# Shine Nova Championship

The Shine Nova Championship is a championship contested in the professional wrestling promotion Shine Wrestling. Kelsey Heather is the current champion in her first reign.

## History

The Nova Championship was first announced on SHINE's Facebook account which stated that there would be a championship for up and coming talent. The tournament started on July 14 at SHINE 43 and ended on July 16 at SHINE 44.
As of 19 September 2021, there have been 6 championship reigns with 6 different champions. The inaugural champion was Priscilla Kelly. She won the title by defeating Candy Cartwright at Shine 44 on July 16, 2017. Priscilla Kelly successfully defend her title against ACR at Full Impact Pro's Everything Burns Event February 2, 2018 at The Orpheum in Ybor City. Kelly again defended her title at Shine 49 where she was defeated by Candy Cartwright. On Shine 54, Shotzi Blackheart defeated Aja Perera to be the fourth champion. The fifth and sixth champions, Natalia Markova and The WOAD, won their titles on December 14, 2019 and September 19, 2021, respectively.

## Inaugural Championship Tournament (2017)

The tournament was held over 2 nights at the "Shine 43" and "Shine 44" events at the Orpheum in Ybor City, Florida.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Leah Vaughan | Leah Vaughan | | | | | | | |
| Priscilla Kelly | Priscilla Kelly | Pin | | | | | | |
| Priscilla Kelly | Priscilla Kelly | Pin | Priscilla Kelly | Priscilla Kelly | Pin | | | |
| | | | Kiera Hogan | Kiera Hogan | | | | |
| Kiera Hogan | Kiera Hogan | Pin | Kiera Hogan | Kiera Hogan | | | | |
| Aja Perera | Aja Perera | | | | | | | |
| Aja Perera | Aja Perera | | | | | Candy Cartwright | Candy Cartwright | |
| | | | | | | Priscilla Kelly | Priscilla Kelly | Pin |
| Jordynne Grace | Jordynne Grace | Pin | | | | | | | Priscilla Kelly | Priscilla Kelly | Pin |
| Aria Blake | Aria Blake | | | | | | | |
| Aria Blake | Aria Blake | | Candy Cartwright | Candy Cartwright | Pin | | | |
| | | | Jordynne Grace | Jordynne Grace | | | | |
| Candy Cartwright | Candy Cartwright | Bye | Jordynne Grace | Jordynne Grace | | | | |
* ↑ Candy Cartwright proceeded from the first round directly to the Semi-Finals due to a draw in the Ivelisse vs. Holidead match at Shine 43.

## Reigns

Key :
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | Notes | Ref. |
| | Shine Wrestling | Shine Wrestling | Shine Wrestling | Shine Wrestling | Shine Wrestling | Shine Wrestling | Shine Wrestling | Shine Wrestling | Shine Wrestling |
| 1 | Priscilla Kelly | July 16, 2017 | Shine 44 | Ybor City, FL | 1 | 237 | 7 | Defeated Candy Cartwright in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | |
| 2 | Candy Cartwright | March 10, 2018 | Shine 49 | Woodside, NY | 1 | 237 | 3 | | |
| 3 | Aja Perera | November 2, 2018 | Shine 54 | Ybor City, FL | 1 | 189 | 5 | | |
| 4 | Shotzi Blackheart | May 10, 2019 | Shine 58 | Livonia, MI | 1 | 124 | 4 | | |
| — | Vacated | September 11, 2019 | Shine 62 | New York City, NY | — | — | — | Title vacated after Blackheart signed with the WWE. | |
| 5 | Natalia Markova | December 14, 2019 | Shine 64 | Chicago, IL | 1 | 645 | 4 | Defeated Lindsey Snow in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | |
| 6 | The Woad | September 19, 2021 | Shine 68 | Clearwater, FL | 1 | 273 | 4 | This was a Street Fight. | |
| 7 | Renee Michelle | June 19, 2022 | Shine 73 | Clearwater, FL | 1 | 434 | 4 | | |
| 8 | Ivelisse | August 27, 2023 | WWNLive SuperShow - Mercury Rising 2023 | Clearwater, FL | 1 | 105 | 1 | | |
| 9 | Amber Nova | December 10, 2023 | WWN First Annual Heath D. Schneider Memorial Battle For The Belts | Clearwater, FL | 1 | 215 | 2 | | |
| 10 | Kelsey Heather | July 12, 2024 | Shine 79 - The 12th Anniversary Celebration | Clearwater, FL | 1 | 216+ | 1 | | |

## Combined reigns

| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
| 1 | Natalia Markova | 1 | 4 | 645 |
| 2 | Renee Michelle | 1 | 4 | 434 |
| 3 | The Woad | 1 | 4 | 273 |
| 4 | Candy Cartwright | 1 | 3 | 237 |
| 4 | Priscilla Kelly | 1 | 7 | 237 |
| 6 | Amber Nova | 1 | 2 | 215 |
| 7 | Kelsey Heather † | 1 | 1 | 216+ |
| 8 | Aja Perera | 1 | 5 | 189 |
| 9 | Shotzi Blackheart | 1 | 4 | 124 |
| 10 | Ivelisse | 1 | 1 | 124 |