OVW Rush Division Championship

Last updated
OVW Rush Division Championship [1]
Details
Promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling
Date establishedNovember 20, 2019
Current championVacant
Date wonMay 22, 2025
Other names
  • OVW Rush Championship
  • OVW Rush Division Championship (2019-present)
Statistics
First championAJ 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 title is currently vacant.

Contents

Title history

As of August25, 2025, there have been twenty-six reigns between seventeen champions with three vacancies. AJ Daniels was the inaugural champion. Hy-Zaya, Kal Herro, and Star Rider are tied for the most reigns at three. Dimes' reign is the longest at 273 days, while El Venganza and Obsidian Angel's first reigns are tied for the shortest at 7 days.

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 Domingo/Jota PesoFebruary 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, 2024OVW Double Crossed Louisville, KY —— [22]
20Will AustinMay 2, 2024OVW Double Crossed Louisville, KY 135Defeated Star Rider for the vacant title. [22]
21Buzz BacklundJune 6, 2024OVW TV #1295 Louisville, KY 123 [23]
22Will AustinJune 29, 2024OVW Independence Rage Louisville, KY 263 [24]
22Jamin OlivenciaJune 29, 2024OVW Fight Night Pikeville, KY 119This was a ladder match. [25]
23Kal HerroSeptember 19, 2024OVW TV #1310Louisville, KY314This was a street fight. [26]
24Star RiderOctober 3, 2024OVW TV #1312Louisville, KY393Tony Gunn was the guest referee. [27]
25Super ZJanuary 4, 2025OVW Nightmare Rumble 2025Louisville, KY1131 [28]
26Obsidian AngelMay 15, 2025OVW TV #134Louisville, KY17 [29]
— Vacated May 22, 2025OVW TV #1345Louisville, KY——Obsidian Angel attempted to award the title to Star Rider after defeating Super Z. Due to this, OVW executives declared the title vacant.
27Stephen SteelJune 14, 2025+OVW Hard Reset 2025Louisville, KY1−23 [30]

Combined reigns

As of August25, 2025.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1Star Rider3282
2Dimes1273
3Luke Kurtis1252
4Kal Herro2220
5Hy-Zaya3149
6Gustavo2145
7Super Z1131
8Blanco Loco1103
9Will Austin298
10William Lutz284
11Manny Domingo182
12AJ Daniels132
13Buzz Backlund123
14Jamin Olivencia119
15Adam Revolver113
16El Venganza17
17Obsidian Angel17

References

  1. ↑ "OVW Rush Division Championship" . Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Hy-Zaya/Personal Data". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ Ohio Valley Wrestling. "Ohio Valley Wrestling announces Rush Championship". Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 11, 2022). "OVW Saturday Night Special #104 - Nightmare Rumble - Event @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 7, 2020). "07.03.2020 - 05.12.2020: Dimes". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  6. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 5, 2020). "OVW Christmas Chaos 2020 - Pay Per View @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 9, 2021). "OVW Saturday Night Special - Nightmare Rumble 2021 - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 19, 2021). "OVW TV #1119 - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 9, 2021). "OVW TV #1126 - Dark Match @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  10. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 24, 2021). "OVW Saturday Night Special - Retribution 2021 - Event @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  11. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 12, 2021). "OVW TV #1148 - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  12. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 16, 2021). "OVW TV #1166 - Christmas Chaos 2021 - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  13. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 5, 2022). "OVW Saturday Night Special - March Mayhem 2022 - Pay Per View @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  14. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 24, 2022). "OVW TV #1180 - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  15. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 25, 2022). "OVW Saturday Night Special - Independence Rage - Pay Per View @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  16. ↑ "OVW TV #1218". The Internet Wrestling Database. December 15, 2022. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  17. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 24, 2022). "OVW TV #1243 - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  18. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 24, 2022). "OVW TV #1244 - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  19. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 24, 2022). "OVW TV #1246 - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  20. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 21, 2023). "OVW No Rest for the Wicked". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  21. ↑ "OVW Results: Tough Love 2024".
  22. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 2, 2024). "OVW Double Crossed". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  23. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 6, 2024). "OVW TV #1246 - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  24. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 29, 2024). "OVW Independence Rage 2024". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  25. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 31, 2024). "OVW Fight Night". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  26. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "OVW TV #1310". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  27. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "OVW TV #1312". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  28. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "OVW Nightmare Rumble 2025". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  29. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "OVW TV #1344". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  30. ↑ "OVW Hard Reset 2025". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
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