| OVW National Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Ohio Valley Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | August 20, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | EC3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | November 21, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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.
Title history
As of January 6, 2025.
Names
| Name | Years |
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| OVW National Heavyweight Championship | August 20, 2020 – present |
Reigns
| No. | Overall reign number |
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| 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. | |
| 2 | Mahabali Shera | March 5, 2022 | OVW Saturday Night Special: March Mayhem 2022 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 124 | ||
| 3 | James Storm | July 7, 2022 | OVW TV #1195 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 98 | ||
| 4 | Ca$h Flo | October 13, 2022 | OVW TV #1209 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 61 | This match was also for Storm's OVW Heavyweight Championship. | |
| 5 | Mahabali Shera | December 13, 2022 | OVW Christmas Chaos | Louisville, KY | 2 | 25 | ||
| 6 | Jessie Godderz | January 7, 2023 | OVW Nightmare Rumble | Louisville, KY | 2 | 318 | Won the Nightmare Rumble match to win the championship. | |
| 7 | EC3 | November 21, 2023 | Thanksgiving Thunder | Louisville, KY | 1 | 412+ | ||
Combined reigns
As of January 6, 2025.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
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| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessie Godderz | 2 | 840 |
| 2 | EC3 † | 1 | 412+ |
| 3 | Mahabali Shera | 2 | 149 |
| 4 | James Storm | 1 | 98 |
| 5 | Ca$h Flo | 1 | 61 |
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.
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