Weight Classes

Following the example of boxing, most lucha libre's singles championships are based around different weight classes. The Box Y Lucha commissions codified these weight limits in their regulations, and would not wrestlers compete for championships outside of their weight class.

Weight Divisions
Division	Spanish	Limit kg	pounds	Major Titles	Notes
Fly	Mosca	52	115	none
Bantam	Gallo	57	126	none
Feather	Pluma	63	139	Mex Nat UWA
Light	Ligero	70	154	Mex Nat UWA WWA
Super Light	Super Ligero	~74	~163	CMLL
Welter	Welter	78	172	Mex Nat NWA CMLL UWA WWA IWRG
Super Welter	Super Welter	82	181	IWRG
Middle	Medio	87	192	Mex Nat NWA CMLL UWA WWA IWRG
Junior Light Heavy (Super Middle)	Semicompleto Junior (Super Medio)	94	207	UWA WWA
Light Heavy	Semicompleto	97	214	Mex Nat NWA CMLL UWA WWA WWF
Cruiser (Junior Heavy)	Crucero (Completo Junior)	107	231	Mex Nat NWA Inter UWA	1
Heavy	Completo	97	214	Mex Nat CMLL UWA WWA IWRG	2

1. In the mid 80s, the Cruiserweight class was between 97 and 107 kg
2. Heavyweight championships have a minimum weight, all others are maximum.

Modifiers:

• Titles which include Super in their name indicate a higher weight limit, in between the established normal titles.
• Junior is the opposite, a lesser weight limit than standard for that division.

In modern lucha libre, most commissions will only prevent titles matches where there are vast mismatches in weights, and the UWA and WWA championships appear to be completely unregulated. It's been said that in previous decades, it was not uncommon for promoters to offer commissions a bribe/fine to overlook wrestlers being slightly over the weight limit.

While not a weight limit, there was at one time a height limit, or dividing line, to determine wrestlers who were minis and those who were normal wrestlers. Wrestlers had to be over 5 ft /152 cm to wrestle for the general titles. Any shorter would wrestle in the mini division. Like all other the divisions, this is no longer strict, and there are many rudo minis who are actually a couple of inches over the five foot mark (the better to bully the smaller tecnico minis.)

Sources

• Wrestling-titles.com
• Box Y Lucha Relegations, Mexico State - Weight Limits are Article 242.