Ohio Valley Wrestling
Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American Independent circuit professional wrestling Promotion based in Louisville, KY. OVW is the most recognized facilities for up and coming wrestlers and serves as the official training grounds for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It is run by owner Danny Davis. Due to Jim Cornette, the booker, being fired, it is unclear who the head booker is at this time, though WWE has sent Paul Heyman down to replace him on at least a temporary basis.
OVW wrestlers are often used as Jobbers, or "enhancement talents", for the WWE to make their stars look better. Sometimes OVW wrestlers are even used as plants for WWE shows.
Current Champions
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Date won | Won from |
| OVW Heavyweight Champion | Johnny Jeter | August 8, 2005 | Brent Albright |
| OVW Television Champion | Ken Doane | June 25, 2005 | Deuce Shade |
| OVW Southern Tag Team Champions | Tank Toland and Chad Toland | April 12, 2005 | Johnny Jeter & Matt Cappotelli |
Defunct Championships
Current Roster
See: World Wrestling Entertainment roster
Alumni
Notable superstars trained in OVW before joining the WWE's main roster including:
Currently Employed
- Randy Orton
- John Cena
- Batista (David Bautista)
- Eugene (Nick Dinsmore)
- Victoria (Lisa Marie Varon)
- Carlito Caribbean Cool (Carly Colon)
- Heidenreich (Jon Heidenreich)
- Rene Dupree (René Goguen)
- Shelton Benjamin
- The Bogeyman (Marty Wright)
- Vito (Vito LaGrasso)
- Frankie Kazarian
- Johnny Parisi (Joseph Dorgan)
- Doug Basham
- Danny Basham (Danny Holly)
- Simon Dean (Mike Bucci)
- Rob Conway
- Joey Mercury (Adam Birch)
- Johnny Nitro (John Hennigan)
- Melina (Melina Perez)
- Jillian (Jillian Hall)