{"id":13566,"date":"2018-02-03T13:43:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T18:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=13566"},"modified":"2018-02-03T13:43:05","modified_gmt":"2018-02-03T18:43:05","slug":"preview-ott-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/02\/03\/preview-ott-homecoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: OTT Homecoming, Night 1 (2\/3\/2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OTT present their first main show of 2018, <em><strong>OTT Homecoming<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 We have the first ever steel cage match in OTT history as they emanate\u00a0from a new venue, The Arena, hosting it&#8217;s first ever OTT show.\u00a0 Despite WWEUK competitors<strong> Pete Dunne <\/strong>and<strong> Tyler Bate\u00a0<\/strong>being pulled it is still a very, very strong card.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s run down the card for <em>OTT Homecoming<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Match 1: Mark Haskins vs Adam Brookes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13638\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13638\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/DU8r1UOWsAE4dbH-e1517682308232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: OTT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Haskins makes his first appearance since losing his NLW title at\u00a0<strong>Being The Elite<\/strong>.\u00a0 Across from him is Australian wrestling star &#8220;The Loose Edge&#8221; Adam Brookes.\u00a0 Brookes is currently in the UK trying to follow in the footsteps of\u00a0<strong>Aussie Open\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>South Pacific Power Trip\u00a0<\/strong>and make a name for himself here.\u00a0 Neither man is a slouch in the ring and this will be good.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Predictions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em>Mark Haskins to win<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Match 2: Trent Seven vs Ryan Smile<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13641\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13641\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/DUgGlpwWkAEYg5g-e1517683024467.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: OTT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Seven replaces\u00a0<strong>British Strong Style\u00a0<\/strong>teammate Dunne against Smile.\u00a0 He makes his first solo appearance\u00a0in OTT.\u00a0 Seven and his comedy stuff will work really well in OTT.\u00a0 He takes on OTT original Ryan Smile, Smile was absent for BTE.\u00a0 At\u00a0<strong>Vendetta\u00a0<\/strong>he showed he&#8217;s still a heel.\u00a0 He defeated\u00a0<strong>Scotty Davis\u00a0<\/strong>before losing to Haskins in about 10 seconds.\u00a0 He was left outraged and is sure to be hunting down current champion\u00a0<strong>Jordan Devlin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Predictions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em>Ryan Sm<\/em><em>ile to win<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Match 3: OTT Gender Neutral Championship: Session Moth Martina (c) vs &#8220;Kentucky Gentleman&#8221; Chuck Taylor vs Angel Cruz vs\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>B.Cool<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13640\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/DTSNSVxX0AE1t_t-e1517683046225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\"><\/p>\n<p>The gender Neutral championship has proven a wacky title so far.\u00a0 The potential for this to be a fantastic match is there.\u00a0 All four people in this match are insane, funny and charismatic.\u00a0 The interactions between the OTT stars and Taylor will be very fun to see.\u00a0 This is going to continue to be Martina&#8217;s division and she will take the win at Homecoming<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Predictions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em>Session Moth Martina to win<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Match 4: Mike Bailey vs Keith Lee<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13637\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13637\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/DU8r12yWAAABHnt-e1517683072921.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: OTT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lee returns to OTT for the first time after his appearance at\u00a0<strong>Born To Be Wasted<\/strong>.\u00a0 He takes on the &#8220;speedball&#8221; Mike Bailey.\u00a0 The\u00a0<strong>DDT\u00a0<\/strong>wrestler made a name for himself in the UK last year when he impressed in the\u00a0<strong>WCPW World Cup<\/strong> and here at OTT.\u00a0 Keith Lee was the breakout star of 2017 and he has an impressive resume of matches.\u00a0 This will be a clash of two different sized men but the flips will come in spades.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Predictions:<\/strong> Keith Lee to win<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Match 5: &#8220;Kiwi Buzzsaw&#8221; Travis\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Banks vs Zack Sabre Jr.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13639\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13639\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/DUgHISOXUAAVX7j-e1517683089982.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: OTT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A huge matchup between two of the best wrestlers in the UK.\u00a0 This is a rematch of their semifinal match from last year&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Super Strong Style 16<\/strong> which was a fantastic match and was won by Banks.\u00a0 The OTT crowd will lap this up and it will be another match to add to OTT&#8217;s catalogue of great matches.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Predictions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em>Zack Sabre Junior to win<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Match 6: OTT Tag Team Championship Steel Cage Match- (C) Kings Of The North (Bonesaw, Dunkan Disorderly &amp; Damian Corvin) vs The Rapture (Sha Samuels, Charlie Sterling &amp; Zack Gibson)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13635\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13635\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13635\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/DU8r3DpWkAAaWxc-e1517683107568.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"317\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: OTT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A rematch of Being The Elite where the Kings scraped a win.\u00a0 The cage is very necessary to keep these animals in. There\u00a0is some doubt as to the future of the Kings and injury doubts going in for Disorderly.\u00a0 This is the prime opportunity for The Rapture to dethrone the Kings of Irish Wrestling.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Predictions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em>The Rapture to win the titles<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Match 7: NLW No Limits Championship: Jordan Devlin (c) vs Timothy Thatcher<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13642\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13642\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/02\/26168889_1601695343229320_533823467306057653_n-e1517683180513.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"316\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: OTT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The longest reigning\u00a0<strong>EVOLVE\u00a0<\/strong>champion in history makes his OTT debut.\u00a0 Devlin has faced superstars like Thatcher before and the Import Killer has put them all away with his Package Piledriver.\u00a0 Thatcher has been a different wrestler since taking more bookings in Europe.\u00a0 His hard-hitting style will clash very well with Devlin and this match will be fantastic.\u00a0 Devlin won&#8217;t lose the title this soon and he will kill another import.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Predictions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em>Jordan Devlin to win and retain<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTT present their first main show of 2018, OTT Homecoming.\u00a0 We have the first ever steel cage match in OTT history as they emanate\u00a0from a new venue, The Arena, hosting it&#8217;s first ever OTT show.\u00a0 Despite WWEUK competitors Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate\u00a0being pulled it is still a very, very strong card.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s run down [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2013,"featured_media":13643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,13],"tags":[1376,270,911,2144,802,1194,172],"class_list":["post-13566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international","tag-jordan-devlin","tag-keith-lee","tag-ott","tag-ott-homecoming","tag-over-the-top-wrestling","tag-timothy-thatcher","tag-zack-sabre-jr"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2013"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}