OVW Rush Division Championship

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 Blanco Loco, who is in his first reign.

OVW Rush Division Championship^[1]
Details
Promotion	Ohio Valley Wrestling
Date established	November 20, 2019
Current champion(s)	Blanco Loco
Date won	March 4, 2023
Other name(s)
OVW Rush Championship
Statistics First champion(s) AJ Daniels Most reigns Hy-Zaya (3 reigns) Longest reign Dimes (273 days) Shortest reign Hy-Zaya (1st reign, 10 days) Oldest champion Hy-Zaya (39 years)^[2] Youngest champion Corey Storm (18 years) Heaviest champion AJ Daniels (205 lbs)

Title history

As of August 20, 2023, there have been fifteen reigns between nine 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.

Blanco Loco is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Luke Kurtis in Mask Vs Title Match on March 4, 2023 in Louisville, KY.

Key

No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held
<1	Reign lasted less than a day
+	Current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics		Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days
1	AJ Daniels	December 10, 2019	OVW TV: Christmas Chaos	Louisville, KY	1	32	Daniels defeated D'mone Solavino, KTD, Nigel, Sam Thompson and William Lutz in a steel cage six-way ladder match to become the inaugural champion.	^[4]
2	Corey Storm	January 11, 2020	OVW Saturday Night Special: Nightmare Rumble	Louisville, KY	1	56	This was a three-way match, also involving Hy-Zaya.	^[5]
3	Dimes	March 7, 2020	OVW Saturday Night Special	Louisville, KY	1	273	Made Corey Storm hand over the title due to Dimes winning the 3 Wishes ladder match.	^[6]
4	William Lutz	December 5, 2020	Christmas Chaos	Louisville, KY	1	35	This was a three-way match, also involving D'mone Solavino.	^[7]
5	Hy-Zaya	January 9, 2021	OVW Saturday Night Special: Nightmare Rumble	Louisville, KY	1	10	Defeats previous champion William Lutz, Ace Austin, AJ Daniels, JC Addams, Rohit Raju and Star Rider in a seven-way scramble match.	^[8]
6	William Lutz	January 19, 2021	OVW TV	Louisville, KY	2	49		^[9]
7	Hy-Zaya	March 9, 2021	OVW TV: Dark Match	Louisville, KY	2	46	This was a five-way match, also involving Gustavo, Koda Jacobs and Star Rider.	^[10]
8	Star Rider	April 24, 2021	OVW Saturday Night Special: Retribution	Louisville, KY	1	110	This was a four-way match, also involving Atiba and Gustavo.	^[11]
9	Gustavo	August 12, 2021	OVW TV	Louisville, KY	1	126	This was a three-way match, also involving Blanco Loco.	^[12]
10	Star Rider	December 16, 2021	OVW TV: Christmas Chaos	Louisville, KY	2	79		^[13]
11	Gustavo	March 5, 2022	Saturday Night Special - March Mayhem	Louisville, KY	2	19	This was a Scaffold match.	^[14]
12	Hy-Zaya	March 24, 2022	OVW TV	Louisville, KY	3	93		^[15]
13	Luke Kurtis	June 25, 2022	Saturday Night Special - Independence Rage	Louisville, KY	1	159		^[16]
14	The Fanny Pack Kid Kal Herro	December 1, 2022	OVW TV 12/1/2022	Louisville, KY	1	14		^[17]
15	Luke Kurtis	December 15, 2022	OVW TV 12/15/2022	Louisville, KY	2	79		^[18]
16	Blanco Loco	March 4, 2023	OVW SNS 03/04/2023	Louisville, KY	1	169+		^[19]

Combined reigns

As of August 20, 2023.

†	Indicates the current champion

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined days
1	Dimes	1	273
2	Luke Kurtis	2	238
3	Star Rider	2	189
4	Hy-Zaya	3	149
5	Gustavo	2	145
6	Blanco Loco †	1	139+
7	William Lutz	2	84
8	AJ Daniels	1	32
9	Kal Herro	1	14

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". Retrieved March 11, 2021.
4. Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 10, 2019). "OVW TV #1061 - Christmas Chaos 2019 - TV-Show @ Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
5. 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.
6. Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 7, 2020). "07.03.2020 - 05.12.2020: Dimes". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. "OVW TV #1216". The Internet Wrestling Database. December 1, 2022. from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
18. "OVW TV #1218". The Internet Wrestling Database. December 15, 2022. from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
19. "OVW TV #1218". The Internet Wrestling Database. December 15, 2022. from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

External links

• OVW Rush Division Championship History