NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship

Current Champion

Atlantis with title, 2005

Atlantis is the current NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion, having beaten Dr. Wagner Jr. on 05/07/22 in Arena Mexico.

History of Championship

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.

Champions Listing

#	Champion(s)	Defeated	Date	Location
1	Gypsy Joe	Johnny Balbo	1952.11.06	Des Moines, IA
2	Frank Stojack	Gypsy Joe	1953.08.10	Spokane, WA
3	Al Kashey	Frank Stojack	1957.11.30	Tulsa, OK
Stojack continues to defend title in northwest US till '58
4	Dory Dixon	Al Kashey	1959.02.13	Arena Mexico
5	Ray Mendoza	Dory Dixon	1959.09.11	Guadalajara
6	Gory Guerrero	Ray Mendoza	1960.07.30	Mexico City
7	Ali Bey	Gory Guerrero	1963.08.06	El Paso, Texas
8	Gory Guerrero [2]	Ali Bey	1963.09.24	El Paso, Texas
Championship vacated when Guerrero leaves EMLL in 66.12, Guerrero continues to defend title till '72
9	Ray Mendoza [2]	Dory Dixon	1967.08.04	Mexico City
10	Angel Blanco	Ray Mendoza	1968.05.19	Torreon
11	Ray Mendoza [3]	Angel Blanco	1968.12.25	Mexico City
12	Coloso Colosetti	Ray Mendoza	1969.12.19	Mexico City
13	Ray Mendoza [4]	Coloso Colosetti	1970.03.20	Mexico City
14	El Solitario	Ray Mendoza	1970.11.27	Arena Mexico
15	David Morgan	El Solitario	1972.03.17	Arena Mexico
16	Ray Mendoza [5]	David Morgan	1972.04.21	Arena Mexico
17	Alfonso Dantes	Ray Mendoza	1972.06.13	Tijuana
	1	El Solitario	1972.10.20	Arena Mexico
	2	Anibal	1973.05.19	Pista Arena Revolucion
18	Kim Sung Ho	Alfonso Dantes	1973.06.29	Arena Mexico
	Ray Mendoza [6]	Kim Sung Ho	1973.12.21	Los Angeles
championship vacated 1974.07 when Ray Mendoza jumps to UWA
tournament for vacant title
20	Dr. Wagner	El Halcon	1974.09.22	Arena Mexico
21	Adorable Rubi	Dr. Wagner	1976.02.27	Arena Mexico
22	Carlos Plata	Adorable Rubi	1976.07.16	Arena Mexico
23	Alfonso Dantes [2]	Carlos Plata	1976.10.24	Guadalajara
24	Chavo Guerrero	Alfonso Dantes	1977.02.11	Los Angeles
25	Roddy Piper	Chavo Guerrero	1977.04.13	California
26	Chavo Guerrero [2]	Roddy Piper	1977.04.15	Los Angeles
27	Alfonso Dantes [3]	Chavo Guerrero	1977.04.21	Mexico City
	1	El Faraon	1977.09.30	Arena Mexico
28	El Faraon	Alfonso Dantes	1978.06.02	Arena Mexico
29	Pak Choo	El Faraon	1978.12.08	Mexico City
30	Alfonso Dantes [4]	Pak Choo	1979.04.30	Mexico City
	1	Satoru Sayama	1979.06.22	Arena Mexico
	2	Gran Hamada	1979.12.07	Arena Mexico
31	Raul Mata	Alfonso Dantes	1980.01.20	Guadalajara
32	Alfonso Dantes [5]	Raul Mata	1980.02.15	Arena Mexico
33	Tony Salazar	Alfonso Dantes	1981.04.03	Arena Mexico
34	David Morgan [2]	Tony Salazar	1982.03.21	Arena Mexico
35	Mascara Año 2000	David Morgan	1982.04.02	Arena Mexico
36	El Faraon [2]	Mascara Año 2000	1982.11.16	Arena Mexico
37	Ringo Mendoza	El Faraon	1983.01.15	Guadalajara
38	Satanico	Ringo Mendoza	1983.07.28	Arena Mexico
39	Ringo Mendoza [2]	Satanico	1983.10.23	Guadalajara
40	MS-1	Ringo Mendoza	1985.02.13	Acapulco
41	Rayo de Jalisco Jr.	M.S.1	1985.06.21	Arena Mexico
	1	Mascara Ano 2000	1986.??.??	Arena Mexico
42	M.S.1 [2]	Rayo de Jalisco Jr.	1987.03.20	Arena Mexico
43	Cien Caras	M.S.1	1987.06.24	Arena Neza
44	Lizmark	Cien Caras	1988.03.20	Arena Mexico
	1	Mascara Ano 2000	1988.04.29	Arena Mexico
45	Fabuloso Blondy	Lizmark	1988.06.24	Arena Mexico
	1	Lizmark	1988.09.30	Arena Mexico
46	Lizmark [2]	Fabuloso Blondie	1988.12.09	Arena Mexico
47	Satanico [2]	Lizmark	1989.07.21	Arena Mexico
48	Pirata Morgan	Satanico	1989.10.21	Cuernavaca
	1	Brazo de Oro	1989.11.17	Arena Mexico
	2	Fabuloso Blondie	1989.12.08	Arena Mexico
49	Fabuloso Blondie [2]	Pirata Morgan	1990.02.14	Arena Mexico
50	Lizmark [3]	Fabuloso Blondie	1990.03.21	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
	1	El Faraon	1990.07.04	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
	2	Fabuloso Blondie	1990.08.15	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
	3	Mascara Ano 2000	1990.10.31	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
51	Satanico [3]	Lizmark	1990.11.27	Arena Isabel De Leon
	1	Sangre Chicana	1991.03.17	Arena Mexico
	2	Sangre Chicana	1991.03.21	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
	3	Mano Negra	1991.04.25	Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
52	Lizmark [4]	Satanico	1991.05.01	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
	1	Gran Markus Jr.	1991.05.29	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
	2	Satanico	1991.06.29	Arena Puebla
	3	Pierroth Jr.	1991.07.11	Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
	4	Brazo de Oro	1991.07.17	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
	5	Pierroth Jr.	1991.07.18	Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
53	Satanico [4]	Lizmark	1992.04.05	Arena Mexico
	1	Ultimo Dragon	1992.04.18	Tokyo
	2	Lizmark	1992.07.17	Arena Mexico
54	Apolo Dantes	Satanico	1992.07.25	Arena Puebla
	1	Satanico	1992.08.18	Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
	2	El Hijo del Solitario	1992.08.19	Arena Naucalpan
	3	El Hijo del Solitario	1992.08.30	Arena Naucalpan
	4	Satanico	1992.09.16	Cuautla
	5	Jaque Mate	1992.09.22	Arena Coliseo DF
	6	El Hijo del Solitario	1992.10.29	Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
	7	Titan	1993.02.12	Arena Mexico
55	Jaque Mate	Apolo Dantes	1993.03.25	Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
	1	Pirata Morgan	1993.03.27	Arena Puebla
	2	El Dandy	1993.05.30	Arena Mexico
	3	Ringo Mendoza	1993.09.01	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
	4	Ringo Mendoza	1993.09.12	Arena Coliseo DF
	5	Silver King	1994.01.29	Arena Puebla
	6	Blue Demon Jr.	1994.03.10	Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
	7	El Dandy	1994.05.28	Arena Puebla
	8	El Hijo del Solitario	1994.08.02	Arena Coliseo DF
	9	Blue Demon Jr.	1994.09.18	Teatro Bryzan - Mexico City
	10	La Fiera	1994.10.28	Arena Mexico
56	El Dandy	Jacque Mate	1994.12.04	Arena Coliseo DF
	1	El Hijo del Gladiador	1995.07.19	Deportivo Penoles, Mexico City
	2	Ray Gonzalez	1995.08.25	Arena Mexico
	3	Mano Negra	1995.10.17	Arena Coliseo DF
	4	Pirata Morgan	1995.10.25	Arena Naucalpan
	5	Emilio Charles Jr.	1996.08.03	Pista Arena Revolucion
57	Black Warrior	El Dandy	1996.10.15	Arena Coliseo DF
	1	Mr. Niebla	1997.02.06	Japan
	2	Atlantis	1997.03.04	Arena Coliseo DF
58	Shocker	Black Warrior	1997.05.04	Arena Coliseo DF
59	Black Warrior [2]	Shocker	1998.03.10	Arena Coliseo DF
	1	Rey Bucanero	1998.08.23	KBS Hall - Kyoto, Japan
	2	Felino	1998.12.04	Arena Mexico
	3	Shocker	1998.12.28	Arena Puebla
	4	Mr. Niebla	1999.01.13	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
	5	Atlantis	1999.02.14	Arena Neza
	6	Shocker	1999.03.16	Arena Coliseo DF
	7	Olimpico	1999.04.21	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
	8	Olimpico	1999.12.14	Arena Coliseo DF
	9	Tarzan Boy	2000.02.16	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
60	Tarzan Boy	Black Warrior	2000.03.06	Arena Puebla
	1	Satanico	2000.04.13	Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
	2	Shocker	2000.05.21	Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
	3	Black Warrior	2001.01.02	Arena Coliseo DF
	4	Satanico	2001.04.05	Cancun
	5	Atlantis	2001.12.20	Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
61	Vampiro	Tarzan Boy	2003.02.09	Arena Coliseo DF
	1	Shocker	2003.03.31	Arena Puebla
	2	Shocker	2003.04.17	Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
	3	Rey Bucanero	2003.08.31	Arena Coliseo DF
	4	Black Warrior	2004.03.05	Arena Mexico
62	Shocker [2]	Vampiro	2004.05.03	Arena Puebla
	1	Ultimo Guerrero	2004.05.09	Arena Coliseo DF
	2	Tarzan Boy	2004.07.08	Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
	3	Tinieblas Jr.	2004.08.01	Arena Coliseo DF
	4	Terrible	2004.09.07	Arena Coliseo DF
Title vacant when Shocker no-shows defense to jump to AAA
Decision match for vacant title between top contenders
63	Dr. Wagner Jr.	Ultimo Guerrero	2005.04.17	Arena Coliseo DF
	1	Mascara Ano 2000	2005.06.05	Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
64	Atlantis	Dr. Wagner Jr.	2005.07.22	Arena Mexico
	1	Rey Bucanero	2005.08.14	Gimnasio Nuevo Leon
	2	Rey Bucanero	2005.08.28	Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
	3	Dr. Wagner Jr.	2005.09.26	Arena Puebla
	4	Dr. Wagner Jr.	2005.09.28	Auditorio Miguel Barragn de San Luis Potosi
	5	Blue Panther	2006.02.01	Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
	6	Blue Panther	2006.02.09	Arena Neza
	7	Perro Aguayo Jr.	2006.02.03	Arena Mexico
	8	Alex Koslov	2007.05.01	Arena Coliseo DF
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

Gallery of Former Champions

Dory Dixon, 4th Champion

Rey Mendoza, 5th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 16th, 19th Champion

Gory Guerrero, 6th and 8th Champion

Ali Bey, 7th Champion

Angel Blanco, 10th Champion

Coloso Colosetti, 12th Champion

David Morgan, 15th Champion

Alfonso Dantes, 17th, 23rd, 27th, 30th & 32nd Champion

Dr. Wagner, 20th Champion

Chavo Guerrero, 24th and 26th Champion

El Faraon, 28th and 36th Champion

Tony Salazar, 33rd Champion

Ringo Mendoza, 37th & 39th Champion

Rayo de Jalisco Jr., 40th Champion

Lizmark, 44th, 46th, 50th, 52th Champion

Fabuloso Blondy, 45th & 49th Champion

Black Warrior, 57th & 59th Champion

Dr. Wagner Jr., 63rd Champion

Longer History

Sources

Wrestling-Titles.com

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.)