ovw founded 1997 style sports entertainment professional wrestling headquarters louisville kentucky founder s nightmare danny davis formerly nwa ohio valley championship wrestling ohio valley wrestling ovw is an american independent professional wrestling promotion based in louisville kentucky . 1 ovw was initially a member promotion of the national wrestling alliance from its inception in 1997 until 2000 when it became the primary developmental territory for the world wrestling federation now wwe . ovw remained in this role from 2000 until 2008 . 2 the promotion was unaffiliated from february 7 2008 until november 2011 and is run by owner nightmare danny davis . in 2012 ovw became the farm territory for total nonstop action wrestling tna . 3 however the relationship ended on november 2 2013 . 4 5 as of december 2011 over 100 ovw alumni have appeared in wwe . 6 contents 1 history 2 television 3 current champions 3.1 defunct championships 4 roster 4.1 male wrestlers 4.2 female wrestlers 4.3 others 4.4 referees 4.5 training staff 5 notable alumni 5.1 wwe 5.2 tna 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit ovw was founded by nightmare danny davis in 1997 as an nwa member . however ovw separated from nwa in 2000 . after the company became the farm territory of world wrestling federation entertainment . jim cornette was head booker of ovw and majority investor but he was fired by wwe for slapping a student anthony carelli . 7 he was replaced by paul heyman who booked ovw until being called up to be the booker of the ecw brand . greg gagne was supposed to be booker after heyman but his knowledge of ovw was limited so the booking was extended to also include al snow and danny davis . gagne was later released from the company leaving booking to snow and davis . in 2007 cornette sold his share of the company back to davis . 8 on february 7 2008 wwe announced that it had ended its relationship with ovw as a developmental territory moving all contracted talent to florida championship wrestling . 2 however on september 23 2009 ovw announced via a press release from wwe that senior evp john laurinaitis visited and scouted ovw wrestlers and that wwe will take a much more active role in recruiting ovw developed talent . ovw and wwe maintained a close relationship as throughout 2008 and 2009 wwe contracted talent would make occasional appearances on ovw shows and ovw talent has remained a large part of wwe s recruiting classes with eight members of the roster being signed to the wwe since february 2008 and many more being used on wwe programming as extras or enhancement talent . on february 22 and 23 2010 the wwe in conjunction with ovw held a two day tryout camp for independent wrestlers . it was the first event of this nature held outside florida championship wrestling since fcw became wwe s sole developmental territory . on september 8 2010 in what was dubbed the company s season premiere danny davis who himself was making his return for the first time in over a year announced that jim cornette was returning to his role as head booker of the company . 9 cornette who is also executive producer of ring of honor s hd net show stated that ring of honor roh talent as well as talent from other companies were going to work in ovw along with the current crop of stars and returning ovw stars in an effort to return the company to its previous reputation as the best independent wrestling company to get recruited from . a similar claim was made by cornette during the announcement of the roh hdnet program moving its tapings to the ovw davis arena . on november 7 2011 it was announced that ovw and total nonstop action wrestling tna had reached an agreement for ovw to become tna s official training and developmental territory . 10 tna s director of talent relations al snow returned as booker of the company replacing the outgoing jim cornette . the relationship lasted for two years before ending on november 2 2013 after tna ordered all of their talent to report to orlando . 4 11 television edit ovw tv created by nightmare danny davis country of origin united states no . of episodes 889 as of september 3 2016 12 production running time 60 minutes release original network wbna 21 wobz ld online 12 original release 1997 present external links website ovw currently airs a 60 minute television program saturdays in the louisville area on wbna 21 at 9 00am and replay at 10 00pm and on wobz ld in london kentucky at 9 00pm . ovw also has streaming video via their website where new episodes are streamed on thursdays following the previous wednesday s television taping . the television shows originate from the davis arena in the buechel neighborhood of louisville . 6 12 current champions edit championship current champion s held since days held previous champion s ovw heavyweight championship rocco bellagio may 14 2016 154 big jon ovw television championship trevor steele october 5 2016 10 tyler matrix ovw southern tag team championship the legacy of brutality big zo and hy zaya september 7 2016 38 adam revolver and the mexicutioner ovw women s championship maria james august 17 2016 59 jamie lynn defunct championships edit championship final champion date won won from notes ovw light heavyweight championship chris michaels april 12 2000 sean casey retired on march 1 2001 . ovw hardcore championship randy orton may 5 2001 flash flanagan retired on may 5 2001 . see also triple crown professional wrestling see also ohio valley wrestling tournaments roster edit male wrestlers edit ring name real name notes adam revolver jared pridgin adam slade unknown benny factor unknown big jon jonathan montgomery big zo cowann d owens ovw southern tag team champion billy o unknown brother reed unknown hasn t appeared in over 30 days . bud dwight dwight j. coulter colton cage unknown daniel eads unknown hasn t appeared in over 30 days . dapper dan van zandt daniel anderson devin driscoll devin driscoll hasn t appeared in over 30 days . houdini unknown hy zaya unknown ovw southern tag team champion jade dawson unknown jay best unknown hasn t appeared in over 30 days . justin smooth unknown hasn t appeared in over 30 days . kenny cannon unknown little damion unknown mad man pondo kevin canady mickey muscles unknown hasn t appeared in over 30 days . mitch huff mitchell huff hasn t appeared in over 30 days . paredyse james long precious unknown hasn t appeared in over 30 days . randy royal unknown ravishing ronnie roberts ronald roberts hasn t appeared in over 30 days . reverend stuart miles stuart perry robbie walker robbie walker rocco bellagio unknown ovw heavyweight champion rudy switchblade eric matlock ryan howe ryan howe shane andrews shane andrews shane mercer shane goode stephon smith stephon smith the assassin unknown the blue chippa unknown the mexicutioner unknown the ringmaster david lo tony gunn anthony gunn trevor steele trevor foy ovw television champion tyler matrix kalieb gibson female wrestlers edit ring name real name notes deonna purrazzo deonna purrazzo hasn t appeared in over 30 days . izza belle smothers mickie knuckles hasn t appeared in over 30 days . jessie belle tiffany dean gravile valet of the bad boyz club maria james maria james ovw women s champion rebel tanea brooks scarlet shaneya davidson valet of the van zandt circus torey payne unknown valet of robbie walker others edit name role gilbert corsey play by play commentator interviewer jim cornette director of operations josh ashcraft manager of the legacy of brutality ron hed color commentator occasional ring announcer shannon the dude color commentator referees edit name role aj lucio david crow david banyan jamie lynn female referee joe wheeler senior referee jordan barker training staff edit name title dean hill majority owner of ovw matt cappotelli beginner class rip rogers head trainer advanced class notable alumni edit wwe edit alicia fox batista brock lesnar cm punk dolph ziggler john cena the miz natalya randy orton ryback santino marella shelton benjamin wade barrett zack ryder tna edit bobby lashley cody rhodes crimson jessie godderz lei d tapa rob terry rockstar spud taeler hendrix ariel seratto see also edit sports in louisville kentucky references edit about ovw ohio valley wrestling . ovwrestling.com . retrieved 2015 08 10 . a b wwe to cease affiliation with ohio valley wrestling . world wrestling entertainment . february 7 2008 . archived from the original on february 10 2008 . retrieved 2008 02 07 . tna impact wrestling and ovw sign developmental deal ohio valley wrestling . ovwrestling.com . 2011 11 07 . retrieved 2015 08 10 . a b fri. update more tna cost saving moves carters send e mail to talent denying sale video game promotion real story behind birth of one of greatest world title reigns legednary mafch classics on demand weekend preview . f4wonline.com . 2013 11 01 . retrieved 2015 08 10 . tna ovw relationship ending impact on the road in 2014 and more tna news . pwinsider.com . 2013 11 05 . retrieved 2015 08 10 . a b marshall anne december 7 2011 . learning the ropes . louisville eccentric observer . retrieved december 12 2011 . santino marella . online world of wrestling . retrieved 2009 04 14 . anthony carelli was the student that jim cornette slapped tna news jim cornette says tna needs a developmental program criticizes wwe s developmental program . pwtorch.com . 2009 04 10 . retrieved 2015 08 10 . caldwell james 2010 09 09 . roh ovw news jim cornette announced as new ovw matchmaker ; working relationship announced between roh & ovw . pro wrestling torch . retrieved 2010 09 09 . caldwell james 2011 11 07 . tna news tna announces official training program with wwe s former developmental territory . pro wrestling torch . retrieved 2011 11 07 . big update on impact road tapings more on tna ovw relationship . wrestlezone.com . 2013 11 05 . retrieved 2015 08 10 . a b c streaming television episodes . ohio valley wrestling . retrieved september 30 2011 . external links edit official website ovw title histories v t e ohio valley wrestling championships world heavyweight reigns secondary television reigns tag team division southern tag team reigns women s division women s reigns accomplishments triple crown other tournaments talent roster programming ovw television tapings v t e total nonstop action wrestling championships world world heavyweight reigns secondary impact grand reigns x division reigns tag team division world tag team reigns women s division knockouts reigns accomplishments king of the mountain bound for glory series feast or fired gauntlet for the gold option c other tournaments hall of fame triple crown grand slam former championships talent roster teams and stables x division knockouts alumni current champions programming impact wrestling xplosion global impact gut check today epics reaction british boot camp one night only other programming pay per views merchandise albums video games subsidiaries 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