OVW National Heavyweight Championship

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OVW National Heavyweight Championship [1]
OVW National Heavyweight Championship belt.jpg
Official design of the title (2020–2025)
Details
Promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling
Date establishedAugust 20, 2020
Date retiredMay 8, 2025
Statistics
First champion Jessie Godderz
Final championErik Surge
Most reigns Mahabali Shera
Jessie Godderz (2 reigns)
Longest reign Jessie Godderz (522 days)
Shortest reign Mahabali Shera (25 days)
Oldest champion Doug Basham (53 years, 30 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 was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship created and promoted by the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion. [2] There have been a total of seven reigns shared between five different champions. The final title holder was Erik Surge, who was in his first reign. [3]

Contents

Title history

As of July13, 2025.

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$h FloOctober 13, 2022 OVW TV #1209 Louisville, KY 161This match was also for Storm's OVW Heavyweight Championship. [7]
5 Mahabali Shera December 13, 2022OVW Christmas Chaos Louisville, KY 225 [8]
6 Jessie Godderz January 7, 2023OVW Nightmare Rumble Louisville, KY 2318Won the Nightmare Rumble match to win the championship. [9]
7 EC3 November 21, 2023Thanksgiving Thunder Louisville, KY 1600 [10]
8 Doug Basham January 4, 2025OVW Nightmare Rumble 2025 Louisville, KY 1110Cashed in his Key of Opportunity from winning the Nightmare Rumble 2025 to defeat EC3 and Ca$h Flo in a triple threat at OVW Nightmare Rumble 2025. [11]
9Erik SurgeApril 25, 2025OVW TV #1341 Louisville, KY 114 [12]
—DeactivatedMay 8, 2025OVW TV #1343 Louisville, KY ——OVW executive Al Snow awards Surge with a new title belt and names him the first OVW United States Heavyweight champion, retiring the National Heavyweight title.


Combined reigns

As of July13, 2025.

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1 Jessie Godderz 2840
2 EC3 1418
3 Mahabali Shera 2149
4 Doug Basham 1110
5 James Storm 198
6Ca$h Flo161
7Erik Surge114

References

  1. ↑ Thomas, Jeremy. "OVW News: New Title Reportedly Being Added, Milestone Episode Airing This Week, More Talent Being Brought In". 411MANIA. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Champions and Championships/OVW National Heavyweight Title". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ "OVW National Heavyweight Championship".
  4. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 29, 2020). "Jessie Godderz defeated Amon, Atiba, Barry Koloff, Brian Pillman Jr., Brother Austin, Bruce Wayans, Cash Flo, Dimes, Dustin Jackson, Dustin Urich, Echo, Hy-Zaya, Jake Crist, Manny Lemons, Ryan Howe, Scrap Iron Lewis, Sinn Bodhi, Spencer Slade, Tom Chad and Tony Gunn in a 21 Man Rumble Match to determine the Inaugural champion". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 5, 2022). "OVW Saturday Night Special - March Mayhem 2022". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  6. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 7, 2022). "OVW TV #1195". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 13, 2022). "OVW TV #1209". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ "OVW TV #1218 - Christmas Chaos 2022".
  9. ↑ "The winner of the 2023 NIGHTMARE RUMBLE #AndNew OVW National Heavyweight Champion…".
  10. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 21, 2023). "OVW TV #1266 - Thanksgiving Thunder - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  11. ↑ https://x.com/ovwrestling/status/1877465952977051734.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "OVW TV #1341 - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
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