{"id":25180,"date":"2018-09-04T19:18:25","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T23:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=25180"},"modified":"2018-09-04T19:29:05","modified_gmt":"2018-09-04T23:29:05","slug":"indie-watch-scotty-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/09\/04\/indie-watch-scotty-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie Watch: Scotty Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indie Watch is our regular series that looks at all of the amazing talent working the independent circuits around the world. Some are veterans revitalizing their careers, some are indie prospects hitting their peaks, while others are names to be on the watch for! This edition heads to the Emerald Isle to look at one of Ireland’s emerging young stars, “The Supreme Suplex Machine”, Scotty Davis.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Photo: John Morrissey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Irish wrestling has pumped out some great wrestlers in its history.\u00a0 From the mid 00’s revival of the scene, stars like\u00a0Finn\u00a0B\u00e1lor, Becky Lynch\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Sheamus\u00a0<\/strong>emerged.\u00a0\u00a0Danno O’Mahony\u00a0<\/strong>hailed from Cork and would go on to innovate\u00a0the Irish Whip and become\u00a0NWA World Heavyweight Champion<\/strong>.\u00a0 Add to that another former NWA champion\u00a0Steve Casey\u00a0<\/strong>and NWA Junior Heavyweight\u00a0Champion\u00a0Pat Barrett\u00a0<\/strong>and it is clear that Ireland has produced great professional wrestlers for a very long time.\u00a0 With the likes of\u00a0Jordan Devlin<\/strong> and\u00a0Session Moth Martina\u00a0<\/strong>breaking out of the booming Irish Wrestling scene there is one heir to the throne, one young man who is undoubtedly the future of Irish Wrestling.\u00a0 The Supreme Suplex Machine Scotty Davis\u00a0<\/strong>has the potential to etch his name in history alongside the Devlin’s and Sheamus’.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/SupremeScottyD\/status\/993510302720380930<\/p>\n

Young Scotty Davis has a background in Freestyle Wrestling, having started at age 6,\u00a0 being a 7xIrish Champion, a 3xBritish Champion and has won various lower level championships.\u00a0 Davis is the marquee prospect of the\u00a0Main Stage Wrestling\u00a0<\/strong>school which has produced stars like Martina,\u00a0Angel Cruz, <\/strong>and\u00a0current NLW Champion\u00a0Terry Thatcher.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>At Road To Scrappermania 3<\/strong><\/em>, Davis debuted for OTT against fellow debutant\u00a0Conor Andrews<\/strong>.\u00a0 That match was the first time the OTT fans got to see some of the next generation in action and everyone in the audience was impressed by the two youngsters.\u00a0 Thanks to this\u00a0match, the fans got a taste for the new generation of young talents and were ready to see them step up.\u00a0 This is where we got OTT Contenders<\/strong> from, the brand which has been dedicated to building the newest stars of Irish Wrestling.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/SupremeScottyD\/status\/1004828125904166914<\/p>\n

Davis has been ever present\u00a0on Contenders, while also making his mark on the main roster.\u00a0 In 2017, Contenders allowed Davis the opportunity to square off with\u00a0Luther Ward<\/strong> and the chance to team with Devlin against\u00a0Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher)\u00a0<\/strong>while he also got to take\u00a0Ryan Smile\u00a0<\/strong>to his limit at Vendetta<\/strong><\/em>, semi\u00a0main evented the Tivoli against\u00a0El Ligero\u00a0<\/strong>and Devlin, debuted at the National Stadium against\u00a0Jigsaw\u00a0<\/strong>and ended the year being one of Contenders top three prospects earning the right to face\u00a0NXT UK Superstars British Strong Style (Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate\u00a0<\/strong>&\u00a0Trent Seven)<\/strong> in the National Stadium.\u00a0 2017 was an impressive year for Davis, but has been nothing compared to his 2018.<\/p>\n