Ohio Valley Wrestling
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| Acronym | OVW |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Style |
Sports Entertainment Professional wrestling |
| Headquarters | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Founder(s) | Nightmare Danny Davis |
| Formerly | NWA Ohio Valley Championship Wrestling |
| OVW TV | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Nightmare Danny Davis |
| Country of origin |
 United States
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| No. of episodes | 889 (as of September 3, 2016) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
WBNA-21 WOBZ-LD Online |
| Original release | 1997–present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. 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. 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). However, the relationship ended on November 2, 2013. As of December 2011, over 100 OVW alumni have appeared in WWE.
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. 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. 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.
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