OVW Rush Division Championship explained

OVW Rush Division Championship[1]
Promotion:Ohio Valley Wrestling
Currentholder:Will Austin
Created:November 20, 2019
Won:June 29, 2024
Firstchamp:AJ Daniels
Mostreigns:Hy-Zaya (3 reigns)
Longestreign:Dimes (273 days)
Shortestreign:Hy-Zaya
(1st reign, 10 days)
Oldest:Hy-Zaya (39 years)[2]
Youngest:Corey Storm (18 years)
Heaviest:AJ Daniels (205 lbs)
Pastnames:
  • OVW Rush Championship
  • OVW Rush Division Championship (2019-present)

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 Will Austin, who is in his second reign.

Title history

As of,, there have been twenty reigns between eleven 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.

Will Austin is the current champion in his second reign. He defeated Buzz Backlund on June 29, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Combined reigns

As of, .

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined days
1Dimes 1 273
2Luke Kurtis 1 252
3Kal Herro 2 206
4Star Rider 2 189
5Hy-Zaya 3 149
6Gustavo 2 145
7Blanco Loco 1 103
8William Lutz 2 84
9Manny Domingo 1 82
10Will Austin † 2 +
11AJ Daniels 1 32
12Buzz Backlund 1 23
13Adam Revolver 1 13
14El Venganza 1 7

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OVW Rush Division Championship. September 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Hy-Zaya/Personal Data. cagematch.net. Philip. Kreikenbohm. March 10, 2021.
  3. Web site: Ohio Valley Wrestling announces Rush Championship. Ohio Valley Wrestling. March 11, 2021.