OVW Light Heavyweight Championship

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OVW Light Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 9, 1999
Date retiredMarch 1, 2001
Other name(s)
NWA Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Jason Lee
Most reignsJason Lee, Johnny Spade, Sean Casey
(3 times each)
Longest reign Chris Michaels (323 days)
Shortest reignAmerican Eagle (1 day)

The NWA Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight Championship, also known as the OVW Light Heavyweight Championship was a title contested in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). The title was created on February 9, 1999, and was retired on March 1, 2001, due to the company withdrawing its membership from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 2001 and becoming one of the first developmental territories for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The final champion was Chris Michaels, who defeated the former champion Sean Casey at an OVW TV taping to win the title.

Contents

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Jason LeeFebruary 9, 1999 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 136Lee defeated American Eagle and Chris Alexander in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion.
2Johnny SpadeMarch 17, 1999 OVW TV Tapings Jeffersonville, IN 16
3American EagleMarch 23, 1999 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 17
4Johnny SpadeMarch 30, 1999 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 214
5Chris AlexanderApril 13, 1999 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 17
6Jason LeeApril 20, 1999 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 214
7American EagleMay 4, 1999 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 21
8Jason LeeMay 5, 1999 OVW TV Tapings Jeffersonville, IN 363
9Johnny SpadeJuly 7, 1999 OVW TV Tapings Jeffersonville, IN 341
10 Sean Casey August 17, 1999 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 130
11Scotty SabreSeptember 16, 1999 OVW TV Tapings Jeffersonville, IN 183
12 Sean Casey December 8, 1999 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 243
13 Chris Michaels January 20, 2000 OVW TV Tapings Jeffersonville, IN 155
14 Sean Casey March 15, 2000 OVW TV Tapings Louisville, KY 328
15 Chris Michaels April 12, 2000 OVW TV Tapings Jeffersonville, IN 2323
DeactivatedMarch 1, 2001The championship was declared retired.

List of combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
days
1 Chris Michaels 2378
2Jason Lee3113
3 Sean Casey 3101
4Scotty Sabre183
5Johnny Spade361
6American Eagle28
7Chris Alexander17

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