Mexican National Lightweight Championship
Current Champion
 Electrico, 50th Champion |
Electrico defeated Pequeno Nitro on August 13 in Arena Mexico on August 13, 2013 in the finals of a tournament to crown a new champion.
History of Championship
In the prior era of this championship, it was used to transition a mini (Damiancito el Guerrero, who soon became Virus) into his new role as a full sized wrestler. Virus lost the belt to Ricky Marvin, in similar bid to give more spotlight to a small wrestler. Marvin lost in turn to Loco Max, who was a local Arena Puebla wrestler at the time. If there were further plans for the championship, they were forgotten after Loco Max joined the main CMLL roster (thru the Guapos U group) in 2002. Luchas 2000's special on the history of the Mexican National Championships included an interview with Loco Max, who said he vacated this championship, but no specific date was mentioned.
As usual, CMLL brought this championship back with no notice or advance warning in 2008, announcing a lineup for a tournament to decide a new champion without previously mentioning the title would be returning. It never seemed to be officially announced as such, but the championship has clearly been repurposed as a minis championship, secondary to the CMLL World Minis Championship. All wrestlers in the tournament to decide a new champion were minis, and no normal size wrestler has challenged for it. (No minis wrestler has either, due to the lack of defenses.) It's not said why the Mexican National Minis Championship, a title which exists for this very use, is not being used by CMLL, but the assumption is they don't actually have control of the title.
The lightweight division has rarely had the prominence of the other weight divisions and is usually skipped by most promotions. Perhaps because of this championship switching over to the minis division, CMLL has brought back the CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship to fill this niche.
Champions Listing
Sources:
- ↑ Lucha Libre 52
- ↑ Lucha Libre 31, page 4 - this narrative does not include many dates, but indicates Shadow defended against Juventino Romero sometime before vacating and implies it was prior to 1951
- ↑ Lucha Libre 50 confirms this was a tournament final, say it was actually in June. March 30 wsa previously known date. Orquidea was previously listed as final opponent.
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon
- ↑ defended it long after he gave up the title? El Informador 1960-09-23
- ↑ Lucha Libre 50 claims this occured in Plaza el Toros el Cortijo
- ↑ Arena 194
- ↑ Lucha Libre 27; may be off a week but definitely a Tuesday show
- ↑ Lucha Libre 36, Superluchas
- ↑ Lucha Libre 56
- ↑ Lucha Libre 56, El Informador 1964.08.28
- ↑ Lucha Libre 56
- ↑ Lucha Libre 56; order for all these defenses are unclear
- ↑ Lucha Libre 56
- ↑ Lucha Libre 76
- ↑ date previously listed as 1965.08.07, but Golpe 6 has it at April 13 at a Union show on a Tuesday
- ↑ Luchas 2000 #574 p7
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ draw, countout of the ring
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1976-04-11
- ↑ all defenses from Luchas 2000 #565, p14
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha foro
- ↑ http://www.boxylucha.com/foro/viewtopic.php?p=736963#p736963 ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha foro]
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Superluchas.net
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha foro, listed as first defense
- ↑ El Informador 1982-08-22
- ↑ La Magia del Ring #14 says this title change took place 1999/04/12 versus Akira in Arena Coliseo Guadalajara; need a tie break source
- ↑ LuchaWorld.com
Gallery of Champions
 Raul Romero, 8th Champion |
 Black Shadow, 11th Champion |
 Juan Diaz, 12th & 14th Champion |
 Chanoc, 15th & 17th Champion |
 Ulises, 16th Champion |
 Alberto Munoz, 19th Champion |
 Raul Rojas, 21st Champion |
 Estrella Blanca, 22th & 25th Champion |
 Tauro, 26th & 28th Champion |
 Dardo Aguilar, 27th Champion |
 Talisman, 33th Champion |
 Aristoteles, 36th Champion |
 Modulo, 38th Champion |
 Pegaso I, 39th Champion |
 Kalifa, 40th Champion |
 Damiancito el Guerrero, 46th Champion |
 Ricky Marvin, 47th Champion |
 Loco Max, 48th Champion |
 Pierrothito, 49th Champion |
Gallery of Title Belts
Sources
- Wrestling-Titles.com
- Luchas 2000 Especial #21
Also Listed As
| Mexican National Championships |
|---|
| Men's: Light (Panterita del Ring Jr.) • Welter (vacant) Middle (Templario) • Light Heavy (Ángel de Oro) Heavy (Euforia) • Tag (Esfinge & Fugaz) Trios (Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Virus, Raziel and Cancerbero)) |
| Women's: Singles (Dark Silueta) • Women's Tag (Jarochita & Lluvia) |
| Defunct: Mini • Feather • Cruiser • Atomicos |
