# OVW Kentucky Heavyweight Championship

The OVW Kentucky Heavyweight Championship was 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 final title holder was Kal Herro, who was in his first reign. The title was retired on February 15, 2024, at OVW #1279, after Mick Foley presented then-champion Kal Herro with the new OVW Media Championship.

## Inaugural Championship Tournament bracket

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

## Title history

As of September 23, 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 | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Notes | Ref. |
| 1 | Luscious Lawrence | September 30, 2021 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 156 | Defeated Tony Bizo in a tournament final to become Inaugural champion. | |
| 2 | Tony Bizo | March 5, 2022 | Saturday Night Special: March Mayhem | Louisville, KY | 1 | 19 | | |
| 3 | Omar Amir | March 24, 2022 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 28 | | |
| 4 | Jake Lawless | April 21, 2022 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 63 | | |
| — | 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. | |
| — | Vacated | July 27, 2022 | — | — | — | — | | |
| 6 | Joe Mack | July 27, 2022 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 22 | Defeated Kal Herro for the vacant title. | |
| 7 | Matt Vine | August 18, 2022 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 16 | | |
| — | Vacated | September 2, 2022 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated due to injury. | |
| 8 | Jack Vaughn | September 9, 2022 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 95 | Vaughn was awarded the title. | |
| 9 | Ryan Von Rockit | December 13, 2022 | OVW Christmas Chaos | Louisville, KY | 1 | 91 | This was a three-way match also including Doug Basham. | |
| — | 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. | |
| 11 | Tony Evans | July 13, 2023 | N/A | Georgetown, KY | 1 | 29 | | |
| 12 | Crixus | August 11, 2023 | OVW The Big One | Louisville, KY | 2 | 69 | | |
| — | 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. | |
| 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 | 47 | | |
| 15 | Tony Evans | February 1, 2024 | OVW #1277 | Louisville, KY | 3 | 7 | | |
| 16 | Kal Herro | February 8, 2024 | OVW #1278 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 7 | | |
| — | Deactivated | February 15, 2024 | — | — | — | — | Mick Foley awarded Herro the new OVW Media title, replacing the Kentucky Heavyweight title. | |

## Combined reigns

| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
| 1 | Luscious Lawrence | 1 | 156 |
| 2 | Crixus | 2 | 117 |
| 3 | Jack Vaughn | 1 | 95 |
| 4 | Ryan Von Rockit | 1 | 91 |
| 5 | Tony Evans | 3 | 92 |
| 6 | Jake Lawless | 1 | 63 |
| 7 | Star Rider | 1 | 47 |
| 8 | Dustin Jackson | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Omar Amir | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Joe Mack | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Tony Bizo | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Matt Vine | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Kal Herro | 1 | 7 |