NWA World Middleweight Championship: Difference between revisions
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{{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Black Guzman]]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1941]].[[12.16]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Black Guzman]]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1941]].[[12.16]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[Tarzan Lopez]] [2]|[[Black Guzman]]|[[1942]].[[02.11]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[Tarzan Lopez]] [2]|[[Black Guzman]]|[[1942]].[[02.11]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Santo]]|[[1943]].[[04.03]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|6|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1946]].[[02.23]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|6|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1946]].[[02.23]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Rito Romero]]|[[1947]].[[September 26|09.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Rito Romero]]|[[1947]].[[September 26|09.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
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{{TitleHistoryLine|12|[[Sugi Sito]] [2]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1953]].[[06.20]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|12|[[Sugi Sito]] [2]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1953]].[[06.20]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|13|[[El Santo]]|[[Sugi Sito]]|[[1954]].[[01.01]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|13|[[El Santo]]|[[Sugi Sito]]|[[1954]].[[01.01]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Black Shadow]]|[[1954]].[[09.23]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|14|[[Rolando Vera]]|[[El Santo]]|[[1956]].[[10.19]]|[[Monterrey]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|14|[[Rolando Vera]]|[[El Santo]]|[[1956]].[[10.19]]|[[Monterrey]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|15|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[Rolando Vera]]|[[1960]].[[October 13|10.13]]|[[Monterrey]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|15|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[Rolando Vera]]|[[1960]].[[October 13|10.13]]|[[Monterrey]]}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseLine|18|[[La Fiera]]|[[1992]].[[05.30]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|18|[[La Fiera]]|[[1992]].[[05.30]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|19|[[Bestia Salvaje]]|[[1992]].[[06.16]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|19|[[Bestia Salvaje]]|[[1992]].[[06.16]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|20|[[El Dandy]]|[[1992]].[[06.23]]|[[Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|20 (38th Defense)|[[El Dandy]]|[[1992]].[[06.23]]|[[Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|21|[[Emilio Charles Jr.]]|[[1992]].[[08.14]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|21|[[Emilio Charles Jr.]]|[[1992]].[[08.14]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|22|[[America]]|[[1992]].[[08.15]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|22|[[America]]|[[1992]].[[08.15]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|23|[[Emilio Charles Jr.]]|[[1993]].[[01.31]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|23|[[Emilio Charles Jr.]]|[[1993]].[[01.31]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|74|[[Mano Negra]]|[[Atlantis]]|[[1993]].[[03.03]]|[[Arena Coliseo De Acapulco]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|74|[[Mano Negra]]|[[Atlantis]](42nd Defense)|[[1993]].[[03.03]]|[[Arena Coliseo De Acapulco]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Atlantis]]|[[1993]].[[03.24]]|[[Arena Naucalpan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Atlantis]]|[[1993]].[[03.24]]|[[Arena Naucalpan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Oro]]|[[1993]].[[04.02]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Oro]]|[[1993]].[[04.02]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|75|[[Oro]]|[[Mano Negra]]|[[1993]].[[05.23]]| | {{TitleHistoryLine|75|[[Oro]]|[[Mano Negra]]|[[1993]].[[05.23]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|76|[[Mano Negra]] [2]|[[Oro]]|[[1993]].[[07.03]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|76|[[Mano Negra]] [2]|[[Oro]]|[[1993]].[[07.03]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Dandy]]|[[1993]].[[08.01]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Dandy]]|[[1993]].[[08.01]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Bestia Salvaje]]|[[1995]].[[05.23]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Bestia Salvaje]]|[[1995]].[[05.23]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Scorpio Jr.]]|[[1997]].[[03.14]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Scorpio Jr.]]|[[1997]].[[03.14]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Dr. Wagner Jr.]]|[[1997]].[[12.06]]|[[Arena Naucalpan]]}} | |||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[Ultimo Dragon]] vacates title 1998 due to arm injury}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[Ultimo Dragon]] vacates title 1998 due to arm injury}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Middleweight Tournament, 1999|6 man tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Middleweight Tournament, 1999|6 man tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|79|[[The Great Sasuke]]|[[Tokyo Magnum]]|[[1999]].[[02.07]]|Yokohama, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|79|[[The Great Sasuke]]|[[Tokyo Magnum]]|[[1999]].[[02.07]]|Yokohama, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Ultimo Guerrero]]|[[1999]].[[05.21]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Sumo FUJI]]|[[1999]].[[05.15]]|[[Arena Naucalpan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Ultimo Guerrero]]|[[1999]].[[05.21]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|80|[[Ultimo Dragon]] [2]|[[the Great Sasuke]]|[[2003]].[[05.05]]|Sendai, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|80|[[Ultimo Dragon]] [2]|[[the Great Sasuke]]|[[2003]].[[05.05]]|Sendai, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[Ultimo Dragon]] vacates title May 2003 due to WWE jump}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[Ultimo Dragon]] vacates title May 2003 due to WWE jump}} |
Revision as of 03:34, 18 November 2008
Current Champion
El Averno is the 85th champion, having won it on November 30, 2007 in Arena Mexico.
History of Championship
The NWA World Middleweight Championship dates back to the early 1920s. The NWA name only existed to establish it as a world championship; since the 30s, it has been property of EMLL (much later CMLL.) It's one of the oldest active wrestling championships in the world.
For most of it's existance, the NWA World Middleweight Championship been held by Mexican wrestlers and defended in Mexico. In 1994, the title was sold to Ultimo Dragon, who brought it to Japan to be defended first by himself, and later as a chaampionship belt for his promotions. When Ultimo Dragon left Japan to join WWE in 2003, he sold the belt back to CMLL. CMLL held onto for a year, before doing a decision match with no particular build up.
On 01/01/05, Mistico beat Averno for the NWA World Middleweight Championship, using it as a launch point for his rise to the top of the promotion. Mistico winning was not an upset, but it signaled his transition from a momentarily favored young wrestler to a new permanent star. The match was well recieved, and the two met many times the rest of the year in rematches of the initial title match (which has never been shown on television.)
Black Warrior won the belt from Mistico, as part of the lead up to their mask match, and to provide big rematches after Mistico won the mask. Mistico was finally able to get the belt back on Kid's Day, 2007.
Champions Listing
Sources:
Gallery of Champions
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.) |