Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won the OVW Heavyweight Championship. In August 2012, Bautista signed a contract with Classic Entertainment & Sports to fight in mixed martial arts.

is a 17-time world champion in the WWE as of June 2025. The former OVW Heavyweight Champion had the longest face run in the industry before turning heel in the 2025 Elimination Chamber.

More WWE/Getty Images CM Punk first came to WWE in 2005 with Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW ... winning the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, the ECW Championship ...