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| {{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[Ray Mendoza]] [3]|[[El Solitario]]|[[1978]].[[10.29]]|[[El Toreo De Naucalpan]]|<ref>Matt Farmer</ref>}} | | {{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[Ray Mendoza]] [3]|[[El Solitario]]|[[1978]].[[10.29]]|[[El Toreo De Naucalpan]]|<ref>Matt Farmer</ref>}} |
| {{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacant by October 7th for unclear reasons (injury?)}} | | {{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacant April 15, 1979 (due to injury?))}} |
| {{TitleHistorySpan|[[UWA World Light Heavyweight Tournament, 1979|tournament for vacant championship]]}} | | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[UWA World Light Heavyweight Tournament, 1979|tournament for vacant championship]]}} |
| {{TitleHistoryLine|6|[[Gran Hamada]]|[[Kurisu]]|[[1979]].[[11.04]]|[[El Toreo De Naucalpan]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1411, KO 1373</ref>}} | | {{TitleHistoryLine|6|[[Gran Hamada]]|[[Kurisu]]|[[1979]].[[11.04]]|[[El Toreo De Naucalpan]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1411, KO 1373</ref>}} |
Current Champion
El Mesias was technically the last credible UWA Light Heavyweight champion, winning it from Chessman on 2007.09.16, but he was a bit too busy being carried to the back to ever actually physically hold this belt. This championship has been unified out of existence, replaced by the AAA World Heavyweight Championship.
The championship - or replicas of the championship - have since turned up in the hands of El Pulpo and Super Nova among others. Both have defended the title, but neither is a member of a promotion where the championship is regularly defended. The UWA has long since ceased to exist, and those championships have little connection with this championship except for using a similar physical object.
History of Championship
This championship was a major title during the 70s and 80s, including many of the major luchadors of the UWA during that era.
As with all UWA championships, the light heavyweight championship chronology becomes murky and inconsistent after the UWA falls apart in 1995. This championship did become AAA singles championship in the early 2000s, which stabilized it a bit.
Zorro was the most frequent champion during this time, and was the one who eventually ddropped it to Chessman in the first part of the AAA Heavyweight Unification Tournament. This turned out to be the start of a Zorro rudo turn. Chessman held the title only until the end of the tournament, where he lost to Mesias. Technically, Mesais picked up a championship reign, but it really only exists in record keeping. The title immediately became defunct, one of many superseded by the AAA World Heavyweight Championship.
Champions Listing
#
|
Champion(s)
|
Defeated
|
Date
|
Location
|
|
tournament for new championship
|
|
1
|
Ray Mendoza
|
El Solitario
|
1975.11.26
|
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City
|
[1]
|
|
1
|
El Solitario
|
1976.01.08
|
Mexicali
|
|
|
2
|
Anibal
|
1976.02.11
|
Arena Veracruz
|
[2]
|
2
|
El Audaz
|
Ray Mendoza
|
1976.03.31
|
Arena Veracruz
|
[3]
|
|
1
|
Canek
|
1976.06.06
|
Villahermosa
|
[4]
|
|
2
|
El Solitario
|
1976.06.17
|
Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Coahuila
|
[5]
|
3
|
Ray Mendoza [2]
|
El Audaz
|
1976.08.22
|
Monterrey
|
|
|
1
|
Anibal
|
1976.12.14
|
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
|
[6]
|
|
2
|
El Solitario
|
1977.02.01
|
Arena Aficion
|
[7]
|
|
3
|
Anibal
|
1977.02.06
|
Plaza de Toros La Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
[8]
|
|
4
|
El Solitario
|
1977.02.24
|
Arena Toluca
|
[9]
|
|
5
|
Leonel Rivas
|
1977.03.20
|
Gimnasio Teodoro Palacioes, Guatemala City, Guatemala
|
[10]
|
4
|
El Solitario
|
Ray Mendoza
|
1977.03.27
|
Plaza Alberto Balderas, Ciudad Juarez
|
[11]
|
|
1
|
Flama Roja
|
1977.04.18
|
Juarez
|
|
|
2
|
Tatsumi Fujinami
|
1977.05.22
|
Palacio De Los Deportes
|
[12]
|
|
3
|
?
|
1977.08.03
|
Arena Veracruz
|
[13]
|
|
4
|
Coloso Colosetti
|
1977.08.07
|
Arena San Juan
|
[14]
|
|
5
|
Rene Guajardo
|
1977.10.23
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
6
|
Ángel Blanco
|
1977.11.13
|
Plaza de Toros el Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco
|
|
|
7
|
Rene Guajardo
|
1978.01.31
|
Pachuca
|
[15]
|
|
8
|
Cesar Valentino
|
1978.02.26
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[16]
|
|
9
|
Ray Mendoza
|
1978.03.19
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[17]
|
|
10
|
Flama Roja
|
1978.04.02
|
Ciudad Juarez
|
[15]
|
|
11
|
Rene Guajardo
|
1978.05.11
|
Durango
|
[15]
|
|
12
|
Ray Mendoza
|
1978.06.16
|
Veracruz
|
[15]
|
|
13
|
Ray Mendoza
|
1978.07.14
|
Xalapa
|
[15]
|
|
14
|
Perro Aguayo
|
1978.09.03
|
Palacio de la Deportes
|
[15]
|
|
15
|
Perro Aguayo
|
1978.09.12
|
Pachuca
|
[15]
|
5
|
Ray Mendoza [3]
|
El Solitario
|
1978.10.29
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[18]
|
championship vacant April 15, 1979 (due to injury?))
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
6
|
Gran Hamada
|
Kurisu
|
1979.11.04
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[19]
|
|
1
|
Kurisu
|
1979.12.09
|
Palacio De Los Deportes
|
[20]
|
|
2
|
Babe Face
|
1979.12.14
|
Arena Neza
|
[21]
|
|
3
|
Masanobu Kurisu
|
1980.01.06
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
[22]
|
|
4
|
Babe Face
|
1980.05.11
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[23]
|
|
5
|
Perro Aguayo
|
1980.05.16
|
Arena Neza
|
[24]
|
7
|
Perro Aguayo
|
Gran Hamada
|
1980.05.25
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[25]
|
|
1
|
Rene Guajardo
|
1980.07.13
|
Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City
|
[26]
|
|
2
|
Kobayashi
|
1980.10.26
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan[27]
|
|
8
|
Fishman
|
Perro Aguayo
|
1980.12.14
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[28]
|
|
1
|
Perro Aguayo
|
1980.12.28
|
Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso
|
[29]
|
|
2
|
El Signo
|
1981.01.06
|
Arena Coliseo de Acapulco
|
|
9
|
Villano III
|
Fishman
|
1981.03.01
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[30]
|
|
1
|
Kuniaki Kobayshi
|
1981.06.17
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
[31]
|
10
|
Fishman [2]
|
Villano III
|
1981.07.19
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[32]
|
|
1
|
Scorpio
|
1981.11.16
|
Arena Xochimilco
|
[33]
|
|
2
|
George Takano
|
1982.01.31
|
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
|
[34]
|
|
3
|
George Takano
|
1982.06.25
|
Arena Apatlaco
|
[35]
|
title history unclear
|
[36]
|
|
3
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
1982.09.17
|
Arena Mexico
|
[37]
|
11
|
Sangre Chicana
|
Fishman
|
1982.11.12
|
Arena Mexico
|
[38]
|
|
1
|
Fishman
|
1982.11.20
|
Palacio de los Deportes DF
|
[39]
|
|
2
|
Satanico
|
1982.12.03
|
Arena Mexico
|
[40]
|
|
3
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
1982.12.19
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
[41]
|
12
|
Fishman [3]
|
Sangre Chicana
|
1983.02.27
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[42]
|
|
1
|
Anibal
|
1983.05.29
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[43]
|
|
2
|
Anibal
|
1983.08.14
|
Plaza de Toros Alberto Balderas, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua
|
[44]
|
|
3
|
Villano III
|
1983.08.28
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[45]
|
13
|
Sangre Chicana [2]
|
Fishman
|
1983.10.09
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[46]
|
|
1
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
1983.10.28
|
Arena Mexico
|
[47]
|
|
2
|
Fishman
|
1983.11.19
|
Palacio De Los Deportes
|
[48]
|
championship vacated due to injury
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
14
|
Fishman [4]
|
Villano III
|
1984.04.01
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
1
|
Anibal
|
1984.04.27
|
Auditorio de Tijuana
|
[49]
|
|
2
|
Gran Hamada
|
1984.06.10
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[50]
|
|
3
|
Babe Face
|
1984.06.28
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
[51]
|
|
4
|
El Faraon
|
1984.12.16
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[52]
|
|
5
|
Mano Negra
|
1985.01.27
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[53]
|
15
|
Villano I
|
Fishman
|
1986.08.10
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
1
|
Signo
|
1987.02.18
|
Apatlaco, Estado de Mexico
|
[54]
|
|
2
|
Brazo de Oro
|
1987.07.22
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
[55]
|
|
3
|
Blue Panther
|
1987.12.11
|
Arena Neza
|
[56]
|
16
|
Loco Zandokan
|
Villano I
|
1988?
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
[57]
|
|
1
|
El Texano
|
1988.09.21
|
Arena Ecatepec
|
|
17
|
Gran Hamada [2]
|
Loco Zandokan
|
1989.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
1
|
Negro Navarro
|
1989.07.13
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
2
|
Rambo
|
1989.09.16
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
3
|
Rambo
|
1989.12.27
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
[58]
|
|
3
|
El Texano
|
1990.05.03
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
4
|
Perro Aguayo
|
1990.06.01
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
|
|
|
5
|
Fishman
|
1990.07.29
|
Plaza Monumental, Monterrey
|
|
|
6
|
Fishman
|
1990.10.14
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
7
|
Blue Panther
|
1990.10.16
|
Arena Queretaro
|
|
|
8
|
Fishman
|
1991.01.17
|
Toluca
|
|
18
|
El Signo
|
Gran Hamada
|
1991.02.07
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
1
|
Gran Hamada
|
1991.03.14
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
|
|
|
2
|
Villano IV
|
1991.04.12
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
19
|
Villano III [2]
|
El Signo
|
1991.05.16
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
1
|
El Signo
|
1991.06.21
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
2
|
Huracán Castillo
|
1991.06.30
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
3
|
Dr. Wagner Jr.
|
1991.07.23
|
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
|
|
|
4
|
Rambo
|
1991.08.15
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
20
|
El Signo [2]
|
Villano III
|
1991.10.31
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
1
|
Villano V
|
1992.01.02
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
2
|
El Texano
|
1992.01.12
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
3
|
Solar I
|
1992.02.01
|
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
|
|
21
|
Villano V
|
El Signo
|
1992.04.03
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
1
|
Scorpio Jr.
|
1992.04.28
|
Arena Queretaro
|
|
|
2
|
Dr. Wagner Jr.
|
1992.07.03
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
3
|
Shu el Guerrero
|
1992.08.07
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
4
|
Dr. Wagner Jr.
|
1992.08.13
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
5
|
Loco Zandokan
|
1992.08.18
|
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
|
|
|
6
|
Loco Zandokan
|
1992.08.25
|
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
|
|
|
7
|
El Texano
|
1992.09.20
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
8
|
Loco Zandokan
|
1992.10.27
|
Arena Queretaro
|
|
22
|
El Texano
|
Villano V
|
1992.11.01
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
1
|
Pirata Morgan
|
1993.04.09
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
2
|
Super Astro
|
1993.08.02
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
3
|
Masayoshi Motegi
|
1993.08.15
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
23
|
Silver King
|
El Texano
|
1993.10.31
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
24
|
Villano V [2]
|
Silver King
|
1994.01.01
|
Arena Neza
|
|
championship vacated around January 1995 due to UWA folding
|
|
decision match for vacant championship
|
|
25
|
Adrian el Exotico
|
Halcon Dorado Jr.
|
1995.09.17
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
1
|
Príncipe Maya
|
1995.10.22
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
2
|
Robin Hood
|
1995.12.02
|
Olympic Auditorium - Los Angeles, California
|
|
|
3
|
Aeroflash
|
1996.05.05
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
4
|
Red Master
|
1996.06.??
|
Panama
|
|
26
|
Príncipe Maya
|
Adrian el Exotico
|
1996.07.12
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
1
|
Skelethor
|
1996.09.20
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
2
|
Dr. Cerebro
|
1996.10.09
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
|
|
3
|
Pesadilla
|
1996.11.22
|
Arena Neza
|
|
championship status unclear
|
|
27
|
El Cobarde
|
?
|
1999.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
1
|
Perro Aguayo
|
1999.03.19
|
Arena Xalapa, Veracruz
|
|
|
2
|
Hijo del Solitario
|
1999.12.25
|
Arena Toluca
|
[59]
|
|
3
|
Tiger Steele
|
2000.02.06
|
Salamanca
|
|
28
|
Heavy Metal
|
El Cobarde
|
2000.04.16
|
Nuevo Laredo
|
|
|
1
|
Hector Garza
|
2001.02.22
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
29
|
Electro Shock
|
Heavy Metal
|
2001.06.08
|
Phoenix
|
|
|
1
|
Heavy Metal
|
2001.09.28
|
Mexicali
|
|
30
|
Zorro
|
Electro Shock
|
2001.10.26
|
Xalapa, Veracruz
|
|
|
1
|
Pirata Morgan
|
2002.10.17
|
Gimnasio G-2
|
|
|
2
|
Pirata Morgan
|
2002.11.02
|
Palenque de la Feria, Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi
|
|
|
3
|
Electro Shock
|
2002.11.14
|
Auditorio Municipal - San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato
|
|
31
|
Mr. Aguila
|
Zorro
|
2003.07.03
|
Toluca
|
|
32
|
Zorro [2]
|
Mr. Aguila
|
2003.09.28
|
Plaza De Toros Guadalajara
|
|
|
1
|
Electro Shock
|
2004.02.13
|
Morelia
|
|
33
|
Mr. Aguila [2]
|
Zorro
|
2004.06.20
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
34
|
Zorro [3]
|
Mr. Aguila
|
2004.07.09
|
Auditorio de Tijuana
|
|
35
|
Charly Manson
|
Zorro
|
2004.08.01
|
Super Domo Care Expo - Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon
|
|
|
1
|
Electro Shock
|
2004.09.26
|
Mexico City
|
|
|
2
|
Electro Shock
|
2004.10.10
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
36
|
Zorro [4]
|
Charly Manson
|
2005.08.07
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
|
1
|
Hator
|
2005.10.02
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
|
2
|
Pirata Morgan
|
2005.10.31
|
Arena Cuatro Caminos, Nuevo Laredo
|
|
|
3
|
Charly Manson
|
2005.11.04
|
Mexico City
|
|
|
4
|
Pirata Morgan
|
2005.12.20
|
Arena Juba De Reynosa
|
|
37
|
Hator
|
Zorro
|
2006.01.01
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
Hator was awarded an old WWA World Tag Team Title held by Antifaz del Norte, instead of actual UWA belt.
|
|
|
1
|
Zorro
|
2006.02.12
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
|
2
|
Estrella Dorada Jr.
|
2006.06.18
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
championship status unclear
|
|
38
|
Zorro [5]
|
Hator
|
2006.08.22
|
Arena Juba de Reynosa
|
|
|
?
|
Chessman
|
2006.11.25
|
Estadio Beisborama - Cordoba, Veracruz
|
|
39
|
Chessman
|
Zorro
|
2007.08.19
|
Salamanca
|
|
40
|
Mesias
|
Chessman
|
2007.09.16
|
Plaza de Toros Nuevo Progreso de Guadalajara
|
|
title defunct, replaced by AAA World Heavyweight Championship
|
|
|
|
title change
|
successful title defense
|
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
|
Sources:
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
- ↑ Halcon 190
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1222 has the date & location, Halcon 200 says he won
- ↑ Halcon 207
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1976-06-17
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1262, Halcon 240
- ↑ Halcon 241, Halcon 242
- ↑ Halcon 242
- ↑ Combates 70, Combates 74; show may be a week later
- ↑ Halcon 248, Combates 73
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1275
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1284
- ↑ Halcon 269 lists defense, doesn't name opponent
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1294, Punch 153
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 Halcon 347
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ thecubsfan
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1411, KO 1373
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y luchaMatt Farmer, KO 1378
- ↑ KO 1378
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ [http://superluchas.com/2015/05/11/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1980-gran-hamada-vs-baby-face-en-el-toreo-kato-kung-lee-vs-fishman-
en-cd-juarez/ SuperLuchas]
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1436
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ DJ Spectro's Facebook (mislabled)
- ↑ date via Box Y Lucha, previously listed as 12.12
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Box Y Lucha
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 00.28.46)
- ↑ Matt Farmer - listed as a title defense and not a title change
- ↑ luchablog photolog (20130916_003514)
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Matt Farmer has Perro Aguayo defeating Fishman in a title match on 1982.08.01; unclear how Fishman would regain the title in time for next defense
- ↑ Box Y Lucha
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1982-12-19
- ↑ Lucha Libre La Epoca Dorada
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Box Y Lucha
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 03.00.03), Matt Farmer
- ↑ draw with the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship also on the line, luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 01.46.51), Matt Farmer
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Arena Tijuana
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ luchablog photolog (20130915_165015)
- ↑ draw, SuperLuchas
- ↑ double countout of the ring, Super Luchas 514
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 00.47.38)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.20.42)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (20130915_253206)
- ↑ previously listed as 1987.01.17, but Villano I is still listed as champion well into 1988
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1927
- ↑ La Magia del Ring 24
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