OVW Heavyweight Championship
Reigns

OVW Heavyweight Championship

Section Title: Reigns
Table Section Text: None

No.	Champion	Championship change	Reign statistics	Notes	Ref.

Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days

1	Trailer Park Trash	August 17, 1997	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	1	76	Trailer Park Trash defeated Vic The Bruiser to become the inaugural champion

—	Vacated	November 1, 1997	—	—	—	—

2	Bill Dundee	November 16, 1997	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	1	7	Dundee won a battle royal to win the vacant championship

3	Rip Rogers	November 23, 1997	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	1	192

4	Nick Dinsmore	June 3, 1998	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	1	7

5	David C.	June 10, 1998	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	1	25	David C. won the title by forfeit

6	Doug Basham	July 5, 1998	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	1	70

7	Rip Rogers	September 13, 1998	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	2	107

8	Doug Basham	December 29, 1998	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	2	5

9	Rip Rogers	January 3, 1999	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	3	30

10	Rod Steele	February 2, 1999	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	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, Indiana	2	10

12	Rob Conway	April 28, 1999	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	1	9

13	Nick Dinsmore	May 7, 1999	Live event	New Albany, Indiana	3	32

14	Damaja	June 8, 1999	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	1	70

15	Rob Conway	August 17, 1999	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	2	85

16	Rico Constantino	November 10, 1999	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	1	46

17	Flash Flanagan	December 26, 1999	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	1	42

18	Rico Constantino	February 6, 2000	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	2	11

19	Flash Flanagan	February 17, 2000	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	2	47

20	Damaja	April 4, 2000	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	2	50

21	Nick Dinsmore	May 24, 2000	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	4	45

22	Flash Flanagan	July 8, 2000	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	3	27

23	Nick Dinsmore	August 4, 2000	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	5	33

24	Rob Conway	September 6, 2000	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	3	49

25	Nick Dinsmore	October 25, 2000	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	6	125

26	Rico Constantino	February 27, 2001	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	3	36

27	Flash Flanagan	April 4, 2001	Bluegrass Brawl	Louisville, Kentucky	4	112

28	Doug Basham	July 25, 2001	OVW TV Tapings	Jeffersonville, Indiana	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, Indiana	1	84

30	The Prototype	February 20, 2002	OVW TV Tapings	Jeffersonville, Indiana	1	84

31	Nova	May 15, 2002	Live event	Jeffersonville, Indiana	1	175

32	Damaja	November 6, 2002	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	3	105

33	Nick Dinsmore	February 19, 2003	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	7	46

34	Doug Basham	April 6, 2003	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	4	115

35	Damaja	July 30, 2003	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	4	14

36	Rob Conway	August 13, 2003	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	4	<1

37	Johnny Jeter	August 13, 2003	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	63

38	Mark Magnus	October 15, 2003	OVW TV Tapings	N/A	1	56

—	Vacated	December 10, 2003	—	—	—	—	The championship was vacated due to 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, Kentucky	8	98	Dinsmore defeated Johnny Jeter to win the vacant championship

40	Matt Morgan	April 14, 2004	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	182

41	Chris Cage	October 13, 2004	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	49

42	Chad Toland	December 1, 2004	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	7

43	Elijah Burke	December 8, 2004	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	126

44	Matt Morgan	April 13, 2005	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	2	14

45	Brent Albright	April 27, 2005	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	98

46	Johnny Jeter	August 3, 2005	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	2	98

47	Matt Cappotelli	November 9, 2005	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	91

—	Vacated	February 8, 2006	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	—	—	Cappotelli vacates the championship after announcing that he had a brain tumor

48	Brent Albright	March 1, 2006	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	2	63	Albright defeated CM Punk in a tournament finals to become the new champion

49	CM Punk	May 3, 2006	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	119

50	Chet the Jett	August 30, 2006	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	56

51	Jacob Duncan	October 25, 2006	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	49

52	Chet the Jett	December 13, 2006	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	2	<1

53	Paul Burchill	December 13, 2006	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	66

54	Cody Runnels	February 17, 2007	Live event	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	1	1

55	Paul Burchill	February 18, 2007	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	2	24

56	Aaron Stevens	March 14, 2007	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	1	56

57	Paul Burchill	May 9, 2007	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	3	14

—	Vacated	May 23, 2007	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	—	—	The championship was vacated after a double pin in a contest between Burchill and Idol Stevens

58	Jay Bradley	June 1, 2007	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	1	26	Bradley defeated Burchill and Stevens in a three-way match to win the vacant championship

59	Paul Burchill	June 27, 2007	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	4	31

60	Vladimir Kozlov	July 28, 2007	Live event	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	1	<1

61	Michael Washington Kruel	July 28, 2007	Live event	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	1	130	Pinned at backstage

62	Matt Sydal	December 5, 2007	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	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, Kentucky	2	7	Became the first OVW Heavyweight Champion since OVW and WWE parted ways

64	Nick Dinsmore	February 20, 2008	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	9	126

65	Anthony Bravado	June 25, 2008	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	1	115

66	Ryback	October 18, 2008	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	1	14

67	Anthony Bravado	November 1, 2008	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	2	28

68	Aaron Stevens	November 29, 2008	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	2	49

69	Vaughn Lilas	January 17, 2009	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	1	21

70	Apoc	February 7, 2009	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	1	77

71	Vaughn Lilas	April 25, 2009	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	2	22

72	Apoc	May 17, 2009	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	2	62

73	Low Rider	July 18, 2009	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	1	172

74	Moose	January 6, 2010	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	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, Kentucky	1	91	Wellington won a battle royal to win the vacant championship

76	Mike Mondo	May 29, 2010	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	1	18

77	James Thomas (Formerly known as Moose)	June 16, 2010	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	2	45

78	Low Rider	July 31, 2010	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	2	161

79	Cliff Compton	January 8, 2011	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	1	56	This was a three–way match, also involving Mike Mondo

80	Mike Mondo	March 5, 2011	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	2	60	This was a three–way ladder match, also involving Low Rider

—	Vacated	May 4, 2011	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	—	—	The championship was vacated after Mike Mondo attacked OVW president Danny Davis

81	Cliff Compton	May 14, 2011	Live event	Louisville, Kentucky	2	11	This was a brass knuckles on a pole match against Mike Mondo with special referee Danny Davis

82	Elvis Pridemoore	May 25, 2011	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	7

—	Vacated	June 1, 2011	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	—	—	Pridemoore vacated the title after finding out that he had won it due to outside interference from Mike Mondo

83	Jason Wayne	July 1, 2011	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	117	Defeated Mike Mondo in a tournament final to win the vacant title

84	Nick Dinsmore	October 26, 2011	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	10	7

85	Rudy Switchblade	November 2, 2011	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	122	Defeated Nick Dinsmore, Jason Wayne, Adam Revolver, Ted McNaler, James Thomas, Rocco Bellagio and Mike Mondo in an Eight Man Melee

86	Johnny Spade	March 3, 2012	Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	1	70

87	Rob Terry	May 12, 2012	Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	1	46

—	Vacated	June 27, 2012	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	—	—	OVW Board of Directors member Ken Wayne vacates all OVW championships

88	Johnny Spade	July 7, 2012	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	2	67	Defeated Rob Terry in the finals of a ten men gauntlet match to win the vacant title

89	Crimson	September 12, 2012	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	80

90	Rob Terry	December 1, 2012	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	2	60

91	Doug Williams	January 30, 2013	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	70

92	Jamin Olivencia	April 10, 2013	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	1	241

—	Vacated	December 4, 2013	N/A	Louisville, Kentucky	—	—	Title vacated by OVW owner Danny Davis over inappropriate actions on OVW TV

93	Jamin Olivencia	December 7, 2013	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	2	28	Defeated Johnny Spade to win the vacant title

94	Marcus Anthony	January 4, 2014	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	1	126

95	Jamin Olivencia	May 10, 2014	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	3	56

96	Marcus Anthony	July 5, 2014	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	2	28	It was a Last Man Standing match

97	Melvin Maximus	August 2, 2014	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	1	63

98	Cliff Compton	October 4, 2014	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	3	63	It was a Triple threat match also including Marcus Anthony

99	Adam Revolver	December 6, 2014	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	1	63

100	Mohamad Ali Vaez	February 7, 2015	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	1	81

101	Eddie Diamond	April 29, 2015	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	86

102	Chris Silvio	July 24, 2015	OVW Friday Night Fights 2	Louisville, Kentucky	1	134

103	Ryan Howe	December 5, 2015	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	1	4

104	Rob Conway	December 9, 2015	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	5	24

105	Ryan Howe	January 2, 2016	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	2	77

106	Devin Driscoll	March 19, 2016	Live event	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	1	28

—	Vacated	April 16, 2016	Live event	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	—	—	Title vacated by OVW founder Danny Davis

107	Big Jon	April 16, 2016	Live event	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	1	28	Defeated Rocco Bellagio to win the vacant title

108	Rocco Bellagio	May 14, 2016	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	1	322	This was a No Holds Barred match

109	Big Jon	April 1, 2017	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	2	91	This was a Steel Cage match

110	Adam Revolver	July 1, 2017	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	2	63	Michael Hayes served as the special guest referee

111	Tyler Matrix	September 2, 2017	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	1	63

112	Michael Hayes	November 4, 2017	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	1	102	This was Hayes War Games cash in match

113	Randy Royal	February 14, 2018	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	17

114	Michael Hayes	March 3, 2018	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	2	126	This was a Triple Threat Elimination match also including Chris Silvio

115	Amon	July 7, 2018	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, Kentucky	1	18	This was a Casket match

116	Abyss	July 25, 2018	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	7	Became champion after Amon gave him the title

—	Vacated	August 1, 2018	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	—	—	Title vacated by Dean Hill.

117	Abyss	October 10, 2018	OVW 1000	Louisville, Kentucky	2	112	Defeated Justin Smooth in a tournament final to win the vacant title

118	Tony Gunn	January 30, 2019	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	1	77

119	Dimes	April 17, 2019	OVW TV Tapings	Louisville, Kentucky	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, Kentucky	1	7+	This was a Triple Threat match also including Amon

Sentence(s)

At 322 days, Rocco Bellagio's reign is the longest in OVW Heavyweight Championship history.

final_sentence: At 322 days, Rocco Bellagio's reign is the longest in OVW Heavyweight Championship history.