Will Ospreay did an interview with Chris Van Vliet where he was asked about the recent Punk interview where he mentioned Ospreay as a potential “right person”who could get Punk to have another match. On Swing & Mrs, CM Punk was asked about a possible in-ring return. Punk stated it would take the right person and the right idea, naming John Cena, Daniel Bryan, and Rey Mysterio as former opponents that could get him to step back into the ring. Punk mentioned Will Ospreay as a new opponent who could bring him out of retirement.
Courtesy of Fightful, here was Will Ospreay’s response during his interview:
“It can happen. The only person that can make it happen is him. We live in this world of possibility. ‘Never say never.’ When people ask, ‘Will are you ever going to go to WWE?’ My natural reaction is to say ‘no.’ But the reality is, ‘never say never.’ With Punk, I didn’t really consider it a possibility. The way he talked in the Colt Cabana interview, he was done with wrestling. It was only when I saw that interview when he said ‘I would listen to your idea if it was Cena, Mysterio, Bryan or Ospreay.’ Those three are legends. I was like, ‘Why me?’ If he’s coming back, he’s going to WWE. I always think of the [Punk Pipebomb] promo where he’s like, ‘Maybe when I’m done here, I’ll go to New Japan, I’ll go to Ring of Honor.’ So, he does watch. I don’t know how films work, but if he was like, ‘I want to do one more match, I know we’re filming, it’s on January 4, can this happen?’ Maybe [the studio] would be like, ‘Okay, whatever.’ The only person that can make this happen is him. If he says to his agent, ‘Call New Japan’s office’ and they start talking. January 4. CM Punk vs. Will Ospreay. He’s the only person that can make it happen. He’s got to pick up the phone,” he said.
“I don’t know why me. I’m not a WWE guy. I haven’t been seen in America like that. To the local American wrestling fan, I’m a no one. For him to say that, he’s clearly interested in Japan. I don’t think he’s ever wrestled in Japan. There is no bigger stage for this happen. If there is something to make people go, ‘I’m gonna risk my life,’ (after things return to normal) it’s CM Punk vs. Will Ospreay. I know New Japan would want it. I want it. Everyone in wrestling would want it. I just want Punk to want it. He said he’s willing to listen. I have ideas. I’m talking to him on Instagram.”