10 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Rockstar Spud

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Spud Is A Former OVW TV Champion

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The fact Spud worked in Ohio Valley Wrestling will perhaps resonate with older WWE fans who remember the promotion as a developmental territory. Stars like John Cena, Randy Orton, Batista and Brock Lesnar all spent time in OVW. Now, Rockstar Spud can add his name to the list of current WWE stars who spent some time there.

OVW was once TNA's developmental territory too, and it was there that Spud became TV Champion in 2013 by beating Cliff Compton (formerly known as Domino in WWE) during his debut match. Spud then held the title for 59 days before dropping it to Randy Royal. After that, he'd start to make his way back onto TNA's core programming.

Other notable OVW TV Champions include Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Colt Cabana and Santino Marella. Spud can count himself amongst those names, and he actually held the belt for longer than all of them. OVW wasn't the same by 2013, but it's still history Spud can cite when looking back on his career.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.