Over the Top Wrestling

Over the Top Wrestling
Acronym OTT
Founded 2014
Style Professional wrestling
Sports entertainment
Headquarters Dublin, Ireland
Website ottwrestling.com

Over the Top Wrestling, commonly abbreviated to OTT, is an Irish wrestling promotion based in Dublin, Ireland and was founded in 2014.[1] The promotion mixes elements of traditional pro wrestling, comedy and sports entertainment.[2] Over the Top Wrestling showcases the best Irish talent and also brings in renowned stars from overseas.[3][4] Shows typically take place in Dublin's Tivoli Theatre, [5] "The Arena" at Good Counsel GAA club on Suir Road and at Mandela Hall near Queen's University, Belfast. Special 'Supershows' occur at the National Stadium periodically. 'Contender' billed shows featuring up and coming local talent are run from the National Stadium's Ringside Club.

History

Founded in 2014 as an alternative to the family friendly offerings on the Irish wrestling scene at the time, OTT was aimed at an over 18s audience with the intention of giving adult wrestling fans something grittier to enjoy, with a shift away from a PG product. Initially the show focused mainly on Irish talent, with gimmicks relating to Irish culture such as the Traveller influenced Luther Ward and the Ward Family, "Session Moth" Martina, the working class-styled Lads from the Flats and the elitist "Lord of The Manor" Paul Tracey. The show was initially composed of wrestlers trained by Main Stage Wrestling and Fight Factory training schools. As the promotion evolved it attracted more renowned stars from abroad and now boasts a vibrant mix of Irish and international talent. Historically, Over the Top Wrestling have used the No Limits Wrestling Title as their top championship, until 3rd Feb 2018 when the OTT World Heavyweight Championship was introduced, replacing the NLW Title as the primary championship of OTT. Homegrown hero and WWE United Kingdom Championship tournament contender, Jordan Devlin was the inaugural champion. The No Limits Title would go on to serve as an up-and-comers style title after its reactivation later in the year.

Contenders

OTT Contenders was launched on 28th May 2017. The idea for these shows was to give up-and-coming Irish talent a platform to perform on as a proving ground. An initial seminar was advertised for an opportunity to perform on the first OTT Contenders show in The Ringside Club of the National Stadium. 100s of hopeful applicants from across the country applied to take part but only a handful were picked for the seminar. From those participants, the numbers were further narrowed down to only the best performers. These chosen few perform on the Contenders shows in conjunction with established talent. People who perform well on Contenders are often given an opportunity on the main show, as has been seen with More Than Hype (LJ Cleary, Nathan Martin and Darren Kearney) and Legit 100 (Scotty Davis, Curtis Murray and Micheal May).

Championships

As of October 21, 2018

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Previous champion(s)
OTT Championship WALTER 1 August 18, 2018 64+ Jordan Devlin
OTT Tag Team Championship The Kings of the North
(Bonesaw, Damien Corvin and Dunkan Disorderly)		 3 June 3, 2018 140+ The Rapture
OTT Women's Championship Sammii Jayne 1 April 1, 2018 203+ Session Moth Martina
OTT Gender Neutral Championship LJ Cleary 1 March 18, 2018 217+ Session Moth Martina
OTT No Limits Wrestling Championship Terry Thatcher 1 May 13, 2018 161+ Won in Tournament Final

Roster

OTT wrestlers are freelance competitors, meaning they may also appear for multiple promotions worldwide, as well as performing for OTT.

Main Roster Male Talent

Ring name Notes
Aidan Epix Club Tropicana
Angel Cruz Angel Cruzers
B Cool Angel Cruzers
Bonesaw Kings of the North, OTT Tag Team Champion
Captain Sexsea Club Tropicana
Charlie Sterling The Rapture
Damien Corvin Kings of the North, OTT Tag Team Champion
Dunkan Disorderly Kings of the North, OTT Tag Team Champion
Fabulous Nicky
Joe Coffey
Jordan Devlin
Logan Bryce Gentleman's Club
Mark Haskins
Paul Tracey
Pete Dunne British Strong Style, WWE United Kingdom Champion
Sammy D Gentleman's Club
Sean Guinness
Sha Samuels The Rapture
Terry Thatcher NLW Heavyweight Champion
Trent Seven British Strong Style
Tyler Bate British Strong Style
WALTER OTT Champion
Zack Gibson The Rapture

Main Roster Female Talent

Ring name Notes
Katey Harvey
Sammii Jayne OTT Women's Champion
Session Moth Martina
Valkyrie

Special Appearances/Alumni

Non Wrestlers

Ring name Notes
Aonghus McAnally Host, Commentator
Don Marnell Commentator
Tony Kelly Commentator
Jamie Humperdink Commentator, Sole Owner of OTT, Gentleman's Club
Daniel “Butch” Gannon Ring Announcer
Niall "Foxy" Fox Referee

Contenders Roster

Ring name Notes
Amy Allonsy
Calum Black
Conor Andrews
Curtis Murray
Darren Kearney More Than Hype
Debbie Kietel
Dom Tuck
Eddie Stone Mongrels
Gavin Fitz Mongrels
Gunther Isaak
LJ Cleary More Than Hype, OTT Gender Neutral Champion.
Michael May
Nathan Martin More Than Hype
Raven Creed
Russell Dempster Mongrels
Scotty Davis

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ott-wrestling". ott-wrestling. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  2. ↑ "Heels and heroes: Dublin's mania for wrestling". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  3. ↑ "Over the Top Wrestling · The42". The42. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  4. ↑ Corby, Donagh (2017-12-02). "Young Irish wrestling trio set to take on WWE UK's finest". irishmirror. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  5. ↑ "OVER THE TOP WRESTLING". Tivoli. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
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