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 "The Fanny Pack Kid" Kal Herro, who is in his first reign.
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Promotion | Ohio Valley Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||
Date established | November 20, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Blanco Loco | ||||||||||||||||
Date won | March 4, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
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Title history
As of October 25, 2023, there have been sixteen reigns between ten 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.
Kal Herro is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Luke Kurtis in a Ladder Match on July 6, 2023 in Louisville, KY.
No. | Overall reign number |
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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. | |||
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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 | "Certified" Luke Kurtis | June 25, 2022 | Saturday Night Special - Independence Rage | Louisville, KY | 1 | 252 | [16] | |
14 | Blanco Loco | March 4, 2023 | OVW SNS 03/04/2023 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 103 | [17] | |
15 | El Venganza | June 15, 2023 | OVW TV #1243 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 7 | Defeated Blanco Loco and Kal Herro in a three-way match. Unmasked after the match to reveal Luke Kurtis. | [18] |
— | Vacated | June 22, 2023 | OVW TV #1244 | Louisville, Kentucky | — | — | Al Snow announced the title was held up since technically El Venzanga was Rush Division champion, not Luke Kurtis. | [19] |
16 | "The Fannypack Kid" Kal Herro | July 6, 2023 | OVW TV #1246 | Louisville, KY | 1 | 111+ | Defeated Luke Kurtis in a ladder match. | [20] |
Combined reigns
As of October 25, 2023.
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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1 | Dimes | 1 | 273 |
2 | Luke Kurtis | 1 | 252 |
3 | Star Rider | 2 | 189 |
4 | Hy-Zaya | 3 | 149 |
5 | Gustavo | 2 | 145 |
6 | Kal Herro † | 1 | 111+ |
7 | Blanco Loco | 1 | 103 |
8 | William Lutz | 2 | 84 |
9 | AJ Daniels | 1 | 32 |
10 | El Venganza | 1 | 7 |
References
- "OVW Rush Division Championship". Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Hy-Zaya/Personal Data". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- Ohio Valley Wrestling. "Ohio Valley Wrestling announces Rush Championship". Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 7, 2020). "07.03.2020 - 05.12.2020: Dimes". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- "OVW TV #1218". The Internet Wrestling Database. December 15, 2022. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.