On this page, you find the full Title History for the OVW Rush Division Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The OVW Rush Division Championship is contested in Ohio Valley Wrestling, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on December 10, 2019.
This is a newer version of the OVW Television Championship, with its own distinct lineage.
The Rush Championship is sponsored by COLLARxELBOW and a brand new division was created for it.
The current champion is Stephen Steel, who won the title on June 14, 2025, and has been reigning for 177 days.
OVW Rush Division Championship: Title History
OVW Rush Division Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign 28 Stephen Steel
- June 14, 2025
- Louisville, KY | OVW Hard Reset 2025
- 177+ days
177+- days
Vacant
- May 22, 2025
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV #1345
- 23 days
Obsidian Angel attempted to award the title to Star Rider after defeating Super Z. Due to this, OVW executives declared the title vacant.23- days
27 Obsidian Angel
- May 15, 2025
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV #134
- 7 days
7- days
26 Super Z
- January 4, 2025
- Louisville, KY | OVW Nightmare Rumble 2025
- 131 days
131- days
25 Star Rider
- October 3, 2024
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV #1312
- 93 days
Tony Gunn was the guest referee.93- days
24 Kal Herro
- September 19, 2024
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV #1310
- 14 days
This was a street fight.14- days
23 Jamin Olivencia
- June 29, 2024
- Pikeville, KY | OVW Fight Night
- 82 days
This was a ladder match.82- days
22 Will Austin
- June 29, 2024
- Louisville, KY | OVW Independence Rage
- 0 days
0- days
21 
Buzz Backlund 1
- June 6, 2024
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV #1295
- 23 days
23- days
20 Will Austin
- May 2, 2024
- Louisville, KY | OVW Double Crossed
- 35 days
Defeated Star Rider for the vacant title.35- days
Vacant
- May 2, 2024
- Louisville, KY | OVW Double Crossed
- 0 days
0- days
19 Manny Domingo/Jota Peso
- February 10, 2024
- Louisville, KY | OVW Tough Love
- 82 days
Defeated Kal Herro, Ragnar the Ruthless, Maximo Suave, ZDP, Will Austin, and Orion in a ladder match.82- days
18 Kal Herro
- November 3, 2023
- Lexington, KY | OVW at Manchester Music Hall
- 99 days
99- days
17 
Adam Revolver 1
- October 21, 2023
- Louisville, KY | OVW No Rest for the Wicked
- 13 days
13- days
16 Kal Herro
- July 6, 2023
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV #1246
- 107 days
Defeated Luke Kurtis in a ladder match.107- days
Vacant
- June 22, 2023
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV #1244
- 14 days
Al Snow announced the title was held up since technically El Venzanga was Rush Division champion, not Luke Kurtis.14- days
15 El Venganza
- June 15, 2023
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV #1243
- 7 days
Defeated Blanco Loco and Kal Herro in a three-way match. Unmasked after the match to reveal Luke Kurtis.7- days
14 Blanco Loco
- March 4, 2023
- Louisville, KY | OVW SNS 03/04/2023
- 103 days
103- days
13 Luke Kurtis
- June 25, 2022
- Louisville, KY | Saturday Night Special - Independence Rage
- 252 days
252- days
12 Hy-Zaya
- March 24, 2022
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV
- 93 days
93- days
11 Gustavo
- March 5, 2022
- Louisville, KY | Saturday Night Special - March Mayhem
- 19 days
This was a Scaffold match.19- days
10 Star Rider
- December 16, 2021
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV: Christmas Chaos
- 79 days
79- days
9 Gustavo
- August 12, 2021
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV
- 126 days
This was a three-way match, also involving Blanco Loco.126- days
8 Star Rider
- April 24, 2021
- Louisville, KY | OVW Saturday Night Special: Retribution
- 110 days
This was a four-way match, also involving Atiba and Gustavo.110- days
7 Hy-Zaya
- March 9, 2021
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV: Dark Match
- 46 days
This was a five-way match, also involving Gustavo, Koda Jacobs and Star Rider.46- days
6 William Lutz
- January 19, 2021
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV
- 49 days
49- days
5 Hy-Zaya
- January 9, 2021
- Louisville, KY | OVW Saturday Night Special: Nightmare Rumble
- 10 days
Defeats previous champion William Lutz, Ace Austin, AJ Daniels, JC Addams, Rohit Raju and Star Rider in a seven-way scramble match.10- days
4 William Lutz
- December 5, 2020
- Louisville, KY | Christmas Chaos
- 35 days
This was a three-way match, also involving D'mone Solavino.35- days
3 Dimes
- March 7, 2020
- Louisville, KY | OVW Saturday Night Special
- 273 days
Made Corey Storm hand over the title due to Dimes winning the 3 Wishes ladder match.273- days
2 Corey Storm
- January 11, 2020
- Louisville, KY | OVW Saturday Night Special: Nightmare Rumble
- 56 days
This was a three-way match, also involving Hy-Zaya.56- days
1 AJ Daniels
- December 10, 2019
- Louisville, KY | OVW TV: Christmas Chaos
- 32 days
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.32- days
For the Title History of the previous version of this championship, see the page for the OVW Television Championship.
OVW Rush Division Championship: Names & Belt Designs
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- OVW Rush Division ChampionshipApril 24, 2021
- OVW Rush ChampionshipDecember 10, 2019April 24, 2021
OVW Rush Division Championship: Statistics
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
OVWDecember 10, 2019 Present
- Promotion
Ohio Valley Wrestling
- GenderMale
- Title TypeStyle-Specific Title
- Date EstablishedDecember 10, 2019
- Preceded By
OVW Television Championship
- Current ChampionStephen Steel
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Rider | 3 |
| 2 | Kal Herro | 3 |
| 3 | Hy-Zaya | 3 |
| 4 | Gustavo | 2 |
| 5 | William Lutz | 2 |
| 6 | Will Austin | 2 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Star Rider | 282 | |
| Dimes | 273 | |
| Luke Kurtis | 252 | |
| Kal Herro | 220 | |
| Stephen Steel | 177+ |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimes | March 7, 2020 - December 5, 2020 | 273 | |
| Luke Kurtis | June 25, 2022 - March 4, 2023 | 252 | |
| Stephen Steel | June 14, 2025 - December 8, 2025 | 177+ | |
| Super Z | January 4, 2025 - May 15, 2025 | 131 | |
| Gustavo | August 12, 2021 - December 16, 2021 | 126 |