Will Ospreay recruits NJPW partners for AEW Dynamite match

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Storylines intersected on AEW Collision (Aug. 15, 2026) to deliver the line of the night from Christian Cage. Also of interest, Will Ospreay needs friends from Japan. How are these two things related? Gather around to connect the dots. First up was Ospreay. AEW booked him into a trios match against the Callis Family for Dynamite. Ospreay has no real friends on the roster right now, so he decided to phone some bruvs in Japan. Ospreay said he would call his United Empire mates from NJPW, but he didn’t know how Callum Newman would respond. The clock is ticking for @WillOspreay to find two partners to help aid him against the Don Callis Family NEXT WEEK on #AEWDynamite. Who will answer Ospreay’s call? Watch #AEWCollision on TNT & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/Rh0UMnkG7p — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 16, 2026 We didn’t get follow up on how Callum received Ospreay, but he was right that Henare and Francesco Akira would be cool. AEW confirmed them as Ospreay’s partners against Brian Cage, Rocky Romero, and Lance Archer. #AEWDynamite 8/7c, TBS & HBO Max This Wednesday, 8/19@WillOspreay/@FrancescoAkira/@HenareNZ vs @BrianCageGMSI/@LanceHoyt/@azucarroc@TheDonCallis Family tried to attack Ospreay last week, but Ospreay called on members of United Empire to join him for a Trios Match, WEDNESDAY! pic.twitter.com/OWRotWQZoc — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 16, 2026 Kenny Omega is in the same boat as Ospreay with a trios match for Dynamite against the crap stain on the underpants of life, also known as the Callis Family. The world champ’s partners will be the Young Bucks against Jake Doyle, Mark Davis, and El Clon. This is where Christian comes in. Adam Copeland brought his surly buddy to question if the Bucks were truly focused on their dream match for All In. While bickering about the loss at Grand Slam Mexico, Matt Jackson said the Cope and Christian are old enough to be his father. Christian deadpanned, “Who says I’m not?” That line made me lose it with laughter. Commentary agreed that it was the line of the night. I hope we get an episode of BTE trying to fact-check if Christian could be their father. AEW World Champion @KennyOmegamanX is tired of @TheDonCallis Family meddling in his affairs and has recruited two Elite partners for Wednesday: @YoungBucks! However, this seems to have caught the eye of the AEW World Tag Team Champions … Watch #AEWCollision on TNT & HBO Max pic.twitter.com/CaOhvvmHgy — All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 16, 2026 The common thread for all of this is setting up Dynamite. The lineup for August 19 includes: TBS Championship: Maya World (c) vs. Kris Statlander vs. Hikaru Shida vs. Persephone Will Ospreay, Henare, & Francesco Akira vs. Brian Cage, Rocky Romero, & Lance Archer Kenny Omega & Young Bucks vs. Jake Doyle, Mark Davis, & El Clon Omega & Ospreay sitdown interview with Renee Paquette Share your reaction to that line from Christian Cage. Do you like the use of United Empire from NJPW to help in the storyline for Will Ospreay?