OVW Light Heavyweight Championship
The Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) Light Heavyweight Championship, was a title contested in Ohio Valley Wrestling. The title was created in February 9. 1999 and was retired in March 1 2001 due to the company's withdrew from its membership from the NWA in 2000 and became one of the first developmental territory for World Wrestling Federation (now WWE). The title was declared retired, meaning that the OVW Light Heavyweight Championship is now being represented by a trash can. The final champion was Chris Micheals, who defeated the former champion Sean Casey at the OVW TV Tapings to win the title.
OVW Light Heavyweight Championship |
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Details |
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Promotion |
Ohio Valley Wrestling |
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Date established |
February 9, 1999 |
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Date retired |
March 1, 2001 |
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Other name(s) |
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NWA Ohio Valley Light Heavyweight Championship |
Statistics |
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First champion(s) |
Jason Lee |
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Most reigns |
Jason Lee, Johnny Spade, Sean Casey (3 times each) |
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Longest reign |
Chris Michaels (323 days) |
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Shortest reign |
American Eagle (1 day) |
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Title history
# |
Wrestler |
Reign |
Date |
Days Held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
1 |
Jason Lee |
1 |
000000001999-02-09-0000February 9, 1999 |
36 |
Louisville, Kentucky |
OVW TV Tapings |
Defeated Chris Alexander and American Eagle in a three-way match to become the first champion. |
2 |
Johnny Spade |
1 |
000000001999-03-17-0000March 17, 1999 |
6 |
Jeffersonville, IN |
OVW TV Tapings |
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3 |
American Eagle |
1 |
000000001999-03-23-0000March 23, 1999 |
7 |
Louisville, KY |
OVW TV Tapings |
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4 |
Johnny Spade |
2 |
000000001999-03-30-0000March 30, 1999 |
14 |
Louisville, KY |
OVW TV Tapings |
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5 |
Chris Alexander |
1 |
000000001999-04-13-0000April 13, 1999 |
7 |
Louisville, KY |
OVW TV Tapings |
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6 |
Jason Lee |
2 |
000000001999-04-20-0000April 20, 1999 |
14 |
Louisville, KY |
OVW TV Tapings |
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7 |
American Eagle |
2 |
000000001999-05-04-0000May 4, 1999 |
1 |
Louisville, KY |
OVW TV Tapings |
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8 |
Jason Lee |
3 |
000000001999-05-05-0000May 5, 1999 |
63 |
Jeffersonville, IN |
OVW TV Tapings |
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9 |
Johnny Spade |
3 |
000000001999-07-07-0000July 7, 1999 |
41 |
Jeffersonville, IN |
OVW TV Tapings |
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10 |
Sean Casey |
1 |
000000001999-08-17-0000August 17, 1999 |
30 |
Louisville, KY |
OVW TV Tapings |
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11 |
Scotty Sabre |
1 |
000000001999-09-16-0000September 16, 1999 |
83 |
Jeffersonville, IN |
OVW TV Tapings |
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12 |
Sean Casey |
2 |
000000001999-12-08-0000December 8, 1999 |
43 |
Louisville, KY |
OVW TV Tapings |
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13 |
Chris Michaels |
1 |
000000002000-01-20-0000January 20, 2000 |
55 |
Jeffersonville, IN |
OVW TV Tapings |
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14 |
Sean Casey |
3 |
000000002000-03-15-0000March 15, 2000 |
28 |
Louisville, KY |
OVW TV Tapings |
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15 |
Chris Michaels |
2 |
000000002000-04-12-0000April 12, 2000 |
323 |
Jeffersonville, IN |
OVW TV Tapings |
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Retired |
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000000002001-03-01-0000March 1, 2001 |
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Title declared retired. |
List of top combined reigns
As of August 22, 2017.
Symbol |
Meaning |
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Indicates the current champion |
<1 |
The reign is shorter than one day. |
Rank |
Wrestler |
# of Reigns |
Combined Days |
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 |
See also
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