UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship

Current Champion

Explanation of title change in 2013 by Súper Nova.

Súper Nova is the current champion. He defeated Operativo 209 on May 17, 2013 in El Dos de Oro Night Club of Yakima, Washington.

History of Championship

After the UWA fell apart, the championship eventually ended up in Japan, and as part of the J-Crown Octuple Championship. After that championship was broken apart, the championship drifted to Michinoku Pro Wrestling in Japan.

Champions Listing

#	Champion(s)	Defeated	Date	Location
Triangle Match - decision match for vacant championship
1	Cesar Valentino	Anibal & America Salvaje	1977.11.20	Mexico City
2	Gran Hamada	Cesar Valentino	1979.02.04	Mexico City
3	Perro Aguayo	Gran Hamada	1979.04.22	El Toreo de Naucalpan
vacant on 1979.12.15 when Perro Aguayo is injured
decision match for vacant championship
4	El Solitario	Masanobu Kurisu	1980.01.27	Mexico City
	1	Villano III	1980.02.08	El Toreo De Naucalpan
	2	Villano III	1980.05.25	?
5	Eric Embry	El Solitario	1981.03.30	Puebla
6	El Solitario [2]	Eric Embry	1981.07.19	Mexico City
7	El Signo	El Solitario	1983.06.10	Tijuana
	1	El Solitario	1983.07.17	El Toreo De Naucalpan
	2	Villano III	1984.01.01	El Toreo De Naucalpan
stripped of the championship on 1984.02.15 for an unauthorized defense against Kato Kung Lee on 1984.01.27
tournament for vacant championship
8	Anibal	El Texano	1984.05.27	El Toreo De Naucalpan
9	Invader III	Anibal	1984.09.15	San Juan, Puerto Rico
10	Anibal [2]	Invader III	1984.??.??	?
11	Negro Navarro	Anibal	1985.01.06	Mexico City
12	Mano Negra	Negro Navarro	1985.02.25	Puebla
13	El Cobarde II	Mano Negra	1985.12.08	Mexico City
14	Gran Hamada [2]	El Cobarde II	1986.03.04	Arena Queretaro
15	Blue Panther	Gran Hamada	1986.11.16	Mexico City
16	Solar I	Blue Panther	1987.05.25	Puebla
17	Blue Panther [2]	Solar I	1988.02.08	Puebla
18	Gran Cochisse	Blue Panther	1988.09.16	Arena Mexico
19	Ringo Mendoza	Gran Cochise	1989.04.29	Mexico City
	1	El Texano	1990.04.05	Pista Arena Revolucion
20	Perro Aguayo [2]	Ringo Mendoza	1990.06.29	Arena Mexico
	1	Fishman	1990.11.17	Tonala, Jalisco
Aguayo stripped of the championship in May 1992 when he jumps to AAA
16 man tournament for vacant championship
21	Gran Hamada [3]	Black Power II	1992.12.13	El Toreo De Naucalpan
	1	Zandokan	1993.01.24	Kisarazu, Japan
	2	Super Astro	1993.03.28	El Toreo De Naucalpan
	3	Scorpio Jr.	1993.04.12	Hamamatsu, Japan
	4	Villano IV	1993.06.04	Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
	5	Villano IV	1993.08.04	Arena Naucalpan
22	El Engendro	Gran Hamada	1993.09.12	El Toreo De Naucalpan
23	Gran Hamada [4]	El Engendro	1993.09.22	Arena Aficion De Pachuca
	1	Fuerza Guerrera	1994.06.14	Arena Aficion De Pachuca
24	Sabu	Gran Hamada	1995.11.23	Kawasaki, Japan
25	El Samurai	Sabu	1995.12.01	Niigata, Japan
26	Koji Kanemoto	El Samurai	1996.03.17	Amagasaki, Japan
vacates the championship around May 1996 due to injury
decision match for vacant championship
27	Shinjiro Ohtani	Kazushi Sakuraba	1996.06.17	Tokyo
next 3 title matches are part of the J-Crown Unification Tournament
next match unifies with NWA World Welterweight Championship
	1	Negro Casas	1996.08.03	Tokyo
28	Ultimo Dragon	Shinjiro Ohtani	1996.08.04	Tokyo
29	The Great Sasuke	Ultimo Dragon	1996.08.05	Tokyo
title becomes part of the J-Crown Octuple Championship for next four matches
30	Ultimo Dragon [2]	The Great Sasuke	1996.10.11	Osaka, Japan
31	Jushin Liger	Ultimo Dragon	1997.01.04	Tokyo
32	El Samurai [2]	Jushin Liger	1997.07.06	Sapporo, Japan
33	Shinjiro Ohtani [2]	El Samurai	1997.08.10	Nagoya, Japan
Ohtani vacates title as part of vacating most of Octuple Championship on 1997.11.05
decision match for vacant championship
34	Gran Hamada [5]	Convict	1998.07.03	Ninohe, Japan
championship returned to Mexico during 1999
decision match for vacant championship
35	El Cobarde II	Perro Aguayo	1999.02.15	Nuevo Laredo
	1	Tiger Steele	2000.02.06	Salamanca
36	Heavy Metal	El Cobarde	2000.04.10	Nuevo Laredo
title assumed missing, possibly passed onto Silver Star who defends it as the UWA Light Heavyweight Title in Monterrey.
title reappears with Silver King
37	Silver King	?	2006.??.??	?
	1	Diluvio Negro II	2006.11.26	Arena Solidaridad
38	Diluvio Negro II	Silver King	2007.02.25	Arena Solidaridad
championship history unclear
39	Histeria	?	????.??.??	?
40	El Pulpo	Histeria	2011.06.16	Auditorio Mundo Nuevo, Matamoros, Tamaulipas
title vs title match with the UWF United States Heavyweight Championship
	1	Pirata Morgan	2011.11.01	Gimnasio UAT, Reynosa, Tamaulipas
	2	Enrique Vera	2012.03.18	Auditorio Municipal Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas
championship history unclear
41	Operativo 209	?	????.??.??	?
42	Súper Nova	Operativo 209	2013.05.17	El Dos de Oro Night Club - Yakima, Washington
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

Gallery of Champions

César Valentino, 1st Champion

Gran Hamada, 2nd, 14th, 21st, 23rd & 34th Champion

Perro Aguayo, 3rd & 20th Champion

El Solitario, 4th & 6th Champion

Eric Embry, 5th Champion

Anibal, 8th & 10th Champion

El Cobarde II, masked as 13th Champion

Solar I, 16th Champion

Ultimo Dragon, 28th & 30th Champion

The Great Sasuke, 29th Champion

Jushin Liger, 31st Champion

El Cobarde II, unmasked as 35th Champion

Silver King, as Ramses as 37th Champion

El Pulpo, 40th? Champion

Súper Nova, 42nd Champion

Gallery of Title Belts

1st Belt

Sources

• Wrestling-Titles.com

Also Listed As

• UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title
• UWA JLH

Universal Wrestling Association Championships
Official: Heavy (Dr. Wagner Jr.)
Outlaw: Light (Kato Kung Lee Jr.), Junior Light Heavy (Diluvio Negro II)
Now in Japan: Welter, Middle, Junior Heavy, Tag, Trios,
Defunct: Feather, Light Heavy, Women, International Women, Women Junior, Women's Tag,
Associated: WWF Light Heavy

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