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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 July 31, 2024.

Names

Name Years
OVW National Heavyweight Championship August 20, 2020 – present

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 1 253+ [10]

Combined reigns

As of July 31, 2024.

Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined days
1 Jessie Godderz 2 840
2 EC3 1 253+
3 Mahabali Shera 2 149
4 James Storm 1 98
5 Ca$h Flo 1 61

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Jeremy. "OVW News: New Title Reportedly Being Added, Milestone Episode Airing This Week, More Talent Being Brought In". 411MANIA. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Champions and Championships/OVW National Heavyweight Title". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "OVW National Heavyweight Championship". Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 5, 2022). "OVW Saturday Night Special - March Mayhem 2022". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  6. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 7, 2022). "OVW TV #1195". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 13, 2022). "OVW TV #1209". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "OVW TV #1218 - Christmas Chaos 2022".
  9. ^ "The winner of the 2023 NIGHTMARE RUMBLE #AndNew OVW National Heavyweight Champion…".
  10. ^ 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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