OVW National Heavyweight Championship

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OVW National Heavyweight Championship [1]
OVW National Heavyweight Championship belt.jpg
Official design of the title (2020present)
Details
Promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling
Date establishedAugust 20, 2020
Current champion(s) Jessie Godderz
Date wonJanuary 7, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s) Jessie Godderz
Most reigns Mahabali Shera
Jessie Godderz (2 reigns)
Longest reign Jessie Godderz (522 days)
Shortest reign Mahabali Shera (25 days)
Oldest champion James Storm (45 years, 36 days)
Youngest champion Mahabali Shera (31 years, 139 days)
Heaviest championCa$h Flo (339 lbs)
Lightest champion Jessie Godderz (220 lbs)

The OVW National Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship created and promoted by the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion. [2] There have been a total of four reigns shared between four different champions. The current title holder is Jessie Godderz who is in his second reign. [3]

Contents

Title history

As of November24, 2023.

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
<1Reign lasted less than a day
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Jessie Godderz September 29, 2020 OVW TV #1103 Louisville, KY 1522This was a 21-man rumble match in which Godderz last eliminated Brian Pillman Jr. to become the inaugural champion. [4]
2 Mahabali Shera March 5, 2022 OVW Saturday Night Special: March Mayhem 2022 Louisville, KY 1124 [5]
3 James Storm July 7, 2022 OVW TV #1195 Louisville, KY 198 [6]
4Ca$h FloOctober 13, 2022 OVW TV #1209 Louisville, KY 161This match was also for Storm's OVW Heavyweight Championship. [7]
5 Mahabali Shera December 13, 2022 OVW Christmas Chaos Louisville, KY 225 [8]
6 Jessie Godderz January 7, 2023 OVW Nightmare Rumble Louisville, KY 2321+Won the Nightmare Rumble match to win the championship [9]

Combined reigns

As of November24, 2023.

Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined days
1 Jessie Godderz2843+
2 Mahabali Shera 2149
3 James Storm 198
4Ca$h Flo161

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