Oro Mensah Explained
Oliver Sauter (born 9 May 1995) is a Swiss professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Oro Mensah as a member of The Meta-Four stable. He is also known for his time in NXT UK under the ring name Oliver Carter, where he became a one-time NXT UK Tag Team Champion alongside Ashton Smith.
Prior to joining WWE, Sauter competed in various European promotions, most notably Westside Xtreme Wrestling (WxW) and German Wrestling Federation (GWF) under the ring name Mr. Exotic Erotic.
Early life
Oliver Sauter was born in Lagos, Nigeria to a Swiss father and a Ghanaian mother. He grew up in Zürich, Switzerland.
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2012–2019)
Sauter wrestled his first match on 12 May 2012 at Swiss Championship Wrestling under the ring name Mr. Exotic Erotic and lost to Belthazar. On 27 October, he teamed with Cash Crash to win the SCW Tag Team Championship, defeating Bad Snake & Magic Sly.[4] The reign lasted until 28 September 2013, when they lost the titles to Pancho & Sancho. He began competing for New European Championship Wrestling in early 2014, where he defeated former tag team partner Cash Crash on 1 February 2014. During the year, he still fought for Swiss Wrestling Entertainment and Classic Wrestling Entertainment. Over time he fought for various other independent promotions, including Westside Xtreme Wrestling (WxW), Rising Sun Wrestling, Frontier Championship Wrestling, German Hurricane Wrestling and German Wrestling Federation (GWF), winning various titles.
WWE
NXT UK (2019–2022)
On 19 April 2019, Sauter made his NXT UK debut as a face under the ring name Oliver Carter in a dark match, which he lost to Kassius Ohno.[5] He was utilized as a jobber until 16 November where he ended his losing streak. He teamed with Ashton Smith to defeat The Outliers (Dorian Mak and Riddick Moss). He returned to the brand on 17 January 2020, where he teamed with Smith to defeat Pretty Deadly (Lewis Howley and Sam Stoker). On 7 March, he participated in a battle royal to determine the next challenger for the NXT UK Championship, but failed to win the match.
On the 2 June 2022 episode of NXT UK, Carter and Smith won the NXT UK Tag Team Championship by defeating previous champions Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) and Die Familie (Teoman and Rohan Raja) in a triple threat match.[6] [7] On the 23 June episode of NXT UK, Carter and Smith were set to defend their titles against NXT 2.0's Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen, but Smith suffered a knee injury and had to vacate them.[8]
NXT (2022–present)
See main article: articles and The Meta-Four. On the 13 September 2022 episode of NXT, a video package was shown to reintroduce Carter under the ring name of Oro Mensah, with his debut announced for the following week's episode.[9] In his debut match, Mensah defeated Grayson Waller to qualify for the NXT North American Championship ladder match at NXT Halloween Havoc.[10] At the event on 22 October, Wes Lee won the match.[11] On the 4 November episode of NXT Level Up, Mensah defeated Xyon Quinn.[12] On the 28 March 2023 episode of NXT, Mensah competed in a 20-man battle royal to claim a spot in the fatal-five-way NXT North American Championship match at NXT Stand & Deliver, eliminating Quinn but was eliminated by Jinder Mahal.[13] On 25 April at Spring Breakin, Mensah lost against the debuting Oba Femi.[14]
On 28 May at NXT Battleground, Mensah turned heel and joined Jakara Jackson and Lash Legend in helping Noam Dar retain his NXT Heritage Cup against Dragon Lee to form The Meta-Four.[15] On the 13 June episode of NXT, Mensah competed in Dar's place due to injury, losing his NXT Heritage Cup to Nathan Frazer.[16] On March 26, it was announced that The Meta-Four will be the host of NXT Stand & Deliver.[17] On the May 28 episode of NXT, Mensah began a feud with a debuting Ethan Page, who revealed himself as Mensah and Dar's mysterious attacker, effectively turning him and the rest of The Meta-Four into faces.[18] At Week 2 of NXT: The Great American Bash on August 6, Mensah challenged Page for his NXT Championship but lost.[19]
Championships and accomplishments
- Championship Of Wrestling
- cOw Interstate Championship (1 time)
- cOw Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- German Wrestling Federation
- German Hurricane Wrestling
- GHW Zero Gravity Cup Championship (1 time)
- New European Championship Wrestling
- New World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Swiss Championship Wrestling
- SCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cash Crash
- Swiss Wrestling Entertainment
- SWE Championship (1 time)
- WWE
Notes and References
- OroMensah_wwe . 1165620129180332032 . live . http://archive.today/2024.08.20-150637/https://x.com/OroMensah_wwe/status/1165620129180332032 . August 20, 2024 . Born in Nigeria papa from Switzerland mama from Ghana Signed to @WWE Working for the hottest brand @NXTUK . August 25, 2019 . August 20, 2024.
- Web site: Oliver Carter. WWE.
- Web site: Oliver Carter. CageMatch.
- Web site: Oliver Carter Matches . cagematch.net . 10 June 2022.
- Oliver Carter is just getting started in NXT UK: WWE Exclusive, Aug. 28, 2019. Online video platform. WWE. 28 August 2019. 10 June 2022. ALzsYM9o_zI.
- Web site: WWE "NXT:UK #198" Ergebnisse & Bericht aus London, England, Vereinigtes Königreich vom 02.06.2022. Wrestling-Infos.de. 3 June 2022. 10 June 2022.
- Web site: New Tag Team Champions crowned on NXT UK. Currier. Joseph. F4WOnline.com. 2 June 2022. 10 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220602233918/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/nxt/new-tag-team-champions-crowned-on-nxt-uk-oliver-carter-ashton-smith. 2 June 2022. live.
- Web site: NXT UK Results (6/23): Oliver Carter and Ashton Smith Defend Tag Titles Against Josh Briggs & Brooks Jensen, More. Faria. Colby. Fightful. 23 June 2022. 23 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220623220837/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/wwe-nxt-uk-results-623-oliver-carter-and-ashton-smith-defend-tag-titles-against-josh-briggs-brooks. 23 June 2022. live.
- Web site: Rose. Bryan. Oro Mensah to make WWE NXT debut next week. 13 September 2022. 14 September 2022. F4WOnline.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20220914070753/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/nxt/oro-mensah-to-make-wwe-nxt-debut-next-week. 14 September 2022. live.
- Web site: 9/20 NXT results: Moore's review of Tyler Bate vs. JD McDonagh for an NXT Title shot, Grayson Waller vs. Oro Mensah, Von Wagner vs. Sanga, Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams vs. Andre Chase and Bodhi Hayward, Cora Jade vs. Wendy Choo, Axiom vs. Nathan Frazer in a best of three series match, Rip Fowler and Jagger Reid vs. Malik Blade and Edris Enofe. Moore. John. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 20 September 2022. 5 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220923114718/https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/09/20/9-20-nxt-results-moores-review-of-tyler-bate-vs-jd-mcdonagh-for-an-nxt-title-shot-grayson-waller-vs-oro-mensah-von-wagner-vs-sanga-carmelo-hayes-and-trick-williams-vs-andre-chase-and-bodhi-h/. 23 September 2022. live.
- Web site: Moore. John. NXT Halloween Havoc results: Moore's live review of Bron Breakker vs. Ilja Dragunov vs. JD McDonagh for the NXT Title, Mandy Rose vs. Alba Fyre for the NXT Women's Title, Carmelo Hayes vs. Wes Lee vs. Von Wagner vs. Oro Mensah vs. Nathan Frazer in a ladder match for the vacant North American Title, Roxanne Perez vs. Cora Jade in a Weapons Wild match. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 22 October 2022. 23 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221023025807/https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/10/22/nxt-halloween-havoc-results-moores-live-review-of-bron-breakker-vs-ilja-dragunov-vs-jd-mcdonagh-for-the-nxt-title-mandy-rose-vs-alba-fyre-for-the-nxt-womens-title-carmelo-hayes-vs/. 23 October 2022. live.
- Web site: 11/4 NXT Level Up results: O'Connor's review of Oro Mensah vs. Xyon Quinn, Myles Borne vs. Hank Walker, and Ivy Nile vs. Sol Ruca. O'Connor. John. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 5 November 2022. 10 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221106055214/https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/11/05/11-4-nxt-level-up-results-oconnors-review-of-oro-mensah-vs-xyon-quinn-myles-borne-vs-hank-walker-and-ivy-nile-vs-sol-ruca/. 6 November 2022. live.
- Web site: WWE NXT (3/28/2023) Results: Last Chance Women's Title Qualifier, Eddy Thorpe's In-Ring Debut, More. Pulido. Luis. Fightful. 28 March 2023. 29 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230329214514/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/wwe-nxt-3282023-results-last-chance-women-s-title-qualifier-eddy-thorpe-s-ring-debut-more. 29 March 2023. live.
- Web site: 4/25 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Grayson Waller for the NXT Title, Indi Hartwell vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Tiffany Stratton for the NXT Women's Title, Bron Breakker vs. Andre Chase, Josh Briggs and Fallon Henley vs. Brooks Jensen and Kiana James, Cora Jade vs. Lyra Valkyria, Tony D'Angelo and Stacks Lorenzo vs. Pretty Deadly in a Trunk Match, Oba Femi debuts. Moore. John. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 25 April 2023. 26 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230426230736/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/04/25/4-25-nxt-tv-results-moores-review-of-carmelo-hayes-vs-grayson-waller-for-the-nxt-title-indi-hartwell-vs-roxanne-perez-vs-tiffany-stratton-for-the-nxt-womens-title-bron-breakker-vs-andr/. 26 April 2023. live.
- Web site: NXT Battleground results: Moore's live review of Carmelo Hayes vs. Bron Breakker for the NXT Championship, Tiffany Stratton vs. Lyra Valkyria for the vacant NXT Women's Title, Gallus vs. The Creeds for the NXT Tag Team Titles, Wes Lee vs. Tyler Bate vs. Joe Gacy in a Triple Threat for the NXT North American Title, Noam Dar vs. Dragon Lee for the NXT Heritage Cup. Moore. John. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 28 May 2023. 31 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230531012708/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/05/28/nxt-battleground-results-moores-live-review-of-carmelo-hayes-vs-bron-breakker-for-the-nxt-championship-tiffany-stratton-vs-lyra-valkyria-for-the-vacant-nxt-womens-title-gallus-vs-the-cr/. 31 May 2023. live.
- Web site: 6/13 NXT TV results: Moore's review of Baron Corbin vs. Ilja Dragunov, Noam Dar vs. Nathan Frazer for the NXT Heritage Cup, Wes Lee, Mustafa Ali, and Tyler Bate vs. Joe Gacy, Jagger Reid, and Rip Fowler, Roxanne Perez vs. Tatum Paxley, Edris Enofe vs. Malik Blade, Thea Hail vs. Cora Jade. Moore. John. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 13 June 2023. 17 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230617141828/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/06/13/6-13-nxt-tv-results-moores-review-of-baron-corbin-vs-ilja-dragunov-noam-dar-vs-nathan-frazer-for-the-nxt-heritage-cup-wes-lee-mustafa-ali-and-tyler-bate-vs-joe-gacy-jagger-reid-a/. 17 June 2023. live.
- Web site: Tessier. Colin. 26 March 2024. The Meta-Four Announced As The Hosts Of NXT Stand & Deliver 2024. 10 April 2024. Fightful. https://web.archive.org/web/20240810182719/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/meta-four-announced-hosts-nxt-stand-deliver-2024. 10 August 2024. live.
- Web site: Powell. Jason. 28 May 2024. NXT TV results (5/28): Moore's review of Trick Williams and Je'Von Evans vs. Mark Coffey and Wolfgang, Michin vs. Tatum Paxley and Kelani Jordan vs. Wren Sinclair in NXT Women's NA Title ladder match qualifiers. 29 May 2024. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. https://web.archive.org/web/20240801172901/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/05/28/nxt-tv-results-5-28-moores-review-of-trick-williams-and-jevon-evans-vs-mark-coffey-and-wolfgang-michin-vs-tatum-paxley-and-kelani-jordan-vs-wren-sinclair-in-nxt-womens-na-title-ladder-mat/. 1 August 2024. live.
- Web site: Moore. John. 6 August 2024. NXT TV results (8/6): Moore's review of Great American Bash night two with Ethan Page vs. Oro Mensah for the NXT Title, Kelani Jordan vs. Tatum Paxley for the NXT Women's North American Title. 7 August 2024. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. https://web.archive.org/web/20240807004043/https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/08/06/nxt-tv-results-8-6-moores-review-of-great-american-bash-night-two-with-ethan-page-vs-oro-mensah-for-the-nxt-title-kelani-jordan-vs-tatum-paxley-for-the-nxt-womens-north-american-title/. 7 August 2024. live.