NWA World Welterweight Championship
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Current Champions
 Hajime Ohara, 52nd & 54th champion |
Hajime Ohara defeated Super Delfin on 2007.02.10 in Osaka, Japan to win the title.
History of Championship
The NWA World Welterweight Championship is nominally a Mexico based championship, having actually been created before the formation of the NWA (and EMLL joining the NWA.)
The championship appeared to be forgotten after it was vacated in 1992. In 1997, it was filled, but soon changed hands multiple times in Japan, en route to becoming part of the J-Crown Octuple Junior Championship. After the J-Crown broke up, the championship ended up as a possession of various Ultimo Dragon promotions and off-shoots. It was widely reported Dragon purchased the NWA World Middleweight Championship from CMLL around this period, so the same may be true with this title.
Champions Listing
| # | Champion(s) | Defeated | Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 man tournament to determine initial champion | |||||
| 1 | El Santo | Pete Pancoff | 1946.03.15 | Arena Coliseo DF | |
| 1 | Tuffy Trues | 1946.05.31 | Arena Coliseo DF | ||
| 2 | Jack O'Brien | El Santo | 1947.02.14 | Arena Coliseo DF | |
| 3 | Gory Guerrero | Jack O'Brien | 1949.04.29 | Mexico City | |
| 4 | Bobby Bonales | Gory Guerrero | 1951.07.11 | ? | |
| 5 | El Santo [2] | Bobby Bonales | 1952.09.26 | ? | |
| 6 | Blue Demon | El Santo | 1953.07.25 | Mexico City | |
| 7 | Karloff Lagarde | Blue Demon | 1958.01.31 | Mexico City | |
| 8 | Huracán Ramírez | Karloff Lagarde | 1965.08.05 | Cuernavaca | |
| 9 | Karloff Lagarde | Huracán Ramírez | 1965.09.24 | Mexico City | |
| 10 | Vento Castella | Karloff Lagarde | 1967.05.07 | Mexico City | |
| 11 | Karloff Lagarde [3] | Vento Castellas | 1967.07.03 | Mexico City | |
| 12 | Alberto Munoz | Karloff Lagarde | 1971.07.11 | Mexico City | |
| vacates championship on 1973.10.25 for unknown reasons | |||||
| decision match for vacant championship | |||||
| 13 | Mano Negra | Karloff Lagarde | 1973.12.14 | Mexico City | |
| 14 | Blue Demon [2] | Mano Negra | 1975.06.29 | Mexico City | |
| 15 | Fishman | Blue Demon | 1976.04.09 | Mexico City | |
| 16 | Mano Negra [2] | Fishman | 1976.11.19 | Mexico City | |
| 17 | Americo Rocca | Mano Negra | 1979.04.30 | Mexico City | |
| 1 | Kato Kung Lee | 1979.10.19 | Arena Mexico | ||
| 18 | Kato Kung Lee | Americo Rocca | 1980.01.19 | Mexico City | |
| 19 | El Supremo | Kato Kung Lee | 1980.05.04 | Mexico City | |
| 20 | Lizmark | El Supremo | 1980.06.04 | Arena Coliseo De Acapulco | |
| 21 | La Fiera | Lizmark | 1981.10.23 | Mexico City | |
| 22 | Americo Rocca [2] | La Fiera | 1982.07.18 | Guadalajara | |
| 23 | Mocho Cota | Americo Rocca | 1984.01.27 | Arena Coliseo DF | |
| 24 | Chamaco Valaguez | Mocho Cota | 1984.07.26 | Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca | |
| vacates championship on 1985.07.20 for unknown reasons | |||||
| championship filled thru unknown means | |||||
| 25 | el Dandy | ? | 1985.11.17 | Mexico City | |
| 26 | Javier Cruz | el Dandy | 1986.04.07 | Arena Coliseo De Monterrey | |
| 27 | el Dandy | Javier Cruz | 1986.08.24 | ? | |
| 28 | Americo Rocca [3] | el Dandy | 1986.11.02 | Mexico City | |
| 1 | Rodolfo Ruiz | 1987.08.28 | Arena Presidente, Mexico City | ||
| 29 | Solar II | Americo Rocca | 1988.06.30 | Cuernavaca | |
| 1 | Bestia Salvaje | 1988.07.17 | Pista Arena Revolucion | ||
| 30 | Fuerza Guerrera | Solar II | 1988.10.04 | Mexico City | |
| 1 | Pantera II | 1989.01.11 | Arena Naucalpan | ||
| 31 | Aguila Solitaria | Fuerza Guerrera | 1989.06.02 | Mexico City | |
| 32 | Fuerza Guerrera [2] | Aguila Solitaria | 1989.09.21 | Arena Puebla | |
| 1 | Pantera II | 1990.05.04 | Arena Coliseo DF | ||
| 2 | Americo Rocca | 1990.07.04 | Arena Coliseo De Acapulco | ||
| 3 | Americo Rocca | 1990.07.19 | Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca | ||
| 4 | Octagon | 1990.09.02 | Pista Arena Revolucion | ||
| 5 | Octagon | 1990.11.28 | Arena Coliseo De Acapulco | ||
| 6 | Gallo Tapado | 1991.03.01 | Arena Mexico | ||
| 7 | Huracan Sevilla | 1991.04.29 | Pista Arena Revolucion | ||
| 8 | Misterioso | 1991.06.02 | Pista Arena Revolucion | ||
| 33 | Misterioso | Fuerza Guerrera | 1991.12.08 | Arena Mexico | |
| championship vacant when Misterioso leaves CMLL on 1992.05.?? | |||||
| 16 man tournament to decide new champion | |||||
| 34 | Negro Casas | El Hijo Del Santo | 1995.12.01 | Arena Mexico | |
| 35 | Shinjiro Ohtani | Negro Casas | 1996.08.03 | Tokyo | |
| 36 | Ultimo Dragon | Shinjiro Ohtani | 1996.08.04 | Tokyo | |
| 37 | The Great Sasuke | Ultimo Dragon | 1996.08.05 | Tokyo | |
| title becomes part of the J-Crown Octuple Championship | |||||
| 38 | Ultimo Dragon [2] | The Great Sasuke | 1996.10.11 | Osaka | |
| 39 | Jushin Liger | Ultimo Dragon | 1997.01.04 | Tokyo | |
| 40 | El Samurai | Jushin Liger | 1997.07.06 | Sapporo | |
| 41 | Shinjiro Ohtani | El Samurai | 1997.08.10 | Nagoya | |
| vacates championship on 1997.11.05 as part of vacating most of Octuple Championship | |||||
| decision match for vacant championship | |||||
| 42 | Dragon Kid | Dr. Cerebro | 1999.02.06 | Nagoya | |
| 1 | Judo Suwa | 1992.02.07 | Yokohama, Japan | ||
| 43 | Judo Suwa | Dragon Kid | 1999.04.25 | Kawasaki, Japan | |
| 1 | Ryo Saito | 1999.10.10 | Kobe, Japan | ||
| 2 | Ken'ichiro Arai | 1999.11.19 | Nagoya, Japan | ||
| 3 | Genki Horiguchi | 2000.03.25 | Iwate, Japan | ||
| 4 | Dragon Kid | 2006.06.04 | Kobe, Japan | ||
| 44 | Ken'ichiro Arai | Juda Suwa | 2000.07.22 | Tokyo | |
| 1 | Genki Horiguchi | 2000.08.24 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo | ||
| 2 | Yasushi Kanda | 2000.10.12 | Kobe, Japan | ||
| championship vacated on 2000.12.15 after loss due to interference versus Susumu Mochizuki | |||||
| 7 man tournament for vacant championship | |||||
| 45 | Ken'ichiro Arai [2] | Yaushi Kanda | 2001.01.29 | Tokyo | |
| 46 | Susumu Mochizuki | Ken'ichiro Arai | 2001.05.27 | Kobe, Japan | |
| 1 | Genki Horiguchi | 2001.07.15 | Kumamoto, Japan | ||
| 2 | Ricky Marvin | 2001.08.14 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo | ||
| 3 | Dragon Kid | 2001.08.18 | Nagoya, Tokyo | ||
| 47 | Ryo Saito | Susumu Mochizuki | 2001.09.30 | Tokyo | |
| 1 | Genki Horiguchi | 2001.12.10 | Komzawa Olympic Park, Tokyo | ||
| 2 | Genki Horiguchi | 2002.02.03 | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| 3 | Ricky Marvin | 2002.04.09 | Yamagata, Japan | ||
| 48 | Genki Horiguchi | Ryo Saito | 2002.04.27 | Kobe | |
| 1 | Ryo Saito | 2002.04.28 | Nagoya, Japan | ||
| 2 | Ken'ichiro Arai | 2002.06.01 | Ishizawa, Japan | ||
| championship vacated on 2002.06.23 after no contest versus Dragon Kid | |||||
| decision match for vacant championship | |||||
| 49 | Ricky Marvin | Super Nova | 2002.07.07 | Kobe, Japan | |
| 50 | Genki Horiguchi | Ricky Marvin | 2002.07.24 | Kumamoto, Japan | |
| 51 | Darkness Dragon | Genki Horiguchi | 2002.07.28 | Shimonoseki, Japan | |
| 1 | Dragon Kid | 2002.08.25 | Hokkaido, Japan | ||
| 2 | Ryo Saito | 2002.10.08 | Osaka, Japan | ||
| 3 | Dragon Kid | 2003.02.27 | Kobe, Japan | ||
| championship vacated on 2003.03.21 due to injury | |||||
| decision match for vacant championship | |||||
| 52 | Yossino | Genki Horiguchi | 2003.03.22 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| 1 | K-Ness | 2003.06.29 | Hyogo, Japan | ||
| 2 | K-Ness | 2003.08.10 | Hokkaido, Japan | ||
| 3 | Susmsum Yokosuka | 2003.09.08 | Osaka, Japan | ||
| 4 | brother YASSHI | 2003.12.22 | Osaka, Japan | ||
| championship vacated on 2004.06.20 to focus on winning the Ultimo Dragon Gym championship | |||||
| decision match for vacant championship | |||||
| 52 | Hajime Ohara | La Mascara | 2006.05.13 | Arena Mexico | |
| 1 | El Hijo del Fantasma | 2006.09.10 | Arena Coliseo | ||
| 2 | El Hijo del Fantasma | 2006.10.12 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 3 | Ultimo Gladiador | 2006.11.28 | Arena Lopez Mateos | ||
| 53 | Super Delfin | Hajime Ohara | 2007.01.20 | Osaka, Japan | |
| 54 | Hajime Ohara [2] | Super Delfin | 2007.02.10 | Osaka, Japan | |
| title change | |||||
| successful title defense | |||||
| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found | |||||
Sources:
Gallery of Champions
 Huracan Ramirez, 8th Champion |
 Americo Rocca, 17th, 22th, and 28th Champion |
 Mocho Cota, 23rd Champion |
 Chamaco Valaguez, 24th Champion |
 Javier Cruz, 26th Champion |
 Fuerza Guerrera, 30th, 32th Champion |
 Ultimo Dragon, 36th, 38th Champion |
 Great Sasuke, 37th Champion |
 Jushin Liger, 39th Champion |
 Super Delfin, 53rd Champion |
Sources
| V | National Wrestling Alliance Championships (with lucha libre history) | E |
|---|---|---|
| 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.) | ||
