Ohio Valley Wrestling
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Ohio Valley Wrestling logo | |
Acronym | OVW |
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Founded | 1998 |
Style | Sports Entertainment Professional wrestling |
Headquarters | Louisville, Kentucky |
Founder(s) | Danny Davis |
Owner(s) | Danny Davis |
Formerly | NWA Ohio Valley Championship Wrestling |
Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and the organization was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (as NWA Ohio Valley Championship Wrestling) from 1998 until 2000, when OVW became part of the WWE developmental program, which it was a member of until February 7, 2008. Jim Cornette was head booker of OVW for a period before being fired by WWE for slapping a student, Anthony Carelli (who is currently in the WWE as Santino Marella). 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 they had ended their relationship with OVW as a developmental territory, moving all contracted talent to Florida Championship Wrestling. [1]
Television
OVW currently airs a one-hour television program Saturdays on WBKI-TV in Louisville at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on WKRC-TV's sister station, the CinCW in Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday afternoons at 1:00 and Sundays at noon, and on WOBZ-LP in London, Kentucky at 9:00 p.m. The television shows originate from the Davis Arena in Louisville. [1]
Current champions
Championship | Current champion(s) | Date won | Won from |
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OVW Heavyweight Championship | Anthony Bravado | June 25 2008 | Nick Dinsmore |
OVW Television Championship | J.D. Michaels | June 4 2008 | "Tubby" Tommy McNaler |
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship | The Men of Iron (Rob "Iron Man" Conway & Pat Buck) |
May 28 2008 | The Insurgency (Ali and Omar Akbar) |
OVW Women's Championship | Serena | July 16 2008 | Reggie |
Defunct championships
Championship | Final champion | Date won | Won from | Notes |
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OVW Light Heavyweight Championship | Chris Michaels | April 12 2000 | Sean Casey | Retired on March 1 2001. |
OVW Hardcore Championship | Randy Orton | May 5 2001 | Flash Flanagan | Retired in 2001. |
Roster
Male wrestlers
- Adam Revolver
- Al Barone
- Ali Akbar
- Anthony Bravado
- APOC
- Ashley Stefan Streetman
- Brett Wellington
- Chris Cage (Chris Pavone)
- Chris Hero
- Darriel Kelly
- Dewey
- Dirty Money
- Gavin Garrison
- Igotta Brewski
- James "Moose" Thomas
- Jamin Olivencia
- J.D. Michaels
- Joey Matthews (Adam Birch)
- Josh Lowry
- Lightfoot
- Lumpy Magoo
- Omar Akbar
- Outlaw
- Pat "the Man of Iron" Buck
- Ramón
- Ranger Milton
- Raúl
- Rob "Iron Man" Conway
- Robbie Everest
- Rudy Switchblade
- Santos Diego
- Scott Cardinal
- Sergio
- Shiloh
- Supergloves
- Tank Toland
- Ted "The Trailer" McNaler
- "Tubby" Tommy McNaler
- Turcan Celik
- Vaughn Lilas
Female wrestlers
Tag Teams/Stables
- APOC & Vaughn Lilas
- The Frat Pack (Ashley Stefan Streetman, Brett Wellington, & Gavin Garrison)
- The Insurgency (Ali & Omar Akbar, Turcan Celik, & Bin Hamin)
- Los Locos (Ramón & Raúl Loco)
- The Men of Iron (Rob "Iron Man" Conway & Pat "the Man of Iron" Buck)
- The Mobile Homers (Dewey, Ted "the Trailer" McNaler, "Tubby" Tommy McNaler, & Adam Revolver)
- Scott Cardinal & Dirty Money
- The War Party (Lightfoot & Outlaw)
Other on-air talent
- Kenny Bolin - Commentator
- Bill Clark - Referee
- Dean Hill - Commentator/Ring Announcer
- Bin Hamin - Manager of the Insurgency
- Karl "Twinkletoes" Martin - Commentator
- Ray Ramsey - Referee
- Stephanie - Backstage interviewer
- Sucio - Backstage interviewer/Announcer
- Joe Wheeler - Referee
References
- ^ "WWE to cease affiliation with Ohio Valley Wrestling". World Wrestling Entertainment. February 7 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
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