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OVW National Heavyweight Championship[1]
Official design of the title (2020–present)
Details
PromotionOhio Valley Wrestling
Date establishedAugust 20, 2020
Current champion(s)EC3
Date wonNovember 21, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)Jessie Godderz
Most reignsMahabali Shera
Jessie Godderz (2 reigns)
Longest reignJessie Godderz (522 days)
Shortest reignMahabali Shera (25 days)
Oldest championJames Storm (45 years, 36 days)
Youngest championMahabali Shera (31 years, 139 days)
Heaviest championCa$h Flo (339 lbs)
Lightest championJessie Godderz (220 lbs)

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 December 5, 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 1 380+ [10]

Combined reigns

As of December 5, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Jessie Godderz 2 840
2 EC3 † 1 380+
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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