Current Champion
Takeshi Minamino won the vacated championship on September 9th, 2004 in a 3 way match. The current status of the Title is unclear as Minamino only defended the title once since winning it.
In February of 2010, Negro Casas appeared on CMLL's Ras de Lona show (19 minute mark), mentioning this championship as one of the ones he currently held. The belt, only briefly shown, appeared to be the second version of this title. It's unclear how Negro Casas came to have this belt, and he has no known defenses. To avoid setting a troubling precedent, Negro Casas will not officially be listed as champion until someone explains how he won the belt, or he actually defends the championship.
History of Championship
Championship Confusion
Championship reigns previously noted for Filoso, Osamu Namiguchi and Katushiko Nakajima are believed to actually been promoted as WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship matches, not using the actual belt or championship lineage. See that title for more information.
Champions Listing
| #
|
Champion(s)
|
Defeated
|
Date
|
Location
|
|
| decision match for championship
|
|
| 1
|
Villano III
|
Huracan Ramirez
|
1975.12.14
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 2
|
Solar
|
Villano III
|
1977.05.29
|
Mexico City
|
|
|
|
1
|
Fishman
|
1978.06.18
|
Plaza De Toros Monterrey
|
|
| 3
|
Bobby Lee
|
Solar
|
1978.07.16
|
Plaza De Toros Monterrey
|
|
|
|
1
|
El Santo
|
1978.08.27
|
Palacio De Los Deportes
|
|
| 4
|
El Signo
|
Bobby Lee
|
1979.06.24
|
Tijuana
|
|
| 5
|
El Gringo
|
El Signo
|
1980.04.13
|
Monterrey
|
|
| 6
|
El Texano
|
El Gringo
|
1980.09.07
|
Palacio De Los Deportes
|
|
|
|
1
|
Ultraman
|
1981.01.06
|
Arena Coliseo de Acapulco
|
|
|
|
2
|
Solar
|
1981.02.01
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
| championship vacant on 1982.02.10 for unknown reasons
|
|
| tournament for vacant championship
|
|
| 7
|
Lobo Rubio
|
El Matematico
|
1982.05.30
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 8
|
El Matematico
|
Lobo Rubio
|
1982.10.17
|
?
|
|
| 9
|
Blue Panther
|
El Matematico
|
1984.12.16
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 10
|
Blackman
|
Blue Panther
|
1986.02.09
|
Mexico City
|
|
|
|
1
|
Blue Panther
|
1986.03.20
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
|
2
|
Babe Richard
|
1986.05.27
|
Arena Coliseo Acapulco, Guerrero
|
|
| 11
|
Ray Richard
|
Blackman
|
1987.09.03
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
| 12
|
Yoshihiro Asai
|
Ray Richard
|
1988.07.29
|
Plaza De Toros El Cortijo
|
|
| 13
|
Charles Lucero
|
Yoshihiro Asai
|
1988.10.09
|
Monterrey
|
|
| 14
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
Charles Lucero
|
1990.04.29
|
Plaza De Toros Monterrey
|
|
|
|
1
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1990.06.07
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
|
|
|
|
2
|
Black Terry
|
1990.06.17
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
3
|
Negro Casas
|
1990.07.20
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
4
|
Negro Casas
|
1990.08.08
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
5
|
El Hijo del Diablo
|
1990.08.29
|
Palenque de la Feria - Celaya
|
|
|
|
6
|
Negro Casas
|
1990.09.27
|
Arena Toluca
|
|
|
|
7
|
Negro Casas
|
1990.12.08
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
|
|
8
|
Black Terry
|
1991.03.10
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
|
|
|
|
9
|
Negro Casas
|
1991.05.17
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
|
|
10
|
El Hijo del Diablo
|
1991.05.27
|
Plaza De Toros Chilpancingo
|
|
|
|
11
|
El Hijo del Diablo
|
1991.06.15
|
Actopan, Hidalgo
|
|
|
|
12
|
El Hijo del Diablo
|
1991.06.21
|
Salon Alamo - San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
|
|
|
|
13
|
Negro Casas
|
1991.09.19
|
Auditorio Municipal - Aguascalientes
|
|
|
|
14
|
Canelo Casas
|
1991.11.14
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
|
|
|
|
15
|
Cassandro
|
1992.01.30
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
|
16
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1992.02.09
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
17
|
Black Shadow Jr.
|
1992.04.05
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
16
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1992.04.18
|
Arena Apatlaco - Mexico City
|
|
| 15
|
Espanto Jr.
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1992.05.14
|
Coliseo Victorino, Gomez Palacios, Durango
|
|
| 16
|
Celestial [2]
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1992.06.24
|
Coliseo Victorino, Gomez Palacios, Durango
|
|
|
|
1
|
Cassandro
|
1992.08.30
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
|
2
|
Pimpinela Escarlata
|
1993.02.18
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
| 17
|
Super Delfin
|
Celestial
|
1993.05.17
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
|
|
| 18
|
The Great Sasuke
|
Super Delfin
|
1993.05.17
|
Morioka, Japan
|
|
| 19
|
Super Delfin [2]
|
The Great Sasuke
|
1993.06.02
|
Osaka, Japan
|
|
|
|
1
|
The Great Sasuke
|
1993.06.07
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
|
|
| 20
|
The Great Sasuke [2]
|
Super Delfin
|
1993.07.24
|
Morioka, Japan
|
|
|
|
1
|
Shingami
|
1993.08.20
|
Odate, Japan
|
|
| 21
|
Super Delfin [3]
|
The Great Sasuke
|
1993.08.24
|
Tokyo
|
|
| 22
|
Celestial [3]
|
Super Delfin
|
1993.08.28
|
Mexico City
|
|
|
|
1
|
Karloff Lagarde Jr.
|
1993.12.14
|
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
|
|
| 23
|
Karloff Lagarde Jr.
|
Celestial
|
1994.01.30
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
1
|
Audaz
|
1994.05.02
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
| 24
|
El Hijo del Santo [2]
|
Karloff Lagarde Jr.
|
1994.05.25
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
|
1
|
Negro Casas
|
1994.10.28
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
| 25
|
Norio Honaga
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1994.11.18
|
Hiroshima, Japan
|
|
| 26
|
Shinjiro Ohtani
|
Norio Honaga
|
1994.12.13
|
Osaka, Japan
|
|
| UWA announces Ohtani stripped of championship on January 6; belt continues to be defended in Japan
|
|
|
|
1
|
Gran Hamada
|
1995.02.19
|
Sumo Hall, Tokyo, Japan
|
|
| 27
|
Koji Kanemoto
|
Shinjiro Ohtani
|
1995.04.16
|
Hiroshima, Japan
|
|
| 28
|
Gran Hamada
|
Koji Kanemoto
|
1995.09.22
|
Nagoya, Japan
|
|
| championship vacant for exceeding the weight list on unknown date
|
|
| decision match for vacant championship
|
|
| 29
|
Super Crazy
|
Pirata Morgan Jr.
|
1995.11.17
|
Neza
|
|
| 30
|
Kid Guzman
|
Super Crazy
|
1997.??.??
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
1
|
Fugaz
|
1997.10.19
|
Arena Neza
|
|
| 31
|
Super Crazy [2]
|
Kid Guzman
|
1998.06.15
|
Hakata, Japan
|
|
|
|
1
|
Kid Guzman
|
1998.06.18
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
|
|
|
|
2
|
Mosco de la Merced I
|
1998.10.22
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
|
|
| 32
|
Oriental
|
Super Crazy
|
2000.10.13
|
Torreon
|
|
| championship vacant due to injury on February 2001
|
|
| decision match for vacant championship where the captain wins the title; teams are Nemesis (c), Crazzy Boy, Rey Cuervo vs Imposter (c), Cazador, Poder Gitano
|
|
| 33
|
Nemesis
|
Imposter
|
2001.09.23
|
Tulancingo, Hidalgo
|
|
| 34
|
Rey Cuervo
|
Nemesis
|
2002.04.14
|
Tulancingo, Hidalgo
|
|
| championship vacant April 2003 for unknown reasons
|
|
| decision match for vacant championship
|
|
| 35
|
Taiji Ishimori
|
Super Crazy
|
2003.05.11
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
1
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
2003.08.31
|
Unidad Deportiva Cuahtemoc
|
|
|
|
2
|
Yossino
|
2003.12.07
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
3
|
Takeshi Minamino
|
2004.03.05
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
| champinship held up after defense on 2004.08.29 versus Takeshi Minamino
|
|
| three way decision match for vacant championship
|
|
| 36
|
Takeshi Minamino
|
Pineapple Hanai & Mango Fukuda
|
2004.09.09
|
Tokyo
|
|
|
|
1
|
Taiji Ishimori
|
2004.10.14
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
|
|
| championship status unclear
|
|
|
|
|
|
| title change
|
| successful title defense
|
| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
|
Gallery of Champions
Gallery of Title Belts
Sources
| Universal Wrestling Association Championships
|
| Official: Heavy (Dr. Wagner Jr.)
|
| Outlaw: Light (Kato Kung Lee Jr.), Junior Light Heavy (Diluvio Negro II)
|
| Now in Japan: Welter, Middle, Junior Heavy, Tag, Trios,
|
| Defunct: Feather, Light Heavy, Women, International Women, Women Junior, Women's Tag,
|
| Associated: WWF Light Heavy
|
