Over The Edge

**OTE (Over The Edge)** was a CAW league/alternate WWE timeline created by OverTheEdgeSVR (also known as #ThisIsOctane on YouTube) in March 2012. Their name is not a reference to the old WWF Over The Edge PPVs, but rather an expression of the term "over the edge", which means going to an extreme.

## History

OTE follows an alternate WWE timeline starting with Bragging Rights 2010. From there, OTE slowly spiraled into what it became now, with insane levels of modifications on its primary game WWE 2K14; their tagline is "The wrestling you wish was on Monday nights".

Some of OTE's early storylines included Triple H joining The Nexus, John Cena's feud with Zack Ryder, and Drew McIntyre winning the WWE Championship and becoming the chairman of the WWE. On January 15, 2013, both RAW and Smackdown were merged into one singular brand called WWE Octane, a name that has stuck with OTE to this day.

#### Partnership with NJPW (2015 - 2022)

During the 2015 Survivor Series event, WWE COO Stone Cold Steve Austin announced a new partnership with NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling) with its first interpromotional event being the Royal Rumble in Tokyo Dome. Stone Cold capped off this announcement with an impromptu non-title match where WWE representative Tensai was defeated by NJPW representative, the then-IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi.

On the December 25, 2016 edition of Octane, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler announced that on the next Octane episode, the WWE would hear from NJPW's new IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, who won the belt at Wrestle Kingdom. On the June 13, 2017 edition of Octane, Nakamura explained that the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match would have 15 WWE wrestlers and 15 NJPW wrestlers and the winner will earn a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 28. Subsequently, Nakamura also announced that he himself is the first entrant in the Rumble. During the last segment of the show, Christian announced that he quit the WWE before revealing that he had signed with NJPW, reverting to his Christian Cage name and attacking Edge.

#### Hiatus And Termination (2022)

While the Rumble was their next show, OTE went on a hiatus that lasted up until 2022 when the official OTE YouTube account was terminated on October 8, 2022, due to "receiving multiple third-party claims of copyright infringement regarding material that the user posted". This sadly ended OTE's run on YouTube after 10 years and shut down any further plans for the company. Additionally, OTE themselves confirmed the termination on their Twitter page, thanking everyone who supported and inspired them throughout their tenure.

#### Re-Uploads (2023)

At the end of July 2023, several videos of OTE where found on Reddit and subsequently uploaded to YouTube by Wegas Rennie, G\_Rickard and RC99 Productions. These include full events and promos. In early August 2023, OTE officially gave their blessing to anyone and everyone trying to preserve and upload any past videos via liking a tweet made by RC99.

## Controversies

OTE has not conducted its business without extreme controversy ***[WARNING: Caution is advised when reading this as some viewers may find it distressing]***.

In the lead up to Summerslam 2014, OTE showcased a very dark angle involving WWE Divas Champion Trish Stratus and her challenger AJ Lee. On the July 7, 2014 episode of Octane, the angle involved Trish and her accomplices Stephanie McMahon-McIntyre and Summer Rae beating up a pregnant AJ Lee, bloodying her before putting her in the trunk of a car and Trish driving away. On the following episode on July 21st, it was explained by commentary that AJ Lee faked her pregnancy to get a shot at Trish's Divas Championship. The dark turn saw Trish stab AJ Lee in the stomach before leaving her body on the side of the road in the early hours of the morning. Ultimately, Trish was bailed out of jail due to a technicality and AJ Lee made a full recovery, eventually going on to defeat Trish in a hellacious No Holds Barred Match at Summerslam to win the Divas Championship. One viewer commented on the entire angle, calling it "a bit too realistic".

During the 2015 feud between Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre, a segment aired where McIntyre argued with his wife Stephanie McMahon-McIntyre. This prompted one viewer to express concern about OTE possibly exploiting domestic abuse for a storyline. OTE assured the viewer that no such thing was happening.

Another major controversial angle took place in 2015, bleeding into 2016. After Trish Stratus grabbed the World Heavyweight Title down at Survivor Series during a TLC Match between champion The Miz and challenger Christian, an appeal was made by the WWE Board of Directors as to what to do with the belt as the match ended in a no-contest and Christian's career was also on the line. At φιλíα, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon announced the Christian would still keep his job and Trish would officially be recognized as the new World Heavyweight Champion.

In addition to this, Trish Stratus and her now-fiancé Edge went into a feud with Ric Flair and his daughter Charlotte. Through a series of "Rated-R shenanigans" (for lack of a better term) between the two, plus their personal referee Eva Marie, Edge became a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion whereas Trish became a 5-time World Heavyweight Champion. Their efforts in disgracing the Flair name and the belt's prestige, plus Edge trying to break Ric Flair's 16-time World Champion record aired on at least 2 episodes of Octane. Trish and Edge's antics have also forced some sponsors to pull out of WWE and NJPW's newly-established working relationship.

## Roster

### Men's Roster

* Aiden English
* Adam Rose
* Alberto Del Rio
* Antonio Cesaro
* Big E Langston
* Big Show
* Bo Dallas
* Bray Wyatt
* Brock Lesnar
* CM Punk
* Cody Rhodes
* Corey Graves
* D'Lo Brown
* Damien Sandow
* Daniel Bryan
* Darren Young
* David Otunga
* Dean Ambrose
* Dolph Ziggler
* Dr. Xavier Woods
* Drew McIntyre
* Edge
* Heath Slater
* Jack Swagger
* John Cena
* Ken Shamrock
* Kevin Owens
* Luke Harper
* Mark Henry
* Ric Flair
* Ryback
* Sami Zayn
* Seth Rollins
* Ted DiBiase Jr.
* Tensai
* Titus O'Neil
* The Miz
* The Undertaker
* Triple H
* Tyler Breeze
* Tyson Kidd
* Zack Ryder

### Diva's Roster

* AJ Lee
* Brie Bella
* Charlotte Flair
* Eva Marie
* Kaitlyn
* Lita
* Naomi
* Natalya
* Nikki Bella
* Paige
* Sasha Banks
* Stephanie McMahon-McIntyre
* Summer Rae
* Trish Stratus

### NJPW Roster

* Christian Cage
* Hiroshi Tanahashi
* Shinsuke Nakamura

### Other Personnel

* Cameron (The Cartel's [David Otunga/Ted DiBiase Jr.] Manager)
* Howard Finkel (Ring Annoucer)
* Lilian Garcia (Ring Announcer)
* Jerry "The King" Lawler (Color Commentator)
* Michael Cole (Play-By-Play Commentator)
* Pat Patterson (John Cena's Manager)
* Paul Heyman (Brock Lesnar's Manager)
* Stone Cold Steve Austin (WWE Chief Operating Officer)
* Vince McMahon (WWE Chairman)

## Legacy

OTE has been heralded as one of the best federations on YouTube for its modifications to WWE 2K14, even going so far as to mod in features such as entrances, textures, props, and cutscenes from future games such as WWE 2K15 and WWE 2K16. OTE is also good friends with New Legacy Inc., building arenas for them and OTE showing "nL" and "WWE fears nL" fan signs during shows. OTE has also been praised for its use of the highlight reel feature in 2K14, using it as an advantage in storytelling and editing them into shows to make them look like real-life WWE events. This, in combination with the mods, has created a world unlike anything seen in your average CAW league.

In 2018, OTE tweeted about Drew McIntyre's push in real life, stating "This is the man we warned you about.", eerily predicting his rise to the top as WWE Champion in real life as he had become WWE Champion in OTE before his push.

## Champions (As of October 8, 2022)

 World Heavyweight Championship
 WWE Intercontinental Champion
 WWE Tag Team Championship
 WWE Divas Championship