NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship: Difference between revisions
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{{TitleHistorySpan|defeated Johnny Balbo in decision mach}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|defeated Johnny Balbo in decision mach}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|1|[[Gypsy Joe(Frank Dorsetti)]]|Johnny Balbo|[[1952]].[[11.06]]|Des Moines, Iowa, [[United States]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|1|[[Gypsy Joe (Frank Dorsetti)]]|Johnny Balbo|[[1952]].[[11.06]]|Des Moines, Iowa, [[United States]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|2|[[Frank Stojack]]|[[Gypsy Joe(Frank Dorsetti)]]|[[1953]].[[08.10]]|Spokane, [[Washington]], [[United States]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|2|[[Frank Stojack]]|[[Gypsy Joe (Frank Dorsetti)]]|[[1953]].[[08.10]]|Spokane, [[Washington]], [[United States]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|awarded after NWA strips [[Frank Stojack]] of the title}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|awarded after NWA strips [[Frank Stojack]] of the title}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[Frank Stojack]] continues to defend title in northwest US till 1958}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[Frank Stojack]] continues to defend title in northwest US till 1958}} |
Revision as of 06:26, 26 August 2008
Current Champion
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
Sources:
Gallery of Champions
Gallery of Title Belts
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) | ||
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.) |