{"id":15994,"date":"2018-03-27T12:22:32","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T16:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=15994"},"modified":"2018-03-27T12:22:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T16:22:32","slug":"match-point-will-ospreay-vs-dezmond-xavier-7-4-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/03\/27\/match-point-will-ospreay-vs-dezmond-xavier-7-4-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Point: Will Ospreay vs Dezmond Xavier (4\/7\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Match Point is an\u00a0ongoing\u00a0series at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, where we look at intriguing\u00a0matchups in indie wrestling and beyond. They may be dream matches, first-time\u00a0matchups,\u00a0or hotly anticipated rematches.\u00a0<\/em>Today\u2019s edition features a match up from one of the WrestleMania week events, where it’s\u00a0IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay\u00a0vs Dezmond Xavier at CZW’s showcase at WrestleCon on April 7, 2018<\/em><\/p>\n

The WrestleMania weekend continues to throw up some must-watch matches.\u00a0\u00a0Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW)\u00a0<\/strong>brings in one of the better-looking matches from that weekend.\u00a0 We have the Aerial Assasin and current\u00a0IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion\u00a0Will Ospreay\u00a0<\/strong>against CZW and\u00a0Impact\u00a0<\/strong>star Dezmond Xavier.\u00a0 CZW is known for its deathmatch image which the company has shed under\u00a0Sami Callihan’s\u00a0<\/strong>guidance.\u00a0 The company is now focused on fast-paced\u00a0high spot action and this match will tick all the boxes.<\/p>\n

Will Ospreay<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: NJPW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With a nickname like the aerial assassin,\u00a0you know what to expect.\u00a0 Hailing from Rainham in Essex the British native was pivotal in the British Wrestling boom.\u00a0 Most known for his infamous match against\u00a0Ricochet<\/strong> from 2016 Ospreay has a reputation, whether fair or not, for being a “flippy guy”.\u00a0 While yes Ospreay can pull off an awe-inspiring array of moves he is also a fantastic wrestler.\u00a0 He is fast approaching the peak of his abilities and is a great opponent for the young Xavier.\u00a0 Ospreay is the embodiment of the modern day independent wrestler.\u00a0 He wrestles for any and every company and gives 110% to every match and this one won’t be any different.<\/p>\n

Dezmond Xavier<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Photo: Impact Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An impressive\u00a0young high flier who has massive potential.\u00a0 As part of\u00a0Scarlet & Graves\u00a0<\/strong>with\u00a0Zachary Wentz\u00a0<\/strong>is a former CZW tag champion and has toured the UK and\u00a0Dragon Gate<\/strong>.\u00a0 His biggest exposure has more than likely come as the winner of\u00a0Impact Wrestling’s\u00a0Super X Cup\u00a0<\/strong>last year in Impact Wrestling.\u00a0 Last year also saw him make his\u00a0Pro Wrestling Guerrila\u00a0<\/strong>debut.\u00a0 Despite only debuting in 2011 Xavier has had a very good career with a tonne of accolades.\u00a0 He has a good look and can more than back it up in the ring.\u00a0 He has a style similar to\u00a0AR Fox\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Shane Strickland\u00a0<\/strong>where he is unbelievably athletic and cleanly pulls off high spots that most others couldn’t\u00a0dream of.\u00a0 Having a good match with Ospreay can be good for your career and really give you name value.\u00a0 In that regard, this could be the most important match of Xavier’s career and he will definitely\u00a0deliver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Match Point is an\u00a0ongoing\u00a0series at Last Word on Pro Wrestling, where we look at intriguing\u00a0matchups in indie wrestling and beyond. They may be dream matches, first-time\u00a0matchups,\u00a0or hotly anticipated rematches.\u00a0Today\u2019s edition features a match up from one of the WrestleMania week events, where it’s\u00a0IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay\u00a0vs Dezmond Xavier at CZW’s showcase at WrestleCon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2013,"featured_media":16142,"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":[2,6],"tags":[387,966,2207,1261,101,2384],"class_list":["post-15994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-north-america","tag-combat-zone-wrestling","tag-dezmond-xavier","tag-match-point","tag-scarlett-and-graves","tag-will-ospreay","tag-wrestlemania-weekend"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15994","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=15994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}