Will Ospreay Returns to Attack Jon Moxly and Death Riders
Wrestler Konosuke Takeshita failed in his attempt to dethrone champion Jon Moxley, who retained the Continental Championship after a No Time Limit match. Following this victory on March 15-17th (based on article timestamps), returning star Will Ospreay made an emotional comeback and targeted both Moly's title defense against him later that night at AEW Revolution in Los Angeles to enact revenge for his previous loss, with video packages highlighting the Don Callis F.
Key Points
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1Will Ospreay made his long-awaited return to AEW at Revolution on March 16 in Los Angeles.
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2Jon Moxley successfully retained the Continental Championship after defeating Konosuke Takeshita via time limit draw (No Time Limit Match).
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3Following a video package highlighting his recovery, Will Ospreay attacked Jon Moxley and The Death Riders post-match.
Developments
Will Ospreay returned at AEW Revolution with an attack on Jon Moxley following the wrestler's successful Continental Championship defense against Konosuke Takeshita, despite reports that he had been recovering from a neck injury since August and undergoing surgery prior to his last match. Earlier in the event, Adam Copeland made his return alongside Christian Cage while Ronda Rousey debuted by confronting Toni Storm after defeating her friend Marina Shafir.
Konosuke Takeshita lost a no-time-limit Continental Championship match to Jon Moxley after being passed out by an armbar. Following this defeat, Will Ospreay was announced as cleared from his neck injury and returned for the Death Riders' BLOOD event against Konosuke's team in Los Angeles on AEW Revolution (March 15).
Jon Moxley retained the AE W Continental Championship against Konosuke Takeshita in a no-time-limit match that lasted over twenty-three minutes. Following his victory and brief post-match interaction with Take shita, Will Ospreay made an unexpected return to confront both wrestlers before being attacked by The Death Riders while recovering from neck surgery complications following AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door