Will Ospreay Tells Critics to Stay Out of His Marriage After Backlash Over Wedding Joke

Will Ospreay still has no idea why people got so worked up over his post-wedding AEW Dynamite promo, and if anyone was waiting for an apology, they can probably stop now.

Ospreay addressed the backlash while speaking to 107.7 The Bone, and instead of backing down or apologizing, Ospreay pretty much doubled down. In his eyes, fans completely missed the joke, got angry over nothing, and started sticking their noses where they don’t belong.

For anyone who forgot, the whole thing started on the June 17 episode of Dynamite. Tony Schiavone congratulated Ospreay for getting married and pointed out that he skipped his honeymoon to show up for work. Ospreay explained that his wife was supportive of him chasing his dream and then dropped a line that immediately sent wrestling Twitter into detective mode.

“I got a good wife, man. So here’s what I did to treat her—I took her upstairs, I smashed the life out of her, bruv. I said, ‘Babe, clean yourself up, I gotta go to Houston.’”

The live crowd laughed, but online? Not so much. One fan called the remark “gross,” “dehumanising,” and “misogynistic,” even noting that Ospreay’s wife Alex Windsor was probably fine with it personally. Ospreay didn’t exactly engage in a debate at the time, instead shooting back with a simple message telling the critic to “Touch grass Katherine.”

Fast forward to this week, and Ospreay finally decided to explain what he claims was really happening upstairs before he headed to Houston.

“Oh, it was hilarious, but I’ll be honest with everyone, I don’t know why everyone was so mad about it.”

According to Ospreay, fans apparently overlooked one pretty important detail: he says he wasn’t talking about sex at all. Ospreay then painted the scene as a newlywed gaming session gone horribly wrong for his wife.

“This is the thing — I said she was a good wife, and I was explaining how amazing she was to follow my dream. Then I said I took her upstairs and smashed the life out of her… at Mario Kart. Like, I beat her so bad at Mario Kart, and when I said to her, ‘Clean yourself up, love,’ she was sweating, mate! She was trying to play this game. It’s 38 degrees in England. It’s so hot.”

As far as Ospreay is concerned, people getting upset over the promo is just another example of what happens whenever he opens his mouth. He admitted controversy seems to follow him around, but says that’s just part of being himself.

“I don’t get why everyone was so mad about it, I’ll be honest with you guys. People got angry, and honestly, I attract anger everywhere I go, but this is me. I’m authentically myself.”

And if anyone still isn’t buying his explanation, Ospreay made it pretty clear he isn’t interested in hearing complaints, especially from strangers weighing in on his marriage.

“I don’t mean any harm. I’m just being funny. Here’s the thing — my boss didn’t care, Warner Bros. didn’t care, Paramount didn’t care, my wife didn’t care. So I politely disagree with all of you if you have a problem with it. Don’t come into my relationship with my wife. F*** off.”

So there you have it. According to Will Ospreay, the infamous Dynamite line wasn’t bedroom talk, wasn’t misogyny, and wasn’t some weird newlywed overshare. It was apparently just one guy demolishing his wife in Mario Kart and then going to work. Whether fans buy that explanation or think Ospreay is having a laugh at everyone’s expense is probably going to keep this conversation rolling for a while.

What do you think about Will Ospreay’s explanation? Was it obviously a Mario Kart joke all along, or can you understand why fans took his Dynamite promo another way? Sound off in the comments below.

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