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[[ | ''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 == | == 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. | |||
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== History of Championship == | == History of Championship == | ||
The NWA World Welterweight 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 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. | |||
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}} | {{TitleHistoryStartShort}} | ||
{{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 Pancoff]]|[[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>}} | ||
{{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|3|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[1949]].[[04.29]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|3|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[1949]].[[04.29]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[1951]].[[07.11]]|?}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Roy Landru]]|[[1949]].[[12.02]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[El Santo]] [2]|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[1952]].[[September 26|09.26]]|?}} | {{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|6|[[Blue Demon]]|[[El Santo]]|[[1953]].[[ | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Gory Guerrero]]|?|[[Orizaba, Veracruz]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 297</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|7|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1958]].[[01.31]]|[[Mexico | {{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[El Santo]] [2]|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[1952]].[[September 26|09.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 297, Box y Lucha 980</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|8|[[Huracán Ramírez]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1965]].[[08.05]]|[[Cuernavaca]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1953]].[[04.04]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4495088840562000&set=a.4494417087295842 BV]</ref>}} | ||
{{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>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Joe Marin]]|[[1955]].[[06.05]]|[[Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila]]|<ref>El Siglo de Torreon 1955-06-05</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Enfermero]]|[[1956]].[[02.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 237A, Box y Lucha 205A</ref>}} | |||
{{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]]}} | {{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| | {{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| | {{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| | {{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>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{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| | {{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| | {{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]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Bestia Salvaje]]|[[1988]].[[07.17]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|31|[[Fuerza Guerrera]]|[[Solar II]]|[[1988]].[[10.04]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1865</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Pantera|Pantera II]]|[[1989]].[[01.11]]|[[Arena Naucalpan]]}} | {{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>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Pantera|Pantera II]]|[[1989]].[[01.11]]|[[Arena Naucalpan]]|}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleDefenseIffy|3|[[Pantera II]]|[[1989]].[[02.14]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1883</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Pantera II]]|[[1990]].[[05.04]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|4|[[Aguila Solitaria]]|[[1989]].[[04.30]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1989</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{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| | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Hijo del Gladiador]]|[[1989]].[[08.09]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1909</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|33|[[Fuerza Guerrera]] [2]|[[Aguila Solitaria]]|[[1989]].[[September 21|09.21]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Aguila Solitaria]]|[[1989]].[[12.04]]|[[Leon]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1925</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Pantera II]]|[[1990]].[[05.04]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[1990]].[[07.04]]|[[Arena Coliseo De Acapulco]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1954</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[1990]].[[07.19]]|[[Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1955, RB</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{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|championship vacant when [[Misterioso]] jumps to AAA on [[1992]].[[06.19]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Welterweight Tournament, 1995|16 man tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Welterweight Tournament, 1995|16 man tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{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}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|next 3 title matches are part of the J-Crown Unification Tournament}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|36|[[Shinjiro Ohtani]]|[[Negro Casas]]|[[1996]].[[08.03]]|[[Tokyo]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|37|[[Ultimo Dragon]]|[[Shinjiro Ohtani]]|[[1996]].[[08.04]]|[[Tokyo]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|38|[[The Great Sasuke]]|[[Ultimo Dragon]]|[[1996]].[[08.05]]|[[Tokyo]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|defended as part of the J-Crown Octuple Championship}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|defended as part of the J-Crown Octuple Championship}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|39|[[Ultimo Dragon]] [2]|[[The Great Sasuke]]|[[1996]].[[10.11]]|Osaka, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|40|[[Jushin Liger]]|[[Ultimo Dragon]]|[[1997]].[[01.04]]|[[Tokyo]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|41|[[El Samurai]]|[[Jushin Liger]]|[[1997]].[[07.06]]|Sapporo, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{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|vacates championship on [[1997]].[[11.05]] as part of vacating most of J-Crown Octuple Championship}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|championship ends up in [[Toryumon]]; decision match for vacant championship}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|43|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[Dr. Cerebro]]|[[1999]].[[02.06]]|[[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[SUWA|Judo Suwa]]|[[1999]].[[02.07]]|Yokohama, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[SUWA|Judo Suwa]]|[[1999]].[[02.07]]|Yokohama, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|44|[[SUWA|Judo Suwa]]|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[1999]].[[04.25]]|Kawasaki, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1| | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[SAITO]]|[[1999]].[[10.10]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2| | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Keni'chiro Arai]]|[[1999]].[[11.19]]|[[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|Genki Horiguchi|[[2000]].[[03.25]]|Iwate, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2000]].[[03.25]]|Iwate, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[2000]].[[06.04]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[2000]].[[06.04]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|45|[[Keni'chiro Arai]]|[[SUWA|Judo Suwa]]|[[2000]].[[07.22]]|[[Tokyo]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|Genki Horiguchi|[[2000]].[[08.24]]|[[Korakuen Hall]] - [[Tokyo]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2000]].[[08.24]]|[[Korakuen Hall]] - [[Tokyo]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|Yasushi Kanda|[[2000]].[[10.12]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}} | {{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|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]]'''}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Welterweight Tournament, 2001|7 man tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|46|[[Keni'chiro Arai]] [2]|[[Yasushi Kanda]]|[[2001]].[[01.29]]|[[Tokyo]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|47|[[Susumu Mochizuki]]|[[Keni'chiro Arai]]|[[2001]].[[05.27]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|Genki Horiguchi|[[2001]].[[07.15]]|Kumamoto, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2001]].[[07.15]]|Kumamoto, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Ricky Marvin]]|[[2001]].[[08.14]]|[[Korakuen Hall]] - [[Tokyo]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Ricky Marvin]]|[[2001]].[[08.14]]|[[Korakuen Hall]] - [[Tokyo]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[2001]].[[08.18]]|[[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[2001]].[[08.18]]|[[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|48|[[Ryo Saito]]|[[Susumu Mochizuki]]|[[2001]].[[September 30|09.30]]|[[Tokyo]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|Genki Horiguchi|[[2001]].[[12.10]]|Komazawa Olympic Park - [[Tokyo]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2001]].[[12.10]]|Komazawa Olympic Park - [[Tokyo]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|Genki Horiguchi|[[2002]].[[02.03]]|Fukuoka, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2002]].[[02.03]]|Fukuoka, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Ricky Marvin]]|[[2002]].[[04.09]]|Yamagata, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Ricky Marvin]]|[[2002]].[[04.09]]|Yamagata, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|49|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[Ryo Saito]]|[[2002]].[[04.27]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|Ryo Saito|[[2002]].[[04.28]]|[[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Ryo Saito]]|[[2002]].[[04.28]]|[[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2| | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Keni'chiro Arai]]|[[2002]].[[06.01]]|Ishizawa, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on [[2002]].[[06.23]] after no contest versus Dragon Kid}} | {{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| | {{TitleHistoryLine|50|[[Ricky Marvin]]|Super Nova (Japan)|[[2002]].[[07.07]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|51|[[Genki Horiguchi]] [2]|[[Ricky Marvin]]|[[2002]].[[07.24]]|Kumamoto, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|52|[[MAKOTO|Darkness Dragon]]|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2002]].[[07.28]]|Shimonoseki, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[2002]].[[08.25]]|Hokkaido, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[2002]].[[08.25]]|Hokkaido, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|Ryo Saito|[[2002]].[[10.08]]| | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Ryo Saito]]|[[2002]].[[10.08]]|Osaka, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[2003]].[[02.27]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Dragon Kid]]|[[2003]].[[02.27]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on [[2003]].[[03.21]] due to injury}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on [[2003]].[[03.21]] due to injury}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|53|[[Masato Yoshino|Yossino]]|[[Genki Horiguchi]]|[[2003]].[[03.22]]|Sapporo, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|K-Ness|[[2003]].[[06.29]]|Hyogo, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[MAKOTO|K-Ness]]|[[2003]].[[06.29]]|Hyogo, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|K-Ness|[[2003]].[[08.10]]|Hokkaido, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[MAKOTO|K-Ness]]|[[2003]].[[08.10]]|Hokkaido, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3| | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Susumu Mochizuki|Susumu Yokosuka]]|[[2003]].[[September 8|09.08]]|Osaka, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|brother YASSHI|[[2003]].[[12.22]]|[[ | {{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Brother YASSINI|brother YASSHI]]|[[2003]].[[12.22]]|Osaka, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on [[2004]].[[06.20]] to focus on winning the Ultimo Dragon Gym championship}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[SAITO|Super Shisa]]|[[2004]].[[02.26]]|Kobe, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}} | {{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| | {{TitleHistorySpan|decision match on a Toryumon Mexico show for vacant championship}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|54|[[Hajime Ohara]]|[[La Mascara]]|[[2006]].[[05.13]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Hijo del Fantasma]]|[[2006]].[[September 10|09.10]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Hijo del Fantasma]]|[[2006]].[[September 10|09.10]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[El Hijo del Fantasma]]|[[2006]].[[10.12]]|[[Korakuen Hall]] - [[Tokyo]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[El Hijo del Fantasma]]|[[2006]].[[10.12]]|[[Korakuen Hall]] - [[Tokyo]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Ultimo Gladiador]]|[[2006]].[[11. | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Ultimo Gladiador]]|[[2006]].[[11.29]]|[[Arena Lopez Mateos]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|55|[[Super Delfin]]|[[Hajime Ohara]]|[[2007]].[[01.20]]|Osaka, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|56|[[Hajime Ohara]] [2]|[[Super Delfin]]|[[2007]].[[02.10]]|Osaka, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[La Mascara]]|[[2007]].[[05.13]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[La Mascara]]|[[2007]].[[05.13]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Chris Sabin]]|[[2007]].[[05.26]]|[[Ontario]], [[Canada]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Chris Sabin]]|[[2007]].[[05.26]]|[[Ontario]], [[Canada]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine| | {{TitleHistorySpan|championship reverts to CMLL ownership at this point}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleHistoryLine|57|[[La Sombra]]|[[Hajime Ohara]]|[[2007]].[[11.27]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Euforia]]|[[2008]].[[01.01]]|[[Deportivo Los Soberanos]], [[Torreon]], [[Coahuila]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{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}} | {{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}} | |||
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=Bluedemon.jpg|caption=[[Blue Demon]], 6th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=Santo.nwa.welter.jpg|caption=[[El Santo]], 1st & 5th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Obrien.nwa.jpg|caption=[[Jack O'Brien]], 2nd 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}} | {{Gallery|name=TETRACAMPEON.jpg|caption=[[Huracan Ramirez]], 8th Champion}} | ||
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{{Gallery|name=MochoCota_NWAChamp.jpg|caption=[[Mocho Cota]], | {{Gallery|name=nwawelter_ventocastella.PNG|caption=[[Vento Castella]], 10th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Chamacovalaguez.jpg|caption=[[Chamaco Valaguez]], | {{Gallery|name=Alberto-munoz_nwa-welter.jpg|caption=[[Alberto Munoz]], 12th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=JCruz-NWAWelter.jpg|caption=[[Javier Cruz]], | {{Gallery|name=Mano-negra_nwa-welter.JPG|caption=[[Mano Negra]], 13th & 17th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=NWAWelter_Fuerza.jpg|caption=[[Fuerza Guerrera]], | {{Gallery|name=Fish3.jpg|caption=[[Fishman]], 14th & 16th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name= | {{Gallery|name=Americorocca01.jpg|caption=[[Americo Rocca]], 18th, 23rd & 29th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=jcrown_greatsasuke.jpg|caption=[[The Great Sasuke]], | {{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= | {{Gallery|name=UltimoSamuray-NWA.jpg|caption=[[Último Samuray]], 62nd Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name= | {{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 of Title Belts == | ||
{{Gallery|name=nwawelter_original.jpg|caption=Original Belt}} | {{Gallery|name=nwawelter_original.jpg|caption=Original Belt}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Nwawelter.jpg|caption=2nd Belt}} | |||
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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
Sources:
- ↑ Lucha Libre 948, LuchaWorld, Box y Lucha 980; location not confirmed
- ↑ Lucha Libre 50, Box y Lucha 1858
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Box y Lucha 961
- ↑ Lucha Libre 297
- ↑ Lucha Libre 297, Box y Lucha 980
- ↑ BV
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4500001726737378&set=a.4494417087295842 El Universal via BV
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1955-06-05
- ↑ Box y Lucha 237A, Box y Lucha 205A
- ↑ El Informador 1956-04-22
- ↑ Lucha Libre 149
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 869
- ↑ Lucha Libre 95; Lagarde gives this date and location again in Halcon 80; SuperLuchas 17
- ↑ BV
- ↑ El Informador 1962-04-01
- ↑ Arena 193
- ↑ double pin draw - SuperLuchas, Arena 245
- ↑ Lucha Libre 40
- ↑ Lucha Libre 50
- ↑ Lucha Libre 67
- ↑ Lucha Libre 69; date is a guess
- ↑ Lucha Libre 76
- ↑ Lucha Libre 81
- ↑ Lucha Libre 86
- ↑ Lucha Libre 95 - title change on excessive violence DQ
- ↑ Lucha Libre 99 - exact date, location not mentioned, but prior to September 9th and likely in Guatemala
- ↑ Lucha Libre 120
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lucha Libre 191
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Lucha Libre 191 has this a Friday
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ El Informador 1967-08-27
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1967-09-24
- ↑ Lucha Libre 251
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Lucha Libre 285
- ↑ Lucha Libre 288
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 868A; Date is not listed and estimated
- ↑ Lucha Libre 295; estimated date
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Box y Lucha 953 + 1002; venue appears to renamed or no longer exists in 2022
- ↑ Box y Lucha 955, Box y Lucha 956
- ↑ Arena KO 906
- ↑ Box y Lucha 977, Box y Lucha 978
- ↑ Lucha Libre 480
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Halcon 75, Lucha Libre 532
- ↑ Halcon 80
- ↑ Halcon 88
- ↑ Halcon 94
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1135
- ↑ Halcon 117
- ↑ El Informador 1974-09-29
- ↑ KO 1127
- ↑ Karloff Lagarde says he was originally scheduled to face Munoz but had to pull out due to injury
- ↑ Teddy, Box Y Lucha 1177.
- ↑ [https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/923054090778763265 Teddy
- ↑ El Informador 1975-08-24, Halcon 165
- ↑ Halcon 167
- ↑ Halcon 185
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ DJ Spectro
- ↑ Haclon 192, Halcon 200
- ↑ Halcon 196
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1222
- ↑ Halcon 199
- ↑ Halcon 207
- ↑ El Informador 1976-07-25; Mano Negra appears to have beaten Karloff Lagarde in a #1 contenders match the previous week
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1254
- ↑ Halcon 232; Box Y Lucha 1382 refers to this as 11.20 years after the fact, probably a typo
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1262
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1265
- ↑ Halcon 247
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1280
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1288, Box Y Lucha 1289
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1294
- ↑ Lucha Libre 711
- ↑ Lucha Libre 711
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1977-10-30
- ↑ El Informador 1978-02-12, Halcon 347
- ↑ 82.0 82.1 Halcon 347
- ↑ Halcon 347, Box Y Lucha 1349
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1364, Halcon 347
- ↑ Halcon 349
- ↑ El Informador 1979-03-25
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Box Y Lucha 1382, Lucha Libre 799
- ↑ Halcon 365
- ↑ http://www.cronicasyleyendasdelaluchalibre.com/?p=4677
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Halcon 813
- ↑ El Informador 1979-08-19
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1400
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1404
- ↑ Arena 1119, Box Y Lucha 1406
- ↑ CMLL
- ↑ El Informador 1979-11-18
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1416, Box Y Lucha 1417
- ↑ Box Y Lucha, Arena 1119
- ↑ El Informador 1980-02-17, Halcon 406
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Halcon Mensual 4
- ↑ El Informador 1980-07-27
- ↑ [Box y Lucha 1450, KO 1414, http://www.boxylucha.com/foro/viewtopic.php?p=736975#p736975 ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha]
- ↑ KO 1418
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1459, Box y Lucha 1460
- ↑ Arena 1161, Box y Lucha 1462, Box y Lucha 1463
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1464, Box y Lucha 1465
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1466, Box y Lucha 1467
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Box Y Lucha 1478, Halcon 457 = also listed as Arena Coliseo
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
- ↑ El Informador 1981-04-12
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1485, Lucha Libre 905
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 00.28.46)
- ↑ Halcon 483
- ↑ Lucha Libre 930
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1516
- ↑ Halcon 512, Halcon Mensual 6
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1982-07-18, Halcon 535, Halcon Mensual 8
- ↑ Arena 1250, Halcon Mensual 8
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1552
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1553, KO 1519, KO 1520
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1556, Box y Lucha 1557
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1560
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1574, Box y Lucha 1578, KO 1541
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1580
- ↑ El Informador 1983-04-24
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1591, Matt Farmer
- ↑ Halcon 584
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1597
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1601
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1606, SuperLuchas
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1608, Box y Lucha 1609
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1609, Box y Lucha 1610
- ↑ [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]
- ↑ Arena 1328, Box y Lucha 1625, Combates 433
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Arena 1328, Box y Lucha 1625
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Luchalibredelrecuerdo/photos/a.217989885294031/1033144787111866 Lucha Libre del Recuerdo
- ↑ Arena 1361, Box y Lucha 1658
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1665
- ↑ El Informador 1984-11-25
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1669, Box y Lucha 1670
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1673
- ↑ Arena 1379
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1679
- ↑ Arena 1384, Box y Lucha 1680
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1689
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1695, Box y Lucha 1696
- ↑ Halcon 691
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1703
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1714
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1718 mentions the date but not the location; Dandy does win title from Valaguez
- ↑ El Informador 1986-01-01
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1731, Box y Lucha 1732
- ↑ Arena KO Magazine 1708, Box y Lucha 1737; Article mentions title rematch to take place 06/13 in Arena Mexico
- ↑ El Informador 1986-05-25
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1765
- ↑ luchablog photolog (20130916_021147)
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1792
- ↑ Box y Lucha
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1865
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1883
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1989
- ↑ video
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1909
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1925
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1954
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1955, RB
- ↑ WON 1996-02-05
- ↑ WON 1996-07-29
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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:
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
Gallery of Title Belts
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.) | ||
