Current Champion
Kato Kung Lee Jr. was the last known Mexican champion, holding it 1997. He may not still be defending the title.
At some unknown time, this championship joined many others by turning up in a small Japanese promotion.
History of Championship
Champions Listing
| #
|
Champion(s)
|
Defeated
|
Date
|
Location
|
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| tournament for vacant championship
|
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| 1
|
Matematico
|
Hashi Masataka
|
1975.12.21
|
Pachuca
|
|
|
|
1[1]
|
Ultraman
|
1976.06.20
|
Plaza de Toros el Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco
|
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| 2
|
Signo
|
Matematico
|
1976.12.28
|
Mexico City
|
|
|
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1[2]
|
Matemático
|
1977.02.13
|
Plaza El Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco
|
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|
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2
|
Solar
|
1977.03.20
|
Arena Aficion
|
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|
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3[3]
|
Matemático
|
1977.04.07
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El Toreo de Naucalpan
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|
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4[4]
|
Matemático
|
1977.04.17
|
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
|
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|
5
|
Catedratico
|
1977.07.??
|
Veracruz
|
|
|
|
6
|
Brazo de Oro
|
1977.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
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7
|
Black Man
|
1977.10.??
|
Arena Poza Rica
|
|
|
|
8
|
Mátematico
|
1977.10.04
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Los Mochis, Sinaloa
|
|
|
|
9
|
Estrella Blanca
|
1977.10.09
|
Arena Toluca
|
|
|
|
10[5]
|
Black Man
|
1977.12.20
|
Arena Aficion
|
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| championship vacant on 1978.12.28 to move to the welterweight division
|
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| decision match for vacant championship
|
|
| 3
|
Blackman
|
Matematico
|
1978.09.10
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
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|
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|
1
|
Babe Richard
|
1980.05.27
|
Arena Coliseo Acapulco, Guerrero
|
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|
|
2[6]
|
Lobo Rubio
|
1981.03.08
|
Arena López Mateos
|
|
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3
|
Rudy Reyna
|
1981.03.17
|
Arena Coliseo Acapulco, Guerrero
|
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4[7]
|
Mocho Cota
|
1981.05.31
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
5
|
Black Terry
|
1981.06.21
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
|
| 4
|
Black Terry[8]
|
Blackman
|
1981.09.30
|
Palacio De Los Deportes
|
|
|
|
1[9]
|
Dany Grimaldo
|
1981.10.21
|
Gimnasio Municipal Benito Juarez, Cuautitlan, Estadio de Mexico
|
|
|
|
2[10]
|
Black Man
|
1981.12.19
|
Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
|
|
|
|
3[11]
|
Robin Hood
|
1981.12.25
|
Arena Poza Rica, Poza Rica, Veracruz
|
|
|
|
4[12]
|
Danny Boy
|
1981.12.27
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
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5[13]
|
Chamaco Maravilla
|
1982.02.04
|
Arena Olimpico Laguna de Gomez Palacio
|
|
|
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6[14]
|
Blackman
|
1982.02.07
|
Arena Palenque Agua Azul, Guadalajara, Jalisco
|
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|
|
7[15]
|
Robin
|
1982.02.28
|
Arena Isabel de Leon, Guanajuato
|
|
|
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8[16]
|
Matematico & Negro Casas
|
1982.03.18
|
Arena Zapata, Acapulco, Guerrero
|
|
|
|
9[17]
|
Matematico
|
1982.04.07
|
Arena Xochimilco
|
|
|
|
10[18]
|
Black Man
|
1982.04.30
|
Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
|
|
|
|
11[19]
|
Matematico
|
1982.05.04
|
Auditorio Miguel Barragan, San Luis Potosi
|
|
|
|
12[20]
|
Rudy Reyna
|
1982.06.03
|
Arena Poza Rica, Poza Rica, Veracruz
|
|
|
|
13[21]
|
Negro Casas
|
1982.06.20
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
|
14[22]
|
Brillante (Dominican Republic)
|
1982.06.23
|
Plaza de Otors San Marcos, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
|
|
|
|
15[23]
|
Matematico
|
1982.07.22
|
Arena Zapata, Acapulco, Guerrero
|
|
|
|
16[24]
|
Espartano I
|
1982.09.03
|
Deportivo San Juan, Merida, Yucatan
|
|
|
|
17[25]
|
Matematico
|
1982.10.18
|
Arena Isabel de Leon, Guanajuato
|
|
|
|
18[26]
|
Brillante
|
1982.11.15
|
Salon Ixtlahuaca, Cuautitlan, Estado de Mexico
|
|
|
|
19[27]
|
Blackman
|
1982.11.19
|
Parque Deportivo Lic. Miguel Aleman, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz
|
|
|
|
20[28]
|
Negro Casas
|
1982.12.14
|
Gimnasio Municipal Benito Juarez, Cuautitlán, Estado de Mexico
|
|
|
|
21[29]
|
Rocky Santana
|
1983.01.23
|
Gimnasio 15 de Mayo, Torreon, Coahuila
|
|
|
|
22[30]
|
Blackman
|
1983.03.06
|
Arena Aficion
|
|
|
|
23[31]
|
Blackman
|
1983.11.15
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
24[32]
|
Blackman
|
1983.12.01
|
Arena Olimpico Laguna de Gomez Palacio
|
|
| 5
|
Negro Casas
|
Black Terry
|
1984.01.01
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
1[33]
|
Blue King
|
1984.03.30
|
Arena Olimpico Laguna
|
|
|
|
2[34]
|
Hijo del Santo
|
1984.07.27
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
3[35]
|
Robin
|
1984.09.06
|
Arena Olimpico Laguna
|
|
| 6
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
Negro Casas
|
1984.10.28
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
1
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1984.11.25
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
2
|
Negro Casas
|
1984.11.28
|
Auditorio Municipal Benito Juarez - Veracruz
|
|
|
|
3
|
Negro Casas
|
1984.12.16
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
4
|
Negro Casas
|
1984.12.20
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
|
|
5
|
Modulo
|
1984.12.22
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
|
6
|
Negro Casas
|
1985.01.01
|
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
|
|
|
|
7
|
Negro Casas
|
1985.01.08
|
Arena Queretaro
|
|
|
|
8
|
Negro Casas
|
1985.01.13
|
Arena Azteca, Mexico City
|
|
|
|
9
|
Negro Casas
|
1985.01.28
|
Gimnasio Morelos, Mexico City
|
|
|
|
10
|
Kiss
|
1985.02.01
|
Deportivo Puebla - Puebla
|
|
|
|
11
|
Negro Casas
|
1985.02.15
|
Oaxaca
|
|
|
|
12[36]
|
Mocho Cota
|
1985.03.10
|
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
13
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1985.03.14
|
Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur
|
|
|
|
14
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1985.03.21
|
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
|
|
|
|
15
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1985.03.24
|
Auditorio Municipal - Culiacan
|
|
|
|
16
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1985.04.20
|
Plaza De Toros - San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato
|
|
|
|
17
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1985.05.13
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
18
|
El Mestizo
|
1985.06.30
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 7
|
Aristotle I
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1985.07.14
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
| 8
|
El Hijo del Santo [2]
|
Aristotle I
|
1985.09.01
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
1
|
Aristotle I
|
1985.09.15
|
Arena Queretaro
|
|
|
|
2[37]
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1985.11.30
|
Palacio De Los Deportes
|
|
|
|
3
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1985.12.08
|
Plaza De Toros La Monumental - Monterrey
|
|
|
|
4
|
Aristotle I
|
1985.12.11
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
|
|
5
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1986.01.02
|
Merida
|
|
|
|
6
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1986.02.10
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
7
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1986.02.15
|
Arena Xochimilco
|
|
|
|
8
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1986.03.05
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
9
|
Negro Casas
|
1986.03.20
|
Arena Toluca
|
|
|
|
10
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1986.04.12
|
Wilson Theater - Fresno, California
|
|
|
|
11
|
Negro Casas
|
1986.04.16
|
Arena Coliseo De Reynosa
|
|
|
|
12
|
Cosmonauta
|
1986.06.01
|
Arena Azteca
|
|
|
|
13
|
Negro Casas
|
1986.06.14
|
Palenque de la Feria - Tlaxcala
|
|
|
|
14
|
Black Shadow Jr.
|
1986.07.08
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
15
|
Negro Casas
|
1986.07.26
|
Olympic Auditorium - Los Angeles
|
|
|
|
16
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1986.11.22
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
|
|
17[38]
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1986.12.13
|
Olympic Auditorium - Los Angeles
|
|
|
|
18
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1987.01.26
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
| 9
|
Espanto Jr.
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1987.07.26
|
Auditorio Municipal - Saltillo
|
|
| 10
|
El Hijo del Santo [3]
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1988.05.01
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
1
|
Espanto Jr.[39]
|
1988.05.29
|
Torreon?
|
|
|
|
2
|
Tarahumara
|
1988.08.13
|
Auditorio Municipal - Saltillo
|
|
|
|
3
|
Black Shadow Jr.
|
1988.08.14
|
Auditorio Municipal - Saltillo
|
|
|
|
4
|
Negro Casas
|
1989.01.08
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
5
|
Ray Richard
|
1989.06.16
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
6
|
El Hijo del Diablo
|
1989.06.19
|
Cancha Ferrorcarrilera - Irapuato, Guanajuato
|
|
|
|
7
|
Asterisco
|
1989.08.27
|
Arena Coliseo De Reynosa
|
|
|
|
8
|
Negro Casas
|
1989.10.31
|
Arena Queretaro
|
|
|
|
9
|
Black Shadow Jr.
|
1989.12.03
|
Arena Coliseo De Reynosa
|
|
|
|
10
|
Black Shadow Jr.
|
1990.05.01
|
Deportivo Roma - Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas
|
|
| championship vacant January 1991 when Santo decides to no longer wrestle as a lightweight
|
|
| 24 man tournament to decide new champion
|
|
| 11
|
Lasser
|
Rocky Santana
|
1991.02.05
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
1
|
Flama Dorada
|
1991.03.16
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
|
2
|
Black Shadow Jr.
|
1991.04.22
|
Arena Isabel De Leon
|
|
|
|
3
|
?
|
1991.06.26
|
Celaya
|
|
|
|
4[40]
|
Romano Garcia
|
1991.07.24
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
|
5
|
El Matematico
|
1992.01.01
|
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
|
|
|
|
6
|
El Mohicano I
|
1992.01.16
|
Mexico City
|
|
|
|
7
|
Zeus
|
1992.03.29
|
Arena Queretaro
|
|
|
|
8[41]
|
Loco Valentino
|
1992.05.25
|
Arena Isabel
|
|
|
|
9
|
Loco Valentino
|
1992.06.14
|
Durango
|
|
| 12
|
Rocky Santana
|
Lasser
|
1992.09.06
|
Tokyo
|
|
| 13
|
Lasser [2]
|
Rocky Santana
|
1992.09.09
|
Sapporo
|
|
| 14
|
Cassandro
|
Lasser
|
1992.10.29
|
Arena Toluca
|
|
|
|
1
|
Pimpinela Escarlata
|
1993.02.18
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
|
2
|
Pimpinela Escarlata
|
1993.04.23
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
3[42]
|
El Sagrado
|
1993.05.31
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
4
|
El Sagrado
|
1993.08.01
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
5
|
El Sagrado
|
1993.08.10
|
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
|
|
|
|
6
|
Super Raton
|
1993.10.08
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
7
|
El Sagrado
|
1993.11.08
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
| 15
|
Seminarista
|
Cassandro
|
1994.06.14
|
Queretaro
|
|
|
|
1
|
Loco Valentino
|
1994.08.22
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
| 16
|
Loco Valentino
|
Seminarista
|
1994.09.22
|
Tulancingo
|
|
| championship vacant in 1995 for unspecific reasons likely related to UWA's closure
|
|
| championship filled thru unknown means - awarded?
|
|
| 17
|
Kato Kung Lee Jr.
|
?
|
1997.05.09
|
Tulancingo
|
|
| championship status unclear
|
|
|
|
|
|
| title change
|
| successful title defense
|
| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
|
Sources:
- ↑ El Informador 1976-06-20
- ↑ El Informador, 1977-02-13, luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.30.32)
- ↑ felipe lara @ Foro Box y Lucha
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ El Informador 1981-05-31
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 17.54.40), said to have defended the belt 55 times elsewhere
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.15.03)
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.56.51)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.54.23)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 23.57.20)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 23.59.16)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 23.59.16)
- ↑ Negro Casas was wagering his hair and Matematico was putting up 20,000 in a three way match - luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.04.02)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.02.37)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.08.08)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.02.51)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.50.51)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.06.18)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.50.24)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.22.10)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 17.39.39)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.01.41)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.05.28)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.58.00) - photo blurry, date may be off
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.01.06)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.04.26)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 18.03.18)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.47.30)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.43.19)
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1984-03-30
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1984-09-06
- ↑ El Informador 1985-03-10
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ https://twitter.com/therealfredo/status/694570671003701248/photo/1
- ↑ Guerreros del Ring #191
- ↑ billed as his 5th defense
- ↑ billed as 17th defense (Lucha Libre Weekly 15)
- ↑ Lucha Libre Weekly v2-17
Japan Branch
| #
|
Champion(s)
|
Defeated
|
Date
|
Location
|
|
| -
|
Nagase Kancho
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
|
|
|
-[1]
|
Kenichiro Arai
|
2015.09.03
|
Shinkiba 1st Ring, Tokyo
|
|
|
|
|
|
| title change
|
| successful title defense
|
| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
|
Sources:
- ↑ Puroresu Spirit - WMW Middleweight Championship also on the line; Nagase is a former UWA Junior Heavyweight champion, possible this belt is mislisted or fictional
Gallery of Champions
 Nagase Kancho, Champion (Japan Branch) |
Gallery of Title Belts
Sources
Also Listed As
| Universal Wrestling Association Championships
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| Official: Heavy (Dr. Wagner Jr.)
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| Outlaw: Light (Kato Kung Lee Jr.), Junior Light Heavy (Diluvio Negro II)
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| Now in Japan: Welter, Middle, Junior Heavy, Tag, Trios,
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| Defunct: Feather, Light Heavy, Women, International Women, Women Junior, Women's Tag,
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| Associated: WWF Light Heavy
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