The OVW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion. The original championship was designed and created in 1997 by Reggie Parks. The title was introduced on August 17, 1997, at an OVW live event, then known as the NWA-OVW Heavyweight Championship due to OVW's relationship with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) governing body. OVW eventually parted ways with the NWA in October 2001, and the title was renamed the OVW Heavyweight Championship. OVW later became a developmental territory for the World Wrestling Entertainment organization, but their partnership eventually ceased on February 7, 2008.[1] The title has no known weight-limit, even though it is a heavyweight championship. The title has also went through almost 3 different versions in its current twenty-four year run. With The first being made by Reggie Parks in 1997, which was then retired and vacated in early 2012. The second version would then be made by Reggie Parks and Dave Millican for OVW.[2] The current version however was designed and created by Top Rope Belts, and ended up being used from 2012 to the present day.[3]
| OVW Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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 The current OVW Heavyweight Championship belt (2012–present) | |||||||||||
| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | Ohio Valley Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | August 17, 1997 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Mt. Khadeem | ||||||||||
| Date won | October 3, 2024 | ||||||||||
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Title changes happen mostly at OVW-promoted events. The inaugural champion was a man known as Trailer Park Trash. His reign began on August 17, 1997, but ended in a vacancy for unknown reasons; it is also unknown how he became the first champion. Nick Dinsmore holds the record of most reigns, with ten. At 322 days, Rocco Bellagio's reign is the longest in the title's history. Rob Conway's fourth reign, Chet the Jett's second reign, and Vladimir Kozlov's only reign are all tied for the record of shortest reign in the title's history at less than one day each. Nick Dinsmore's combined ten reign lengths add up to 529 days—the most of any wrestler. The current champion is Mt. Khadeem; the previous champion was Ca$h Flo, who lost the championship on October 3, 2024. Overall, there have been 145 reigns shared between 78 wrestlers, with 14 vacancies. One of those vacancies was due to then-champion Matt Cappotelli being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, and thus he chose to vacate the championship.[4]
Title history
editNames
edit| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| NWA-OVW Heavyweight Championship | August 17, 1997 – 2001 |
| OVW Heavyweight Championship | October 2001 – present |
Reigns
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| N/A | Unknown information |
| <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 | Trailer Park Trash | August 17, 1997 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 76 | Trailer Park Trash defeated Vic the Bruiser to become the inaugural champion. | |
| — | Vacated | November 1, 1997 | — | — | — | — | [5] | |
| 2 | Bill Dundee | November 16, 1997 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 7 | Dundee won a battle royal to win the vacant championship. | |
| 3 | Rip Rogers | November 23, 1997 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 192 | ||
| 4 | Nick Dinsmore | June 3, 1998 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 7 | ||
| 5 | David C. | June 10, 1998 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 25 | David C. won the championship by forfeit. | |
| 6 | Doug Basham | July 5, 1998 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 70 | ||
| 7 | Rip Rogers | September 13, 1998 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 2 | 107 | ||
| 8 | Doug Basham | December 29, 1998 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | Rip Rogers | January 3, 1999 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 3 | 30 | ||
| 10 | Rod Steele | February 2, 1999 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 75 | Nick Dinsmore defeated Steele on February 7, 1999 at a live event, but returned the title to Steele after learning of outside interference during their encounter. | |
| 11 | Nick Dinsmore | April 18, 1999 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 2 | 10 | ||
| 12 | Rob Conway | April 28, 1999 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 9 | ||
| 13 | Nick Dinsmore | May 7, 1999 | Live event | New Albany, IN | 3 | 32 | [6] | |
| 14 | Damaja | June 8, 1999 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 70 | ||
| 15 | Rob Conway | August 17, 1999 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 85 | ||
| 16 | Rico Constantino | November 10, 1999 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 46 | ||
| 17 | Flash Flanagan | December 26, 1999 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 42 | ||
| 18 | Rico Constantino | February 6, 2000 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 11 | ||
| 19 | Flash Flanagan | February 17, 2000 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 2 | 47 | [7] | |
| 20 | Damaja | April 4, 2000 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 50 | ||
| 21 | Nick Dinsmore | May 24, 2000 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 4 | 45 | ||
| 22 | Flash Flanagan | July 8, 2000 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 3 | 27 | ||
| 23 | Nick Dinsmore | August 4, 2000 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 5 | 33 | ||
| 24 | Rob Conway | September 6, 2000 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 3 | 49 | ||
| 25 | Nick Dinsmore | October 25, 2000 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 6 | 125 | ||
| 26 | Rico Constantino | February 27, 2001 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 3 | 36 | [8] | |
| 27 | Flash Flanagan | April 4, 2001 | Bluegrass Brawl | Louisville, KY | 4 | 112 | ||
| 28 | Doug Basham | July 25, 2001 | OVW TV Tapings | Jeffersonville, IN | 3 | 126 | OVW breaks away from the NWA in October 2001. The championship is renamed the OVW Heavyweight Championship. | |
| 29 | Leviathan | November 28, 2001 | OVW TV Tapings | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 84 | ||
| 30 | The Prototype | February 20, 2002 | OVW TV Tapings | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 84 | ||
| 31 | Nova | May 15, 2002 | Live event | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 175 | ||
| 32 | Damaja | November 6, 2002 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 3 | 105 | ||
| 33 | Nick Dinsmore | February 19, 2003 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 7 | 46 | [9] | |
| 34 | Doug Basham | April 6, 2003 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 4 | 115 | ||
| 35 | Damaja | July 30, 2003 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 4 | 14 | ||
| 36 | Rob Conway | August 13, 2003 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 4 | <1 | ||
| 37 | Johnny Jeter | August 13, 2003 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 63 | ||
| 38 | Mark Magnus | October 15, 2003 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 56 | ||
| — | Vacated | December 10, 2003 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated due to Mark Magnus being pinned by both Nick Dinsmore and Johnny Jeter in a three-way match on December 3. | |
| 39 | Nick Dinsmore | January 7, 2004 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 8 | 98 | Dinsmore defeated Johnny Jeter to win the vacant championship. | |
| 40 | Matt Morgan | April 14, 2004 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 182 | ||
| 41 | Chris Cage | October 13, 2004 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 49 | ||
| 42 | Chad Toland | December 1, 2004 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 7 | ||
| 43 | Elijah Burke | December 8, 2004 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 126 | ||
| 44 | Matt Morgan | April 13, 2005 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 2 | 14 | ||
| 45 | Brent Albright | April 27, 2005 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 98 | ||
| 46 | Johnny Jeter | August 3, 2005 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 2 | 98 | ||
| 47 | Matt Cappotelli | November 9, 2005 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 91 | ||
| — | Vacated | February 8, 2006 | Live event | Louisville, KY | — | — | Matt Cappotelli vacated the championship after announcing that he had a brain tumor. | [4] |
| 48 | Brent Albright | March 1, 2006 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 2 | 63 | Albright defeated CM Punk in a tournament finals to become the new champion. | [10] |
| 49 | CM Punk | May 3, 2006 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 119 | [11][12] | |
| 50 | Chet the Jett | August 30, 2006 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 56 | ||
| 51 | Jacob Duncan | October 25, 2006 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 49 | ||
| 52 | Chet the Jett | December 13, 2006 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 2 | <1 | ||
| 53 | Paul Burchill | December 13, 2006 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 66 | ||
| 54 | Cody Runnels | February 17, 2007 | Live event | Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | 1 | ||
| 55 | Paul Burchill | February 18, 2007 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 24 | ||
| 56 | Aaron Stevens | March 14, 2007 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 56 | ||
| 57 | Paul Burchill | May 9, 2007 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 3 | 14 | ||
| — | Vacated | May 23, 2007 | Live event | Louisville, KY | — | — | The championship was vacated after a double pin in a contest between Paul Burchill and Idol Stevens. | |
| 58 | Jay Bradley | June 1, 2007 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 26 | Bradley defeated Paul Burchill and Aaron Stevens in a three-way match to win the vacant championship. | [13] |
| 59 | Paul Burchill | June 27, 2007 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 4 | 31 | ||
| 60 | Vladimir Kozlov | July 28, 2007 | Live event | Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | <1 | ||
| 61 | Michael Washington Kruel | July 28, 2007 | Live event | Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | 130 | Pinned at backstage | |
| 62 | Matt Sydal | December 5, 2007 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 70 | Sydal is the last OVW Heavyweight Champion while OVW is a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) developmental territory. | |
| 63 | Jay Bradley | February 13, 2008 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 7 | Bradley became the first OVW Heavyweight Champion since OVW and WWE parted ways. | |
| 64 | Nick Dinsmore | February 20, 2008 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 9 | 126 | ||
| 65 | Anthony Bravado | June 25, 2008 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 115 | ||
| 66 | Ryback | October 18, 2008 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 14 | ||
| 67 | Anthony Bravado | November 1, 2008 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 28 | ||
| 68 | Aaron Stevens | November 29, 2008 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 49 | ||
| 69 | Vaughn Lilas | January 17, 2009 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 21 | ||
| 70 | Apoc | February 7, 2009 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 77 | ||
| 71 | Vaughn Lilas | April 25, 2009 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 22 | ||
| 72 | Apoc | May 17, 2009 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 62 | ||
| 73 | Low Rider | July 18, 2009 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 172 | ||
| 74 | Moose | January 6, 2010 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 52 | ||
| — | Vacated | February 27, 2010 | — | — | — | — | Moose was stripped of the championship due to attacking officials. | |
| 75 | Brent Wellington | February 27, 2010 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 91 | Wellington won a battle royal to win the vacant championship. | |
| 76 | Mike Mondo | May 29, 2010 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 18 | ||
| 77 | James Thomas | June 16, 2010 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 2 | 45 | Thomas is formerly known as Moose. | |
| 78 | Low Rider | July 31, 2010 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 161 | ||
| 79 | Cliff Compton | January 8, 2011 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 1 | 56 | This was a three-way match, also involving Mike Mondo. | |
| 80 | Mike Mondo | March 5, 2011 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 60 | This was a three-way ladder match, also involving Low Rider. | [14] |
| — | Vacated | May 4, 2011 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | — | — | The championship was vacated after Mike Mondo attacked OVW president Danny Davis. | [15] |
| 81 | Cliff Compton | May 14, 2011 | Live event | Louisville, KY | 2 | 11 | This was a brass knuckles on a pole match against Mike Mondo with Danny Davis served as the special guest referee. | [16] |
| 82 | Elvis Pridemoore | May 25, 2011 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 7 | [17] | |
| — | Vacated | June 1, 2011 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | — | — | Pridemoore vacated the championship after finding out that he had won it due to outside interference from Mike Mondo. | [18] |
| 83 | Jason Wayne | July 1, 2011 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 117 | Wayne defeated Mike Mondo in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [19] |
| 84 | Nick Dinsmore | October 26, 2011 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 10 | 7 | [20] | |
| 85 | Rudy Switchblade | November 2, 2011 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 122 | Switchblade defeated Adam Revolver, James Thomas, Jason Wayne, Mike Mondo, Nick Dinsmore, Rocco Bellagio and Ted McNaler and in an Eight Man Melee. | [21] |
| 86 | Johnny Spade | March 3, 2012 | Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 70 | ||
| 87 | Rob Terry | May 12, 2012 | Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 46 | [22] | |
| — | Vacated | June 27, 2012 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | — | — | OVW Board of Directors member Ken Wayne vacated all OVW championships. | |
| 88 | Johnny Spade | July 7, 2012 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 2 | 67 | Spade defeated Rob Terry in the finals of a ten men gauntlet match to win the vacant championship. | |
| 89 | Crimson | September 12, 2012 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 80 | [23] | |
| 90 | Rob Terry | December 1, 2012 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 2 | 60 | [24] | |
| 91 | Doug Williams | January 30, 2013 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 70 | [25] | |
| 92 | Jamin Olivencia | April 10, 2013 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 238 | [26] | |
| — | Vacated | December 4, 2013 | N/A | Louisville, KY | — | — | The championship was vacated by OVW owner Danny Davis over inappropriate actions on OVW TV. | |
| 93 | Jamin Olivencia | December 7, 2013 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 2 | 28 | Olivencia defeated Johnny Spade to win the vacant championship. | [26] |
| 94 | Marcus Anthony | January 4, 2014 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 126 | [27] | |
| 95 | Jamin Olivencia | May 10, 2014 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 3 | 56 | [27] | |
| 96 | Marcus Anthony | July 5, 2014 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 2 | 28 | this was a Last Man Standing match. | [28] |
| 97 | Melvin Maximus | August 2, 2014 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 63 | ||
| 98 | Cliff Compton | October 4, 2014 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 3 | 63 | This was a three-way match, also including Marcus Anthony. | |
| 99 | Adam Revolver | December 6, 2014 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 63 | ||
| 100 | Mohamad Ali Vaez | February 7, 2015 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 81 | ||
| 101 | Eddie Diamond | April 29, 2015 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 86 | ||
| 102 | Chris Silvio | July 24, 2015 | OVW Friday Night Fights 2 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 134 | ||
| 103 | Ryan Howe | December 5, 2015 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 4 | ||
| 104 | Rob Conway | December 9, 2015 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 5 | 24 | ||
| 105 | Ryan Howe | January 2, 2016 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 2 | 77 | ||
| 106 | Devin Driscoll | March 19, 2016 | Live event | Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | 28 | ||
| — | Vacated | April 16, 2016 | Live event | Elizabethtown, KY | — | — | The championship was vacated by OVW founder Danny Davis. | |
| 107 | Big Jon | April 16, 2016 | Live event | Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | 28 | Jon defeated Rocco Bellagio to win the vacant championship. | |
| 108 | Rocco Bellagio | May 14, 2016 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 322 | This was a No Holds Barred match. | |
| 109 | Big Jon | April 1, 2017 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 2 | 91 | This was a steel cage match. | |
| 110 | Adam Revolver | July 1, 2017 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 2 | 63 | Michael Hayes served as the special guest referee. | |
| 111 | Tyler Matrix | September 2, 2017 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 63 | ||
| 112 | Michael Hayes | November 4, 2017 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 102 | This was Hayes War Games cash in match. | |
| 113 | Randy Royal | February 14, 2018 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 17 | ||
| 114 | Michael Hayes | March 3, 2018 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 2 | 126 | This was a three-way elimination match, also including Chris Silvio. | |
| 115 | Amon | July 7, 2018 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 18 | This was a casket match. | |
| 116 | Abyss | July 25, 2018 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 7 | Abyss became champion after Amon gave him the championship. | |
| — | Vacated | August 1, 2018 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | — | — | The championship vacated by Dean Hill. | |
| 117 | Abyss | October 10, 2018 | OVW 1000 | Louisville, KY | 2 | 112 | Abyss defeated Justin Smooth in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | |
| 118 | Tony Gunn | January 30, 2019 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 77 | ||
| 119 | Dimes | April 17, 2019 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 7 | This was a gauntlet match also for the OVW Television Championship including Amon, Brandon Wolfe, Drew Hernandez and William Lutz. | |
| 120 | Justin Smooth | April 24, 2019 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 21 | This was a three-way match, also including Amon. | |
| 121 | Michael Hayes | May 15, 2019 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 3 | 17 | The championship was awarded to Hayes by Dean Hill after Smooth got disqualified at the Saturday Night Special. | |
| 122 | Justin Smooth | June 1, 2019 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 2 | 245 | This was a No Disqualification match. | |
| 123 | Maximus Khan | February 1, 2020 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 1 | 35 | This was a 3-Way Dance, also including Ca$h Flo. | |
| 124 | Tony Gunn | March 7, 2020 | OVW Saturday Night Special | Louisville, KY | 2 | 273 | ||
| 125 | Brian Pillman Jr. | December 5, 2020 | OVW Christmas Chaos | Louisville, KY | 1 | 28 | This was a Steel Cage Match. | [29] |
| — | Vacated | January 2, 2021 | N/A | N/A | — | — | Pillman vacated the championship due to his AEW commitments. | [30] |
| 126 | Omar Amir | January 9, 2021 | OVW Nightmare Rumble 2021 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 117 | Won the 2021 Nightmare Rumble to become the new OVW Heavyweight Champion. | [31][32] |
| 127 | Ca$h Flo | May 6, 2021 | OVW TV Taping | Louisville, KY | 1 | 51 | [33] | |
| 128 | Omar Amir | June 26, 2021 | Saturday Night Special - Chained Carnage 2021 | Louisville, KY | 2 | 103 | This was a Chained Carnage match. | [34] |
| — | Vacated | October 7, 2021 | N/A | N/A | — | — | ||
| 129 | Ryan Howe | October 21, 2021 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 3 | 224 | This was 20-man battle royal for the vacant championship. | [35] |
| 130 | Omar Amir | June 2, 2022 | OVW TV: All Systems Go | Louisville, KY | 3 | 35 | [36] | |
| 131 | Jack Vaughn | July 7, 2022 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 35 | [37] | |
| 132 | Omar Amir | August 11, 2022 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 4 | 16 | [38] | |
| 133 | James Storm | August 27, 2022 | OVW The Big One | Louisville, KY | 1 | 47 | [39] | |
| 134 | Ca$h Flo | October 13, 2022 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 2 | 42 | This match was also for Storm's OVW National Heavyweight Championship. | [40] |
| 135 | Mahabali Shera | November 24, 2022 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 210 | [41] | |
| 136 | Ca$h Flo | June 22, 2023 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 3 | 35 | [42] | |
| 137 | Jack Vaughn | July 27, 2023 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 2 | 133 | [43] | |
| 138 | Tony Gunn | December 7, 2023 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 3 | 49 | nZo served as the special guest referee. | [44] |
| 139 | Jack Vaughn | January 25, 2024 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 3 | 50 | [45] | |
| 140 | Tony Gunn | March 16, 2024 | OVW March Mayhem | Louisville, KY | 4 | 12 | This was a Double Jeopardy Tag Match between the team of Gunn and Luke Kurtis and the team of Vaughn and OVW National Heavyweight Champion EC3, where if either Vaughn or EC3 were pinned, the man who pinned them would win their respective title. Gunn pinned Vaughn. | [46] |
| 141 | Luke Kurtis | March 28, 2024 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 35 | [47] | |
| 142 | Tony Evans | May 2, 2024 | OVW Double Crossed | Louisville, KY | 1 | 28 | [48] | |
| 143 | Crixus | May 30, 2024 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 105 | [49] | |
| — | Vacated | September 12, 2024 | N/A | N/A | — | — | ||
| 144 | Ca$h Flo | September 12, 2024 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 4 | 21 | This was a gauntlet match that also involved AJZ, Dalton McKenzie and Tony Gunn. | [50] |
| 145 | Mt. Khadeem | October 3, 2024 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 58+ | [51] | |
Combined reigns
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| † | Indicates the current champion(s) |
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
| <1 | Indicates that the combined total is less than one day. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Dinsmore | 10 | 529 |
| 2 | Tony Gunn | 4 | 411 |
| 3 | Low Rider | 2 | 333 |
| 4 | Rip Rogers | 3 | 329 |
| 5 | Jamin Olivencia | 3 | 322 |
| Rocco Bellagio | 1 | 322 | |
| 7 | Doug Basham | 4 | 316 |
| 8 | Ryan Howe | 3 | 305 |
| 9 | Omar Amir | 4 | 271 |
| 10 | Justin Smooth | 2 | 266 |
| 11 | Michael Hayes | 3 | 245 |
| 12 | Damaja | 4 | 239 |
| 13 | Flash Flanagan | 4 | 228 |
| 14 | Jack Vaughn | 3 | 218 |
| 15 | Mahabali Shera | 1 | 210 |
| 16 | Matt Morgan | 2 | 196 |
| 17 | Nova | 1 | 175 |
| 18 | Rob Conway | 5 | 167 |
| 19 | Brent Albright | 2 | 161 |
| Johnny Jeter | 2 | 161 | |
| 21 | Marcus Anthony | 2 | 154 |
| 22 | Ca$h Flo | 4 | 149 |
| 23 | Anthony Bravado | 2 | 143 |
| 24 | Apoc | 2 | 139 |
| 25 | Johnny Spade | 2 | 137 |
| 26 | Paul Burchill | 4 | 135 |
| 27 | Chris Silvio | 1 | 134 |
| 28 | Cliff Compton | 3 | 130 |
| Michael Washington Kruel | 1 | 130 | |
| 30 | Adam Revolver | 2 | 126 |
| Elijah Burke | 1 | 126 | |
| 32 | Rudy Switchblade | 1 | 122 |
| 33 | Abyss | 2 | 119 |
| Big Jon | 2 | 119 | |
| CM Punk | 1 | 119 | |
| 36 | Jason Wayne | 1 | 117 |
| 37 | Rob Terry | 2 | 106 |
| 38 | Aaron Stevens | 2 | 105 |
| Crixus | 1 | 105 | |
| 40 | Moose/James Thomas | 2 | 97 |
| 41 | Rico Constantino | 3 | 93 |
| 42 | Brent Wellington | 1 | 91 |
| Matt Cappotelli | 1 | 91 | |
| 44 | Eddie Diamond | 1 | 86 |
| 45 | Leviathan | 1 | 84 |
| The Prototype | 1 | 84 | |
| 47 | Mohamad Ali Vaez | 1 | 81 |
| 48 | Crimson | 1 | 80 |
| 49 | Mike Mondo | 2 | 78 |
| 50 | Trailer Park Trash | 1 | 76 |
| 51 | Rod Steele | 1 | 75 |
| 52 | Doug Williams | 1 | 70 |
| Matt Sydal | 1 | 70 | |
| 54 | Melvin Maximus | 1 | 63 |
| Tyler Matrix | 1 | 63 | |
| 56 | Mt. Khadeem † | 1 | 58+ |
| 57 | Chet the Jett | 1 | 56 |
| Mark Magnus | 1 | 56 | |
| 59 | Chris Cage | 1 | 49 |
| Jacob Duncan | 1 | 49 | |
| 61 | James Storm | 1 | 47 |
| 62 | Vaughn Lilas | 2 | 43 |
| 63 | Luke Kurtis | 1 | 35 |
| Maximus Khan | 1 | 35 | |
| 65 | Jay Bradley | 2 | 33 |
| 66 | Brian Pillman Jr. | 1 | 28 |
| Devin Driscoll | 1 | 28 | |
| Tony Evans | 1 | 28 | |
| 69 | David C. | 1 | 25 |
| 70 | Amon | 1 | 18 |
| 71 | Randy Royal | 1 | 17 |
| 72 | Ryback | 1 | 14 |
| 73 | Bill Dundee | 1 | 7 |
| Chad Toland | 1 | 7 | |
| Dimes | 1 | 7 | |
| Elvis Pridemoore | 1 | 7 | |
| 77 | Cody Runnels | 1 | 1 |
| 78 | Vladimir Kozlov | 1 | <1 |
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External links
edit- OVW Heavyweight Title History at Cagematch.net