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{{TitleHistoryLine|1|[[Chucho Anaya]]|[[Black Guzman]]|[[1942]].[[09.23]]|[[Mexico City]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 905</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|1|[[Chucho Anaya]]|[[Black Guzman]]|[[1942]].[[09.23]]|[[Mexico City]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 905</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|2|[[Black Guzman]]|[[Chucho Anaya]]|[[1943]].03.??|?}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|2|[[Black Guzman]]|[[Chucho Anaya]]|[[1943]].03.??|?}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|3|[[Gorilla Ramos]]|[[Black Guzman]]|[[1944]].[[ | {{TitleHistoryLine|3|[[Gorilla Ramos]]|[[Black Guzman]]|[[1944]].[[09.22]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Clinch 225</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[Gorilla Ramos]]|[[1944]].[[11.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=147151#000000 Matt Farmer] - title for title with the [[NWA World Middleweight Championship]]</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[Gorilla Ramos]]|[[1944]].[[11.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=147151#000000 Matt Farmer] - title for title with the [[NWA World Middleweight Championship]]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[Black Guzman]] [2]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1945]].01.??|?}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[Black Guzman]] [2]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1945]].01.??|?}} | ||
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{{TitleHistoryLine|8|[[Enrique Llanes]]|[[Cavernario Galindo]]|[[1950]].[[02.08]]|[[Veracruz]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 885</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|8|[[Enrique Llanes]]|[[Cavernario Galindo]]|[[1950]].[[02.08]]|[[Veracruz]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 885</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship 1951 for unknown reasons}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship 1951 for unknown reasons}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan| | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[Mexican National Light Heavyweight Tournament, 1956|tournament for championship]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|9|[[Tarzan Lopez]] [3]| | {{TitleHistoryLine|9|[[Tarzan Lopez]] [3]|[[Joe Grant]]|[[1956]].[[09.07]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 233A, Box y Lucha 234A</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Joe Grant]]|[[1956]].??.??|[[Tampico]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Joe Grant]]|[[1956]].??.??|[[Tampico]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship January 1957 for unknown reasons}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship January 1957 for unknown reasons}} | ||
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{{TitleHistoryLine|18|[[Espanto I]] [3]|[[Alfonso Dantes]]|[[1965]].[[02.15]]|[[Monterrey]]?|<ref>[[:Image:luchalibre85_1213.png|Lucha Libre 85, publish date 1965-06-06]], mentions this title change is disputed; the title match was not authorized, Espanto I was also at least 2kg over the limit</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|18|[[Espanto I]] [3]|[[Alfonso Dantes]]|[[1965]].[[02.15]]|[[Monterrey]]?|<ref>[[:Image:luchalibre85_1213.png|Lucha Libre 85, publish date 1965-06-06]], mentions this title change is disputed; the title match was not authorized, Espanto I was also at least 2kg over the limit</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Alfonso Dantes]]|[[1965]].[[06.20]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<Ref>El Informador 1965-06-20, Lucha Libre 89</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Alfonso Dantes]]|[[1965]].[[06.20]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<Ref>El Informador 1965-06-20, Lucha Libre 89</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|19|[[El Santo]]|[[Espanto I]]|[[1965]].[[12.02]]|[[Arena | {{TitleHistoryLine|19|[[El Santo]]|[[Espanto I]]|[[1965]].[[12.02]]|[[Arena Pueblo Nuevo]], [[Mexicali]], [[Baja California]]|<ref>Historically listed as 1966.10.14; [https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/1053388150171688960 Lucha Libre 12 has the 1965.12.02 date.] Following issues of Lucha Libre refer to it as happening in Tijuana.</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Espanto I]]|[[1965]].[[12.25]]|[[Arena Puebla]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 115</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Espanto I]]|[[1965]].[[12.25]]|[[Arena Puebla]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 115</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship to focus on the [[Mexican National Middleweight Championship]] on March 1, 1966}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship to focus on the [[Mexican National Middleweight Championship]] on March 1, 1966}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseIffy|3|[[Impacto]]|[[1982]].[[12.08]]|[[Arena Actopan]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1568, Box y Lucha 1569, Lucha Libre 989</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|3|[[Impacto]]|[[1982]].[[12.08]]|[[Arena Actopan]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1568, Box y Lucha 1569, Lucha Libre 989</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Mano Negra]]|[[1983]].[[01.13]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1573, Box y Lucha 1574</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Mano Negra]]|[[1983]].[[01.13]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1573, Box y Lucha 1574</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|5|[[Muralla del Ring]]|[[1983]].[[07.01]]|[[Auditorio de Tijuana]]|<ref>[http://www.thecubsfan.com/posters/00050000/00050877_00016400.png poster]</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|5|[[Enrique Vera]]|[[1983]].[[01.30]]|[[Toreo de Cuatro Caminos]]|<ref>KO 1541</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|6|[[Muralla del Ring]]|[[1983]].[[07.01]]|[[Auditorio de Tijuana]]|<ref>[http://www.thecubsfan.com/posters/00050000/00050877_00016400.png poster]</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|38|[[Mano Negra]]|[[Baby Face]]|[[1983]].[[07.20]]|[[Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca]]|<ref>RB</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|38|[[Mano Negra]]|[[Baby Face]]|[[1983]].[[07.20]]|[[Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca]]|<ref>RB</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[El Olímpico (original)|El Olímpico]]|[[1984]].[[07.22]]|[[Candelario Victorino, Durango, Durango]]|<ref>Halcon 638</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[El Olímpico (original)|El Olímpico]]|[[1984]].[[07.22]]|[[Candelario Victorino, Durango, Durango]]|<ref>Halcon 638</ref>}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Pierroth Jr.]]|[[1991]].[[08.28]]|[[Arena Naucalpan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Pierroth Jr.]]|[[1991]].[[08.28]]|[[Arena Naucalpan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Pirata Morgan]]|[[1991]].[[September 6|09.06]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Pirata Morgan]]|[[1991]].[[September 6|09.06]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Pierroth Jr.]]|[[1991]].[[11.03]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Pierroth Jr.]]|[[1991]].[[10.05]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]|<ref>Box y Lucha, RL</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|7|[[Pierroth Jr.]]|[[1991]].[[11.03]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Mascara Sagrada]]|[[1991]].[[11.20]]|[[Arena Lopez Mateos]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 2022</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|48|[[Universo 2000]]|[[Mascara Sagrada]]|[[1992]].[[05.29]]|[[Veracruz]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|48|[[Universo 2000]]|[[Mascara Sagrada]]|[[1992]].[[05.29]]|[[Veracruz]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Mascara Sagrada]]|[[1992]].[[07.18]]|[[Arena Xochimilco]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Mascara Sagrada]]|[[1992]].[[07.18]]|[[Arena Xochimilco]]}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:43, 25 October 2024
Current Champion
 Angel de Oro, 75th Champion |
Ángel de Oro is the current champion. He defeated Felino on October 12th, 2021 in Arena Mexico to win the championship.
Luchas 2000 Title History
In 2007, the Luchas 2000 magazine published a detailed and researched title history of all the Mexican National championships. For most of the titles, the histories printed in the magazine mesh with the information already available. This championship was an exception, with many people previously thought as champions removed and others added with multiple reigns.
We believe the version below is the current one, but respect Luchas 2000's research in this area. Some changes from the Lucha 2000's research has been added to this page. The portions of disagreement in Luchas 2000's research are presented on their own page.
History of Championship
41st change: Near the start of AAA, Mascara Sagrada lost this title to Universo 2000 via DQ. Universo's corner man, Cien Caras, liberally interfered in the matchup. Sagrada's second, Super Star, refused to stop Cien Caras. Perro Aguayo Sr. came to the ring to help out Sagrada and replace Superstar, but was caught fouling Universo 2000 for the DQ.
2000s:
In the mid 2000s, the Mexican National Light Heavyweight championships was the only active Mexican National title to not to be a part of one of the two big promotions. Up until 2002, it was part of AAA's title belts, but El Dandy kept it upon leaving the promotion. This belt became a central championship during the short run of the ENSEMA promotion, including the LA Park title win and following loss, but went back to being an independent title when the promotion went on a long hiatus.
While Vangelis was proclaimed to have won the belt from Dandy, it's not clear that an actual match happened. There's no other record of a show happening on that location, on that date. It's quite possible Vangelis simply bought the belt off El Dandy.
In turn, Vangelis appeared to lose the championship to Mistico in exchange for gaining a position in CMLL. By that point, it was very rare for Mistico to wrestle independent wrestlers on spot shows, and the title match occurred during a stretch where CMLL was pushing the number of championships Mistico had won.
After the title change, Vangelis joined CMLL, explaining he was looking for a rematch. When he first came to CMLL, Vangelis was consistently scheduled at a much lower level than Mistico, making it unlikely such a match would actually occur, and impossible for Vangelis to actually complete his goal. Over time, and due to an association with Texano Jr. & Terrible, Vangelis finally got into trios matches with Mistico, but never got an opportunity for a rematch while Mistico was champion.
Mistico has posed for pictures wearing this championship, but did little more for the first year and half he was champion. At the time, Mistico also held many other championships, which were better regarded and defended more frequently. In 2009, after Mistico had lost most of those championships, the Mexican Light Heavyweight belt became his primary belt for title matches.
In early 2010, Mistico broke with long time partner Volador Jr. and embraced many rudo tactics. After Volador was able to use Mistico's own move against him on February 5th, the two agreed to a title match the following week. This time, Volador was able to reverse a Mistico pin into one of his own, and grabbed the ropes to hold on for the victory and title change. Mistico, angry about being cheated, attacked both Volador and referee Tigre Hispano after the match, and absconded with the championship belt. Even with the physical belt, Volador was singles champion for the first time in his career.
Mistico was eventually forced to give back the championship, but joined the rudo side for a few months. The entire concept of the turn was shortly waved away as Mistico only teaming with the rudos to face Volador, then switched around to Volador suddenly becoming a rudo to fight tecnico Mistico. This led to a short feud between recent tag partners Volador & Sombra, where Volador retained the title. Volador also won the CMLL Torneo Bicentenario, the biggest win of his career so far.
Volador had another short feud with La Mascara. On a fan appreciation show in October, Mascara got his title match, and surprisingly won the championship.
Champions Listing
Sources:
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 905
- ↑ Clinch 225
- ↑ Matt Farmer - title for title with the NWA World Middleweight Championship
- ↑ Box y Lucha 885
- ↑ Box y Lucha 233A, Box y Lucha 234A
- ↑ title match advertised in El Informador 1960-05-29
- ↑ previously listed as the title change, appears to possible be a title defense
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Halcon 50
- ↑ El Informador 1963-04-07; definitely a a title match on this date with Ruben Juarez defending, unlcear if this is the title change
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Arena 245 has this as a title change, with Espanto I coming to the ring with the title
- ↑ Halcon 6; lists Ruben Juarez as champion, not Espanto I
- ↑ Lucha Libre 27
- ↑ [1], Lucha Libre 61
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Lucha Libre 69
- ↑ Golpe 6
- ↑ Lucha Libre 85, publish date 1965-06-06, mentions this title change is disputed; the title match was not authorized, Espanto I was also at least 2kg over the limit
- ↑ El Informador 1965-06-20, Lucha Libre 89
- ↑ Historically listed as 1966.10.14; Lucha Libre 12 has the 1965.12.02 date. Following issues of Lucha Libre refer to it as happening in Tijuana.
- ↑ Lucha Libre 115
- ↑ Luchas 2000
- ↑ El Informador 1966-06-19, Lucha Libre 167
- ↑ Lucha Libre 220
- ↑ Lucha Libre 220
- ↑ Lucha Libre 220
- ↑ El Informador 1967-10-13, Lucha Libre 220
- ↑ El Informador 1968-02-04, KO 1032 confirms this as a defense
- ↑ Lucha 2000 lists as the title change; there doesn't even seem to be a show on this day according to the local paper
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Box y Lucha 887
- ↑ Lucha Libre 351 lists this location, but match isn't listed on the poster for this date
- ↑ El Informador 1970-02-08
- ↑ Box y Lucha 910
- ↑ El Informador 1971-04-25
- ↑ El Informador 1971-04-25
- ↑ El Informador 1972-07-23
- ↑ Arena KO 1032 says it was a Friday, Halcon 25 has it as 12.23 (maybe they thought the show ran long?)
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1071
- ↑ Halcon 55
- ↑ Matt Farmer, KO 1127
- ↑ Halcon 147
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Halcon 177
- ↑ El Informador 1975-12-28
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1222
- ↑ Halcon 200
- ↑ Punch 95, Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1976-09-26
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1254
- ↑ Halcon 241, Halcon 242
- ↑ Aqui La Lucha
- ↑ Halcon 247
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1275
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1287, Box Y Lucha 1288
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1301
- ↑ Wagner said to have made 13 defenses before losing here photo; some sources have this as the 15th
- ↑ 60.0 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 Halcon 347
- ↑ Matt Farmer; Halcon 347 lists this as Pachuca and other sources have it as 06.02
- ↑ [http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=004610 Matt Farmer
- ↑ Halcon 365
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1404
- ↑ KO 1373
- ↑ Matt Farmer, KO 1373, KO 1374
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1413
- ↑ JM
- ↑ Halcon 434
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Halcon 457
- ↑ aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
- ↑ Lucha Libre 931
- ↑ SuperLuchas; a draw
- ↑ KO 1485
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Halcon Mensual
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1568, Box y Lucha 1569, Lucha Libre 989
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1573, Box y Lucha 1574
- ↑ KO 1541
- ↑ poster
- ↑ RB
- ↑ Halcon 638
- ↑ Combates 464
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1689
- ↑ DJ Spectro; Lucha 2000 also lists this change (but as 03.02)
- ↑ DJ Spectro; Lucha 2000 also lists this change (but as 03.09)
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1737
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1738
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1782, luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 00.47.38)
- ↑ Box y Lucha
- ↑ Halcon 787
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.17.14)
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1858
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 17.28.41)
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1865
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1883
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1894
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1960
- ↑ WON 1991-03-18
- ↑ video
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Box y Lucha 2010
- ↑ Box y Lucha, RL
- ↑ Box y Lucha 2022
- ↑ Lucha Libre Weekly 32
- ↑ Lucha Libre Weekly 46, WON 01-25-1993
- ↑ WON 1997-04-07
- ↑ SL 316
- ↑ billed as title for title match w/AAA Campeón de Campeones Championship but both remain champions after
- ↑ draw (double pin)
- ↑ PWInsider
- ↑ KrisZ
- ↑ Lucha World
- ↑ Lucha World
Gallery of Champions
 Tarzan Lopez, 4th, 6th & 9th Champion |
 Enrique Llanes, 8th Champion |
 Espanto I, 12th, 14th & 18th Champion |
 Ray Mendoza, 15th Champion |
 Raul Reyes, 16th Champion |
 El Santo, 19th & 24th Champion |
 Mil Mascaras, 20th Champion |
 El Nazi, 21st Champion |
 Raul Mata(left), 25th Champion |
 Dr. Wagner, 28th, 30th & 35th Champion |
 Canek, 31st Champion |
 Astro Rey, 33rd Champion |
 Mano Negra, 38th Champion |
 Valente Fernandez, 39th & 41st Champion |
 El Halcon '78, 43rd Champion |
 Pierroth Jr., 44th, 46th, 53rd & 57th Champion |
 Mogur, 45th Champion |
 La Parka, 50th, 52nd, 54th & 64th Champion |
 Pimpinela Escarlata, 55th Champion |
 Latin Lover, 56th Champions |
 Sangre Chicana, 59th Champion |
 Electro Shock, 61st Champion |
 El Dandy, 63rd & 65th Champion |
 Vangelis, 66th Champion |
 Mistico, 67th Champion |
 Volador Jr., 68th Champion |
 La Mascara, 69th Champion |
 Mephisto, 70th Champion |
 Atlantis, 71st Champion |
 Bárbaro Cavernario, 72nd Champion |
 Felino, 73rd Champion |
Gallery of Title Belts
Sources
- Wrestling-Titles.com
- Luchas 2000 Especial #21
Also Listed As
| Mexican National Championships |
|---|
| Men's: Light (Panterita del Ring Jr.) • Welter (vacant) Middle (Templario) • Light Heavy (Ángel de Oro) Heavy (Euforia) • Tag (Esfinge & Fugaz) Trios (Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Virus, Raziel and Cancerbero)) |
| Women's: Singles (Dark Silueta) • Women's Tag (Jarochita & Lluvia) |
| Defunct: Mini • Feather • Cruiser • Atomicos |
