NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship: Difference between revisions
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{{TitleHistorySpan|stripped by Alliance in 1958 for inactivity}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|stripped by Alliance in 1958 for inactivity}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|Frank Stojack continues to defend title in northwest US}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|Frank Stojack continues to defend title in northwest US}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|-<ref>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.</ref> | {{TitleDefenseLine|-|[[Adolfo Bonales]]|[[1959]].?.?|Spokane, Washington, [[United States]]|<ref>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.</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|tournament for vacant title}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|tournament for vacant title}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Dory Dixon]]|[[Al Kashey]]|[[1959]].[[02.13]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Dory Dixon]]|[[Al Kashey]]|[[1959]].[[02.13]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|5 | {{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[Dory Dixon]]|[[1959]].[[11.29]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1959-11-29</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>[http://superluchas.net/2014/12/20/en-un-dia-como-hoy-villano-y-villano-ii-campeones-de-parejas-del-estado-de-mexico/ SuperLuchas]</ref>|[[Felipe Ham Lee]]|[[1959]].[[12. | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Felipe Ham Lee]]|[[1959]].[[12.20]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>[http://superluchas.net/2014/12/20/en-un-dia-como-hoy-villano-y-villano-ii-campeones-de-parejas-del-estado-de-mexico/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Felipe Ham Lee]]|[[1959]].[[12.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=147484;p=1#000000 Matt Farmer]</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|6|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[1960]].[[07.29]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/07/29/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1977-mil-mascaras-vs-el-halcon-mascara-contra-mascaras-1960-gori-guerrero-destrona-a-ray-mendoza/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[1961]].[[05.14]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1961.05.14</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[Gory Guerrero]] walks out of EMLL with the championship around September 1962; next few years are approved by NWA but outside of EMLL<ref>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</ref>}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[Gory Guerrero]] walks out of EMLL with the championship around September 1962; next few years are approved by NWA but outside of EMLL|<ref>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</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|7|[[Ali Bey]]|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[1963]].[[08.06]]|[[El Paso]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|7|[[Ali Bey]]|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[1963]].[[08.06]]|[[El Paso]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship held up after title match on [[1963]].[[09.03]] versus Omar Atlas<ref>http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-lh.html - source for this title change and many of the dates on this page</ref>}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|championship held up after title match on [[1963]].[[09.03]] versus Omar Atlas|<ref>http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-lh.html - source for this title change and many of the dates on this page</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship rematch}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|championship rematch}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|8|[[Ali Bey]] [2]|[[Omar Atlas]]|[[1963]].[[09.10]]|[[El Paso]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|8|[[Ali Bey]] [2]|[[Omar Atlas]]|[[1963]].[[09.10]]|[[El Paso]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]}} | ||
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{{TitleHistorySpan|EMLL finally successfully petitions NWA to declare title vacant; [[Gory Guerrero]] continues to defend his version of the championship until 1972}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|EMLL finally successfully petitions NWA to declare title vacant; [[Gory Guerrero]] continues to defend his version of the championship until 1972}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Light Heavyweight Tournament, 1967|tournament for vacant title]]'''}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Light Heavyweight Tournament, 1967|tournament for vacant title]]'''}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|10<ref>[https://superluchas.com/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1967-ray-mendoza-vs-dorrel-dixon-por-el-campeonato-mundial-semicompleto-nwa-black-shadow-rapa-a-bobby-nichols/ SuperLuchas]</ref>| | {{TitleHistoryLine|10|[[Ray Mendoza]] [2]|[[Dory Dixon]]|[[1967]].[[08.04]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[https://superluchas.com/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1967-ray-mendoza-vs-dorrel-dixon-por-el-campeonato-mundial-semicompleto-nwa-black-shadow-rapa-a-bobby-nichols/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Dr. Wagner]]|[[1967]].[[08.30]]|[[Acapulco]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 220</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Dr. Wagner]]|[[1967]].[[10.01]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1967-10-01</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3 | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Angel Blanco]]|[[1967]].[[11.17]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 220</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Angel Blanco]]|[[1967]].[[11.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 220</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Dory Dixon]]|[[1967]].[[12.17]]|[[La Paz, Baja California]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 220</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Benny Gallant]]|[[1968]].[[03.10]]|[[Arena Coliseo Monterrey]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 231</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|11<ref>[http://thecubsfan.com/cmll/events/posters/00064000/00064893_00028616.png El Siglo de Torreon]; typically listed as the 19th</ref>| | {{TitleHistoryLine|11|[[Angel Blanco]]|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[1968]].[[05.12]]|[[Plaza de Toros Torreon]]|<ref>[http://thecubsfan.com/cmll/events/posters/00064000/00064893_00028616.png El Siglo de Torreon]; typically listed as the 19th</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[1968]].[[06.14]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<Ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/06/14/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1968-angel-blanco-retiene-el-titulo-semicompleto-ante-ray-mendoza-2009-fallece-cesar-valentino/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[Rayo de Jalisco]]|[[1968]].[[10.27]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1968-10-27</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|3|[[Rayo de Jalisco]]|[[1969]].[[02.02]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1969-02-02</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|12|[[Ray Mendoza]] [3]|[[Angel Blanco]]|[[ | {{TitleHistoryLine|12|[[Ray Mendoza]] [3]|[[Angel Blanco]]|[[1969]].[[02.14]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 323 year in review mentions the correct date repeatedly; previously listed as 1968.12.25</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1 | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Solitario]]|[[1969]].[[06.20]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Teddy Centinela</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Dr. Wagner]]|[[1969]].[[08.15]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Teddy Centinela</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3<ref>Teddy Centinela, http://superluchas.net/2014/12/19/en-un-dia-como-hoy-anibal-destapa-red-terror-adrian-street-en-mexico/ SuperLuchas</ref> | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Coloso Colosetti]]|[[1969]].[[12.19]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Teddy Centinela, http://superluchas.net/2014/12/19/en-un-dia-como-hoy-anibal-destapa-red-terror-adrian-street-en-mexico/ SuperLuchas</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|13|[[Coloso Colosetti]]|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[1970]].[[02.13]]<ref>previously listed as 1969.12.19, but that was a title defense</ref> | {{TitleHistoryLine|13|[[Coloso Colosetti]]|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[1970]].[[02.13]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>previously listed as 1969.12.19, but that was a title defense</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Rayo de Jalisco]]<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/03/20/en-un-dia-como-hoy-coloso-colosetti-vs-rayo-de-jalisco-por-el-campeonato-mundial-semicompleto-nwa/ SuperLuchas]</ref>|[[1970]].[[03.20]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Rayo de Jalisco]]<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/03/20/en-un-dia-como-hoy-coloso-colosetti-vs-rayo-de-jalisco-por-el-campeonato-mundial-semicompleto-nwa/ SuperLuchas]</ref>|[[1970]].[[03.20]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|14|[[Ray Mendoza]] [4]|[[Coloso Colosetti]]|[[1970]].[[04.24]]<ref>date had been listed as 1970.03.20, but [http://www.cronicasyleyendasdelaluchalibre.com/?p=10115 poster/recap lists correct date]</ref>|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|14|[[Ray Mendoza]] [4]|[[Coloso Colosetti]]|[[1970]].[[04.24]]<ref>date had been listed as 1970.03.20, but [http://www.cronicasyleyendasdelaluchalibre.com/?p=10115 poster/recap lists correct date]</ref>|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 29 April 2020
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
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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
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Gallery of Champions
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Gallery of Title Belts
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Sources
| V | National Wrestling Alliance Championships (with lucha libre history) | E |
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| World Welter (Akantus), NWA-Mexico: Mexico Light (Skayde), Mexico Welter (Vaquero Fantasma), Mexico Tag (Alpha Wolf and Dragón Bane) | ||
| 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.) | ||
