Will Ospreay scored a tag team victory on night 13 of NJPW G1 Climax 33, and he praised the promotion in a post-match backstage interview. Ospreay and HENARE defeated Togi Makabe and El Phantasmo on the show.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On the quality of the show: “Everyone in the world, everyone is gonna talk about when it comes to professional wrestling, there is no one in the world that does it better then New Japan Pro-Wrestling. El Phantasmo stepped up more than ever. You all remember, that guy lost his granddad just before he was about to go wrestle Okada. Talking, I mean two years ago, I lost my best friend, and then I had to go wrestle Okada. I know the mental toll that takes on you. It kind of feels like you’re suffocating underneath that pressure. But tonight, I know he wanted it.”
On picking up the win: “But just know, all respect. All respect. If it was any different day, if I was having a bad day, if I’d just landed this morning, if it was anything along those lines, you would have won, El Phantasmo, but there was too much on the line for me especially because I must elevate the United States Championship by winning the G1 Climax and finally facing SANADA and proving that he is nowhere near the caliber of champion that Will Ospreay is.”
During a virtual signing with Southern Wrestling Autographs, Impact Wrestling star Savannah Evans announced that she is in the second season of Heels.
You can check out some highlights from the interview below:
On expanding beyond wrestling: “I definitely want to do as much as I can in wrestling, but building a bigger brand for myself in general is always the goal. If that gets me to do other things and branch to other avenues of entertainment, I’m down for that. Last summer, and I’ll talk about it because it’s about to air, I got to do a couple cameos on the show ‘Heels’. So I was able to do that. I’m sure they’re just a one-second, ‘Oh, there she is,’ but yeah, being able to do that was cool, and I would love to do more work like that. So I’m gonna be looking into that. It was classified as stunt work because we were wrestlers, we were around the ring, in the ring.
“So doing more stunt work is something I could definitely get used to. I know that SAG is going through a lot right now, but I would eventually like to get SAG certified, that kind of thing. But yeah, but the new season of Heels just started… so if anyone loves that show, keep an eye out in the background for me somewhere.”
On her role on the show: “I’m definitely a character, and you’ll notice when you see me. But I think that’s part of the fun, too, is getting to play other types of characters and building your resume that way. Like yes, I can play this, but I can also play this, too.”
