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Current Champion
History of Championship
This is a distinct and separate championship from the UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship . The two titles are occasionally confused with each other on posters. The Junior Light Heavyweight Championship was added in 1977, after the first wave of UWA championships. Those championships were in demand, and this one seemed to be added to create more potential title matches.
Champions Listing
#
Champion(s)
Defeated
Date
Location
finals of an initial three way tournament
1
Cesar Valentino
Anibal & America Salvaje
1977 .11.20
Mexico City
01
Huracan Ramirez
1978 .01.03
Cuautitlán
[ 1]
02
Gran Hamada
1978 .01.30
Cuautitlán
[ 1]
03
Villano III
1978 .02.21
Cuautitlán
[ 1]
04
Dos Caras
1978 .05.13
Cancún
[ 1]
05
Felipe Ham Lee
1978 .05.14
Monterrey
[ 1]
06
Huracan Ramirez
1978 .05.24
Xalapa
[ 1]
07
El Polaco
1978 .06.06
Cuautitlán
[ 1]
08
Gran Hamada
1978 .09.10
Palacio de los Deportes
[ 1]
09
Halcon 78
1978 .09.29
Xalapa
[ 1]
10
Halcon 78
1978 .10.03
Cuautitlán
[ 1]
11
Escorpion I
1978 .10.08
Leon
[ 1]
12
Gran Hamada
1978 .11.01
Mexico City
[ 1]
13
Black Shadow
1978 .11.13
Laredo
[ 1]
14
Gran Hamada
1978 .12.02
Apatlaco
[ 1]
15
Black Shadow
1978 .12.12
Cuautitlan
[ 1]
16
Astro Rey
1979 .01.19
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
[ 2]
17
Dos Caras
1979 .01.25
Xalapa
[ 3]
2
Gran Hamada
Cesar Valentino
1979 .02.04
El Toreo De Naucalpan
[ 4]
3
Perro Aguayo
Gran Hamada
1979 .04.22
El Toreo de Naucalpan
[ 5]
vacant on 1979 .12.15 when Perro Aguayo is injured
decision match for vacant championship
4
El Solitario
Masanobu Kurisu
1980 .01.27
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
[ 6]
1
Villano III
1980 .02.08
El Toreo De Naucalpan
2
Perro Aguayo
1980 .05.13
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 7]
3
Villano III
1980 .05.25
El Toreo De Naucalpan
[ 8]
4
Fishman
1980 .08.02
Cuernavaca
[ 9]
5
Anibal
1980 .08.03
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City
[ 10]
6
Villano III
1980 .09.01
Arena Xochimilco
[ 11]
7
Fishman
1980 .10.26
El Toreo de Naucalpan
[ 12]
8
Babe Face
1980 .11.05
Arena Naucalpan
[ 13]
9
Anibal
1980 .12.05
Arena Neza
[ 14]
10
Anibal
1980 .12.28
Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso
[ 15]
11
Villano III
1981 .02.08
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
[ 16]
5
Eric Embry
El Solitario
1981 .03.30
Puebla
1
Enrique Vera
1981 .04.19
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
[ 17]
2
El Solitario
1981 .05.01
Plaza de Toros el Cortijo
[ 18]
6
El Solitario [2]
Eric Embry
1981 .07.19
Palacio de los Deportes DF
[ 19]
1
Gran Kabuki
1982 .02.02
San Antonio
[ 20]
2
Cesar Valentino
1982 .04.22
Pista Arena Revolución
[ 21]
3
Babe Face
1982 .07.18
Tijuana
[ 22]
4
Anibal
1982 .10.30
Arena Apatlaco
[ 23]
5
Anibal
1982 .11.14
Palacio de los Deportes DF
[ 24]
6
Fishman
1982 .12.10
Arena Neza
[ 25]
7
El Signo
1983 .04.17
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Naucalpan, Estado de México
[ 26]
7
El Signo
El Solitario
1983 .06.10
Tijuana
[ 27]
1
El Solitario
1983 .07.17
El Toreo De Naucalpan
[ 28]
2
El Solitario
1983 .09.30
Arena Neza
[ 29]
3
Anibal
1983 .11.27
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Naucalpan, Estado de México
[ 30]
3
Villano III
1984 .01.01
El Toreo De Naucalpan
[ 31]
stripped of the championship on 1984 .02.15 for an unauthorized defense against Kato Kung Lee on 1984 .01.27
tournament for vacant championship
8
Anibal
El Texano
1984 .05.27
El Toreo De Naucalpan
1
Pirata Morgan
1984 .07.13
Gimnasio G2
[ 32]
9
Invader III
Anibal
1984 .09.15
San Juan , Puerto Rico
10
Anibal [2]
Invader III
1984 .??.??
?
1
Sangre Chicana
1984 .11.25
Arena Mexico
[ 33]
11
Negro Navarro
Anibal
1985 .01.06
El Toreo De Naucalpan
[ 34]
12
Mano Negra
Negro Navarro
1985 .02.25
Puebla
[ 35]
1
El Cobarde
1985 .08.17
Arena Xochimilco
[ 36]
2
Dr. Wagner
1985 .11.07
Arena Olimpico Laguna
[ 37]
13
El Cobarde II
Mano Negra
1985 .12.08
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
[ 38]
1
Fishman
1986 .02.02
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
[ 39]
14
Gran Hamada [2]
El Cobarde II
1986 .03.04
Arena Queretaro
15
Blue Panther
Gran Hamada
1986 .11.16
El Toreo De Naucalpan
[ 40]
1
Valente Fernandez
1987 .04.12
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
[ 41]
16
Solar I
Blue Panther
1987 .05.25
Puebla
1
Diablo Rojo
1987 .10.28
Arena Naucalpan
[ 42]
2
Satanico
1988 .01.22
Arena Coliseo DF
[ 43]
17
Blue Panther [2]
Solar I
1988 .02.08
Puebla
1
Solar I
1988 .05.10
Queretaro
[ 44]
2
Principe Island
1988 .07.03
Arena Altavilla
[ 45]
18
Gran Cochisse
Blue Panther
1988 .09.16
Arena Mexico
[ 46]
1[ 47]
Super Astro
1988 .11.18
Arena Mexico
[ 48]
19
Ringo Mendoza
Gran Cochise
1989 .04.23
Colotlán, Jalisco
[ 49]
2
Pirata Morgan
1989 .05.01
Leon
[ 50]
3
Pierroth Jr.
1989 .07.27
Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
[ 51]
4
Brazo de Oro
1989 .12.14
Palacio de los Deportes, Iztacalco, Distrito Federal
[ 52]
5
El Texano
1990 .04.05
Pista Arena Revolucion
20
Perro Aguayo [2]
Ringo Mendoza
1990 .06.29
Arena Mexico
[ 53]
1
Fishman
1990 .11.17
Tonala , Jalisco
[ 54]
Aguayo stripped of the championship in May 1992 when he jumps to AAA
16 man tournament for vacant championship
21
Gran Hamada [3]
Black Power II
1992 .12.13
El Toreo De Naucalpan
[ 55]
1
Zandokan
1993 .01.24
Kisarazu, Japan
2
Super Astro
1993 .03.28
El Toreo De Naucalpan
3
Scorpio Jr.
1993 .04.12
Hamamatsu, Japan
4
Villano IV
1993 .06.04
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
5
Villano IV
1993 .08.04
Arena Naucalpan
22
El Engendro
Gran Hamada
1993 .09.12
El Toreo De Naucalpan
[ 56]
23
Gran Hamada [4]
El Engendro
1993 .09.22
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
1
Fuerza Guerrera
1994 .06.14
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
24
Sabu
Gran Hamada
1995 .11.23
Kawasaki, Japan
25
El Samurai
Sabu
1995 .12.01
Niigata, Japan
26
Koji Kanemoto
El Samurai
1996 .03.17
Amagasaki, Japan
vacates the championship around May 1996 due to injury
decision match for vacant championship
27
Shinjiro Ohtani
Kazushi Sakuraba
1996 .06.17
Tokyo
next 3 title matches are part of the J-Crown Unification Tournament
next match unifies with NWA World Welterweight Championship
1
Negro Casas
1996 .08.03
Tokyo
28
Ultimo Dragon
Shinjiro Ohtani
1996 .08.04
Tokyo
29
The Great Sasuke
Ultimo Dragon
1996 .08.05
Tokyo
title becomes part of the J-Crown Octuple Championship for next four matches
30
Ultimo Dragon [2]
The Great Sasuke
1996 .10.11
Osaka, Japan
31
Jushin Liger
Ultimo Dragon
1997 .01.04
Tokyo
32
El Samurai [2]
Jushin Liger
1997 .07.06
Sapporo, Japan
33
Shinjiro Ohtani [2]
El Samurai
1997 .08.10
Nagoya, Japan
Ohtani vacates title as part of vacating most of Octuple Championship on 1997 .11.05
decision match for vacant championship
34
Gran Hamada [5]
Convict
1998 .07.03
Ninohe, Japan
championship returned to Mexico during 1999
decision match for vacant championship
35
El Cobarde II
Perro Aguayo
1999 .02.15
Nuevo Laredo
1
Tiger Steele
2000 .02.06
Salamanca
36
Heavy Metal
El Cobarde
2000 .04.10
Nuevo Laredo
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
Sources:
↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Halcon 347
↑ Halcon 349
↑ Halcon 349
↑ Box Y Lucha , Halcon 349
↑ DJ Spectro
↑ Arena 1119; originally announced as 01.02 with Rene Guajardo at Palacio de los Deportes, pushed back to later in the month
↑ Box Y Lucha 1436
↑ Guerreros del Ring 191, SuperLuchas , Box Y Lucha 1437
↑ Box y Lucha 1447
↑ DJ Spectro , Box y Lucha 1447, Box y Lucha 1448, DJ Spectro, Matt Farmer
↑ Box y Lucha 1450
↑ DJ Spectro Facebook (mislabled)
↑ Box y Lucha 1461
↑ Box y Lucha 1465
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ SuperLuchas ; a draw
↑ Lucha Libre La Epoca Dorada
↑ Box y Lucha 1485
↑ Halcon 483, KO 1461
↑ Halcon Mensual 6
↑ Halcon Mensual 7
↑ Halcon Mensual 8
↑ Box y Lucha 1562
↑ Box y Lucha 1564, Box y Lucha 1565
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ Matt Farmer , Box y Lucha 1586,
↑ Halcon 582
↑ Matt Farmer , Box y Lucha 1599
↑ Box y Lucha 1610
↑ Arena 1318, Box y Lucha 1617, Box y Lucha 1618, Matt Farmer
↑ SuperLuchas 470
↑ Halcon 638
↑ Cronicas y Leyendas
↑ DJ Spectro , Box y Lucha 1673
↑ Box y Lucha 1680, Comabtes 511
↑ Box y Lucha 1703
↑ El Siglo de Torreon
↑ Arena 1426, Box y Lucha 1719, y Lucha 1720
↑ Box y Lucha 1728
↑ luchablog photolog (20130916_020530), listed as UWA Light Heavyweight
↑ Box y Lucha
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.44.07)
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.19.09)
↑ Halcon 837
↑ RL
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.15.42), RB
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 17.41.49)
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 17.41.49)
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ Halcon 887
↑ Box y Lucha 1894
↑ Matt Farmer
↑ WON 1990-07-09
↑ WON 1990-11-26
↑ Lucha Libre Weekly 41
↑ SL 132
Championship history becomes confusing conflicting after Heavy Metal wins this championship. The UWA ceased to exist by 1996, but was still well known enough for various wrestlers to purchase belts (originals or copies) and declare themselves champions. Championship reigns past this point are extremely dubious.
The original belt may have been passed on to Silver Star , who defends a title as UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship .
Silver King Branch
El Pulpo Branch
Operativo 209 Branch
The UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship was brought in to the United States by the World Wrestling Organization (WWO). The promotion held a one-night eight-man tournament in order to crown the new champion. Local wrestler Operativo 209 defeated Texano Jr. in the finals to become the champion. A few weeks later, he drop the belt to Súper Nova in Yakima, Washington. Following a title defense made by Súper Nova on 2014's Christmas Day, the title was never mentioned again, and it went defunct when the champion began to wrestle for AAA .
Gallery of Champions
Silver King , as Ramses 37th Champion (Silver King Branch)
El Pulpo , 40th Champion (El Pulpo Branch)
Gallery of Title Belts
1st Belt
3rd Belt
Sources
Also Listed As
Universal Wrestling Association Championships
Official : Heavy (Dr. Wagner Jr. )
Outlaw : Light (Kato Kung Lee Jr. ), Junior Light Heavy (Diluvio Negro II )
Now in Japan : Welter , Middle , Junior Heavy , Tag , Trios ,
Defunct : Feather , Light Heavy , Women , International Women , Women Junior , Women's Tag ,
Associated : WWF Light Heavy