Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) is an American independent circuit professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is mostly recognized for its up-and-coming wrestlers and serves as the official training ground for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and the organization was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (as NWA Ohio Valley Championship Wrestling) from 1998 until 2001, when OVW became part of the WWE developmental program. Jim Cornette was head booker of OVW for a period before being fired by the WWE. He was replaced by Paul Heyman who booked OVW until being called up to be the booker of the ECW brand. Currently the booking work is being done by Greg Gagne, Al Snow and Danny Davis. Originally Gagne was going to book alone but reports have stated his knowledge of OVW is limited.
OVW wrestlers are often used as jobbers, or enhancement talents, for the WWE to make their stars look better, particularly when WWE runs shows within a few hours of the Louisville area. Sometimes OVW wrestlers are even used as plants for WWE shows.
