<h2>Will Ospreay Pulled From Multiverse United Due to Injury<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the first time I\u2019ve every been pulled from a tour.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow I leave for rehab and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you everyone for the messages it\u2019s gonna be ok. I\u2019ll rest up and spend time with my family.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile support Davis in his Semi Final match <\/p>\n<p>All the love guys \ud83e\udd70 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AlELdvrgYx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/AlELdvrgYx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Will Ospreay \u2022 \u30a6\u30a3\u30eb\u30fb\u30aa\u30b9\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4 (@WillOspreay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillOspreay\/status\/1636824290321666048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ospreay injured his shoulder during a New Japan Cup match against fellow United Empire member <strong>Mark Davis.\u00a0<\/strong>His shoulder injury reportedly came when Mark Davis performed a senton onto Ospreay while Ospreay was buried under floor mats. Although Ospreay went on to win the match he had to withdraw from the New Japan Cup. Mark Davis took his place in the bracket, and the announcement was made during an impromptu press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Ospreay was set to face <strong>Speedball Mike Bailey<\/strong> in one of the marquee matches for the event. Bailey will now face off with Hiroshi Tanahashi at Multiverse United.<\/p>\n<p>Multiverse United will take place on March 30th live in Los Angeles as part of WrestleCon. Other marquee matches include <strong>Josh Alexander<\/strong> defending his IMPACT World Championship against <strong>KUSHIDA. KENTA<\/strong> will also defend the STRONG Openweight Championship against <strong>Minoru Suzuki.<\/strong> Other key matchups include a six-way match for the IMPACT X-Division Championship, and <strong>Mickie James<\/strong> defending her Knockouts Championship against <strong>Deonna Purrazzo, Giesele Shaw,<\/strong> and <strong>Miyu Yamashita.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to Last Word on Pro Wrestling for more updates as they become available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can rewatch all 2022 NJPW events and plenty more tremendous wrestling content from New Japan Pro-Wrestling on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/njpwworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NJPWWorld.com<\/a>; The King of Sports Streaming.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"snack_dex19\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Ospreay has been pulled from the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and IMPACT Wrestling co-branded event Multiverse United. He was pulled from the event due to a shoulder injury suffered earlier this month. Will Ospreay Pulled From Multiverse United Due to Injury This is the first time I\u2019ve every been pulled from a tour. 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