Mexican National Middleweight Tournament, 1979

Sangre Chicana vacated the Mexican National Middleweight Championship in 1979 for unclear reasons. It might have been part of a failed challenge for the NWA World Middleweight Championship; he ended up in that tournament to decide a new champion anyway.

The tournament to declare a new champion started in April and continued through May. Matches took place at Pista Arena Revolucion, Arena Coliseo, Arena Coliseo Guadalajara, and Arena Mexico on various days of the week. The full extent and participant list is unknown and it's possible all of these matches weren't part of the final tournament.

Known matches

April 10

Siglo XX versus Sangre India in a tournament match in Arena Coliseo Guadalajara

April 15

Siglo XX versus Asesino Negro in a tournament match in Arena Coliseo Guadalajara

April 28

Satánico, Nahur Kaliff, Scaramouche, El Invasor, Chamaco Ortiz, El Centauro, Corsario Morelense, Vengador, and Flama Azul are listed as wrestling in tournament matches at Pista Arena Revolucion.

May 5

Nahur Kaliff scheduled to face Flama Azul in a tournament match at Pista Arena Revolucion

May 18th

Tournament matches at Arena Coliseo

• Tony Salazar beat Asesino Negro
• Mano Negra beat Kung Fu
• Sangre Chicana beat Flama Azul
• Kato Kung Lee beat Manuel Robles

May 25th

Tournament matches at Arena Coliseo

• Sangre Chicana beat Mano Negra
• Tony Salazar beat Kato Kung Lee

May 27th

Tournament matches at Arena Coliseo

• Cachorro Mendoza versus El Supremo
• Shazam versus Bruno Victoria

June 1st

• Shazam versus Sangre Chicana
• Tony Salazar versus Cachorro Mendoza

June 8th

Tournament final at Arena Mexico

• Cachorro Mendoza beat Sangre Chicana for the vacant title.