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.

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.

His impressive performance earned him the UPW Heavyweight Championship in April 2000. In 2001, Cena signed with the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) and was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling ...

He is a two-time and current OVW National Heavyweight Champion and seven-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion. Prior to wrestling, Godderz was a professional bodybuilder with the World Natural Body ...

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 ...