Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is mostly recognized for its up-and-coming wrestlers and served as the official primary training ground for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) until 2008. Starting in November 2011, OVW served as the official developmental territory for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). OVW and TNA parted ways on November 2, 2013.
History[]
Jim Cornette was head booker of OVW for a period before being fired by WWE for slapping student, Anthony Carelli. He was replaced by Paul Heyman who booked OVW until being called up to be the booker of the ECW brand. Greg Gagne was supposed to be booker after Heyman, but his knowledge of OVW was limited so the booking was extended to also include Al Snow and Danny Davis. Gagne was later released from the company, leaving booking to Snow and Davis.
On February 7, 2008, WWE announced that it had ended its relationship with OVW as a developmental territory, moving all contracted talent to Florida Championship Wrestling. However, on September 23, 2009, OVW announced via a press release from WWE that Senior EVP John Laurinaitis visited and scouted OVW wrestlers and that WWE will take "a much more active role in recruiting OVW developed talent". OVW and WWE maintained a close relationship as throughout 2008 and 2009 WWE-contracted talent would make occasional appearances on OVW shows and OVW talent has remained a large part of WWE's recruiting classes with eight members of the roster being signed to the WWE since February 2008 and many more being used on WWE programming as extras or enhancement talent. On February 22 and 23, 2010 the WWE in conjunction with OVW held a two-day tryout camp for independent wrestlers. It was the first event of this nature held outside Florida Championship Wrestling since FCW became WWE's sole developmental territory.
On September 8, 2010, in what was dubbed the company's season premiere, Danny Davis, who himself was making his return for the first time in over a year, announced that Jim Cornette was returning to his role as head booker of the company. Cornette, who is also executive producer of Ring of Honors HD Net show, stated that Ring of Honor talent as well as talent from other companies were going to compete in OVW along with the current crop of stars and returning OVW stars in an effort to return the company to its previous reputation as the best independent wrestling company to get recruited from. A similar claim was made by Cornette during the announcement of Ring of Honor HDnet program moving its tapings to the OVW/Davis arena.
On November 7, 2011, it was announced that OVW and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) had reached an agreement for OVW to become TNA's official training and developmental territory.
On July 7, 2015, an announcement on OVW's website said that owner/founder Danny Davis was immediately stepping away from the company. The announcement also stated that the new majority owner would be introduced at the July 8th television taping.
In April 2018 Danny Davis sold OVW to Al Snow.
Television[]
OVW currently airs a 60-minute television program Saturdays on WOBZ-LP in London, Kentucky at 9:00 p.m., on Lexington, Kentucky's CW affiliate WKYT at 11:00 p.m., and in the Louisville area on WKYI at 12:00 p.m. OVW also has streaming video via their website ovwrestling.com, where new episodes are streamed every Thursday following the previous Wednesday's television taping. The television shows originate from the Davis Arena in Louisville.
Championships[]
Active championships[]
- OVW Heavyweight Championship
- OVW Southern Tag Team Championship
- OVW Women's Championship
- OVW Anarchy Championship
- OVW Rush Championship
Defunct championships[]
- OVW Hardcore Championship (2000-2001)
- OVW Light Heavyweight Championship - (1999-2000)
- OVW Television Championship - (2005-2019)
Ohio Valley Wrestling Triple Crown[]
Ohio Valley Wrestling has a hierarchy similar to WWE, with a Heavyweight, Television, and Tag Team titles. This is a less notable triple crown, because it is technically on the independent circuit, but is possible to make an impressive resume for a wrestler.
List of OVW Triple Crown Champions[]
The following is a list of individuals who have won the OVW Heavyweight, Television, and Tag Team titles.
| Name | OVW Heavyweight Championship | OVW Southern Tag Team Championship | OVW Television Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Albright | April 25, 2005 | March 31, 2004 (with Chris Masters) | January 5, 2005 |
| CM Punk | May 3, 2006 | July 28, 2006 (with Seth Skyfire) | November 9, 2005 |
| Idol Stevens | March 14, 2007 | October 10, 2003 (with Nova) | January 4, 2006 |
| Cody Rhodes | February 17, 2007 | October 10, 2006 (with Shawn Spears) | July 6, 2007 |
| James "Moose" Thomas | January 6, 2010 | September 27, 2009 (with Tilo) | September 9, 2009 |
| Mike Mondo | May 29, 2010 | November 11, 2009 (with Turcan Celik) | February 4, 2009 |
| Rudy Switchblade | November 2, 2011 | February 22, 2012 (with Jessie Godderz & Rob Terry) | August 27, 2008 |
| Cliff Compton | January 8, 2011 | March 19, 2006 (with Deuce) | October 17, 2012 |
| Jason Wayne | July 2, 2011 | January 17, 2013 (with Crimson) | September 21, 2011 |
| Jamin Olivencia | April 10, 2013 | August 1, 2007 (with TJ Dalton) | February 20, 2008 |
| Flash Flanagan | December 26, 1999 | March 30, 1999 (with Trailer Park Trash) | August 3, 2013 |
| Elijah Burke | December 8, 2004 | June 6, 2010 (with Jeremy Prophet) | September 11, 2013 |
| Adam Revolver | December 5, 2014 | March 24, 2010 (with Ted McNaler) | September 14, 2011 |
| Mohamad Ali Vaez | February 7, 2015 | May 14, 2008 (with Omar Akbar) | June 4, 2010 |
| Chris Silvio | July 24, 2015 | December 10, 2008 (with Kamikaze Kid) | December 21, 2011 |
| Rocco Bellagio | May 14, 2016 | August 6, 2011 (with James Thomas) | October 10, 2011 |
| Devin Driscoll | March 19, 2016 | January 25, 2017 (with Tony Gunn) | October 11, 2006 |
| Reverend Stuart Miles | July 7, 2018 | February 10, 2016 (with Adam Revolver) | March 4, 2017 |
See also[]
External links[]
| Ohio Valley Wrestling |
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| Heavyweight • Southern Tag Team • Television • Women's |
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| Light Heavyweight • Hardcore |
| Other |
| Current roster • Alumni |
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