Assassin's Creed favourite Ezio officially returns in epic new reveal

Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the iconic character of the Assassin’s Creed series made an epic return during one of the UK’s biggest events this year to the surprise of thousands in attendance.

On Sunday 25 August 2024 at Wembley Stadium, London, American wrestling promotion AEW returned for its latest PPV event in the UK, All In. It was an epic four-hour night of professional wrestling from start to finish and I was there to experience every moment.

Check out the Assassin’s Creed Shadows trailer below!

Between the return of English wrestling legend Nigel McGuinness, the debut of former WWE Superstar Ricochet, and the title vs. career match between Swerve Strickland and Bryan Danielson, it was certainly a night to remember.

However, for many in attendance and watching at home, the most anticipated match was between England’s own Will Ospreay against the American Champion (now reverted to the International Championship) MJF.

The prospect of Will Ospreay and MJF locking horns was already exciting enough. Yet, being a big fan of Assassin’s Creed, which not only inspired his nickname of the “Aerial Assassin” and sporting a tattoo of his favourite video game series, Will Ospreay took his entrance to the next level, marking the return of Ezio Auditore.

Complete with parkour break dancers and Assassin’s Creed Shadows ring gear, the voice of Ezio Auditore, Roger Craig Smith, narrated the entrance video for Will Ospreay accompanied by the soothing Assassin’s Creed theme music. Many fans of the series in attendance would have had goosebumps hearing Smith’s voice once more, but perhaps none more so than Will Ospreay.

The entrance, which was also shown to followers of AEW on Twitter, has garnered over one million views. Roger Craig Smith retweeted the video in question saying, “I could not have imagined how it was going to turn out, but I’m beyond honoured that Will Ospreay and Ubisoft UK allowed me to be involved in such an epic moment at Wembley for AEW All In.”

To which Will Ospreay replied in kind: “You have no idea how much your role in Assassin's Creed played a huge impact on my career. Thank you so much for being part of the biggest night of my life. We are assassins,” with Smith responding, “VITTORIA AGLI ASSASSINI!”

Assassin’s Creed Shadows will be released on 12 November 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.