| OVW Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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| Current champion(s) | Lowrider | ||||||||||
| Date won | July 8, 2009 | ||||||||||
| Promotion | Ohio Valley Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | August 17, 1997 | ||||||||||
| Other name(s) |
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The OVW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion. The championship was created and debuted on August 17, 1997 at a OVW live event.
Title reigns are determined either by professional wrestling matches between wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, or by scripted circumstances. Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains or heroes as they follow a series of tension-building events, which culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. All title changes happen at live events.
Contents |
Title history
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| # | Order in reign history |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily. |
| — | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| NWA Ohio Valley Heavyweight Championship | 1997 – 2001 |
| OVW Heavyweight Championship | 2001 – present |
Reigns
Statistics correct as of November 21, 2009
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
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Trailer Park Trash
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1
|
August 17, 1997
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91
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—
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—
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1997
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—
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N/A
|
N/A
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2
|
1
|
November 16, 1997
|
7
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Dundee won a battle royal to win the vacant championship. | |||
|
3
|
1
|
November 23, 1997
|
192
|
||||
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4
|
1
|
June 3, 1998
|
8
|
||||
|
5
|
David C.
|
1
|
June 11, 1998
|
24
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David C. won the title by forfeit. | ||
|
6
|
1
|
June 11, 1998
|
70
|
||||
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7
|
Rip Rogers
|
2
|
September 13, 1998
|
107
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|||
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8
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Doug Basham
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2
|
December 29, 1998
|
5
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Louisville, Kentucky | ||
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9
|
Rip Rogers
|
3
|
January 3, 1999 |
20
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
10
|
Rod Steele
|
1
|
February 2, 1999 |
75
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Louisville, Kentucky | Nick Dinsmore defeated Steele on February 7, 1999 but gave the title back to Steele after learning of outside interference. | |
|
11
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Nick Dinsmore
|
2
|
April 18, 1999 |
10
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Jeffersonville, Indiana | ||
|
12
|
Rob Conway
|
1
|
April 28, 1999 |
9
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Jeffersonville, Indiana | ||
|
13
|
Nick Dinsmore
|
3
|
May 7, 1999 |
32
|
New Albany, Indiana | ||
|
14
|
Damaja
|
1
|
June 8, 1999 |
70
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
15
|
Rob Conway
|
2
|
August 17, 1999 |
85
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
16
|
Rico Constantino |
1
|
November 10, 1999 |
46
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
17
|
Flash Flanagan |
1
|
December 26, 1999 |
52
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
18
|
Rico Constantino |
2
|
February 16, 2000 |
1
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Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
19
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Flash Flanagan |
2
|
February 17, 2000 |
47
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Jeffersonville, Indiana | ||
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20
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Damaja |
2
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April 4, 2000 |
50
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Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
21
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Nick Dinsmore |
4
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May 24, 2000 | 45 | Jeffersonville, Indiana | ||
|
22
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Flash Flanagan |
3
|
July 8, 2000 |
27
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Jeffersonville, Indiana | ||
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23
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Nick Dinsmore |
5
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August 4, 2000 |
33
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Louisville, Kentucky | ||
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24
|
Rob Conway |
3
|
September 6, 2000 |
49
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Jeffersonville, Indiana | ||
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25
|
Nick Dinsmore |
6
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October 25, 2000 |
125
|
Jeffersonville, Indiana | ||
|
26
|
Rico Constantino |
3
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February 27, 2001 |
36
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Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
27
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Flash Flanagan |
4
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April 4, 2001 |
112
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
28
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The Machine |
3
|
July 25, 2001 |
126
|
Jeffersonville, Indiana | ||
|
29
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Leviathan |
1
|
November 28, 2001 |
84
|
Jeffersonville, Indiana | ||
|
30
|
The Prototype |
1
|
February 20, 2002 |
84
|
Jeffersonville, Indiana | ||
|
31
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Nova |
1
|
May 15, 2002 |
175
|
Jeffersonville, Indiana | ||
|
32
|
Damaja |
3
|
November 6, 2002 |
105
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Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
33
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Nick Dinsmore
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7
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February 19, 2003 |
49
|
Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Damaja and Doug Basham in a triple threat match. | |
|
34
|
Doug Basham |
4
|
April 9, 2003 |
112
|
Louisville, Kentucky | This was a two out of three falls match. | |
|
35
|
Damaja |
4
|
July 30, 2003 |
14
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Louisville, Kentucky | This was a "Loser Leaves Town" match. | |
|
36
|
Rob Conway |
4
|
August 13, 2003 |
0
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
37
|
Johnny Jeter |
1
|
August 13, 2003 |
63
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
38
|
Mark Magnus |
1
|
October 15, 2003 |
56
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Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| Title vacated on December 10, 2003 when it was ruled that Magnus was no longer the champion due to his being pinned by both Nick Dinsmore and Johnny Jeter in a three-way match on December 3. | |||||||
|
39
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Nick Dinsmore
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8
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January 7, 2004 |
98
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Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Johnny Jeter. | |
|
40
|
Matt Morgan |
1
|
April 14, 2004 |
182
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
41
|
Chris Cage |
1
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October 13, 2004 |
49
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
42
|
Chad Toland |
1
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December 1, 2004 |
7
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Louisville, Kentucky | ||
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43
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Elijah Burke |
1
|
December 8, 2004 |
126
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
44
|
Matt Morgan |
2
|
April 13, 2005 |
14
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Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
45
|
Brent Albright |
1
|
April 27, 2005 |
98
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
46
|
Johnny Jeter |
2
|
August 3, 2005 |
98
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Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
47
|
Matt Cappotelli |
1
|
November 9, 2005 |
91
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| Title vacated on February 8, 2006 in Louisville, Kentucky when Cappotelli forfeited the championship after announcing that he has a brain tumor. | |||||||
|
48
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Brent Albright |
2
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March 1, 2006 |
63
|
Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated CM Punk in a tournament final. | |
|
49
|
CM Punk |
1
|
May 3, 2006 |
119
|
Louisville, Kentucky | This was a strap match. | |
|
50
|
Chet the Jett |
1
|
August 30, 2006 |
56
|
Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Punk as a replacement for Seth Skyfire who was injured coming to the ring. | |
|
51
|
Jacob Duncan |
1
|
October 25, 2006 |
51
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Louisville, Kentucky | This was an unsanctioned match. | |
|
52
|
Chett the Jett |
2
|
December 15, 2006 |
0
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
53
|
Paul Burchill |
1
|
December 15, 2006 |
64
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
54
|
Cody Runnels |
1
|
February 17, 2007 |
1
|
Elizabethtown, Kentucky | Won the title at a house show. | |
|
55
|
Paul Burchill |
2
|
February 18, 2007 |
24
|
Louisville, Kentucky | Won the title at a house show. | |
|
56
|
Idol Stevens |
1
|
March 14, 2007 |
56
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Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
57
|
Paul Burchill |
3
|
May 9, 2007 |
23
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| Title held up on May 23, 2007 in Louisville, Kentucky when Burchill and Idol Stevens pin each other and two referees count the three, with one declaring Burchill the winner, and the other declaring Stevens the winner. | |||||||
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58
|
Jay Bradley |
1
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June 1, 2007 |
26
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Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Paul Burchill and Idol Stevens in a three-way match. | |
|
59
|
Paul Burchill |
4
|
June 27, 2007 |
31
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
60
|
Vladimir Kozlov |
1
|
July 28, 2007 |
0
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
61
|
Michael W. Kruel |
1
|
July 28, 2007 |
130
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
62
|
Matt Sydal |
1
|
December 5, 2007 |
70
|
Louisville, Kentucky | Last champion while OVW is a WWE developmental territory. | |
|
63
|
Jay Bradley |
2
|
February 13, 2008 |
7
|
Louisville, Kentucky | WWE ended their relationship with OVW February 7, 2008. | |
|
64
|
Nick Dinsmore
|
9
|
February 20, 2008 |
126
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
65
|
Anthony Bravado
|
1
|
June 25, 2008 |
112
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
66
|
Ryback
|
1
|
October 15, 2008 |
14
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
67
|
Anthony Bravado
|
2
|
October 29, 2008 |
28
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
68
|
Idol Stevens
|
2
|
November 26, 2008 |
49
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
69
|
Vaughn Lilas
|
1
|
January 14, 2009 |
21
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
70
|
1
|
February 4, 2009 |
77
|
Louisville, Kentucky | |||
|
71
|
Vaughn Lilas
|
2
|
April 22, 2009 |
21
|
Louisville, Kentucky | ||
|
72
|
2
|
May 13, 2009
|
63
|
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|
73
|
1
|
July 8, 2009
|
136+
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List of combined reigns
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank [1] | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Dinsmore | 9 | 526 |
| 2. | Rip Rogers | 3 | 329 |
| 3. | Doug Basham | 4 | 313 |
| 4. | Damaja | 4 | 239 |
| 5. | Flash Flanagan | 4 | 238 |
| 6. | Matt Morgan | 2 | 196 |
| 7. | Nova | 1 | 175 |
| 8. | Johnny Jeter | 2 | 161 |
| 9. | Brent Albright | 2 | 161 |
| 10. | Rob Conway | 4 | 144 |
| 11. | Anthony Bravado | 2 | 140 |
| 12. | APOC | 2 | 140 |
| 13. | Lowrider | 1 | 136+ |
| 14. | Paul Burchill | 4 | 133 |
| 15. | Micheal W. Kruel | 1 | 130 |
| 16. | Elijah Burke | 1 | 126 |
| 17. | CM Punk | 1 | 119 |
| 18. | Idol Stevens | 2 | 105 |
Notes
- 1.^ – Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the exact same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
References
- General
- "Ohio Valley Wrestling Heavyweight Title history". Solie.org. http://solie.org/titlehistories/ovhtnwa.html. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- "OVW Heavyweight Championship (Title history)". OVWrestling.com. http://www.ovwrestling.com/titles.html#1. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- Specific
External links
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