OVW Rush Division Championship

Last updated
OVW Rush Division Championship [1]
Details
Promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling
Date establishedNovember 20, 2019
Current champion(s)Star Rider
Date wonOctober 3, 2024
Other name(s)
  • OVW Rush Championship
  • OVW Rush Division Championship (2019-present)
Statistics
First champion(s)AJ Daniels
Most reignsHy-Zaya (3 reigns)
Longest reignDimes (273 days)
Shortest reignHy-Zaya
(1st reign, 10 days)
Oldest championHy-Zaya (39 years) [2]
Youngest championCorey Storm (18 years)
Heaviest championAJ Daniels (205 lbs)

The OVW Rush Division Championship is a mid card title created and owned by the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) promotion. It was announced on November 20, 2019, on OVW TV Tapings , replacing the Television title which was discarded by Tony Gunn. The RUSH Championship is sponsored by COLLARxELBOW and a brand new division was created for it. [3] The current champion is Jamin Olivencia, who is in his first reign.

Contents

Title history

As of October22, 2024, there have been twenty reigns between eleven champions. AJ Daniels was the inaugural champion. Hy-Zaya has the most reigns at three. Dimes reign is the longest at 273 days, while Hy-Zaya's first reign is the shortest at 10 days.

Jamin Olivencia is the current champion in his second reign. He defeated Will Austin in a Ladder Match on August 31, 2024, in Pikeville, Kentucky.

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
1AJ DanielsDecember 10, 2019OVW TV:
Christmas Chaos		 Louisville, KY 132Daniels defeated D'mone Solavino, KTD, Nigel, Sam Thompson and William Lutz in a steel cage six-way ladder match to become the inaugural champion.
2Corey StormJanuary 11, 2020OVW Saturday Night Special:
Nightmare Rumble		 Louisville, KY 156This was a three-way match, also involving Hy-Zaya. [4]
3DimesMarch 7, 2020OVW Saturday Night Special Louisville, KY 1273Made Corey Storm hand over the title due to Dimes winning the 3 Wishes ladder match. [5]
4William LutzDecember 5, 2020Christmas Chaos Louisville, KY 135This was a three-way match, also involving D'mone Solavino. [6]
5Hy-ZayaJanuary 9, 2021OVW Saturday Night Special:
Nightmare Rumble		 Louisville, KY 110Defeats previous champion William Lutz, Ace Austin, AJ Daniels, JC Addams, Rohit Raju and Star Rider in a seven-way scramble match. [7]
6William LutzJanuary 19, 2021OVW TV Louisville, KY 249 [8]
7Hy-ZayaMarch 9, 2021OVW TV: Dark Match Louisville, KY 246This was a five-way match, also involving Gustavo, Koda Jacobs and Star Rider. [9]
8Star RiderApril 24, 2021OVW Saturday Night Special:
Retribution		 Louisville, KY 1110This was a four-way match, also involving Atiba and Gustavo. [10]
9GustavoAugust 12, 2021OVW TV Louisville, KY 1126This was a three-way match, also involving Blanco Loco. [11]
10Star RiderDecember 16, 2021OVW TV:
Christmas Chaos		 Louisville, KY 279 [12]
11GustavoMarch 5, 2022Saturday Night Special - March Mayhem Louisville, KY 219This was a Scaffold match. [13]
12Hy-ZayaMarch 24, 2022OVW TV Louisville, KY 393 [14]
13Luke KurtisJune 25, 2022Saturday Night Special - Independence Rage Louisville, KY 1252 [15]
14Blanco LocoMarch 4, 2023OVW SNS 03/04/2023 Louisville, KY 1103 [16]
15El VenganzaJune 15, 2023OVW TV #1243 Louisville, KY 17Defeated Blanco Loco and Kal Herro in a three-way match. Unmasked after the match to reveal Luke Kurtis. [17]
— Vacated June 22, 2023OVW TV #1244 Louisville, Kentucky ——Al Snow announced the title was held up since technically El Venzanga was Rush Division champion, not Luke Kurtis. [18]
16Kal HerroJuly 6, 2023OVW TV #1246 Louisville, KY 1107Defeated Luke Kurtis in a ladder match. [19]
17Adam RevolverOctober 21, 2023OVW No Rest for the Wicked Louisville, KY 113 [20]
18Kal HerroNovember 3, 2023OVW at Manchester Music Hall Lexington, KY 299
19Manny DomingoFebruary 10, 2024OVW Tough Love Louisville, KY 182Defeated Kal Herro, Ragnar the Ruthless, Maximo Suave, ZDP, Will Austin, and Orion in a ladder match. [21]
— Vacated May 2, 2024"OVW Double Crossed" Louisville, KY —— [22]
20Will AustinMay 2, 2024"OVW Double Crossed" Louisville, KY 135Defeated Star Rider for the vacant title. [22]
21Buzz BacklundJune 6, 2024"OVW TV #1295" Louisville, KY 123 [23]
22Will AustinJune 29, 2024"OVW Independence Rage" Louisville, KY 263 [24]
22Jamin OlivenciaJune 29, 2024"OVW Fight Night" Pikeville, KY 119This was a ladder match. [25]
23Kal HerroSeptember 19, 2024"OVW TV #1310"Louisville, KY414
24Star RiderOctober 3, 2024"OVW TV #1312"Louisville, KY32024

Combined reigns

As of October22, 2024.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1Dimes1273
2Luke Kurtis1252
3Kal Herro2206
4Star Rider †3190+
5Hy-Zaya3149
6Gustavo2145
7Blanco Loco1103
8Will Austin298
9William Lutz284
10Manny Domingo182
11AJ Daniels132
12Buzz Backlund123
13Jamin Olivencia119
14Adam Revolver113
15El Venganza17

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