Will Ospreay, one of wrestling’s most athletically precise performers, found himself in an embarrassing position after losing his balance during a segment on Dynamite. The mishap came days before his Owen Hart Cup Final, and Ospreay leaned into the viral clip himself with a self-deprecating response on social media.
The moment unfolded in the show’s opening segment, where Ospreay stood with the Death Riders as Jon Moxley delivered a pre-match pep talk that closed with “Don’t stop moving forward.” The faction and a reluctant Ospreay locked arms and circled a few times before the newly married star lost his footing and fell awkwardly into a large metal bucket.
The team stared at Ospreay as Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta visibly cracked up. Ospreay laughed too, turning away from the camera as the rest of the group left for their match.
Shortly afterward, Ospreay retweeted the clip and added “You gotta laugh” with a laughing emoji:
The pratfall stands out for a wrestler known for his control and timing in the ring. Ospreay shook it off quickly, competing later in the night with a win over ELP in a warm-up match.
That bout served as a tune-up ahead of his Owen Hart Foundation tournament final against Swerve Strickland at Sunday’s Forbidden Door. Ospreay punched his ticket to the final after a run through the bracket that began with a showdown against Samoa Joe, and he reached the Owen Hart Cup Final on the June 3 Dynamite after defeating AEW National Champion Mark Davis.
For now, the bucket has become the story fans are sharing, and Ospreay made sure he was in on the joke.