ELLMEX Championship

The ELLMEX Championship is a Chicago-based professional wrestling championship owned by Empresa de Lucha Libre Mexicana (ELLMEX). It was introduced in 2014.

Current Champion

Bandolero is the current champion. He defeated Rey Fuego on July 21, 2019 in Arena GALLI, Villa Park, Illinois to win the title.

History of Championship

The Empresa de Lucha Libre Mexicana (ELLMEX) began a tournament at finals 2013 in order to crown the inaugural champion for the promotion. Imagen Nocturna qualified for the finals by winning an eliminatory in Los Angeles, California, while Príncipe Águila, and Príncipe Franky qualified by winning the one in Dallas, Texas. The final participant who qualified was the local Imperio Azteca by winning the eliminatory held in Chicago, Illinois. The tournament final took place on January 19, 2014 at The Olympic Theater in Cicero. Imperio Azteca became the first champion by defeating Imagen Nocturna, Príncipe Águila, and Príncipe Franky.

In summer 2019, Bandolero won the GALLI Classic Championship over Atomico. Two weeks later, he bet his championship against Rey Fuego, who put his ELLMEX Championship on the line, to become a double champion. A month later, Bandolero successfully challenged GALLI Junior Champion Eros to a Winner Takes All Match with three titles on the line to become a triple champion.

Champions Listing

#	Champion(s)	Defeated	Date	Location
Finals of Tournament to crown the inaugural champion
1	Imperio Azteca	Imagen Nocturna, Príncipe Águila, and Príncipe Franky	2014.01.19	The Olympic Theater - Cicero, Illinois
	1	Pentagon del Infierno	2014.05.04	Arena GALLI - Villa Park, Illinois
2	Príncipe Franky	Imperio Azteca, and Halcón Oriental	2015.03.01	The Olympic Theater - Cicero, Illinois
3	Halcón Oriental	Príncipe Franky	2016.02.21	Portage Theatre - Chicago, Illinois
	1	El Funebre	2016.04.10	Arena GALLI - Villa Park, Illinois
	2	Slayer	2016.12.11	Arena GALLI - Villa Park, Illinois
4	Skayde Jr.	Billy Star, Discovery, Guerrerito Del Futuro, Halcón Oriental, Imperio Azteca, Infernal, Justiciero Del Sur, Skayde, and Super Dragon	2017.01.27	Arena GALLI - Villa Park, Illinois
5	Bandolero	Rey Fuego^[1]	2019.07.21	Arena GALLI - Villa Park, Illinois
	1	Eros^[2]	2019.08.11	Arena GALLI - Villa Park, Illinois


title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

↑ During his reign, Skayde Jr. changed his gimmick to Rey Fuego. Bandolero put his GALLI Classic Championship on the line in a Title vs Title Match.
↑ Bandolero put the ELLMEX Championship, and GALLI Classic Championship on the line while Eros bet his GALLI Junior Championship in a Winner Takes All Match.