Professional wrestling heavyweight championship
| OVW National Heavyweight Championship[1] |
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 Official design of the title (2020–present) |
| Details |
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| Promotion | Ohio Valley Wrestling |
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| Date established | August 20, 2020 |
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| Current champion(s) | EC3 |
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| Date won | November 21, 2023 |
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| Statistics |
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| First champion(s) | Jessie Godderz |
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| Most reigns | Mahabali Shera
Jessie Godderz (2 reigns) |
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| Longest reign | Jessie Godderz (522 days) |
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| Shortest reign | Mahabali Shera (25 days) |
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| Oldest champion | James Storm (45 years, 36 days) |
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| Youngest champion | Mahabali Shera (31 years, 139 days) |
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| Heaviest champion | Ca$h Flo (339 lbs) |
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| Lightest champion | Jessie Godderz (220 lbs) |
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The OVW National Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship created and promoted by the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion.[2] There have been a total of seven reigns shared between five different champions. The current title holder is EC3 who is in his first reign.[3]
Title history
As of April 25, 2024.
Reigns
Key | No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days |
| 1 | Jessie Godderz | September 29, 2020 | OVW TV #1103 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 522 | This was a 21-man rumble match in which Godderz last eliminated Brian Pillman Jr. to become the inaugural champion. | [4] |
| 2 | Mahabali Shera | March 5, 2022 | OVW Saturday Night Special: March Mayhem 2022 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 124 | | [5] |
| 3 | James Storm | July 7, 2022 | OVW TV #1195 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 98 | | [6] |
| 4 | Ca$h Flo | October 13, 2022 | OVW TV #1209 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 61 | This match was also for Storm's OVW Heavyweight Championship. | [7] |
| 5 | Mahabali Shera | December 13, 2022 | OVW Christmas Chaos | Louisville, KY | 2 | 25 | | [8] |
| 6 | Jessie Godderz | January 7, 2023 | OVW Nightmare Rumble | Louisville, KY | 2 | 318 | Won the Nightmare Rumble match to win the championship. | [9] |
| 7 | EC3 | November 21, 2023 | Thanksgiving Thunder | Louisville, KY | 1 | 156+ | | [10] |
Combined reigns
As of April 25, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
References
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy. "OVW News: New Title Reportedly Being Added, Milestone Episode Airing This Week, More Talent Being Brought In". 411MANIA. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Champions and Championships/OVW National Heavyweight Title". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ "OVW National Heavyweight Championship". Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 29, 2020). "Jessie Godderz defeated Amon, Atiba, Barry Koloff, Brian Pillman Jr., Brother Austin, Bruce Wayans, Cash Flo, Dimes, Dustin Jackson, Dustin Urich, Echo, Hy-Zaya, Jake Crist, Manny Lemons, Ryan Howe, Scrap Iron Lewis, Sinn Bodhi, Spencer Slade, Tom Chad and Tony Gunn in a 21 Man Rumble Match to determine the Inaugural champion". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 5, 2022). "OVW Saturday Night Special - March Mayhem 2022". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 7, 2022). "OVW TV #1195". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 13, 2022). "OVW TV #1209". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "OVW TV #1218 - Christmas Chaos 2022".
- ^ "The winner of the 2023 NIGHTMARE RUMBLE #AndNew OVW National Heavyweight Champion…".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 21, 2023). "OVW TV #1266 - Thanksgiving Thunder - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
External links
- OVW National Heavyweight Championship History
Ohio Valley Wrestling
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