Will Ospreay is returning to in-ring action for New Japan Pro-Wrestling at Sakura Genesis on April 4th. The AEW star is set to team with United Empire's Great-O-Khan and HENARE against Taichi, El Desperado, and Yuya Uemura.
Ospreay showed up at New Year Dash and told Callum Newman that he would be back in NJPW to help Newman guide the United Empire faction. Newman tried to attack Ospreay from behind, but fellow United Empire members stopped him.
Newman is headlining Sakura Genesis by challenging Yota Tsuji for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. This sets up an interesting dynamic with Ospreay returning to support the faction while Newman seeks the top title.
Full Sakura Genesis Card
The complete lineup for the April 4 show includes:
IWGP Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Callum Newman
IWGP Tag Team Championship: Knock Out Brothers (Yuto-Ice & OSKAR) (c) vs. T.M.D.K. (Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa)
NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Shota Umino
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship: Oleg Boltin, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto (c) vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE (Ren Narita, Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi)
Yuya Uemura, Taichi & El Desperado vs. United Empire (Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & HENARE)
Ospreay's return marks another crossover appearance between AEW and NJPW, continuing the working relationship between the promotions. His involvement with United Empire adds another layer to the faction's storyline heading into one of NJPW's major spring events.
