Ohio Valley Wrestling
American professional wrestling promotion
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| April 7 2025 | Morley Sports Management announces acquisition of a majority shareholding in Ohio Valley Wrestling, with the deal set to take effect on May 1, 2025, and Rob Edwards to become the new CEO. |
| March 29 2025 | Loud and Lawless (Jake Lawless and Von Rockit) defeat Revolution (AJZ and Leo Fox) to win the vacant OVW Tag Team Championships at OVW March Mayhem 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. |
| March 2025 | Sophia Rose wins the OVW Women's Championship by defeating J-Rod at OVW March Mayhem 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. |
| January 4 2025 | Doug Basham wins the OVW National Heavyweight Championship by defeating EC3 and Ca$h Flo in a triple threat match at Nightmare Rumble 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky. |
| January 4 2025 | Super Z defeats Jamin Olivencia in a Street Fight at Fight Night to win the OVW Rush Division Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. |
| November 14 2024 | Dustin Jackson defeats Tony Gunn at OVW TV #1318 to win the OVW Media Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. |
| October 30 2024 | Tony Gunn throws the OVW Television Championship into the Ohio River, leading to OVW Commissioner Dean Hill deactivating the championship. |
| October 3 2024 | Mt. Kadeem defeats Ca$h Flo at OVW TV #1312 to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. |
| February 15 2024 | Mick Foley presents Kal Herro with the Ohio Valley Wrestling Media title, replacing the Kentucky Heavyweight title at OVW Rise event. |
| January 2024 | OVW rebranded its television programming as 'OVW Rise'. |
| January 11 2024 | Mickie James joins OVW as Creative Director, Head of Female Talent, and Executive Producer of their wrestling shows. |
| August 21 2023 | OVW is announced to be featured in a new Netflix docu-series titled 'Wrestlers', directed by Greg Whiteley, which follows the company's journey and Al Snow's efforts to maintain economic viability. |
| January 5 2021 | Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio and Craig Greenberg of 21c Museum Hotels lead a group that purchases a majority interest in Ohio Valley Wrestling, with Al Snow continuing to run the promotion's day-to-day operations. |
| 2020 | Luscious Lawrence becomes the first OVW Kentucky Heavyweight Champion. |
| October 2020 | Announces partnership with Qatar Pro Wrestling and begins television syndication on Game+ in Canada and the United States. |
| October 30 2019 | Tony Gunn throws the Television Championship into the Ohio River, leading to its deactivation by OVW Commissioner Dean Hill. |
| September 15 2019 | Al Snow Wrestling Academy becomes the first officially accredited professional wrestling trade school in Kentucky. |
| August 8 2019 | Announces transition of OVW TV to live Tuesday night broadcasts on WBNA starting October 1. |
| March 19 2019 | Impact Wrestling establishes OVW as its developmental territory. |
| March 19 2019 | OVW re-established its developmental agreement with TNA. |
| March 2 2019 | Hosts 'Clash in the Bluegrass' event in collaboration with Impact Wrestling at Davis Arena. |
| October 29 2018 | OVW announces international expansion to European market (OVW-EU), expanding to 17 wrestling schools worldwide and launching an on-demand service. |
| October 10 2018 | OVW holds its first live televised event, the 1000th episode special, streamed on FITE TV and featuring a championship tournament. |
| September 12 2018 | Ohio Valley Wrestling merges with Top Notch Boxing to form the Gladiator Sports Network. |
| April 6 2018 | Professional wrestler Al Snow purchases Ohio Valley Wrestling from Danny Davis, preserving the promotion from retirement. |
| November 2 2013 | OVW's initial developmental relationship with TNA ended. |
| November 7 2011 | OVW reaches an official agreement with TNA Wrestling to become their training and developmental territory. |
| September 8 2010 | OVW holds its 'season premiere', with Danny Davis returning and announcing Jim Cornette's return as match maker. Cornette also announced collaboration with Ring of Honor (ROH) talent. |
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