OVW Kentucky Heavyweight Championship
Official design of the title (2020–present)
Details
PromotionOhio Valley Wrestling
Date establishedSeptember 30, 2020
Current champion(s)Star Rider
Date wonDecember 16, 2023[1]
Statistics
First champion(s)Luscious Lawrence
Most reignsCrixus and Tony Evans
(2 reigns)
Longest reignRyan Von Rockit
(191 days)
Shortest reignMatt Vine
(16 days)
Heaviest championJack Vaughn
(250 lbs)

The OVW Kentucky Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship created and promoted by the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion. It was created on September 30, 2020. Luscious Lawrence defeated Tony Bizo in the finals of a tournament to determine the inaugural champion. The current title holder is Star Rider who is in his first reign.

Inaugural Championship Tournament bracket

1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Luscious Lawrence Pin
32 William Lutz [2]
Luscious Lawrence Pin
Star Rider [3]
17 Brandon Espinoza [4]
16 Star Rider Pin
Luscious Lawrence [5]
Ca$h Flo Pin
9 Jordan Kage [2]
24 Ca$h Flo Pin
Ca$h Flo Pin
Dimes [6]
25 Ben Bishop [7]
8 Dimes Pin
Ca$h Flo [8]
Luscious Lawrence Pin
5 Big Rex Pin
28 Shannon The Dude [4]
Shannon The Dude [6]
Mahabali Shera Pin
21 Mahabali Shera Pin
12 Brent Tate [7]
Mahabali Shera Pin
Tony Gunn [5]
13 Tony Gunn Pin
20 Shane Mercer [9]
Tony Gunn Pin
Kal Herro [6]
29 Jake Omen [10]
4 Kal Herro Pin
Luscious Lawrence Pin
Tony Bizo [8]
3 Revereno Ronnie Roberts Pin
30 Tom Coffey [11]
Revereno Ronnie Roberts Pin
Ryan Howe [6]
19 Ryan Howe Pin
14 Gustavo [4]
Revereno Ronnie Roberts Pin
Hy Zaya [12]
11 Atiba [10]
22 Hy Zaya Pin
Hy Zaya Pin
Dustin Jackson [13]
27 Facade [2]
6 Dustin Jackson Pin
Revereno Ronnie Roberts [8]
Tony Bizo Pin
7 Koda Jacobs [2]
26 Tony Evans Pin
Tony Evans [3]
Tony Bizo Pin
23 Chris Michaels [9]
10 Tony Bizo Pin
Tony Bizo Pin
Drew Hernandez [12]
15 Drew Hernandez Pin
18 D'Mone Solavino [10]
Drew Hernandez Pin
Brandon Tate [6]
31 Brandon Tate Pin
2 Heath Hatton [7]

Title history

As of January 15, 2024

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Luscious Lawrence September 30, 2021 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 1 156 Defeated Tony Bizo in a tournament final to become Inaugural champion. [8]
2 Tony Bizo March 5, 2022 Saturday Night Special: March Mayhem Louisville, KY 1 19 [14]
3 Omar Amir March 24, 2022 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 1 28 [15]
4 Jake Lawless April 21, 2022 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 1 63 [16]
— Vacated June 25, 2022 — — — —
5 Dustin Jackson June 25, 2022 Saturday Night Special: Independence Rage Louisville, KY 1 32 Defeated Jessie Godderz, Joe Mack, Matt Vine, Ryan Von Rocket and Tony Gunn in a six-man ladder match for the vacant title. [17]
— Vacated July 27, 2022 — — — —
6 Joe Mack July 27, 2022 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 1 22 Defeated Kal Herro for the vacant title. [18]
7 Matt Vine August 18, 2022 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 1 16 [19]
— Vacated September 2, 2022 — — — — Title vacated due to injury. [20]
8 Jack Vaughn September 9, 2022 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 1 95 Vaughn was awarded the title. [21][22]
9 Ryan Von Rockit December 13, 2022 OVW Christmas Chaos Louisville, KY 1 91 This was a three-way match also including Doug Basham. [23]
— Vacated June 25, 2022 — — — — Vacated the title to focus on the OVW National Heavyweight Championship.
10 Crixus May 26, 2023 Live event Louisville, KY 1 48 Defeated EC3 in the finals of a tournament to win vacated title. [24]
11 Tony Evans July 13, 2023 N/A Georgetown, KY 1 29 [25]
12 Crixus August 11, 2023 OVW The Big One Louisville, KY 2 69 [26]
— Vacated October 19, 2023 — — — — Al Snow announced Crixus was injured in a match against Jay Dinero and cannot defend the title at OVW No Rest For The Wicked. [27]
13 Tony Evans October 21, 2023 OVW No Rest For The Wicked Louisville, KY 2 56 Defeated Star Rider for the vacant title.
14 Star Rider December 16, 2023 Christmas Chaos 2023 Louisville, KY 1 30+ [1]

Combined reigns

As of January 15, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion(s)
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
days
1 Luscious Lawrence1156
2 Crixus2117
3 Jack Vaughn195
4 Ryan Von Rockit1191
5 Tony Evans285
6 Jake Lawless163
7 Dustin Jackson132
8 Omar Amir128
9 Joe Mack122
10 Tony Bizo119
11 Matt Vine116
12 Star Rider †130+

References

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