Current 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
| #
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Champion(s)
|
Defeated
|
Date
|
Location
|
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| tournament to determine initial champion
|
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| David Barragan & Dientes Hernandez match is suspended, tournament has no finish
|
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| tournament to (again) determine initial champion
|
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| 1
|
Jack O'Brien
|
Dientes Hernandez
|
1937.06.28
|
Mexico City
|
|
|
|
1
|
Carlos Meza
|
1937.05.03
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
2
|
Oscar Arizpe
|
1937.11.07
|
?
|
|
| 2
|
Dientes Hernandez
|
Jack O'Brien
|
1938.04.17
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 3
|
Jack O'Brien [2]
|
Dientes Hernandez
|
1938.05.18
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 4
|
Bobby Bonales
|
Jack O'Brien
|
1940.05.05
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 5
|
Dientes Hernandez [2]
|
Bobby Bonales
|
1940.12.22
|
Mexico City
|
|
|
|
1
|
Jack O'Brien
|
1942.06.21
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 6
|
Adolfo Bonales
|
Dientes Hernandez
|
1942.10.09
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 7
|
Joe Silva
|
Adolfo Bonales
|
1943.05.30
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 8
|
Raul Romero
|
Joe Silva
|
1944.04.28
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 9
|
Emilio Charles Sr.
|
Raul Romero
|
1946.04.15
|
Mexico City
|
|
| championship vacated in 1948
|
|
| 10
|
Joe Marin
|
?
|
1948.08.05
|
?
|
|
| 11
|
Black Shadow
|
Joe Marin
|
1948.10.18
|
Mexico City
|
|
| championship vacated in 1954
|
|
| 12
|
Juan Diaz
|
Orquidea
|
1957.03.30
|
?
|
|
| 13
|
Mishima Ota
|
Juan Diaz
|
1957.07.17
|
Mexicali
|
|
| Mishima Ota is not Mexican, vacates championship
|
|
| 14
|
Juan Diaz [2]
|
Jesus Garcia
|
1958.05.17
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
| 15
|
Chanoc
|
Juan Diaz
|
1963.10.17
|
Acapulco
|
|
|
|
1
|
Juan Diaz
|
1963.12.08
|
Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City
|
|
| 16[1]
|
Ulises
|
Chanoc
|
1964.04.21
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 17
|
Chanoc [2]
|
Ulises
|
1964.06.12
|
Acapulco
|
|
| 18
|
Rodolfo Ruiz
|
Chanoc
|
1965.01.13
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
| 19
|
Alberto Munoz
|
Rodolfo Ruiz
|
1965.08.07
|
Mexico City
|
|
| championship vacated 1966.02.06 upon winning Mexican National Welterweight Championship
|
|
| tournament for vacant championship
|
|
| Rolando Acosta & Raul Rojas draw, championship remains vacant
|
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| rematch for vacant championship
|
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| 20
|
Rolando Costa
|
Raul Rojas
|
1966.04.03
|
Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City
|
|
| 21
|
Raul Rojas
|
Rolando Costa
|
1966.05.01
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 22
|
Raul Guerrero
|
Raul Rojas
|
1967.09.07
|
Mexico City
|
|
|
|
1[2]
|
Javier Meza
|
1968.04.14
|
Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City
|
|
| 23
|
Estrella Blanca
|
Raul Guerrero
|
1968.08.20
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 24
|
Rodolfo Ruiz [2]
|
Estrella Blanca
|
1969.09.20
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
| 25
|
Estrella Blanca
|
Rodolfo Ruiz
|
1971.08.11
|
Acapulco
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|
|
|
1
|
Tauro
|
1972.04.21
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
2
|
Tauro
|
1972.05.20
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
| 26
|
Tauro
|
Estrella Blanca
|
1973.04.11
|
Acapulco
|
|
|
|
1
|
Rodolfo Ruiz
|
1974.10.24
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
| 27
|
Dardo Aguilar
|
Tauro
|
1975.01.18
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
| 28
|
Tauro [2]
|
Dardo Aguilar
|
1975.06.05
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
|
|
1
|
Cachorro Mendoza
|
1975.12.16
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
| 29
|
Flama Azul
|
Tauro
|
1976.10.30
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
|
1
|
Centauro[3]
|
1976.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
|
2
|
Rodolfo Ruiz
|
1976.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
|
3
|
Mr. Niebla (70s)
|
1976.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
|
4
|
Mario Valenzuela
|
1977.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
|
5
|
Tauro
|
1977.??.??
|
Acapulco
|
|
|
|
6
|
Rodolfo Ruiz
|
1977.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
|
7
|
Tauro
|
1977.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
|
8
|
Estrella Blanca
|
1977.??.??
|
?
|
|
| 30
|
Americo Rocca
|
Flama Azul
|
1977.04.10
|
Monterrey
|
|
| 31
|
Flama Azul [2]
|
Americo Rocca
|
1977.07.01
|
Acapulco
|
|
|
|
1
|
Rodolfo Ruiz
|
1977.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
|
2
|
Tauro
|
1977.??.??
|
?
|
|
| 32
|
Mario Valenzuela
|
Flama Azul
|
1977.09.21
|
Acapulco
|
|
|
|
1
|
Flama Azul
|
1977.10.12
|
?
|
|
|
|
2[4]
|
El Talisman
|
1978.01.24
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
|
|
3[5]
|
Arturo Cruz
|
1978.01.29
|
Arena Azteca
|
|
| 33
|
El Talisman
|
Mario Valenzuela
|
1978.08.30
|
Acapulco
|
|
|
|
1
|
Rodolfo Ruiz
|
1978.10.01
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
| 34
|
Rodolfo Ruiz [3]
|
El Talisman
|
1979.04.08
|
Cuernavaca
|
|
| 35
|
Chamaco Velaguez
|
Rodolfo Ruiz
|
1980.06.12
|
?
|
|
| championship vacated February 1982 when Chamaco Valaguez leaves weight division
|
|
| tournament for vacant championship
|
|
| 36
|
Aristoteles
|
Negro Casas
|
1982.05.02
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1[6]
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1982.06.06
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
|
2
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1983.05.29
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
| championship vacated July 1983 when Aristoteles leaves weight division
|
|
| tournament for vacant championship
|
|
| 37
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
Aguila Venezolana
|
1983.11.06
|
Cuernavaca
|
|
| championship vacated May 1984 when Fuerza Guerrera leaves weight division
|
|
| decision match? for vacant championship
|
|
| 38
|
Modulo
|
?
|
1984.08.18
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
| 39
|
Pegaso I
|
Modulo
|
1985.03.17
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
| 40
|
Kalifa
|
Pegaso I
|
1985.07.13
|
Puebla
|
|
| 41
|
Guerrero Samurai
|
Kalifa
|
1986.04.16
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
| 42
|
Pantera II
|
Guerrero Samurai
|
1987.08.09
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
| 43
|
Guerrero Samurai [2]
|
Pantera II
|
1988.06.02
|
Arena Xochimilco
|
|
| Guerrero Samurai passes away on 1990.11.24
|
|
| decision match for vacant championship
|
|
| 45
|
Flash I
|
Guerrero Samurai II
|
1991.07.14
|
Guadalajara
|
|
| championship vacated in 1993 for unknown reasons (leaves weight division?)
|
|
| tournament for vacant championship
|
|
| 46
|
Damiancito el Guerrero
|
Oriental
|
1998.05.07
|
Guadalajara
|
|
| Damiancito changes identity to Virus
|
|
|
|
1
|
Oriental
|
1998.05.08
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
2
|
Oriental
|
1998.08.07
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
|
|
3
|
Oriental
|
1998.08.19
|
Jojutla, Morelia
|
|
|
|
4
|
Oriental
|
1998.09.05
|
Arena Xochimilco
|
|
|
|
5
|
Oriental
|
1998.10.01
|
Aguascalientes
|
|
|
|
6
|
Oriental
|
1998.10.29
|
Gimnasio G-3, Mexico City
|
|
|
|
6
|
Oriental
|
1999.02.26
|
Hamamatsu - Shizuoka, Japan
|
|
|
|
7
|
Oriental
|
1999.05.30
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
8
|
Ricky Marvin
|
2000.10.05
|
Aguascalientes
|
|
|
|
9
|
Moreno Casas
|
2000.10.15
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
| 47
|
Ricky Marvin
|
Virus
|
2000.11.29
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
|
|
1
|
Virus
|
2000.12.12
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
2
|
Virus
|
2001.02.15
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
|
|
3
|
Virus
|
2001.02.28
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
|
|
4
|
Virus
|
2001.03.16
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
5
|
Virus
|
2001.04.30
|
Guanajuato
|
|
|
|
6
|
Virus
|
2001.05.23
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
| 48
|
Loco Max
|
Ricky Marvin
|
2001.12.03
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
1
|
Volador Jr.
|
2002.02.04
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
| championship vacated 2004
|
|
| finals of a tournament to crown new champion
|
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| 49
|
Pierrothito
|
Mascarita Dorada
|
2008.09.23
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1
|
Electrico
|
2009.09.25
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
2
|
Saturno
|
2010.03.09
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
3
|
Astral
|
2011.04.05
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
4
|
Bam Bam
|
2011.09.20
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
5
|
Electrico
|
2012.04.10
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| championship vacated July 2013 for unspecified reasons
|
|
| finals of a tournament to crown new champion
|
|
| 50
|
Electrico
|
Pequeno Nitro
|
2013.08.13
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1
|
Espiritu Maligno
|
2014.08.18
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
|
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| title change
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| successful title defense
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| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
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Gallery of Champions
 Tauro, 26th & 28th Champion |
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