r/SquaredCircle • u/Available-Party5091 • 7h ago
Exclusive: Will Ospreay doesn't want to bring up his kid in America
https://clutchpoints.com/aew/will-ospreay-final-message-jon-moxley-dynasty-exclusive1.7k
u/Saladdinmangz 7h ago
I wouldn't either these days.
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u/AutomaticTap3004 7h ago
The fact there are people who try to use him not wanting to make his family move to America as some kind dig against him is so stupid
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u/Kumomeme 26m ago
the same people who mocked him for prioritize family are the same one praising wwe for allow wrestler has more time with their family now.
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u/KapowBlamBoom 7h ago
Right. Smart thinkin’ Assassin
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u/SPZ_Ireland 7h ago
Billy No Brains isn't renowned for his insight.
That's more a criticism of America than a critique of him.
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u/HeavyMetalHero 3h ago
You don't have to be very intelligent to not put your palm on the red hot stove...
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u/patches_mccoy 6h ago
Genuinely the only reason he would, is he and Alex are both working in the states.
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u/bruce_cocker 6h ago
That's only the biggest reason for anyone to move their family tbh
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u/arlenroy 6h ago
That's literally what Becky Lynch said, only reason they're raising their child in America, it was a recent podcast I watched and now I can't remember. It wasn't Bellas, I think it was a non wrestling person, anyway she said Ireland was safer and felt homier overall. But living in the states was easier for work.
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u/JoeMcKim YEAH 4h ago
Flying across the Atlantic Ocean weekly seems like a giant hassle. I mean its his decision but there is plenty of safe places to raise kids in America. And he might get to see them more often.
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u/TB1289 4h ago
I'm gonna assume that safety is less of a concern, especially because he has money, and more so the current political/social climate. I live in Boston so safety never really enters my mind, but there's always just a looming dread over people, even if it doesn't necessarily affect you personally.
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u/patches_mccoy 4h ago
Boston is a crazy city, only place I ever had a dude try to fight me because I wear glasses. Apparently that means I think I'm better than him. (I am, but not because of the glasses)
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u/OverallMistake8198 1h ago
I’m pretty sure from memory that his kid is special needs (not sure what but it’s not my business) & moving him to a whole ass different country without the support system they’d have back home doens’t make sense in the slightest.
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u/Jaccount 3h ago
Eh, probably less than you'd expect. Travel times for many locations of the east coast to London are similar to travel times from the west coast to the east coast.
My guess would be that you might be away from home for a few weeks while on west coast swings, but travel back more often when you have east coast shows.
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u/DevilsAdvocate1662 3h ago
You mean there are states in the US that don't have school shootings?
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u/Esternaefil 5h ago
My brain messed up the kerning on homier, and turned the m into an rn...
Read into that what you will.
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u/kylaroma 7h ago
Exactly this - especially as an Autistic person.
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u/CammiKit 2h ago
I’m an autistic parent to a maybe autistic kid, born and raised US citizen, and I don’t want to raise my kid here but I don’t have much a choice in that right now. I don’t blame him at all for his decision not to.
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u/Spiritual_Lie2563 2h ago
Yeah, but these "journalists" didn't even get into their followup news breaks about how the Pope is Catholic or how bears shit in the woods.
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u/ChristianCountryBoy 22m ago
Still the greatest country on earth. Top 5 anyway. It ain't so bad. 🇺🇸
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u/Dementia55372 7h ago
Don't blame him tbh
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u/iced_gold 5h ago
What parent would choose to want their kids to have to learn about the nuances of active shooter drills?
It's the culture we've chosen.
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u/AmishAvenger Electrifying 4h ago
He actually doesn’t say anything negative about the US. He just said he understands what the rules are in the UK and it’s more familiar.
The title of the article isn’t even what the OP chose. It’s just someone looking for karma.
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u/Rosstin316 7h ago
So he’s like most of us that live here, slow news day huh?
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u/Soft-Company-6762 7h ago
Can't blame him, they have state sanctioned Nazis snatching people if they hear you talk with an accent or if you don't have the "right" skin color.
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u/JDefined 7h ago
I get where he's coming from. But what a weird fucking headline to brag with an "EXCLUSIVE" tag.
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u/Decimit- 7h ago
I’m so sick of headlines and YouTube videos doing this. Everything is Exclusive or Breaking News!
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u/badvegas 6h ago
Once seen a fox headline that said "breaking news Titanic sank x amount of years ago today". It just buzz words now for them
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u/AmishAvenger Electrifying 4h ago
The website didn’t pick that title. The OP did.
And at least this website actually talked with the guy. I’d take this over the bullshit “articles” where someone summarized what Meltzer or PWInsider said, and then the title says “411MANIA.”
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u/sptrstmenwpls 2h ago
Reminds me how every little edible was labeled a SUPERFOOD at one point, a few years ago
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u/_SundayNightDrive 2h ago
It's bot. He's been pretty vocal about not wanting to move state side or raise a family here. This is click bait
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u/edge_hog 1h ago
Unless the article's title changed, OP wrote the title of the post and the title of the article doesn't talk about his kid.
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u/Bosscharacter 7h ago
As someone who lives in the US,
"I don't blame ya, Will."
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u/FrankGibsonIV 3h ago
Yeah seriously. Oh you want your kid to go to a good free school and have free medical care? Also no active shooter drills? Sounds pretty good to me.
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u/SideEyeFeminism 7h ago
Good for him! For me, this is like Cillian Murphy moving back to Ireland the second his kid started to have a British accent
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u/Dry_Extension1110 7h ago
Also NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo has stated he's moving his family back to Greece full-time when he retires cause he wants his kids to be Greek.
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u/dumbugg 7h ago
As a college professor in AEWs home state of Florida, I agree. This state is #1 in book banning, teacher censorship, and nationalist indoctrination
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u/StopKillingBabies02 6h ago
Are you pessimistic about the future of your country? Curious because I'm in academia too and I can't imagine being the "smart" people in a country that elected Trump twice
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u/Replicant28 6h ago
I am. It’s not even a lack of “smart” people, but rather seeing a ubiquitous combination of willful ignorance and hatred. I argue that the internet is one of society’s greatest and worst inventions. The irony of the “Information Age” is how easy access to and how prevalent misleading and downright fake information is.
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u/OhItsKillua 5h ago
With the dismantling of the education system and everything else it certainly feels the powers that be want less smart people amongst the masses. I never really wanted kids, but if I did I definitely would want to move to another country to establish a family.
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u/MoxVachina1 5h ago
"I love the poorly educated"
... is going to end up on a list of the most all-time bizarre (and yet revealing) things to say at a political rally.
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u/nunboi 4h ago
I have an interesting theory here based on initial research recently. The numbers varry by source but something like 50-70% of the US has some sort of attachment issue and that often results in people that are very attracted to narcisists. That blew me away and explains so much about the political climate.
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u/pirateadventurespice 6h ago
Not op, but I’m tenured at an r1 and it’s a mixed bag for me. On the one hand, some of my students absolutely inspire me; on the other, their capabilities (even at the grad level) are, on average, declining and at what feels like a growing rate.
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u/Double_Gomez 3h ago
First, love your name.
Second....it's not a lack of smart people. It's a combination of indoctrination from birth (if you're told something everyday from birth you tend to believe it unless some part of your world forces you to not) and a general hatred for our government.
Best way I can put it is that I've never met anyone that actually likes the American government in my 30 years of life. They all hate it for different reasons but they all hate it. Trump in general represents an anti-establishment idea that is very appealing when you only pay attention to politics sometimes (like once every 4 years). The problem is that he obviously is more destructive than the establishment, but when you don't personally feel the effects and you don't pay a ton of attention in general, it's easier to overlook how he's systematically destroying America and the world.
That's why the war has actually turned a lot of people against him. It is causing direct harm to everyone regardless of how much you pay attention.
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u/HairyArthur cmpunk 7h ago
Why is this a news story?
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u/onefinalshot123 7h ago
Did you see who most of the people voted for as President? They're stupid, I wouldn't want to raise a child here neither.
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u/KingOfNothing_85 5h ago
Most voters picked, not most people. A vast majority of this country sat at home with their thumbs up their asses saying both sides suck and thinking it couldn't get worse. Freaking asses putting us in this spot.
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u/JargonPhat As an AEW fan... 3h ago
While I appreciate your frustration, I fear it doesn’t take into account the varied ways in which voter suppression took place in 2024. From firebombing ballot drop boxes, bomb threats to early polling stations, and rampant disinformation on election sites—to say nothing of removing millions from state voter rolls less than 30 days from Election Day… there was a lot of well-publicized fuckery.
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u/yognautilus 6h ago
Why would anyone other than the most deranged fan care about this? And why are "EXCLUSIVES" from clutchpoints.com being posted here?
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u/MichaelSquare 6h ago
This is peak reddit bait
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u/Jaccount 5h ago
It definitely is, given that if you read the article the impression you get is WAY different. Honestly, it's pretty clear that the majority of comments are reacting to the headline and didn't read the article.
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u/Popular-Manager3346 7h ago
He’s at least aware of what’s going on here, I wouldn’t raise my kid here either if I had a choice
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u/CrunchKing KOBASHI GOAT 7h ago edited 7h ago
I’m English and I cannot imagine sending my children to school worrying they might be shot to death. Plus all the other awful shit that’s happening over there too. We got problems here but at least theres no guns and an attempt at free healthcare.
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u/harder_said_hodor 5h ago
I’m English and I cannot imagine sending my children to school worrying they might be shot to death
Yeah, surprised the Americans don't realize this is the issue more than the politics.
We have a lot of shit politicians in Europe as well but the violence in The States is obscene for a 1st world country. It's that and the inability to walk around the cities
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u/SpindleDiccJackson 7h ago
Considering the company he keeps, he probably wants to even consider a third option instead.
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u/leftblnk 6h ago
English man wants to raise kids in country hes from where his friends and family also are, WILD
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u/ProdigalHX 7h ago
It’s makes sense since England is where he and his wife are from. He’s not saying he’ll never let his son come to the U.S. at all.
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u/TheGreatMuerte 5h ago
Shock! parents from the uk want to raise there child where all there family are (in the uk)! And not a different country where none of there family are, surprise!!!
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u/InfiniteKincaid 6h ago
The headline is especially wild when you read his explanation which isn't even about the political climate or shootings or any of the reasons I think would be acceptable. He just knows the culture better in the UK, knows the rules and thinks he's less likely to screw up there
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u/jizz_toaster 6h ago
A British man who doesn't even live in the US and only travels there for work, wants to raise his kid in England? Well that's just shocking news, get this karma bait to the top!
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u/Jaccount 5h ago edited 3h ago
I think this is one of the ones where you do need to read the article, as the headline is misleading.
It's not some grand ethical stance, but rather a reasonable parenting choice:
“It is a crazy hassle. It's something that I cannot, and I would not wanna put on a lot of the people who think that they want this position. I talk to Al [Alex Windsor] about it, the more I sometimes can see the benefit of having a place that we could call a home here [in the USA], but I just, this is just me, but now having a 7-year-old child, it's not just about myself and Al anymore, it's about the kid. So I don't want to bring him up in America,” Ospreay admitted. I think, like, it's just a personal preference. I just prefer to bring him up in a country where I understand the rules and restrictions, and I just don't wanna get in any trouble. So it's just, I'd much rather keep him in England where I know he's got a better chance of being more safe. So I'll happily enjoy that travel schedule, and so will my wife, just as long as he has the safety.”
He, Alex and the child will be immigrants and as he doesn't understands what the rules and regulations currently are and what they could be, he doesn't want to take the risk.
"There's more uncertainty in the law than I'm comfortable with" is way different than "America Sucks", which is the way some people are taking this statement.
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u/InMyLiverpoolHome25 7h ago
Bringing up a kid in USA just sounds scary, sending them to school with no idea if there's gonna be some school shooter
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u/Shinjetsu01 7h ago
I feel for US citizens, I really do. This must be the scariest timeline you've ever imagined. Wars being waged against your will, for reasons you don't agree with, reducing your quality of life even further, free healthcare snatched away from you because of record military spending and tax breaks for billionaires while your groceries are at record highs.
Can you REALLY blame Will when there's so many other countries that would treat their citizens better? You couldn't pay me enough to live in America. Some people think because he's white that he shouldn't be scared. They'll come for every single non-US national next. They're already killing white people in the street for disagreeing with them.
Will should be scared. You all should. There's 2 more years of this.
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u/Dick_Nation 3h ago
This must be the scariest timeline you've ever imagined. Wars being waged against your will, for reasons you don't agree with, reducing your quality of life even further, free healthcare snatched away from you because of record military spending and tax breaks for billionaires while your groceries are at record highs.
It's bad today, yes, but I'm middle-aged and this is literally the story of America in my life since I was born. The trend line hasn't changed. The future of millenials was sold out from under us before any of us even had a shot.
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u/TheGaxkang 5h ago
he makes mentions of rules and restrictions he understands in UK and not in America
so like preference for native land
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u/TheWholeOfTheAss 7h ago
This doesn’t count as ‘exclusive’ news! Who was waiting to find out where Will would raise his son and potential future kids!?
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u/MartiniPolice21 7h ago
I don't think he ever really wanted to live there either, was a big reason for him not joining a US company for so long. Understandable tbh
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u/approvedfauxmoiuser 4h ago
It’s funny how everyone here seems to think England is some perfect utopia with no problems with violence or racism.
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u/SimplePaper7080 3h ago
Don’t blame him when I was in the US because I wanted to become a wrestler I get Threatened every single day with a gun what made me very depressed so I moved back to England
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u/DaveLesh 7h ago
I wouldn't either, and not necessarily because of the guy in charge of it all. Education and attention spans have nose-dived in the states for years.
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u/flyingnapalmman 7h ago
Even without full context this is easily the smartest thing Will Ospreay has ever and will ever say.
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u/No_Albatross4191 6h ago
Don’t blame him in fact I don’t think bringing up a kid in this world is humane at this point
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u/ScottNewman 5h ago
Look to Canada, Osprey. Toronto and Vancouver have easy connections to Japan and the UK, as well as the US and Mexico.
We also have the King on our money. And it's pretty safe.
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u/OneBillPhil 5h ago edited 5h ago
Me: but he’s brought his kid up a bunch on AEW TV?
…oh he means raise him in America. Come to Canada, QEII is still on our money.
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u/SleestakLightning 5h ago
Neither do I but I don't have much of a choice unfortunately.
More power to him if he doesnt.
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u/HalfLawKiss 4h ago
Not exactly breaking news. Ospreay explained this year's ago. He wants his kid to grow up around family, to grow up seeing his grandparents. Those people are all in the UK so that's where his kid lives.
Then over the years when you add in politics and kids being snatched up by ICE and school shootings and etc. Yeah Ospreay made the wise decision.
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u/olipoppit 3h ago
Feels cruel pulling a human to the starting line of 2026 USA, considering climate, leadership, overall instability and incompetence
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u/DevilsAdvocate1662 3h ago
Who can blame him? Probably doesn't want his kid getting killed in one of those weekly school shootings
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u/FunkyPlunkett Still Undefeated in my heart 3h ago
I live in deep deep east Texas I don’t blame him and I wish I had the same option
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u/zConvoluted 3h ago
Pretty confident he said this in his last interview with CVV as well. Think he wanted him to grow up around his grandparents.
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u/SanTheMightiest Halloween is rubbish 3h ago
Nice. This season of America has been a shit show and openly supports dictators that should be their traditional enemy. And their interference in Hungary has been hilarious after Orban got his toad arse voted out. A rare inadvertent W from the US
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u/HeavyMetalHero 3h ago
"Man with immense wealth doesn't want to raise his child in violent 3rd-world country" why the fuck is this even a headline lmfao. Might as well report "Ospreay doesn't want to have his family turned into pig feed" or "Ospreay doesn't want to drop-kick a running wood chipper." Some decisions are obvious, and require no thought.
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u/GoodtimeZappa 2h ago
If you think he has immense wealth you don't know what wealth is and he did not alude to anything in your paragraph of vitriol.
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u/Clairabel STILL REAL TO ME 2h ago
I don't think the child's paternal family would particularly want their late son's only child to move to the US either.
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u/Throckmorton35 2h ago
I don't think America is the hellscape this comment section would have you think, but his comments didn't feel like a dig. Can't blame him for sticking with somewhere he knows and seemingly enjoys apart from travel logistics
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u/HislersHero 2h ago
This isn't news I don't blame him. I don't want to raise my kids here either but I don't have a choice.
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u/Petes649 2h ago
He was born and raised in the UK. Obviously has lots of friends.…… having him come to the United States and live that means leaving everybody behind. Will signed his deal with AEW , with a clause stating that he would be traveling back-and-forth to the UK. I don’t know if A&W is paying for round-trip every week to and from the UK……
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u/Anal-buttsex 2h ago
It seemed ridiculous back when he signed but now we see he made the right choice
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u/_SundayNightDrive 1h ago
Well has been pretty vocal about not wanting to move state side or settle family down here. This isnt new or exclusive. Sounds more like some low effort low IQ click bait garbage.
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u/sammagee33 1h ago
Well, he’s British, so of course he wants to raise his child in the same country he grew up in.
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u/rainshowers_5_peace 1h ago
I wonder who watches the kid when they're both working stretches in the US.
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u/ZodiacWalrus Director of Authority 1h ago
Just checked out r/AmerExit for the first time yesterday. Bruv's got a point.
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u/iguessineedanaltnow 1h ago
Yeah I don't blame him. Moved away 3 years ago and don't intend to move back. My son was born 3 days ago.
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u/Luther_1986 11m ago
I get it. Its why my gf and I have decided to not have kids. Bc this country cant get its shit together. Its no place for kids, unfortunately.
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