Ospreay to undergo neck surgery, sidelined for months

Will Ospreay, one of All Elite Wrestling's top stars, is scheduled to undergo neck surgery in the coming weeks to repair herniated discs, league and wrestling media reports said, a procedure that is expected to sideline him for a substantial and currently undetermined period. The update, first reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and later confirmed by other outlets, said the operation will address two herniated discs pushing against Ospreay's spinal cord and affecting nerve function.

Ospreay, known as the Aerial Assassin, revealed the diagnosis publicly in July after the All In pay-per-view and again on AEW programming in the runup to the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door event in London. In a recent interview he acknowledged the severity of the problem, saying, "I am compromised. I’ve got a few herniated discs pushing against my spinal cord, which is affecting a couple of my nerves. But I can do stuff and I can perform one last time before I need to go get it all corrected," according to his comments on AEW television. He also told reporters he had been dealing with symptoms for around ten months and experienced loss of feeling in one arm.

Despite the injury, Ospreay competed...