OVW Rush Division Championship

OVW Rush Division Championship[1]
Details
PromotionOhio Valley Wrestling
Date establishedNovember 20, 2019
Current championFeisty Boy Lawson
Date wonJuly 23, 2026
Other names
  • OVW Rush Championship
  • OVW Rush Division Championship (2019-present)
Statistics
First championAJ Daniels
Most reignsKal Herro (4 reigns)
Longest reignDimes (273 days)
Shortest reignBrendan Balling
(snd reign, 4 days)
Oldest championHy-Zaya (39 years)[2]
Youngest championCorey Storm (18 years)
Heaviest championAJ Daniels (205 lbs)

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 title is currently held by Feisty Boy Lawson, in his second reign.

Title history

As of August 29, 2026, there have been thirty-five reigns between twentyfirst champions with three vacancies. AJ Daniels was the inaugural champion. Kal Herro has the most reigns at four. Dimes' reign is the longest at 273 days, while Brendan Balling's second reign is the shortest at 4 days.

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.
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. [4]
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. [5]
4 William Lutz December 5, 2020 Christmas Chaos Louisville, KY 1 35 This was a three-way match, also involving D'mone Solavino. [6]
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. [7]
6 William Lutz January 19, 2021 OVW TV Louisville, KY 2 49 [8]
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. [9]
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. [10]
9 Gustavo August 12, 2021 OVW TV Louisville, KY 1 126 This was a three-way match, also involving Blanco Loco. [11]
10 Star Rider December 16, 2021 OVW TV:
Christmas Chaos		 Louisville, KY 2 79 [12]
11 Gustavo March 5, 2022 Saturday Night Special - March Mayhem Louisville, KY 2 19 This was a Scaffold match. [13]
12 Hy-Zaya March 24, 2022 OVW TV Louisville, KY 3 93 [14]
13 Luke Kurtis June 25, 2022 Saturday Night Special - Independence Rage Louisville, KY 1 524 [15]
14 Kal Herro December 1, 2022 OVW TV Louisville, KY 1 93 [16]
15 Blanco Loco March 4, 2023 OVW SNS 03/04/2023 Louisville, KY 1 103 [17]
16 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]
17 Kal Herro July 6, 2023 OVW TV #1246 Louisville, KY 2 107 Defeated Luke Kurtis in a ladder match. [20]
18 Adam Revolver October 21, 2023 OVW No Rest for the Wicked Louisville, KY 1 13 [21]
19 Kal Herro November 3, 2023 OVW at Manchester Music Hall Lexington, KY 3 99
20 Jota Peso February 10, 2024 OVW Tough Love Louisville, KY 1 82 Defeated Kal Herro, Ragnar the Ruthless, Maximo Suave, ZDP, Will Austin, and Orion in a ladder match. [22]
— Vacated May 2, 2024 OVW Double Crossed Louisville, KY — — [23]
21 Will Austin May 2, 2024 OVW Double Crossed Louisville, KY 1 35 Defeated Star Rider for the vacant title. [23]
22 Buzz Backlund June 6, 2024 OVW TV #1295 Louisville, KY 1 23 [24]
23 Will Austin June 29, 2024 OVW Independence Rage Louisville, KY 2 63 [25]
24 Jamin Olivencia June 29, 2024 OVW Fight Night Pikeville, KY 1 19 This was a ladder match. [26]
25 Kal Herro September 19, 2024 OVW TV #1310 Louisville, KY 4 14 This was a street fight. [27]
26 Star Rider October 3, 2024 OVW TV #1312 Louisville, KY 3 93 Tony Gunn was the guest referee. [28]
27 Super Z January 4, 2025 OVW Nightmare Rumble 2025 Louisville, KY 1 131 [29]
28 Obsidian Angel May 15, 2025 OVW TV #1344 Louisville, KY 1 7 [30]
— Vacated May 22, 2025 OVW TV #1345 Louisville, KY — — Obsidian Angel attempted to award the title to Star Rider after defeating Super Z. Due to this, OVW executives declared the title vacant.
29 Stephen Steel June 14, 2025 OVW Hard Reset 2025 Louisville, KY 1 138 [31]
30 Brandon Davis October 30, 2025 OVW TV - Hell Night 2025 Louisville, KY 1 52 This was a Casket match. Linda Kay was the special referee. [32]
31 Jota Peso December 21, 2025 OVW Christmas Chaos 2025 Louisville, KY 2 21 Defeated Brandon Davis, Brendan Balling, Elijah Eros, Icon Lee, JJ Lawson, Kirko Ky and Showtime Shanklin in a Gauntlet match [33]
32 Brendan Balling January 11, 2026 OVW Nightmare Rumble 2026 Louisville, KY 1 126 Defeated Jota Peso, JJ Lawson, Elijah Eros, Jake Painter and Maximo Suave in a Scramble match [34]
33 JJ Lawson May 17, 2026 OVW Collision Course 2026 Louisville, KY 1 63 [35]
34 Brendan Balling July 19, 2026 OVW Independence Rage 2026 Louisville, KY 2 4 This was a TLC match. [36]
35 Feisty Boy Lawson July 23, 2026 OVW TV #1406 Louisville, KY 2 37+ [37]

Combined reigns

As of August 29, 2026.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 Kal Herro4313
2 Star Rider3282
3 Dimes1273
4 Luke Kurtis1252
5 Hy-Zaya3149
6 Gustavo2145
7 Stephen Steel1138
8 Super Z1131
9 Brendan Balling2130
10 Jota Peso2103
11 Blanco Loco1103
12 Will Austin298
13 William Lutz284
14 JJ Lawson/Feisty Boy Lawson †2100+
15 Brandon Davis152
16 AJ Daniels132
17 Buzz Backlund123
18 Jamin Olivencia119
19 Adam Revolver113
20 El Venganza17
21 Obsidian Angel17

References

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  2. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Hy-Zaya/Personal Data". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ Ohio Valley Wrestling. "Ohio Valley Wrestling announces Rush Championship". Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 7, 2020). "07.03.2020 - 05.12.2020: Dimes". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  6. ↑ 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.
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  8. ↑ 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.
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  22. ↑ "OVW Results: Tough Love 2024".
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  32. ↑ "OVW TV #1368 - Hell Night 2025". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
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  34. ↑ "OVW Nightmare Rumble 2026". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
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