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== Current Champions ==
''this is the version of the championship last promoted by [[NWA Mexico]]; the CMLL replacement championship is listed under [[NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship]]''
{{Gallery|name=Nwawelter ohara.jpg|caption=[[Hajime Ohara]]}}
 
[[Hajime Ohara]] defeated [[La Mascara]] on 2006.05.13 to win the vacant championship.
== Current Champion ==
[[Akantus]] is the champion. He defeated [[Cassandro]], [[El Dragón (Juarez)|El Dragón]], [[Hermes Jr.]], [[Impostor Jr.]], [[Magnus]], [[Peluchín Maldad]], and [[Xisco]] on [[April 24]], [[2016]] at the Houchen Community Center in [[El Paso]], [[Texas]] to win the championship.


== History of Championship ==
== History of Championship ==
The NWA World Welterweight Championship was nominally a Mexico based championship, having actually been created before the formation of the NWA (and EMLL joining the NWA.) Due to legal threats from the NWA, CMLL stopped using those initials in association with this championship in 2010, referring to it only as "World Welterweight Championship".
The championship appeared to be forgotten after it was vacated in 1992. Misterioso was the champion of the time, by left in the mass exodus to [[AAA]]. CMLL had recently created it's own [[CMLL World Welterweight Championship]] in 1992 and had be considering merging the two championships. Instead, they just allowed this championship to stay empty.
Three years later, [[Negro Casas]] won a match for the vacant championship over [[El Hijo del Santo]], as part of their infinite rivalry. However, CMLL was still not intending to use the belt; Negro won the belt to provide another champion for the J-Crown Octuple Junior Tournament and Championship. The championship changed many times as part of the tournament and the length of the championship.
After the J-Crown broke up, the championship ended up as a possession of various Ultimo Dragon promotions and off-shoots. It was widely reported Dragon purchased the [[NWA World Middleweight Championship]] from CMLL around this period, so the same may be true with this title. This belt was used as part of Ultimo Dragon's [[Toryumon]] promotion during it's early years, until it was ultimately replaced by the promotion's own championships.


The NWA World Welterweight Championship is nominally a Mexico based championship, having actually been created before the formation of the NWA (and EMLL joining the NWA.)
When this championship was dropped for Toryumon, it disappeared for three years before resurfacing in as part of Ultimo Dragon's personal shows in Mexico. [[Hajime Ohara]] won the vacant championship, defeating the reigning [[Mexican National Welterweight Championship|Mexican National Welterweight champion]] [[La Mascara]]. Ohara continued defending the championship on Dragon's occasional shows in Mexico and Japan. He wrestled as a rudo in Mexico, but was obviously Dragon's protege and top remaining student.  


The championship appeared to be forgetten after it was vacated in 1992. In 1997, it was filled, but soon changed hands multiple times in Japan, en route to becoming part of the J-Crown Octuple Junior Championship. After the J-Crown broke up, the championship ended up as a possesion of various Ultimo Dragon promotions and off-shoots. It was widely reported Dragon purchased the [[NWA World Middleweight Championship]] from CMLL around this period, so the same may be true with this title.
Ohara briefly lost this championship to [[Super Delfin]] and won it back, mostly unnoticed by the lucha libre audience. While the championship was mentioned in Ohara's CMLL matches (usually second or third on the card), it was treated as a title belonging to Ultimo Dragon's Dragon Gym shows, and not used for any CMLL feuds or rivalries.
 
This status quo came to an end in November of 2007. Ohara was suddenly in the semimain matches and feuding with (and losing to) [[La Sombra]]. After two weeks of trios matches, Sombra was given a title shot and won the championship. At age 18, La Sombra is believed to have become the youngest NWA World Champion of all time. It's also an indication CMLL received ownership of the belt back from Ultimo Dragon. Both Dragon and Ohara have disappeared from CMLL lineups, and the championship has stayed with CMLL.
 
As typical with CMLL based championships in this period, the champion had short feuds to set up title defenses, but no long term challenger to fend off. Sombra's match against Ephesto at the close of December was one of the best bouts of the year, but that match was set up with just a couple weeks of build. Still, this championship helped distinguish Sombra from the many other high flying tecnicos of similar level. Sombra's reign marked him as an upcoming top star, much like [[Mistico]]'s first [[NWA World Middleweight Championship]] run did for him.
 
[[Mephisto]]'s championship win came as a surprise. The title match was a special attraction for CMLL's return to running regular shows in [[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]], and there was no hint of a pending change. After, it became clear the change was motivated by the upcoming debut [[CMLL Universal Tournament]]; CMLL had 15 eligible champions. Sombra still had half of the [[CMLL World Tag Team Championship]], so Mephisto winning created a 16th champion to fill out the tournament. However, Mephisto was obviously over the weight limit for welterweight. While weight limits had long been ignored, this championship reign was an especially egregious case.
 
On [[August 12]], [[2010]], CMLL announced a change with the NWA group of championships. The current physical title belts were all retired, replaced by newly belts with a different design. The old belts are now part of CMLL's mobile museum, though copies of them have turned up elsewhere. CMLL referred to the new championships as the '''CMLL Historic Championships''' and said the former NWA champions would be the first champions of the new belts. Outside not getting the physical belt back, that appeared to satisfy the NWA's complaints about using their trademarks. However, within weeks of that press conference, CMLL changed course. The championships were referred to as '''[[NWA World Historic Championships]]'''.
 
As part of the '''Lucha Future''' June 2011 tour of England, Blue Demon Jr. held a singles match between [[Casandro]] and [[Dr. Cerebro]] to decide his version of this title.  


== Champions Listing ==
== Champions Listing ==
 
{{TitleHistoryStartShort}}
{{TitleHistoryStartLong}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Welterweight Title Tournament, 1946|8 man tournament to determine initial champion]]'''}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Welterweight Title Tournament, 1946|8 man tournament to determine initial champion]]'''}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|1|[[El Santo]]|[[Pete Pancof]]|1946.03.15|Arena Coliseo DF}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|1|[[El Santo]]|[[Pete Pancoff]]|[[1946]].[[03.15]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]|<Ref>Lucha Libre 948, [https://www.patreon.com/posts/lucha-libre-no-3-61780805 LuchaWorld], Box y Lucha 980; location not confirmed</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Tuffy Trues]]|1946.05.31|Arena Coliseo DF}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Tuffy Trues]]|[[1946]].[[05.31]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|2|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[El Santo]]|1947.02.14|Arena Coliseo DF}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|2|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[El Santo]]|[[1947]].[[02.14]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 50, Box y Lucha 1858</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|3|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[Jack O'Brien]]|1949.04.29|Mexico City}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[1949]].[[04.08]]|[[Mexico City]]|<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/04/29/en-un-dia-como-hoy-2006-relampago-rapa-a-mascara-magica-en-dos-al-hilo-1949-gori-guerrero-campeon-mundial-welter/ SuperLuchas] - Guerrero won the match, but was DQed by the commission for using a punch. The referee was also suspended for missing it. Guerrero, EMLL and the NWA protested the decision and a rematch was held three weeks later.</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[Gory Guerrero]]|1951.07.11|?}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|3|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[1949]].[[04.29]]|[[Mexico City]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[El Santo]] [2]|[[Bobby Bonales]]|1952.09.26|?}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Roy Landru]]|[[1949]].[[12.02]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|6|[[Blue Demon]]|[[El Santo]]|1953.07.25|Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[1951]].[[07.11]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref> [https://superluchas.com/2015/07/13/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1951-bobby-bonales-derrota-a-gori-guerrero-1985-se-suspende-la-lucha-de-mascaras-entre-lizmark-y-gran-markus/ SuperLuchas], Box y Lucha 961</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|7|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[Blue Demon]]|1958.01.31|Mexico City}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Gory Guerrero]]|?|[[Orizaba, Veracruz]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 297</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|8|[[Huracán Ramírez]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|1965.08.05|Cuernavaca}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[El Santo]] [2]|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[1952]].[[September 26|09.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 297, Box y Lucha 980</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|9|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[Huracán Ramírez]]|1965.09.24|Mexico City}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1953]].[[04.04]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4495088840562000&set=a.4494417087295842 BV]</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|10|[[Vento Castella]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|1967.05.07|Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|6|[[Blue Demon]]|[[El Santo]]|[[1953]].[[09.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4500001726737378&set=a.4494417087295842 El Universal via BV</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|11|[[Karloff Lagarde]] [3]|[[Vento Castellas]]|1967.07.03|Mexico City}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Joe Marin]]|[[1955]].[[06.05]]|[[Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila]]|<ref>El Siglo de Torreon 1955-06-05</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|12|[[Alberto Munoz]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|1971.07.11|Mexico City}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Enfermero]]|[[1956]].[[02.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 237A, Box y Lucha 205A</ref>}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship on 1973.10.25 for unknown reasons}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[El Espectro]]|[[1956]].[[04.22]]|[[Arena Canada Dry]], [[Guadalajara]], [[Jalisco]]|<ref>El Informador 1956-04-22</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[El Enfermero]]|[[1956]].[[06.22]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 149</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Espectro]]|[[1957]].[[04.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 869</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|7|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1958]].[[01.31]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 95; Lagarde gives this date and location again in Halcon 80; SuperLuchas 17</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1959]].[[02.27]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4472903336113884&set=a.4472249476179270 BV]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[Milo Millán]]|[[1962]].[[04.01]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1962-04-01</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1962]].[[04.27]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Arena 193</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Antonio Montoro]]|[[1963]].[[04.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>double pin draw - [http://superluchas.com/2015/04/26/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1963-santo-vs-benny-galant-mascara-contra-cabellera-karloff-lagarde-vs-el-espanol-antonio-montoro/ SuperLuchas, Arena 245]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1964]].[[07.18]]|[[Arena Puebla]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 40</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Huracan Ramirez]]|[[1964]].[[09.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 50</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|7|[[Black Shadow]]|[[1965]].[[01.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 67</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Black Shadow]]|[[1965]].[[01.31]]|[[Pachuca, Hidalgo]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 69; date is a guess</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|9|[[Huracán Ramírez]]|[[1965]].[[03.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 76</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|10|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1965]].[[04.30]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 81</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|11|[[Antonio Montoro]]|[[1965]].[[06.03]]|[[Tijuana]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 86</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|8|[[Huracán Ramírez]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1965]].[[08.05]]|[[Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 95 - title change on excessive violence DQ</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Espectro II]]|[[1965]].?|?|<ref>Lucha Libre 99 - exact date, location not mentioned, but prior to September 9th and likely in Guatemala</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|9|[[Karloff Lagarde]] [2]|[[Huracán Ramírez]]|[[1965]].[[September 24|09.24]]|[[Mexico City]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Black Shadow]]|[[1966]].[[01.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 120</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Antonio Montoro]]|[[1966]].[[02.06]]|[[Arena Aficion]]|<ref>Lucha libre 121 & 126; the later has the exact date. Lucha Libre 127 says Lagarde has made 18 defenses, which possibly includes the previous reign</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|10|[[Vento Castella]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1967]].[[05.07]]|[[Arena Coliseo Monterrey]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 191</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|11|[[Karloff Lagarde]] [3]|[[Vento Castella]]|[[1967]].[[06.09]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<Ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/06/20/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1967-rene-guajardo-destrona-a-santo-karloff-lagarde-vence-a-huracan-ramirez/ SuperLuchas, Lucha Libre 191 has this a Friday]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Huracan Ramirez]]|[[1967]].[[06.20]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<Ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/06/20/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1967-rene-guajardo-destrona-a-santo-karloff-lagarde-vence-a-huracan-ramirez/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[Vento Castella]]|[[1967]].[[08.27]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1967-08-27</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|3|[[Humberto Garza Jr.]]|[[1967]].[[09.24]]|[[Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila]]|<ref>El Siglo de Torreon 1967-09-24</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Black Shadow]]|[[1968]].[[08.10]]|[[Arena Puebla]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 251</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1968]].[[09.20]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[https://twitter.com/mattfarmer93/status/1335075121745182720 Matt Farmer]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1969]].[[03.27]]|[[Toluca]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 285</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|7|[[Billy Rogers]]|[[1969]].[[04.13]]|[[Torreon]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 288</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Huracan Ramirez]]|[[1969]].[[05.20]]|[[Veracruz]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 868A; Date is not listed and estimated</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|9|[[Black Shadow]]|[[1969]].[[06.01]]|[[Tijuana]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 295; estimated date</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|10|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1969]].[[07.25]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[https://superluchas.com/2015/07/25/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1969-desfile-de-campeones-en-la-arena-mexico-santo-demon-solitario-rayo-lagarde-guajardo/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|11|[[Huracan Ramirez]]|[[1971]].[[01.23]]|[[Auditorio Dr. Gilberto Bolanos Cacho, Queretaro, Queretaro]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 953 + 1002; venue appears to renamed or no longer exists in 2022</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|12|[[Alberto Muñoz]]|[[1971]].[[02.05]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 955, Box y Lucha 956</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|12|[[Alberto Muñoz]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1971]].[[06.11]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Arena KO 906</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1971]].[[07.09]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 977, Box y Lucha 978</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1972]].[[11.10]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 480</ref>}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship on [[1973]].[[10.25]] due to career-threatening injury|<ref>Halcon 51 mentions the Muñoz head injury as taking place on 1973.06.24. The championship was vacated months later when Muñoz was ruled medically unable to return. He would recover more and get cleared to return in 1974.</ref>}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[NWA World Welterweight Tournament, 1973|tournament for vacant championship]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|13|[[Mano Negra]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1973]].[[12.14]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Halcon 75, Lucha Libre 532</ref>|<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10153429395186559 Box Y Lucha] - lists this as title defense, not a vacant title match</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1974]].[[01.29]]|[[Arena Aficion]]|<ref>Halcon 80</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1974]].[[03.02]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>Halcon 88</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Septiembre Negro]]|[[1974]].[[04.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Halcon 94</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1974]].[[07.11]]|[[Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1135</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Rikidozan II]]|[[1974]].[[09.21]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>Halcon 117</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|6|[[Fishman]]|[[1974]].[[09.29]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1974-09-29</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|7|[[Babe Face]]|[[1974]].[[11.17]]|[[Auditorio Municpal, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua]]|<ref>KO 1127</ref>}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|EMLL/NWA declare championship vacant due to Mano Negra leaving promotion; Mano Negra continues to defend title}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship between national champion and former champion|<ref>[[Karloff Lagarde]] says he was originally scheduled to face Munoz but had to pull out due to injury</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|14|[[Fishman]]|[[Alberto Muñoz]]|[[1975]].[[05.01]]|[[Plaza de Toros Mexico]]|<ref>[https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/923053802470723584 Teddy], Box Y Lucha 1177.</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|15|[[Blue Demon]]|[[Fishman]]|[[1975]].[[05.25]]|[[Plaza de Toros el Cortijo]]|<ref>[https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/923054090778763265 Teddy</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Alberto Munoz]]|[[1975]].[[08.24]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1975-08-24, Halcon 165</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1975]].[[09.08]]|[[Tampico]]|<ref>Halcon 167</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|3|[[Fishman]]|[[1975]].[[09.21]]|[[Monterrey]]|<ref>Halcon 185</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1975]].[[September 26|09.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=146551#000000 Matt Farmer]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Fishman]]|[[1975]].[[11.07]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/LuchaLibreDeAyerdeHoyYSiempre/posts/635060506541688 DJ Spectro]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Fishman]]|[[1976]].[[02.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Haclon 192, Halcon 200</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|7|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1976]].[[03.13]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Halcon 196</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1976]].[[03.20]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1222</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|16|[[Fishman]]|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1976]].[[04.09]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Halcon 199</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1976]].[[05.29]]|[[Guadalajara]]|<ref>Halcon 207</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[Mano Negra]]|[[1976]].[[07.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1976-07-25; Mano Negra appears to have beaten [[Karloff Lagarde]] in a #1 contenders match the previous week</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Mano Negra]]|[[1976]].[[10.21]]|[[Arena Isabel, Cuernavaca, Morelos]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1254</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|17|[[Mano Negra]] [2]|[[Fishman]]|[[1976]].[[11.19]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Halcon 232; Box Y Lucha 1382 refers to this as 11.20 years after the fact, probably a typo</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1976]].[[12.15]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1262</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1977]].[[01.15]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1265</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Perro Aguayo]]|[[1977]].[[03.09]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Halcon 247</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Fishman]]|[[1977]].[[04.22]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1280</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Fishman]]|[[1977]].[[06.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1288, Box Y Lucha 1289</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Perro Aguayo]]|[[1977]].[[07.23]]|[[Puebla]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1294</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|7|[[Perro Aguayo]]|[[1977]].[[08.12]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 711</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|8|[[Tony Salazar]]|[[1977]].[[09.25]]|[[Monterrey]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 711</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|9|[[Fishman]]|[[1977]].[[10.30]]|[[Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila]]|<ref>El Siglo de Torreon 1977-10-30</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|10|[[Perro Aguayo]]|[[1978]].[[02.12]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1978-02-12, Halcon 347</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|11|[[Tony Salazar]]|[[1978]].[[07.29]]|[[Puebla]]|<ref name="halcon347">Halcon 347</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|12|[[Kung Fu]]|[[1978]].[[08.25]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Halcon 347, Box Y Lucha 1349</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|13|[[Kung Fu]]|[[1978]].[[12.06]]|[[Kung Fu]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1364, Halcon 347</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|14|[[El Supremo]]|[[1978]].[[12.16]]|[[Puebla]]|<ref name="halcon347">Halcon 347</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|15|[[El Supremo]]|[[1979]].[[01.27]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>Halcon 349</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|16|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1979]].[[03.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1979-03-25</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|18|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[Mano Negra]]|[[1979]].[[04.20]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/04/20/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1979-alfonso-dantes-vs-el-faraon-por-las-cabelleras-ringo-mendoza-expone-el-titulo-ante-sangre-chicana/ SuperLuchas], Box Y Lucha 1382, Lucha Libre 799</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1979]].[[05.16]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Halcon 365</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Lizmark]]|[[1979]].[[06.15]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>http://www.cronicasyleyendasdelaluchalibre.com/?p=4677</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Kung Fu]]|[[1979]].[[07.15]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=004609 Matt Farmer]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|[[1979]].[[07.26]]|[[Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca]]|<ref>Halcon 813</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|5|[[Lizmark]]|[[1979]].[[08.19]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1979-08-19</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|6|[[Gallo Tapado]]|[[1979]].[[09.01]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1400</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|7|[[Alfonso Dantes]]|[[1979]].[[09.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1404</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Lizmark]]|[[1979]].[[10.14]]|[[Monterrey]]|<ref>Arena 1119, Box Y Lucha 1406</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|9|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|[[1979]].[[10.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[https://twitter.com/CMLL_OFICIAL/status/809836210377998336/photo/1 CMLL]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|10|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|[[1979]].[[11.18]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1979-11-18</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|11|[[Lizmark]]|[[1979]].[[12.22]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1416, Box Y Lucha 1417</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|19|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[1980]].[[01.19]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10153499229941559 Box Y Lucha, Arena 1119]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1980]].[[02.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1980-02-17, Halcon 406</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|20|[[El Supremo]]|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|[[1980]].[[05.04]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/05/04/en-un-dia-como-hoy-2000-fallece-sugi-sito-1980-canek-vs-angel-blanco-mascara-contra-cabellera/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1980]].[[06.01]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>a brief #1 contenders tournament was held on 05/18 and 05/25, won by Rocca. No card is known for 06.01 but this is where it would fit.</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|21|[[Lizmark]]|[[El Supremo]]|[[1980]].[[06.04]]|[[Arena Coliseo De Acapulco]]|<ref>Halcon Mensual 4</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1980]].[[07.27]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1980-07-27</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[El Supremo]]|[[1980]].[[08.16]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>[Box y Lucha 1450, KO 1414, http://www.boxylucha.com/foro/viewtopic.php?p=736975#p736975 ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|3|[[Satanico]]|[[1980]].[[09.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>KO 1418</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Supremo]]|[[1980]].[[10.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo Monterrey]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1459, Box y Lucha 1460</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[La Fiera]]|[[1980]].[[11.15]]|[[Arena Puebla]]|<ref>Arena 1161, Box y Lucha 1462, Box y Lucha 1463</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1980]].[[11.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=147151#000000 Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1464, Box y Lucha 1465]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|7|[[La Fiera]]|[[1980]].[[12.14]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1466, Box y Lucha 1467</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1981]].[[02.08]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/02/08/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1981-aniversario-independiente-solitario-vs-villano-iii-por-el-campeonato-mundial-de-peso-semicompleto-uwa/ SuperLuchas], Box Y Lucha 1478, Halcon 457 = also listed as Arena Coliseo</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|9|[[El Supremo]]|[[1981]].[[03.31]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://www.boxylucha.com/foro/viewtopic.php?p=736441#p736441 ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|10|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1981]].[[04.12]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1981-04-12</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|11|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1981]].[[04.29]]|[[Arena Xochimilco]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1485, Lucha Libre 905</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|12|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[1981]].[[06.10]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>[http://www.boxylucha.com/foro/viewtopic.php?p=737323#p737323 ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|12|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1981]].[[06.20]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 00.28.46)</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|13|[[La Fiera]]|[[1981]].[[07.11]]|[[Arena Puebla]]|<ref>Halcon 483</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|22|[[La Fiera]]|[[Lizmark]]|[[1981]].[[10.23]]|[[Arena México]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 930</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[La Fiera]]|[[1981]].[[12.03]]|[[Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1516</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Franco Colombo]]|[[1982]].[[02.13]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Halcon 512, Halcon Mensual 6</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1982]].[[04.30]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Matt Farmer</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|23|[[Americo Rocca]] [2]|[[La Fiera]]|[[1982]].[[07.18]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1982-07-18, Halcon 535, Halcon Mensual 8</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Supremo]]|[[1982]].[[07.31]]|[[Puebla]]|<ref>Arena 1250, Halcon Mensual 8</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[El Supremo]]|[[1982]].[[08.18]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1552</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[La Fiera]]|[[1982]].[[08.29]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1553, KO 1519, KO 1520</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1982]].[[09.14]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=005180 Matt Farmer], Box y Lucha 1556, Box y Lucha 1557</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|5|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1982]].[[10.17]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1560</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Kung Fu]]|[[1983]].[[01.23]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1574, Box y Lucha 1578, KO 1541</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|7|[[El Supremo]]|[[1983]].[[03.02]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1580</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|8|[[La Fiera]]|[[1983]].[[04.24]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1983-04-24</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|9|[[El Supremo]]|[[1983]].[[05.29]]|[[Arena México]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1591, [http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=004607 Matt Farmer]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|10|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1983]].[[07.02]]|[[Arena Puebla]]|<ref>Halcon 584</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|11|[[Jerry Estrada]]|[[1983]].[[07.06]]|[[Arena Neza]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1597</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|12|[[La Fiera]]|[[1983]].[[08.07]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1601</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|13|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1983]].[[09.11]]|[[Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1606, [http://superluchas.com/2015/09/11/en-un-dia-como-hoy-2010-fallece-arturo-casco-la-fiera-1983-perro-aguayo-vs-mano-negra-en-el-toreo/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|14|[[Talisman]]|[[1983]].[[09.24]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<Ref>Box y Lucha 1608, Box y Lucha 1609</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|15|[[Enfermero Jr.]]|[[1983]].[[09.28]]|[[Arena Neza]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1609, Box y Lucha 1610</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|16|[[El Supremo]]|[[1983]].[[11.18]]|[[Arena México]]|<ref>[Arena 1317, Arena 1318, Box y Lucha 1616, Box y Lucha 1617, http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=004607 Matt Farmer]</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|24|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[1984]].[[01.27]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]|<ref>Arena 1328, Box y Lucha 1625, Combates 433</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1984]].[[02.03]]|[[Arena México]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=004722;p=1#000000 Matt Farmer], Arena 1328, Box y Lucha 1625</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|25|[[Chamaco Valaguez]]|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1984]].[[07.26]]|[[Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca]]|<ref>https://www.facebook.com/Luchalibredelrecuerdo/photos/a.217989885294031/1033144787111866 Lucha Libre del Recuerdo</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[La Fiera]]|[[1984]].[[09.22]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Arena 1361, Box y Lucha 1658</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Fuerza Guerrera]]|[[1984]].[[11.17]]|[[Arena San Lorenzo]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1665</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|3|[[El Dandy]]|[[1984]].[[11.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1984-11-25</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Fuerza Guerrera]]|[[1984]].[[12.15]]|[[Arena Puebla]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1669, Box y Lucha 1670</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Fuerza Guerrera]]|[[1985]].[[01.06]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1673</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|6|[[Vulcano]]|[[1985]].[[01.27]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Arena 1379</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|7|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1985]].[[02.14]]|[[Arena Isabel, Cuernavaca, Morelos]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1679</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|8|[[Fuerza Guerrera]]|[[1985]].[[03.03]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Arena 1384, Box y Lucha 1680</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|9|[[Fuerza Guerrera]]|[[1985]].[[05.01]]|[[Arena Neza]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1689</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|10|[[El Dandy]]|[[1985]].[[06.19]]|[[Arena Neza]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1695, Box y Lucha 1696</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|11|[[Franco Colombo]]|[[1985]].[[07.05]]|[[Arena Querétaro]]|<ref>Halcon 691</ref>}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[Chamaco Valaguez]] wins [[NWA World Middleweight Championship]] on [[1985]].[[07.20]], does NOT vacate this championship}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|12|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1985]].[[08.06]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1703</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|13|[[Vulcano]]|[[1985]].[[10.31]]|[[Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1714</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|26|[[El Dandy]]|[[Chamaco Valaguez]]|[[1985]].[[11.17]]|[[Mexico City]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1718 mentions the date but not the location; Dandy does win title from Valaguez</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Black Man]]|[[1986]].[[01.01]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1986-01-01</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Javier Cruz]]|[[1986]].[[03.01]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1731, Box y Lucha 1732</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|27|[[Javier Cruz]]|[[El Dandy]]|[[1986]].[[04.06]]|[[Arena Coliseo De Monterrey]]|<Ref>Arena KO Magazine 1708, Box y Lucha 1737; Article mentions title rematch to take place 06/13 in Arena Mexico</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Negro Casas]]|[[1986]].[[05.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1986-05-25</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|28|[[El Dandy]] [2]|[[Javier Cruz]]|[[1986]].[[08.24]]|?}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|29|[[Americo Rocca]] [3]|[[El Dandy]]|[[1986]].[[11.02]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1765</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[El Dandy]]|[[1986]].[[12.12]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>luchablog photolog (20130916_021147)</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Javier Cruz]]|[[1987]].[[05.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1792</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Rodolfo Ruiz]]|[[1987]].[[08.28]]|[[Arena Presidente]] - [[Mexico City]]}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|4|[[Leon Chino]]|[[1988]].[[05.28]]|[[Pista Arena Revoucion]]|<ref>Box y Lucha</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|30|[[Solar II]]|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[1988]].[[06.30]]|[[Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Bestia Salvaje]]|[[1988]].[[07.17]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|31|[[Fuerza Guerrera]]|[[Solar II]]|[[1988]].[[10.04]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1865</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Aguila Solitaria]]|[[1988]].[[12.18]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://superluchas.net/2014/12/18/en-un-dia-como-hoy-revancha-entre-santo-y-black-shadow/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Pantera|Pantera II]]|[[1989]].[[01.11]]|[[Arena Naucalpan]]|}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|3|[[Pantera II]]|[[1989]].[[02.14]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1883</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|4|[[Aguila Solitaria]]|[[1989]].[[04.30]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1989</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|32|[[Aguila Solitaria]]|[[Fuerza Guerrera]]|[[1989]].[[06.02]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPLMh1muTA4&feature=youtu.be video]</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Hijo del Gladiador]]|[[1989]].[[08.09]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1909</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|33|[[Fuerza Guerrera]] [2]|[[Aguila Solitaria]]|[[1989]].[[September 21|09.21]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Aguila Solitaria]]|[[1989]].[[12.04]]|[[Leon]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1925</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Pantera II]]|[[1990]].[[05.04]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[1990]].[[07.04]]|[[Arena Coliseo De Acapulco]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1954</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[1990]].[[07.19]]|[[Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1955, RB</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Octagon]]|[[1990]].[[September 2|09.02]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Octagon]]|[[1990]].[[11.28]]|[[Arena Coliseo De Acapulco]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|7|[[Gallo Tapado]]|[[1991]].[[03.01]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Huracan Sevilla]]|[[1991]].[[04.29]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|9|[[Misterioso]]|[[1991]].[[06.02]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|34|[[Misterioso]]|[[Fuerza Guerrera]]|[[1991]].[[12.08]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacant when [[Misterioso]] jumps to AAA on [[1992]].[[06.19]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Welterweight Tournament, 1995|16 man tournament for vacant championship]]'''}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|35|[[Negro Casas]]|[[El Hijo del Santo]]|[[1995]].[[12.01]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Shocker]]|[[1996]].[[01.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>WON 1996-02-05</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Great Sasuke]]|[[1996]].[[07.07]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>WON 1996-07-29</ref>}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|next 3 title matches are part of the J-Crown Unification Tournament}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|36|[[Shinjiro Ohtani]]|[[Negro Casas]]|[[1996]].[[08.03]]|[[Tokyo]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|37|[[Ultimo Dragon]]|[[Shinjiro Ohtani]]|[[1996]].[[08.04]]|[[Tokyo]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|38|[[The Great Sasuke]]|[[Ultimo Dragon]]|[[1996]].[[08.05]]|[[Tokyo]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|defended as part of the J-Crown Octuple Championship}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|39|[[Ultimo Dragon]] [2]|[[The Great Sasuke]]|[[1996]].[[10.11]]|Osaka, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|40|[[Jushin Liger]]|[[Ultimo Dragon]]|[[1997]].[[01.04]]|[[Tokyo]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|41|[[El Samurai]]|[[Jushin Liger]]|[[1997]].[[07.06]]|Sapporo, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|42|[[Shinjiro Ohtani]]|[[El Samurai]]|[[1997]].[[08.10]]|[[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship on [[1997]].[[11.05]] as part of vacating most of J-Crown Octuple Championship}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship ends up in [[Toryumon]]; decision match for vacant championship}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|43|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[Dr. Cerebro]]|[[1999]].[[02.06]]|[[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[SUWA|Judo Suwa]]|[[1999]].[[02.07]]|Yokohama, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|44|[[SUWA|Judo Suwa]]|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[1999]].[[04.25]]|Kawasaki, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[SAITO]]|[[1999]].[[10.10]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Keni'chiro Arai]]|[[1999]].[[11.19]]|[[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2000]].[[03.25]]|Iwate, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[2000]].[[06.04]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|45|[[Keni'chiro Arai]]|[[SUWA|Judo Suwa]]|[[2000]].[[07.22]]|[[Tokyo]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2000]].[[08.24]]|[[Korakuen Hall]] - [[Tokyo]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Yasushi Kanda]]|[[2000]].[[10.12]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on [[2000]].[[12.15]] after loss due to interference versus [[Susumu Mochizuki]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Welterweight Tournament, 2001|7 man tournament for vacant championship]]'''}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|46|[[Keni'chiro Arai]] [2]|[[Yasushi Kanda]]|[[2001]].[[01.29]]|[[Tokyo]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|47|[[Susumu Mochizuki]]|[[Keni'chiro Arai]]|[[2001]].[[05.27]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2001]].[[07.15]]|Kumamoto, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Ricky Marvin]]|[[2001]].[[08.14]]|[[Korakuen Hall]] - [[Tokyo]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[2001]].[[08.18]]|[[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|48|[[Ryo Saito]]|[[Susumu Mochizuki]]|[[2001]].[[September 30|09.30]]|[[Tokyo]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2001]].[[12.10]]|Komazawa Olympic Park - [[Tokyo]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2002]].[[02.03]]|Fukuoka, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Ricky Marvin]]|[[2002]].[[04.09]]|Yamagata, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|49|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[Ryo Saito]]|[[2002]].[[04.27]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Ryo Saito]]|[[2002]].[[04.28]]|[[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Keni'chiro Arai]]|[[2002]].[[06.01]]|Ishizawa, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on [[2002]].[[06.23]] after no contest versus Dragon Kid}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|13|[[Mano Negra]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|1973.12.14|Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|50|[[Ricky Marvin]]|Super Nova (Japan)|[[2002]].[[07.07]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|14|[[Blue Demon]] [2]|[[Mano Negra]]|1975.06.29|Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|51|[[Genki Horiguchi]] [2]|[[Ricky Marvin]]|[[2002]].[[07.24]]|Kumamoto, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|15|[[Fishman]]|[[Blue Demon]]|1976.04.09|Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|52|[[MAKOTO|Darkness Dragon]]|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2002]].[[07.28]]|Shimonoseki, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|16|[[Mano Negra]] [2]|[[Fishman]]|1976.11.19|Mexico City}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[2002]].[[08.25]]|Hokkaido, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|17|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[Mano Negra]]|1979.04.30|Mexico City}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Ryo Saito]]|[[2002]].[[10.08]]|Osaka, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|1979.10.19|Arena Mexico}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[2003]].[[02.27]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|18|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|[[Americo Rocca]]|1980.01.19|Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on [[2003]].[[03.21]] due to injury}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|19|[[El Supremo]]|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|1980.05.04|Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|20|[[Lizmark]]|[[El Supremo]]|1980.06.04|Arena Coliseo De Acapulco}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|21|[[La Fiera]]|[[Lizmark]]|1981.10.23|Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|22|[[Americo Rocca]] [2]|[[La Fiera]]|1982.07.18|Guadalajara}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|23|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[Americo Rocca]]|1984.01.27|Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|24|[[Chamaco Valaguez]]|[[Mocho Cota]]|1984.07.26|Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship on 1985.07.20 for unknown reasons}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship filled thru unknown means}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|25|[[el Dandy]]|?|1985.11.17|Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|26|[[Javier Cruz]]|[[el Dandy]]|1986.04.07|Arena Coliseo De Monterrey}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|27|[[el Dandy]]|[[Javier Cruz]]|1986.08.24|?}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|28|[[Americo Rocca]] [3]|[[el Dandy]]|1986.11.02|Mexico City}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Rodolfo Ruiz]]|1987.08.28|Arena Presidente, Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|29|[[Solar II]]|[[Americo Rocca]]|1988.06.30|Cuernavaca}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Bestia Salvaje]]|1988.07.17|Pista Arena Revolucion}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|30|[[Fuerza Guerrera]]|[[Solar II]]|1988.10.04|Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|31|[[Aguila Solitaria]]|[[Fuerza Guerrera]]|1989.06.02|Mexico City}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|32|[[Fuerza Guerrera]] [2]|[[Aguila Solitaria]]|1989.09.21|Arena Puebla}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Pantera II]]|1990.05.04|Arena Coliseo DF}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Americo Rocca]]|1990.07.04|Arena Coliseo De Acapulco}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Americo Rocca]]|1990.07.19|Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Octagon]]|1990.09.02|Pista Arena Revolucion}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Octagon]]|1990.11.28|Arena Coliseo De Acapulco}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Gallo Tapado]]|1991.03.01|Arena Mexico}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|7|[[Huracan Sevilla]]|1991.04.29|Pista Arena Revolucion}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Misterioso]]|1991.06.02|Pista Arena Revolucion}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|33|[[Misterioso]]|[[Fuerza Guerrera]]|1991.12.08|Arena Mexico}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacant when Misterioso leaves CMLL on 1992.05.??}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|16 man tournament to decide new champion}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|34|[[Negro Casas]]|[[El Hijo Del Santo]]|1995.12.01|Arena Mexico}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|35|[[Shinjiro Ohtani]]|[[Negro Casas]]|1996.08.03|Tokyo}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|36|[[Ultimo Dragon]]|[[Shinjiro Ohtani]]|1996.08.04|Tokyo}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|37|[[The Great Sasuke]]|[[Ultimo Dragon]]|1996.08.05|Tokyo}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|title becomes part of the J-Crown Octuple Championship}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|38|[[Ultimo Dragon]] [2]|[[The Great Sasuke]]|1996.10.11|Osaka}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|39|[[Jushin Liger]]|[[Ultimo Dragon]]|1997.01.04|Tokyo}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|40|[[El Samurai]]|[[Jushin Liger]]|1997.07.06|Sapporo}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|41|[[Shinjiro Ohtani]]|[[El Samurai]]|1997.08.10|Nagoya}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship on 1997.11.05 as part of vacating most of Octuple Championship}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|42|Dragon Kid|[[Dr. Cerebro]]|1999.02.06|Nagoya}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|53|[[Masato Yoshino|Yossino]]|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2003]].[[03.22]]|Sapporo, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|43|[[SUWA|Judo Suwa]]|Dragon Kid|1999.04.25|Kawasaki, Japan}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[MAKOTO|K-Ness]]|[[2003]].[[06.29]]|Hyogo, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|44|Ken'ichiro Arai|[[SUWA|Juda Suwa]]|2000.07.22|Tokyo}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[MAKOTO|K-Ness]]|[[2003]].[[08.10]]|Hokkaido, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on 2000.12.15 after loss due to interfernce versus Susumu Mochizuki}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Susumu Mochizuki|Susumu Yokosuka]]|[[2003]].[[September 8|09.08]]|Osaka, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|7 man tournamnet for vacant championship}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Brother YASSINI|brother YASSHI]]|[[2003]].[[12.22]]|Osaka, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|45|Ken'ichiro Arai [2]|Yaushi Kanda|2001.01.29|Tokyo}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[SAITO|Super Shisa]]|[[2004]].[[02.26]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|46|Susumu Mochizuki|Ken'ichiro Arai|2001.05.27|Kobe, Japan}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on [[2004]].[[06.20]] to focus on winning the Ultimo Dragon Gym championship; wrestlers leave to form the Dragon Gate promotion (replacing this title with the Open the Brave Gate championship) and this title remains with [[Ultimo Dragon]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|47|Ryo Saito|Susumu Mochizuki|2001.09.30|Tokyo}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match on a Toryumon Mexico show for vacant championship}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|48|Genki Horiguchi|Ryo Saito|2002.04.28|Kobe}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|54|[[Hajime Ohara]]|[[La Mascara]]|[[2006]].[[05.13]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on 2002.06.23 after no contest versus Dragon Kid}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Hijo del Fantasma]]|[[2006]].[[September 10|09.10]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[El Hijo del Fantasma]]|[[2006]].[[10.12]]|[[Korakuen Hall]] - [[Tokyo]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|49|[[Ricky Marvin]]|[[Super Nova]]|2002.07.07|Kobe, Japan}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Ultimo Gladiador]]|[[2006]].[[11.29]]|[[Arena Lopez Mateos]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|50|Genki Horiguchi|[[Ricky Marvin]]|2002.07.24|Kumamoto, Japan}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|55|[[Super Delfin]]|[[Hajime Ohara]]|[[2007]].[[01.20]]|Osaka, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|51|Darkness Dragon|Genki Horiguchi|2002.07.28|Shimonoseki, Japan}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|56|[[Hajime Ohara]] [2]|[[Super Delfin]]|[[2007]].[[02.10]]|Osaka, [[Japan]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on 2003.03.21 due to injury}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[La Mascara]]|[[2007]].[[05.13]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Chris Sabin]]|[[2007]].[[05.26]]|[[Ontario]], [[Canada]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|52|Yossino|Genki Horiguchi|2003.03.22|Sapporo, Japan}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship reverts to CMLL ownership at this point}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on 2004.06.20 to focus on winning the Ultimo Dragon Gym championship}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|57|[[La Sombra]]|[[Hajime Ohara]]|[[2007]].[[11.27]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Euforia]]|[[2008]].[[01.01]]|[[Deportivo Los Soberanos]], [[Torreon]], [[Coahuila]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|52|[[Hajime Ohara]]|[[La Mascara]]|2006.05.13|Arena Mexico}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Misterioso II]]|[[2008]].[[03.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[El Mephisto]]|[[2008]].[[06.02]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|4|[[Sangre Azteca]]|[[2008]].[[08.04]]|[[Domo de la Feria]], [[Leon]], [[Guanajuato]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Sangre Azteca]]|[[2008]].[[08.10]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Ephesto]]|[[2008]].[[12.07]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|7|[[El Mephisto]]|[[2009]].[[01.19]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|58|[[Mephisto]]|[[La Sombra]]|[[2009]].[[05.27]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Mistico]]|[[2009]].[[07.13]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Valiente]]|[[2010]].[[01.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[La Mascara]]|[[2010]].[[04.27]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|vacant on [[August 12]], [[2010]] when CMLL creates their [[NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship]] in response to [[NWA Mexico]] declaring ownership of this championship}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship on NWA Mexico endorsed show}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|59|[[Cassandro]]|[[Dr. Cerebro]]|[[2011]].[[06.25]]|The Roundhouse - London, England}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|NWA Mexico ceases to exist; championship continues to be defended on [[Mama Lucha]] (Casandro) promoted shows in El Paso}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|60|[[Magno]]|[[Bobby Zavala]] & [[Cassandro]]|[[2015]].[[02.15]]|Houchen Community Center - [[El Paso]], [[Texas]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Boby Zavala]]|[[2015]].[[03.15]]|Houchen Community Center - [[El Paso]], [[Texas]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on [[April 26]], [[2015]] due to [[Magno]] signing with [[WWE]]}}
{{TitleHistorySpan|'''decision match for vacant championship'''}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|61|[[Impostor Jr.]]|[[Boby Zavala]]|[[2015]].[[05.31]]|Mercado Mayapan - [[El Paso]], [[Texas]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Hermes Jr.]]|[[2015]].[[09.13]]|Houchen Community Center - [[El Paso]], [[Texas]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|62|[[Último Samuray]]|[[Impostor Jr.]]<ref>Relevos Suicidas: [[Cassandro]] (hair) & [[Impostor Jr.]] (title) vs [[Peluchin]] (mask) & [[Último Samuray]] (mask). Wrestler who got the pin over a rival would leave the match.</ref>|[[2015]].[[12.06]]|Houchen Community Center - [[El Paso]], [[Texas]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|63|[[Impostor Jr.]] [2]|[[Último Samuray]]<ref>[[Cassandro]], [[El Dragón (Juarez)|El Dragón]], [[Hermes Jr.]], [[Magnus]], [[Peluchín Maldad]], and [[Xisco]] were also involved in the match.</ref>|[[2015]].[[12.25]]|Houchen Community Center - [[El Paso]], [[Texas]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|64|[[Akantus]]|[[Impostor Jr.]]|[[2016]].[[04.24]]|Houchen Community Center - [[El Paso]], [[Texas]]}}
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Latino]]|[[2016]].[[08.14]]|[[El Paso]], [[Texas]]}}
{{TitleHistoryEnd}}
 
=== [[Mano Negra]] branch ===
 
Mano Negra was left EMLL in early 1975. He continued to defend this championship as an independent, though NWA and EMLL withdrew their recognition, but Negra kept the physical belt. He continued to defend for promoters which would later be known as LLI/UWA.
 
{{TitleHistoryStartShort}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|-|[[Mano Negra]]|||}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|-|[[Huracán Ramírez]]|[[1975]].[[02.12]]|[[Palacio De Los Deportes]] - [[Mexico City]]|<ref>Halcon 138</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|-|[[Atila]]|[[1975]].[[03.17]]|[[Nuevo Laredo]]|<ref>Halcon 185</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|-|?|[[1975]].[[03.21]]|[[Plaza de Toros La Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León]]|<ref>Halcon 142 mentions a title defense but not an opponent</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|-|[[Villano III]]|[[1975]].[[04.29]]|[[Cuautitlán]]|<ref>Halcon 148</ref>}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|-|[[Villano III]]|[[1975]].[[05.11]]|[[Arena KO]]|<ref>KO 1152</ref>}}
{{TitleHistoryEnd}}
{{TitleHistoryEnd}}
Unlike the other two weight division champions, this did not join with the eventual UWA title. Mano Negra reversed course and returned to EMLL around November 1975. EMLL ignored his stake at the championship, though he'd eventually win it back in 1976.


== Gallery of Champions ==
== Gallery of Champions ==
{{Gallery|name=MochoCota_NWAChamp.jpg|caption=[[Mocho Cota]], 23rd Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Santo.nwa.welter.jpg|caption=[[El Santo]], 1st & 5th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Chamacovalaguez.jpg|caption=[[Chamaco Valaguez]], 24th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Obrien.nwa.jpg|caption=[[Jack O'Brien]], 2nd Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=JCruz-NWAWelter.jpg|caption=[[Javier Cruz]], 26th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Bonales-nwa.jpeg|caption=[[Bobby Bonales]], 4th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Bluedemon.jpg|caption=[[Blue Demon]], 6th & 14th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Karlofflagarde.jpg|caption=[[Karloff Lagarde]], 7th, 9th & 11th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=TETRACAMPEON.jpg|caption=[[Huracan Ramirez]], 8th Champion}}
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{{Gallery|name=nwawelter_ventocastella.PNG|caption=[[Vento Castella]], 10th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Alberto-munoz_nwa-welter.jpg|caption=[[Alberto Munoz]], 12th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Mano-negra_nwa-welter.JPG|caption=[[Mano Negra]], 13th & 17th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Fish3.jpg|caption=[[Fishman]], 14th & 16th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Americorocca01.jpg|caption=[[Americo Rocca]], 18th, 23rd & 29th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Katokunglee-nwaelter.jpg|caption=[[Kato Kung Lee]], 19th Champion}}
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{{Gallery|name=Elsuremo-nwawelter.jpg|caption=[[El Supremo]], 20th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Lizmark_nwa-welter.JPG|caption=[[Lizmark]], 21st Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=La-fiera_nwa-welter.JPG|caption=[[La Fiera]], 22nd Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=MochoCota_NWAChamp.jpg|caption=[[Mocho Cota]], 24th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Chamacovalaguez.jpg|caption=[[Chamaco Valaguez]], 25th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=JCruz-NWAWelter.jpg|caption=[[Javier Cruz]], 27th Champion}}
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{{Gallery|name=nwawelter_solarII.jpg|caption=[[Solar II]], 30th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=NWAWelter_Fuerza.jpg|caption=[[Fuerza Guerrera]], 31st & 33nd Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=World.ultimo.jpeg|caption=[[Ultimo Dragon]], 37th & 38th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=jcrown_greatsasuke.jpg|caption=[[The Great Sasuke]], 38th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=jcrown_jushinliger.jpg|caption=[[Jushin Liger]], 40th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Dragonkid.jpg|caption=[[Dragon Kid]], 43nd Champion}}
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{{Gallery|name=Nwawelter_ohara.jpg|caption=[[Hajime Ohara]], 54th & 56th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=nwawelter_superdelfin.jpg|caption=[[Super Delfin]], 55th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Img_0230.jpg|caption=[[La Sombra]], as 57th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Cassandro-NWA-Welter.jpg|caption=[[Cassandro]], 59th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Magno_NWA_Welterweight_Champ.jpg|caption=[[Magno]], 60th Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Impostor_jr._champion.jpg|caption=[[Impostor Jr.]], 61st & 63rd Champion}}
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{{Gallery|name=UltimoSamuray-NWA.jpg|caption=[[Último Samuray]], 62nd Champion}}
{{Gallery|name=Akantus-NWA.jpg|caption=[[Akantus]], 64th Champion}}
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== Gallery ==
{{gallery|name=nwamiddle-luchalibre102.png|caption=history of the championship as of October 1965 (including title reigns prior to the recognized start)}}
 
== Gallery of Title Belts ==
{{Gallery|name=nwawelter_original.jpg|caption=Original Belt}}
{{Gallery|name=Nwawelter.jpg|caption=2nd Belt}}
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
[http://wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-wl.html Wrestling-Titles.com]
*[http://wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-wl.html Wrestling-Titles.com]
*[http://dgusa.puroresufan.com/ DG USA]
 
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[[Category:Championships]]
[[Category:Championships]]

Latest revision as of 20:27, 24 October 2024

this is the version of the championship last promoted by NWA Mexico; the CMLL replacement championship is listed under NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship

Current Champion

Akantus is the champion. He defeated Cassandro, El Dragón, Hermes Jr., Impostor Jr., Magnus, Peluchín Maldad, and Xisco on April 24, 2016 at the Houchen Community Center in El Paso, Texas to win the championship.

History of Championship

The NWA World Welterweight Championship was nominally a Mexico based championship, having actually been created before the formation of the NWA (and EMLL joining the NWA.) Due to legal threats from the NWA, CMLL stopped using those initials in association with this championship in 2010, referring to it only as "World Welterweight Championship".

The championship appeared to be forgotten after it was vacated in 1992. Misterioso was the champion of the time, by left in the mass exodus to AAA. CMLL had recently created it's own CMLL World Welterweight Championship in 1992 and had be considering merging the two championships. Instead, they just allowed this championship to stay empty.

Three years later, Negro Casas won a match for the vacant championship over El Hijo del Santo, as part of their infinite rivalry. However, CMLL was still not intending to use the belt; Negro won the belt to provide another champion for the J-Crown Octuple Junior Tournament and Championship. The championship changed many times as part of the tournament and the length of the championship.

After the J-Crown broke up, the championship ended up as a possession of various Ultimo Dragon promotions and off-shoots. It was widely reported Dragon purchased the NWA World Middleweight Championship from CMLL around this period, so the same may be true with this title. This belt was used as part of Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon promotion during it's early years, until it was ultimately replaced by the promotion's own championships.

When this championship was dropped for Toryumon, it disappeared for three years before resurfacing in as part of Ultimo Dragon's personal shows in Mexico. Hajime Ohara won the vacant championship, defeating the reigning Mexican National Welterweight champion La Mascara. Ohara continued defending the championship on Dragon's occasional shows in Mexico and Japan. He wrestled as a rudo in Mexico, but was obviously Dragon's protege and top remaining student.

Ohara briefly lost this championship to Super Delfin and won it back, mostly unnoticed by the lucha libre audience. While the championship was mentioned in Ohara's CMLL matches (usually second or third on the card), it was treated as a title belonging to Ultimo Dragon's Dragon Gym shows, and not used for any CMLL feuds or rivalries.

This status quo came to an end in November of 2007. Ohara was suddenly in the semimain matches and feuding with (and losing to) La Sombra. After two weeks of trios matches, Sombra was given a title shot and won the championship. At age 18, La Sombra is believed to have become the youngest NWA World Champion of all time. It's also an indication CMLL received ownership of the belt back from Ultimo Dragon. Both Dragon and Ohara have disappeared from CMLL lineups, and the championship has stayed with CMLL.

As typical with CMLL based championships in this period, the champion had short feuds to set up title defenses, but no long term challenger to fend off. Sombra's match against Ephesto at the close of December was one of the best bouts of the year, but that match was set up with just a couple weeks of build. Still, this championship helped distinguish Sombra from the many other high flying tecnicos of similar level. Sombra's reign marked him as an upcoming top star, much like Mistico's first NWA World Middleweight Championship run did for him.

Mephisto's championship win came as a surprise. The title match was a special attraction for CMLL's return to running regular shows in Arena Coliseo Acapulco, and there was no hint of a pending change. After, it became clear the change was motivated by the upcoming debut CMLL Universal Tournament; CMLL had 15 eligible champions. Sombra still had half of the CMLL World Tag Team Championship, so Mephisto winning created a 16th champion to fill out the tournament. However, Mephisto was obviously over the weight limit for welterweight. While weight limits had long been ignored, this championship reign was an especially egregious case.

On August 12, 2010, CMLL announced a change with the NWA group of championships. The current physical title belts were all retired, replaced by newly belts with a different design. The old belts are now part of CMLL's mobile museum, though copies of them have turned up elsewhere. CMLL referred to the new championships as the CMLL Historic Championships and said the former NWA champions would be the first champions of the new belts. Outside not getting the physical belt back, that appeared to satisfy the NWA's complaints about using their trademarks. However, within weeks of that press conference, CMLL changed course. The championships were referred to as NWA World Historic Championships.

As part of the Lucha Future June 2011 tour of England, Blue Demon Jr. held a singles match between Casandro and Dr. Cerebro to decide his version of this title.

Champions Listing

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
8 man tournament to determine initial champion
1 El Santo Pete Pancoff 1946.03.15 Arena Coliseo DF [1]
1 Tuffy Trues 1946.05.31 Arena Coliseo DF
2 Jack O'Brien El Santo 1947.02.14 Arena Coliseo DF [2]
1 Gory Guerrero 1949.04.08 Mexico City [3]
3 Gory Guerrero Jack O'Brien 1949.04.29 Mexico City
1 Roy Landru 1949.12.02 Arena Coliseo
4 Bobby Bonales Gory Guerrero 1951.07.11 Arena Coliseo [4]
1 Gory Guerrero ? Orizaba, Veracruz [5]
5 El Santo [2] Bobby Bonales 1952.09.26 Arena Coliseo [6]
1 Blue Demon 1953.04.04 Arena Coliseo [7]
6 Blue Demon El Santo 1953.09.25 Arena Coliseo [8]
1 Joe Marin 1955.06.05 Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila [9]
1 El Enfermero 1956.02.17 Arena Coliseo [10]
2 El Espectro 1956.04.22 Arena Canada Dry, Guadalajara, Jalisco [11]
3 El Enfermero 1956.06.22 Arena Mexico [12]
4 Espectro 1957.04.26 Arena Mexico [13]
7 Karloff Lagarde Blue Demon 1958.01.31 Arena Coliseo [14]
1 Blue Demon 1959.02.27 Arena Coliseo [15]
2 Milo Millán 1962.04.01 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [16]
3 Blue Demon 1962.04.27 Arena Mexico [17]
4 Antonio Montoro 1963.04.26 Arena Mexico [18]
5 Blue Demon 1964.07.18 Arena Puebla [19]
6 Huracan Ramirez 1964.09.26 Arena Mexico [20]
7 Black Shadow 1965.01.17 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [21]
8 Black Shadow 1965.01.31 Pachuca, Hidalgo [22]
9 Huracán Ramírez 1965.03.26 Arena Mexico [23]
10 Blue Demon 1965.04.30 Arena Mexico [24]
11 Antonio Montoro 1965.06.03 Tijuana [25]
8 Huracán Ramírez Karloff Lagarde 1965.08.05 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [26]
1 Espectro II 1965.? ? [27]
9 Karloff Lagarde [2] Huracán Ramírez 1965.09.24 Mexico City
1 Black Shadow 1966.01.26 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [28]
2 Antonio Montoro 1966.02.06 Arena Aficion [29]
10 Vento Castella Karloff Lagarde 1967.05.07 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [30]
11 Karloff Lagarde [3] Vento Castella 1967.06.09 Arena Mexico [31]
1 Huracan Ramirez 1967.06.20 Arena Mexico [32]
2 Vento Castella 1967.08.27 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [33]
3 Humberto Garza Jr. 1967.09.24 Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila [34]
4 Black Shadow 1968.08.10 Arena Puebla [35]
5 Blue Demon 1968.09.20 Arena Mexico [36]
6 Blue Demon 1969.03.27 Toluca [37]
7 Billy Rogers 1969.04.13 Torreon [38]
8 Huracan Ramirez 1969.05.20 Veracruz [39]
9 Black Shadow 1969.06.01 Tijuana [40]
10 Blue Demon 1969.07.25 Arena Mexico [41]
11 Huracan Ramirez 1971.01.23 Auditorio Dr. Gilberto Bolanos Cacho, Queretaro, Queretaro [42]
12 Alberto Muñoz 1971.02.05 Arena Mexico [43]
12 Alberto Muñoz Karloff Lagarde 1971.06.11 Arena Mexico [44]
1 Karloff Lagarde 1971.07.09 Arena Mexico [45]
2 Karloff Lagarde 1972.11.10 Arena Mexico [46]
vacates championship on 1973.10.25 due to career-threatening injury [47]
tournament for vacant championship
13 Mano Negra Karloff Lagarde 1973.12.14 Arena Mexico [48]
1 Karloff Lagarde 1974.01.29 Arena Aficion [49]
2 Karloff Lagarde 1974.03.02 Pista Arena Revolucion [50]
3 Septiembre Negro 1974.04.17 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [51]
4 Karloff Lagarde 1974.07.11 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [52]
5 Rikidozan II 1974.09.21 Pista Arena Revolucion [53]
6 Fishman 1974.09.29 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [54]
7 Babe Face 1974.11.17 Auditorio Municpal, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua [55]
EMLL/NWA declare championship vacant due to Mano Negra leaving promotion; Mano Negra continues to defend title
decision match for vacant championship between national champion and former champion [56]
14 Fishman Alberto Muñoz 1975.05.01 Plaza de Toros Mexico [57]
15 Blue Demon Fishman 1975.05.25 Plaza de Toros el Cortijo [58]
1 Alberto Munoz 1975.08.24 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [59]
2 Karloff Lagarde 1975.09.08 Tampico [60]
3 Fishman 1975.09.21 Monterrey [61]
4 Karloff Lagarde 1975.09.26 Arena Mexico [62]
5 Fishman 1975.11.07 Arena Mexico [63]
6 Fishman 1976.02.25 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [64]
7 Karloff Lagarde 1976.03.13 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [65]
8 Karloff Lagarde 1976.03.20 Pista Arena Revolucion [66]
16 Fishman Blue Demon 1976.04.09 Arena Mexico [67]
1 Blue Demon 1976.05.29 Guadalajara [68]
2 Mano Negra 1976.07.25 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [69]
3 Mano Negra 1976.10.21 Arena Isabel, Cuernavaca, Morelos [70]
17 Mano Negra [2] Fishman 1976.11.19 Arena Mexico [71]
1 Karloff Lagarde 1976.12.15 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [72]
2 Karloff Lagarde 1977.01.15 Pista Arena Revolucion [73]
3 Perro Aguayo 1977.03.09 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [74]
4 Fishman 1977.04.22 Arena Mexico [75]
5 Fishman 1977.06.26 Arena Coliseo [76]
6 Perro Aguayo 1977.07.23 Puebla [77]
7 Perro Aguayo 1977.08.12 Arena Mexico [78]
8 Tony Salazar 1977.09.25 Monterrey [79]
9 Fishman 1977.10.30 Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila [80]
10 Perro Aguayo 1978.02.12 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [81]
11 Tony Salazar 1978.07.29 Puebla [82]
12 Kung Fu 1978.08.25 Arena Mexico [83]
13 Kung Fu 1978.12.06 Kung Fu [84]
14 El Supremo 1978.12.16 Puebla [82]
15 El Supremo 1979.01.27 Pista Arena Revolucion [85]
16 Américo Rocca 1979.03.25 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [86]
18 Americo Rocca Mano Negra 1979.04.20 Arena Mexico [87]
1 Mocho Cota 1979.05.16 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [88]
2 Lizmark 1979.06.15 Arena Mexico [89]
3 Kung Fu 1979.07.15 Arena Coliseo [90]
4 Kato Kung Lee 1979.07.26 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [91]
5 Lizmark 1979.08.19 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [92]
6 Gallo Tapado 1979.09.01 [93]
7 Alfonso Dantes 1979.09.26 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [94]
8 Lizmark 1979.10.14 Monterrey [95]
9 Kato Kung Lee 1979.10.26 Arena Mexico [96]
10 Kato Kung Lee 1979.11.18 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [97]
11 Lizmark 1979.12.22 Pista Arena Revolucion [98]
19 Kato Kung Lee Americo Rocca 1980.01.19 Pista Arena Revolucion [99]
1 Américo Rocca 1980.02.17 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [100]
20 El Supremo Kato Kung Lee 1980.05.04 Pista Arena Revolucion [101]
1 Américo Rocca 1980.06.01 Arena Coliseo [102]
21 Lizmark El Supremo 1980.06.04 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco [103]
1 Américo Rocca 1980.07.27 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [104]
2 El Supremo 1980.08.16 Pista Arena Revolucion [105]
3 Satanico 1980.09.17 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [106]
4 Supremo 1980.10.26 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [107]
5 La Fiera 1980.11.15 Arena Puebla [108]
6 Mocho Cota 1980.11.25 Arena Coliseo [109]
7 La Fiera 1980.12.14 Pista Arena Revolución [110]
8 Américo Rocca 1981.02.08 Arena Coliseo [111]
9 El Supremo 1981.03.31 Arena Coliseo [112]
10 Américo Rocca 1981.04.12 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [113]
11 Américo Rocca 1981.04.29 Arena Xochimilco [114]
12 Americo Rocca 1981.06.10 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [115]
12 Mocho Cota 1981.06.20 Pista Arena Revolucion [116]
13 La Fiera 1981.07.11 Arena Puebla [117]
22 La Fiera Lizmark 1981.10.23 Arena México [118]
1 La Fiera 1981.12.03 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [119]
1 Franco Colombo 1982.02.13 Pista Arena Revolución [120]
2 Américo Rocca 1982.04.30 Arena Mexico [121]
23 Americo Rocca [2] La Fiera 1982.07.18 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [122]
1 El Supremo 1982.07.31 Puebla [123]
2 El Supremo 1982.08.18 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [124]
3 La Fiera 1982.08.29 Pista Arena Revolución [125]
4 Mocho Cota 1982.09.14 Arena Coliseo [126]
5 Mocho Cota 1982.10.17 Pista Arena Revolución [127]
6 Kung Fu 1983.01.23 Pista Arena Revolución [128]
7 El Supremo 1983.03.02 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [129]
8 La Fiera 1983.04.24 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [130]
9 El Supremo 1983.05.29 Arena México [131]
10 Mocho Cota 1983.07.02 Arena Puebla [132]
11 Jerry Estrada 1983.07.06 Arena Neza [133]
12 La Fiera 1983.08.07 Pista Arena Revolución [134]
13 Mocho Cota 1983.09.11 Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara [135]
14 Talisman 1983.09.24 Pista Arena Revolucion [136]
15 Enfermero Jr. 1983.09.28 Arena Neza [137]
16 El Supremo 1983.11.18 Arena México [138]
24 Mocho Cota Americo Rocca 1984.01.27 Arena Coliseo DF [139]
1 Américo Rocca 1984.02.03 Arena México [140]
25 Chamaco Valaguez Mocho Cota 1984.07.26 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca [141]
1 La Fiera 1984.09.22 Pista Arena Revolución [142]
2 Fuerza Guerrera 1984.11.17 Arena San Lorenzo [143]
3 El Dandy 1984.11.25 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [144]
4 Fuerza Guerrera 1984.12.15 Arena Puebla [145]
5 Fuerza Guerrera 1985.01.06 Arena Coliseo [146]
6 Vulcano 1985.01.27 Pista Arena Revolución [147]
7 Américo Rocca 1985.02.14 Arena Isabel, Cuernavaca, Morelos [148]
8 Fuerza Guerrera 1985.03.03 Pista Arena Revolución [149]
9 Fuerza Guerrera 1985.05.01 Arena Neza [150]
10 El Dandy 1985.06.19 Arena Neza [151]
11 Franco Colombo 1985.07.05 Arena Querétaro [152]
Chamaco Valaguez wins NWA World Middleweight Championship on 1985.07.20, does NOT vacate this championship
12 Mocho Cota 1985.08.06 Arena Coliseo [153]
13 Vulcano 1985.10.31 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [154]
26 El Dandy Chamaco Valaguez 1985.11.17 Mexico City [155]
1 Black Man 1986.01.01 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [156]
2 Javier Cruz 1986.03.01 Pista Arena Revolución [157]
27 Javier Cruz El Dandy 1986.04.06 Arena Coliseo De Monterrey [158]
1 Negro Casas 1986.05.25 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [159]
28 El Dandy [2] Javier Cruz 1986.08.24 ?
29 Americo Rocca [3] El Dandy 1986.11.02 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [160]
1 El Dandy 1986.12.12 Arena Mexico [161]
2 Javier Cruz 1987.05.17 Arena Coliseo [162]
3 Rodolfo Ruiz 1987.08.28 Arena Presidente - Mexico City
4 Leon Chino 1988.05.28 Pista Arena Revoucion [163]
30 Solar II Americo Rocca 1988.06.30 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
1 Bestia Salvaje 1988.07.17 Pista Arena Revolucion
31 Fuerza Guerrera Solar II 1988.10.04 Arena Mexico [164]
1 Aguila Solitaria 1988.12.18 Arena Coliseo [165]
2 Pantera II 1989.01.11 Arena Naucalpan
3 Pantera II 1989.02.14 Arena Coliseo [166]
4 Aguila Solitaria 1989.04.30 Pista Arena Revolución [167]
32 Aguila Solitaria Fuerza Guerrera 1989.06.02 Arena Coliseo [168]
1 Hijo del Gladiador 1989.08.09 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [169]
33 Fuerza Guerrera [2] Aguila Solitaria 1989.09.21 Arena Puebla
1 Aguila Solitaria 1989.12.04 Leon [170]
2 Pantera II 1990.05.04 Arena Coliseo DF
3 Americo Rocca 1990.07.04 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco [171]
4 Americo Rocca 1990.07.19 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca [172]
5 Octagon 1990.09.02 Pista Arena Revolucion
6 Octagon 1990.11.28 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
7 Gallo Tapado 1991.03.01 Arena Mexico
8 Huracan Sevilla 1991.04.29 Pista Arena Revolucion
9 Misterioso 1991.06.02 Pista Arena Revolucion
34 Misterioso Fuerza Guerrera 1991.12.08 Arena Mexico
championship vacant when Misterioso jumps to AAA on 1992.06.19
16 man tournament for vacant championship
35 Negro Casas El Hijo del Santo 1995.12.01 Arena Mexico
1 Shocker 1996.01.26 Arena Coliseo [173]
2 Great Sasuke 1996.07.07 Arena Coliseo [174]
next 3 title matches are part of the J-Crown Unification Tournament
36 Shinjiro Ohtani Negro Casas 1996.08.03 Tokyo
37 Ultimo Dragon Shinjiro Ohtani 1996.08.04 Tokyo
38 The Great Sasuke Ultimo Dragon 1996.08.05 Tokyo
defended as part of the J-Crown Octuple Championship
39 Ultimo Dragon [2] The Great Sasuke 1996.10.11 Osaka, Japan
40 Jushin Liger Ultimo Dragon 1997.01.04 Tokyo
41 El Samurai Jushin Liger 1997.07.06 Sapporo, Japan
42 Shinjiro Ohtani El Samurai 1997.08.10 Nagoya, Japan
vacates championship on 1997.11.05 as part of vacating most of J-Crown Octuple Championship
championship ends up in Toryumon; decision match for vacant championship
43 Dragon Kid Dr. Cerebro 1999.02.06 Nagoya, Japan
1 Judo Suwa 1999.02.07 Yokohama, Japan
44 Judo Suwa Dragon Kid 1999.04.25 Kawasaki, Japan
1 SAITO 1999.10.10 Kobe, Japan
2 Keni'chiro Arai 1999.11.19 Nagoya, Japan
3 Genki Horiguchi 2000.03.25 Iwate, Japan
4 Dragon Kid 2000.06.04 Kobe, Japan
45 Keni'chiro Arai Judo Suwa 2000.07.22 Tokyo
1 Genki Horiguchi 2000.08.24 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
2 Yasushi Kanda 2000.10.12 Kobe, Japan
championship vacated on 2000.12.15 after loss due to interference versus Susumu Mochizuki
7 man tournament for vacant championship
46 Keni'chiro Arai [2] Yasushi Kanda 2001.01.29 Tokyo
47 Susumu Mochizuki Keni'chiro Arai 2001.05.27 Kobe, Japan
1 Genki Horiguchi 2001.07.15 Kumamoto, Japan
2 Ricky Marvin 2001.08.14 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
3 Dragon Kid 2001.08.18 Nagoya, Japan
48 Ryo Saito Susumu Mochizuki 2001.09.30 Tokyo
1 Genki Horiguchi 2001.12.10 Komazawa Olympic Park - Tokyo
2 Genki Horiguchi 2002.02.03 Fukuoka, Japan
3 Ricky Marvin 2002.04.09 Yamagata, Japan
49 Genki Horiguchi Ryo Saito 2002.04.27 Kobe, Japan
1 Ryo Saito 2002.04.28 Nagoya, Japan
2 Keni'chiro Arai 2002.06.01 Ishizawa, Japan
championship vacated on 2002.06.23 after no contest versus Dragon Kid
decision match for vacant championship
50 Ricky Marvin Super Nova (Japan) 2002.07.07 Kobe, Japan
51 Genki Horiguchi [2] Ricky Marvin 2002.07.24 Kumamoto, Japan
52 Darkness Dragon Genki Horiguchi 2002.07.28 Shimonoseki, Japan
1 Dragon Kid 2002.08.25 Hokkaido, Japan
2 Ryo Saito 2002.10.08 Osaka, Japan
3 Dragon Kid 2003.02.27 Kobe, Japan
championship vacated on 2003.03.21 due to injury
decision match for vacant championship
53 Yossino Genki Horiguchi 2003.03.22 Sapporo, Japan
1 K-Ness 2003.06.29 Hyogo, Japan
2 K-Ness 2003.08.10 Hokkaido, Japan
3 Susumu Yokosuka 2003.09.08 Osaka, Japan
4 brother YASSHI 2003.12.22 Osaka, Japan
5 Super Shisa 2004.02.26 Kobe, Japan
championship vacated on 2004.06.20 to focus on winning the Ultimo Dragon Gym championship; wrestlers leave to form the Dragon Gate promotion (replacing this title with the Open the Brave Gate championship) and this title remains with Ultimo Dragon
decision match on a Toryumon Mexico show for vacant championship
54 Hajime Ohara La Mascara 2006.05.13 Arena Mexico
1 El Hijo del Fantasma 2006.09.10 Arena Coliseo DF
2 El Hijo del Fantasma 2006.10.12 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
3 Ultimo Gladiador 2006.11.29 Arena Lopez Mateos
55 Super Delfin Hajime Ohara 2007.01.20 Osaka, Japan
56 Hajime Ohara [2] Super Delfin 2007.02.10 Osaka, Japan
1 La Mascara 2007.05.13 Arena Mexico
2 Chris Sabin 2007.05.26 Ontario, Canada
championship reverts to CMLL ownership at this point
57 La Sombra Hajime Ohara 2007.11.27 Arena Mexico
1 Euforia 2008.01.01 Deportivo Los Soberanos, Torreon, Coahuila
2 Misterioso II 2008.03.26 Arena Coliseo Acapulco
3 El Mephisto 2008.06.02 Arena Puebla
4 Sangre Azteca 2008.08.04 Domo de la Feria, Leon, Guanajuato
5 Sangre Azteca 2008.08.10 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
6 Ephesto 2008.12.07 Arena Mexico
7 El Mephisto 2009.01.19 Arena Puebla
58 Mephisto La Sombra 2009.05.27 Arena Coliseo Acapulco
1 Mistico 2009.07.13 Arena Puebla
2 Valiente 2010.01.26 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
3 La Mascara 2010.04.27 Arena Mexico
vacant on August 12, 2010 when CMLL creates their NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship in response to NWA Mexico declaring ownership of this championship
decision match for vacant championship on NWA Mexico endorsed show
59 Cassandro Dr. Cerebro 2011.06.25 The Roundhouse - London, England
NWA Mexico ceases to exist; championship continues to be defended on Mama Lucha (Casandro) promoted shows in El Paso
60 Magno Bobby Zavala & Cassandro 2015.02.15 Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
1 Boby Zavala 2015.03.15 Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
championship vacated on April 26, 2015 due to Magno signing with WWE
decision match for vacant championship
61 Impostor Jr. Boby Zavala 2015.05.31 Mercado Mayapan - El Paso, Texas
1 Hermes Jr. 2015.09.13 Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
62 Último Samuray Impostor Jr.[175] 2015.12.06 Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
63 Impostor Jr. [2] Último Samuray[176] 2015.12.25 Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
64 Akantus Impostor Jr. 2016.04.24 Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
1 Latino 2016.08.14 El Paso, Texas
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

  1. ↑ Lucha Libre 948, LuchaWorld, Box y Lucha 980; location not confirmed
  2. ↑ Lucha Libre 50, Box y Lucha 1858
  3. ↑ SuperLuchas - Guerrero won the match, but was DQed by the commission for using a punch. The referee was also suspended for missing it. Guerrero, EMLL and the NWA protested the decision and a rematch was held three weeks later.
  4. ↑ SuperLuchas, Box y Lucha 961
  5. ↑ Lucha Libre 297
  6. ↑ Lucha Libre 297, Box y Lucha 980
  7. ↑ BV
  8. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4500001726737378&set=a.4494417087295842 El Universal via BV
  9. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1955-06-05
  10. ↑ Box y Lucha 237A, Box y Lucha 205A
  11. ↑ El Informador 1956-04-22
  12. ↑ Lucha Libre 149
  13. ↑ Box Y Lucha 869
  14. ↑ Lucha Libre 95; Lagarde gives this date and location again in Halcon 80; SuperLuchas 17
  15. ↑ BV
  16. ↑ El Informador 1962-04-01
  17. ↑ Arena 193
  18. ↑ double pin draw - SuperLuchas, Arena 245
  19. ↑ Lucha Libre 40
  20. ↑ Lucha Libre 50
  21. ↑ Lucha Libre 67
  22. ↑ Lucha Libre 69; date is a guess
  23. ↑ Lucha Libre 76
  24. ↑ Lucha Libre 81
  25. ↑ Lucha Libre 86
  26. ↑ Lucha Libre 95 - title change on excessive violence DQ
  27. ↑ Lucha Libre 99 - exact date, location not mentioned, but prior to September 9th and likely in Guatemala
  28. ↑ Lucha Libre 120
  29. ↑ Lucha libre 121 & 126; the later has the exact date. Lucha Libre 127 says Lagarde has made 18 defenses, which possibly includes the previous reign
  30. ↑ Lucha Libre 191
  31. ↑ SuperLuchas, Lucha Libre 191 has this a Friday
  32. ↑ SuperLuchas
  33. ↑ El Informador 1967-08-27
  34. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1967-09-24
  35. ↑ Lucha Libre 251
  36. ↑ Matt Farmer
  37. ↑ Lucha Libre 285
  38. ↑ Lucha Libre 288
  39. ↑ Box Y Lucha 868A; Date is not listed and estimated
  40. ↑ Lucha Libre 295; estimated date
  41. ↑ SuperLuchas
  42. ↑ Box y Lucha 953 + 1002; venue appears to renamed or no longer exists in 2022
  43. ↑ Box y Lucha 955, Box y Lucha 956
  44. ↑ Arena KO 906
  45. ↑ Box y Lucha 977, Box y Lucha 978
  46. ↑ Lucha Libre 480
  47. ↑ Halcon 51 mentions the Muñoz head injury as taking place on 1973.06.24. The championship was vacated months later when Muñoz was ruled medically unable to return. He would recover more and get cleared to return in 1974.
  48. ↑ Halcon 75, Lucha Libre 532
  49. ↑ Halcon 80
  50. ↑ Halcon 88
  51. ↑ Halcon 94
  52. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1135
  53. ↑ Halcon 117
  54. ↑ El Informador 1974-09-29
  55. ↑ KO 1127
  56. ↑ Karloff Lagarde says he was originally scheduled to face Munoz but had to pull out due to injury
  57. ↑ Teddy, Box Y Lucha 1177.
  58. ↑ [https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/923054090778763265 Teddy
  59. ↑ El Informador 1975-08-24, Halcon 165
  60. ↑ Halcon 167
  61. ↑ Halcon 185
  62. ↑ Matt Farmer
  63. ↑ DJ Spectro
  64. ↑ Haclon 192, Halcon 200
  65. ↑ Halcon 196
  66. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1222
  67. ↑ Halcon 199
  68. ↑ Halcon 207
  69. ↑ El Informador 1976-07-25; Mano Negra appears to have beaten Karloff Lagarde in a #1 contenders match the previous week
  70. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1254
  71. ↑ Halcon 232; Box Y Lucha 1382 refers to this as 11.20 years after the fact, probably a typo
  72. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1262
  73. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1265
  74. ↑ Halcon 247
  75. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1280
  76. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1288, Box Y Lucha 1289
  77. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1294
  78. ↑ Lucha Libre 711
  79. ↑ Lucha Libre 711
  80. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1977-10-30
  81. ↑ El Informador 1978-02-12, Halcon 347
  82. ↑ 82.0 82.1 Halcon 347
  83. ↑ Halcon 347, Box Y Lucha 1349
  84. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1364, Halcon 347
  85. ↑ Halcon 349
  86. ↑ El Informador 1979-03-25
  87. ↑ SuperLuchas, Box Y Lucha 1382, Lucha Libre 799
  88. ↑ Halcon 365
  89. ↑ http://www.cronicasyleyendasdelaluchalibre.com/?p=4677
  90. ↑ Matt Farmer
  91. ↑ Halcon 813
  92. ↑ El Informador 1979-08-19
  93. ↑ Box y Lucha 1400
  94. ↑ Box y Lucha 1404
  95. ↑ Arena 1119, Box Y Lucha 1406
  96. ↑ CMLL
  97. ↑ El Informador 1979-11-18
  98. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1416, Box Y Lucha 1417
  99. ↑ Box Y Lucha, Arena 1119
  100. ↑ El Informador 1980-02-17, Halcon 406
  101. ↑ SuperLuchas
  102. ↑ a brief #1 contenders tournament was held on 05/18 and 05/25, won by Rocca. No card is known for 06.01 but this is where it would fit.
  103. ↑ Halcon Mensual 4
  104. ↑ El Informador 1980-07-27
  105. ↑ [Box y Lucha 1450, KO 1414, http://www.boxylucha.com/foro/viewtopic.php?p=736975#p736975 ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha]
  106. ↑ KO 1418
  107. ↑ Box y Lucha 1459, Box y Lucha 1460
  108. ↑ Arena 1161, Box y Lucha 1462, Box y Lucha 1463
  109. ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1464, Box y Lucha 1465
  110. ↑ Box y Lucha 1466, Box y Lucha 1467
  111. ↑ SuperLuchas, Box Y Lucha 1478, Halcon 457 = also listed as Arena Coliseo
  112. ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
  113. ↑ El Informador 1981-04-12
  114. ↑ Box y Lucha 1485, Lucha Libre 905
  115. ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
  116. ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 00.28.46)
  117. ↑ Halcon 483
  118. ↑ Lucha Libre 930
  119. ↑ Box y Lucha 1516
  120. ↑ Halcon 512, Halcon Mensual 6
  121. ↑ Matt Farmer
  122. ↑ El Informador 1982-07-18, Halcon 535, Halcon Mensual 8
  123. ↑ Arena 1250, Halcon Mensual 8
  124. ↑ Box y Lucha 1552
  125. ↑ Box y Lucha 1553, KO 1519, KO 1520
  126. ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1556, Box y Lucha 1557
  127. ↑ Box y Lucha 1560
  128. ↑ Box y Lucha 1574, Box y Lucha 1578, KO 1541
  129. ↑ Box y Lucha 1580
  130. ↑ El Informador 1983-04-24
  131. ↑ Box y Lucha 1591, Matt Farmer
  132. ↑ Halcon 584
  133. ↑ Box y Lucha 1597
  134. ↑ Box y Lucha 1601
  135. ↑ Box y Lucha 1606, SuperLuchas
  136. ↑ Box y Lucha 1608, Box y Lucha 1609
  137. ↑ Box y Lucha 1609, Box y Lucha 1610
  138. ↑ [Arena 1317, Arena 1318, Box y Lucha 1616, Box y Lucha 1617, http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=004607 Matt Farmer]
  139. ↑ Arena 1328, Box y Lucha 1625, Combates 433
  140. ↑ Matt Farmer, Arena 1328, Box y Lucha 1625
  141. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Luchalibredelrecuerdo/photos/a.217989885294031/1033144787111866 Lucha Libre del Recuerdo
  142. ↑ Arena 1361, Box y Lucha 1658
  143. ↑ Box y Lucha 1665
  144. ↑ El Informador 1984-11-25
  145. ↑ Box y Lucha 1669, Box y Lucha 1670
  146. ↑ Box y Lucha 1673
  147. ↑ Arena 1379
  148. ↑ Box y Lucha 1679
  149. ↑ Arena 1384, Box y Lucha 1680
  150. ↑ Box y Lucha 1689
  151. ↑ Box y Lucha 1695, Box y Lucha 1696
  152. ↑ Halcon 691
  153. ↑ Box y Lucha 1703
  154. ↑ Box y Lucha 1714
  155. ↑ Box y Lucha 1718 mentions the date but not the location; Dandy does win title from Valaguez
  156. ↑ El Informador 1986-01-01
  157. ↑ Box y Lucha 1731, Box y Lucha 1732
  158. ↑ Arena KO Magazine 1708, Box y Lucha 1737; Article mentions title rematch to take place 06/13 in Arena Mexico
  159. ↑ El Informador 1986-05-25
  160. ↑ Box y Lucha 1765
  161. ↑ luchablog photolog (20130916_021147)
  162. ↑ Box y Lucha 1792
  163. ↑ Box y Lucha
  164. ↑ Box y Lucha 1865
  165. ↑ SuperLuchas
  166. ↑ Box y Lucha 1883
  167. ↑ Box y Lucha 1989
  168. ↑ video
  169. ↑ Box y Lucha 1909
  170. ↑ Box y Lucha 1925
  171. ↑ Box y Lucha 1954
  172. ↑ Box y Lucha 1955, RB
  173. ↑ WON 1996-02-05
  174. ↑ WON 1996-07-29
  175. ↑ Relevos Suicidas: Cassandro (hair) & Impostor Jr. (title) vs Peluchin (mask) & Último Samuray (mask). Wrestler who got the pin over a rival would leave the match.
  176. ↑ Cassandro, El Dragón, Hermes Jr., Magnus, Peluchín Maldad, and Xisco were also involved in the match.

Mano Negra branch

Mano Negra was left EMLL in early 1975. He continued to defend this championship as an independent, though NWA and EMLL withdrew their recognition, but Negra kept the physical belt. He continued to defend for promoters which would later be known as LLI/UWA.

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
- Mano Negra
- Huracán Ramírez 1975.02.12 Palacio De Los Deportes - Mexico City [1]
- Atila 1975.03.17 Nuevo Laredo [2]
- ? 1975.03.21 Plaza de Toros La Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León [3]
- Villano III 1975.04.29 Cuautitlán [4]
- Villano III 1975.05.11 Arena KO [5]
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

  1. ↑ Halcon 138
  2. ↑ Halcon 185
  3. ↑ Halcon 142 mentions a title defense but not an opponent
  4. ↑ Halcon 148
  5. ↑ KO 1152

Unlike the other two weight division champions, this did not join with the eventual UWA title. Mano Negra reversed course and returned to EMLL around November 1975. EMLL ignored his stake at the championship, though he'd eventually win it back in 1976.

Gallery of Champions

El Santo, 1st & 5th Champion
Jack O'Brien, 2nd Champion
Bobby Bonales, 4th Champion
Blue Demon, 6th & 14th Champion
Karloff Lagarde, 7th, 9th & 11th Champion
Huracan Ramirez, 8th Champion


Vento Castella, 10th Champion
Alberto Munoz, 12th Champion
Mano Negra, 13th & 17th Champion
Fishman, 14th & 16th Champion
Americo Rocca, 18th, 23rd & 29th Champion
Kato Kung Lee, 19th Champion


El Supremo, 20th Champion
Lizmark, 21st Champion
La Fiera, 22nd Champion
Mocho Cota, 24th Champion
Chamaco Valaguez, 25th Champion
Javier Cruz, 27th Champion


Solar II, 30th Champion
Fuerza Guerrera, 31st & 33nd Champion
Ultimo Dragon, 37th & 38th Champion
The Great Sasuke, 38th Champion
Jushin Liger, 40th Champion
Dragon Kid, 43nd Champion


Hajime Ohara, 54th & 56th Champion
Super Delfin, 55th Champion
La Sombra, as 57th Champion
Cassandro, 59th Champion
Magno, 60th Champion
Impostor Jr., 61st & 63rd Champion


Último Samuray, 62nd Champion
Akantus, 64th Champion


Gallery

history of the championship as of October 1965 (including title reigns prior to the recognized start)

Gallery of Title Belts

Original Belt
2nd Belt


Sources

V National Wrestling Alliance Championships (with lucha libre history) E
World Welter (Akantus), NWA-Mexico: Mexico Light (Skayde), Mexico Welter (Vaquero Fantasma)
Dragon Gym: International Junior Heavy (Último Dragón)
Defunct: Middle, Light Heavy, Americas Tag
Reference: Jr. Heavy, Heavy
CMLL established titles: Historic Welter (Volador Jr.), Historic Middle (Carístico), Historic LH (Stuka Jr.)
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