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Revision as of 13:30, 23 January 2022
Current Champion
Súper Nova is the current champion. He defeated El Hijo de Rey Misterio II and Lizmark Jr. on May 19, 2013 in El Centenario Salon of Blackfoot, Idaho. The title was vacate.
History of Championship
Connection with NWA
The NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship was created in the early 1950s. In it's first years, it was a United States title, but was given to EMLL in 1958, and has remained mostly in Mexico for it's lifespan. The NWA name and the long existence of the belt give it a lot of credibility in Mexico, but it's no different from other modern championships in it's many breaks between defenses.
The EMLL promotion broke from the NWA when it renamed itself CMLL in 1991 and declared new world championships for every division. CMLL appeared to plan on unifying the NWA championships, but the unification matches never took place. The NWA Light Heavyweight championship, with over thirty years of history as a major championship in Mexico, was continued to be treated as a major championship of another organization. Despite the NWA itself imploding and restarting multiple times, CMLL continued to act as if there was still an outside NWA governing body sanctioning this championship. CMLL referees would wear shirts with NWA logos for the title matches, as 'proof' of the championship's legitimacy.
In the late 2000, the current version of the NWA began to request CMLL return to this championship and the other related NWA titles. The NWA pointed out CMLL had not been a dues paying member of the NWA for decades. As a promotion, CMLL ignored the requests. When asked, the individual champions declared they'd only give up the belts if they lost them in the ring. The NWA became more insistent on the return of the belts when Blue Demon Jr. joined to start the NWA Mexico promotion. Demon first suggested matches between the CMLL NWA champions and his groups of wrestlers, then repeatedly demanded the belts be handed over. Since Demon was making these claims in Mexico directly, these claims got higher levels of attention.
Finally, 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. However, since within weeks of that press conference, CMLL had changed course. The championships were referred to as NWA World Historic Championships, angering the NWA again.
Champions Listing
Sources:
- ↑ Lucha Libre 191; Bonales says he and Stojack went to a draw before the title was declared vacant and decided in Mexico. It's possible he was off a year.
- ↑ BV
- ↑ El Informador 1959-11-29
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ El Informador 1961.05.14
- ↑ Lucha Libre 104 details this situation as it stands in 1965, claiming EMLL had regularly attempting to get the NWA to order Guerrero to defend the title in Mexico or vacate it, and NWA siding with Guerrero. By 1965, if not earlier, it's clear EMLL wants Ray Mendoza to hold this championship instead
- ↑ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-lh.html - source for this title change and many of the dates on this page
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 768 (Jully 7, 1967) mentions Guerrero looking to defend the title at Arena San Juan, which may have finally prompted the belt to be vacated. Salvador Lutteroth then claims he's got NWA paperwork vacating the title in the same issue. Halcon 101 (1974) has Gory Guerrero showing the title and claiming he saw he was still listed as champion in the NWA record book at a recent meeting, though he's effectively retired
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Lucha Libre 220
- ↑ El Informador 1967-10-01
- ↑ Lucha Libre 220
- ↑ Lucha Libre 220
- ↑ Lucha Libre 220
- ↑ Lucha Libre 231
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon; typically listed as the 19th
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ El Informador 1968-10-27
- ↑ El Informador 1969-02-02
- ↑ Lucha Libre 323 year in review mentions the correct date repeatedly; previously listed as 1968.12.25
- ↑ Lucha Libre 285; Lucha Libre 323
- ↑ Teddy Centinela
- ↑ Teddy Centinela
- ↑ Lucha Libre 310; date is an estimate
- ↑ Lucha Libre 318
- ↑ a draw; Teddy Centinela, http://superluchas.net/2014/12/19/en-un-dia-como-hoy-anibal-destapa-red-terror-adrian-street-en-mexico/ SuperLuchas
- ↑ previously listed as 1969.12.19, but that was a title defense
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ date had been listed as 1970.03.20, but poster/recap lists correct date, Lucha Libre 341 confirms
- ↑ CMLL
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 967
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 967
- ↑ El Informador 1971-05-23
- ↑ El Informador 1972-01-01
- ↑ Halcon 1
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Halcon 14
- ↑ El Informador 1972-12-03
- ↑ Halcon 29, Halcon 31
- ↑ Halcon 44, Halcon 63
- ↑ Halcon 46
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1080, Box Y Lucha 1081
- ↑ Halcon 55, billed as first defense
- ↑ El Informador 1973-10-07
- ↑ Halcon 67, Halcon 68
- ↑ Lucha libre 531, Halcon 76
- ↑ Halcon 78
- ↑ Halcon 103
- ↑ Halcon 104
- ↑ NWA letter] confirming the title being stripped due to injury. Mendoza was injured but EMLL vacated the title quicker than typical. Mendoza did not return to EMLL when he returned from injury; it's possible EMLL knew he was leaving and used the injury as an excuse.
- ↑ Halcon 117
- ↑ Halcon 120
- ↑ Halcon 128, KO 1133
- ↑ El Informador 1975-01-26
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1212
- ↑ KO 1152, Halcon 150
- ↑ Halcon 155
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ El Informador 1975-09-16, KO 1170
- ↑ draw (double pin in second fall); Lucha Libre 621
- ↑ Halcon 174
- ↑ The Gladiatores
- ↑ Halcon 190
- ↑ Halcon 194
- ↑ El Infomador 1976-03-21, Halcon 196
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1245
- ↑ El Informador 1976-10-24
- ↑ Halcon 248
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1280
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1288
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1294
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1302, Box Y Lucha 1303, Halcon 277
- ↑ Halcon 278
- ↑ El Informador 1977-12-25
- ↑ CMLL - previously listed as 06/02, which may have been a title defense
- ↑ 78.0 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedhalcon347 - ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ El Informador 1978-08-13, Halcon 347
- ↑ Halcon 347, Box Y Lucha 1358
- ↑ El Informador 1978-11-26, Halcon 347
- ↑ [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=600231486691257&set=a.461505387230535.102143.454597374588003&type=1 DJ Spectro[
- ↑ El Informador 1979-01-21, Halcon 349
- ↑ El Informador 1979-03-11
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Lucha Libre 803
- ↑ El Informador 1979-06-03
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Halcon 372
- ↑ El Informador 1979-07-01
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1404
- ↑ El Informador 1979-10-14
- ↑ KO 1371
- ↑ ended in a double countout draw, KO 1378
- ↑ El Informador 1979-12-30
- ↑ El Informador 1980-01-20 lists the match
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1426
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1447
- ↑ a draw; KO 1417, KO 1418
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1980-11-02
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1463, Box y Lucha 1464
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1467, Box y Lucha 1469
- ↑ Halcon 465
- ↑ El Informador 1981-05-03
- ↑ Halcon 483, KO 1459
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1496, Halcon 483
- ↑ Box y Lucha, Halcon 484
- ↑ El Informador 1981-09-20, Box Y Lucha 1506
- ↑ CMLL, Halcon Mensual 6
- ↑ Halcon Mensual 6
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Box y Lucha 1320
- ↑ CMLL, Halcon Mensual 7
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1538
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Halcon Mensual 8
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1554
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1556
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1557
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1565, Box y Lucha 1566
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1567, Box y Lucha 1568
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1568, Lucha Libre 989
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1569, Box y Lucha 1570
- ↑ El Informador 1983-01-09; Box y lucha 1574 confirms this title change. Title change also listed as 01-15 and Box y Lucha doesn't specify a date
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1578, Box y Lucha 1579
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1587
- ↑ El Informador 1983-06-19
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1597
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1600, Box y Lucha 1601
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1608
- ↑ El Informador 1983-10-23
- ↑ draw with the UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship also on the line, luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 01.46.51), Matt Farmer, Arena 1315, Box y Lucha 1614
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1618, Box y Lucha 1619
- ↑ El Informador 1984-01-22
- ↑ Halcon 717
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1632
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1635, Halcon 626, Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1984-07-29
- ↑ El Informador 1984-11-11
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1674
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 03.06.56)
- ↑ Box Y Lucha, Box y Lucha 1679, Box y Lucha 1723 (YIR), Halcon 647, RB
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Arena 1384, Box y Lucha 1680
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1689
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1695, Box y Lucha 1696, Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1985-06-30
- ↑ Halcon 692
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1703, SuperLuchas
- ↑ Arena 1413, Box y Lucha 1707
- ↑ El Informador 1985-10-13
- ↑ Combate 528
- ↑ Luchas 2000 #574, p7, Cronicas y Leyendas
- ↑ http://youtu.be/eQk38De43C4
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1764
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1764
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.33.41)
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1782
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1786, RB
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Halcon 799, Halcon 800
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.46.20)
- ↑ Lucha Libre del Recuredo, suggests title change date is wrong
- ↑ Halcon 856
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1867
- ↑ CMLL, Halcon 867, Matt Farmer, RB
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/cmll.oficial/photos/a.352219088254374.1073741827.351036975039252/679363095539970/?type=3 CMLL], Box y Lucha 1883
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.24.01)
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1889
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1889
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1894
- ↑ WON 1989-08-21
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1909
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1917
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1921
- ↑ WON 1989-12-26
- ↑ WON 1990-04-23
- ↑ Roy Lucier
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.51.48), Box y Lucha 1954
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1960
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.51.48), Box y Lucha 1960
- ↑ Halcon 986
- ↑ Box y Lucha 2004
- ↑ draw in unification match with CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship, luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 17.32.40), Box y Lucha 2027
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Lucha Libre Weekly 25
- ↑ Lucha Libre Weekly 27
- ↑ Lucha Libre Weekly 28
- ↑ Billed as 8th defense - Lucha Libre Weekly 32
- ↑ Lucha Libre Weekly 38
- ↑ Box Y Lucha
- ↑ http://youtu.be/9JW6z9v3EpE - date unclear
- ↑ http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1997/11/20&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar02304&PageLabel=23 El Siglo de Torreon]
- ↑ WON 1998-11-16
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 23.26.57)
- ↑ draw, El Siglo de Torreon 1999-09-18
Gori Guerrero branch
Gori Guerrero walked out of EMLL while champion in 1962. EMLL eventually tried to have the NWA strip Guerrero of this championship, but the alliance refused until 1967. Guerrero would occasionally show the belt in interviews and insist the NWA's official record book continued to list him as champion. He is known to defend the championship as late as 1975, where he actually lost it to Dory Dixon.
| # | Champion(s) | Defeated | Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Gori Guerrero | ||||
| - | Dory Dixon | Gori Guerrero | 1975.06.01 | Ciudad Juarez | [1] |
| - | Chavo Guerrero | 1975.06.22 | Ciudad Juarez | [2] | |
| title change | |||||
| successful title defense | |||||
| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found | |||||
Dory Dixon would lose in a title match on August 10th, merging this with the other disputed branch.
Ray Mendoza branch
Ray Mendoza suffered an injury (or maybe the latest in a series) in mid-1974. EMLL quickly used this as a pretense to appeal to the NWA to strip Mendoza of the championship, perhaps to prevent him from leaving with a belt as Rene Guajardo had decided to do at that time. It didn't work; Mendoza kept the title (or a version of it) and defended it when he returned in 1975.
This championship was not recognized by the NWA, though it was the same physical belt. It was generally referred to as the "World Light Heavyweight Championship", with abbreviations including AIL, AIP and IWA occasionally affixed to it.
| # | Champion(s) | Defeated | Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Ray Mendoza | ||||
| 3 | Cesar Valentino | 1975.10.03 | Veracruz | [1] | |
| 4 | Ángel Blanco | 1975.05.12 | Nuevo Laredo | [2] | |
| 5 | Ángel Blanco | 1975.05.23 | Monterrey | [3] | |
| 6 | Sugi Sito | 1975.07.13 | Arena Raff | [4] | |
| "unification" match with Gori Guerrero branch | |||||
| 7 | Dory Dixon | 1975.08.10 | Monterrey | [5] | |
| 8 | Anibal | 1975.10.30 | Toluca | [6] | |
| title change | |||||
| successful title defense | |||||
| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found | |||||
The championship was quietly dropped upon the announcement of the UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship. Ray Mendoza became the first champion, implicitly continuing the legacy of this championship.
Gallery of Champions
 Al Kashey, Contender appointed by the National Wrestling Association |
 Dory Dixon, 4th Champion |
 Ray Mendoza, 5th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 17th & 20th Champion |
 Gory Guerrero, 6th & 9th Champion |
 Ali Bey, 7th & 8th Champion |
 Angel Blanco, 11th Champion |
 Coloso Colosetti, 13th Champion |
 El Solitario, 15th Champion |
 David Morgan, 16th Champion |
 Alfonso Dantes, 18th, 24rd, 28th, 31th & 33rd Champion |
 Kim Sung Ho, 19th Champion |
 Dr. Wagner, 21st Champion |
 Adorable Rubi, 22nd Champion |
 Carlos Plata, 23rd Champion |
 Chavo Guerrero, 25th & 27th Champion |
 Roddy Piper, 26th Champion |
 El Faraon, 29th & 37th Champion |
 Pak Choo, 30th Champion |
 Raul Mata, 32nd Champion |
 Tony Salazar, 34th Champion |
 Mascara Ano 2000, 36th Champion |
 Ringo Mendoza, 38th & 40th Champion |
 MS-1, 41st & 43rd Champion |
 Rayo de Jalisco Jr., 42nd Champion |
 Lizmark, 45th, 47th, 51st & 53rd Champion |
 Fabuloso Blondy, 46th & 50th Champion |
 Apolo Dantes, 55th Champion |
 El Dandy, 57th Champion |
 Black Warrior, 58th & 60th Champion |
 Tarzan Boy, 61st Champion |
 Dr. Wagner Jr., 64th Champion |
 Atlantis, 65th Champion |
 Texano Jr., 66th Champion |
 Texano Jr., as 66th Champion with new belt |
 Súper Nova, 67th Champion |
Gallery of Title Belts
 Original Belt (Tapatia version) |
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.) | ||
