OVW Hardcore Championship

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OVW Hardcore Championship
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Promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling
Date establishedJune 23, 2000
Date retiredMay 12, 2001

The OVW Hardcore Championship was a short-lived hardcore wrestling title in World Wrestling Entertainment's former developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). The title was created in 2000 and was deactivated in 2001. Rather than being physically represented by a conventional championship belt, the OVW Hardcore Championship was represented by a trash can.

Contents

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Trailer Park TrashJune 23, 2000Rockin' Rumble 2000 Louisville, KY 1116Trash defeated Flash Flanagan to become the inaugural champion.. [1] [2] [3]
2Mr. BlackOctober 17, 2000Night of the Demon 2000 Louisville, KY 1120 [1] [2]
3 Randy Orton February 14, 2001N/A Jeffersonville, IN 138 [1] [2]
4 Flash Flanagan March 24, 2001N/A Jeffersonville, IN 142 [1] [2]
5 Randy Orton May 5, 2001 OVW TV Tapings Jeffersonville, IN 27 [1] [2] [4]
DeactivatedMay 12, 2001

List of combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
days
1Mr. Black1120
2Trailer Park Trash1116
3 Randy Orton 245
4 Flash Flanagan 142

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