OVW Light Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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Promotion | Ohio Valley Wrestling | ||||||||||
Date established | February 9, 1999 | ||||||||||
Date retired | March 1, 2001 | ||||||||||
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NWA Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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The NWA Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight Championship, also known as the OVW Light Heavyweight Championship was a title contested in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). The title was created on February 9, 1999, and was retired on March 1, 2001, due to the company withdrawing its membership from the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 2001 and becoming one of the first developmental territories for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The final champion was Chris Michaels, who defeated the former champion Sean Casey at an OVW TV taping to win the title.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Jason Lee | February 9, 1999 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 36 | Lee defeated American Eagle and Chris Alexander in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion. | |
2 | Johnny Spade | March 17, 1999 | OVW TV Tapings | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 6 | ||
3 | American Eagle | March 23, 1999 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 7 | ||
4 | Johnny Spade | March 30, 1999 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 2 | 14 | ||
5 | Chris Alexander | April 13, 1999 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 7 | ||
6 | Jason Lee | April 20, 1999 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 2 | 14 | ||
7 | American Eagle | May 4, 1999 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 2 | 1 | ||
8 | Jason Lee | May 5, 1999 | OVW TV Tapings | Jeffersonville, IN | 3 | 63 | ||
9 | Johnny Spade | July 7, 1999 | OVW TV Tapings | Jeffersonville, IN | 3 | 41 | ||
10 | Sean Casey | August 17, 1999 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 1 | 30 | ||
11 | Scotty Sabre | September 16, 1999 | OVW TV Tapings | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 83 | ||
12 | Sean Casey | December 8, 1999 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 2 | 43 | ||
13 | Chris Michaels | January 20, 2000 | OVW TV Tapings | Jeffersonville, IN | 1 | 55 | ||
14 | Sean Casey | March 15, 2000 | OVW TV Tapings | Louisville, KY | 3 | 28 | ||
15 | Chris Michaels | April 12, 2000 | OVW TV Tapings | Jeffersonville, IN | 2 | 323 | ||
— | Deactivated | March 1, 2001 | — | — | — | — | The championship was declared retired. |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | Chris Michaels | 2 | 378 |
2 | Jason Lee | 3 | 113 |
3 | Sean Casey | 3 | 101 |
4 | Scotty Sabre | 1 | 83 |
5 | Johnny Spade | 3 | 61 |
6 | American Eagle | 2 | 8 |
7 | Chris Alexander | 1 | 7 |
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