Occidente Welterweight Championship
The Occidente Welterweight Championship is one of the state championships of the Guadalajara box y lucha libre commission. It's controlled by the Guadalajara branch of CMLL.
Current Champion
Explosivo is the current champion. He defeated Magico for the vacant championship on August 26, 2018. The former champion Star Black vacated it on July 12, 2018.
History of Championship
Championship Notes
Metalik won this championship on April 13, 2008, but did not get a chance to do much with it. Within a month of winning the championship, he was called up to the Mexico City CMLL roster. By the end of the year, he'd been reborn as Mascara Dorada, treated as a new wrestler, and so could not logically defend this title. Local championships were not a priority in Guadalajara at the time - at one point, all were either inactive, or held by national wrestlers who only rarely appeared here - so the title was allowed to stay dormant until a cibernetico determined a new champion.
Rudo Angel del Mal was a slight surprise winner of the cibernetico, defeating Saturno. The first person to earn a rematch was Saturno's brother, Palacio Negro, but the rudo held on.
After Metal Blanco chased the champion for many weeks, he finally got his chance and the championship, defeating Angel del Mal on April 4th.
Known Champions Listing
Fomer champions not listed below include:
- Rayo de Jalisco
- El Solitario
- El Depredador (Guadalajara)
- Al Amezcua
- Americo Rocca
- Franco Colombo
- El Dorada
- Monje Loco
- Ciclon Ramirez
- Javier Cruz
- Metatron
- El Depredador (Guadalajara)
Sources:
- ↑ El Informador 1946-04-21
- ↑ El Informador 1946-06-02; also for a Chihuahua Welterweight Championship
- ↑ El Informador 1946-06-23; Black Shadow put his mask up
- ↑ El Informador 1947-02-02
- ↑ El Informador 1947-02-11; Black Shadow put his mask up
- ↑ El Informador 1948-07-18
- ↑ El Informador 1948-08-15; Golden Terror's mask was on the line
- ↑ El Informador 1948-08-22; championship vs Championship with the Chihuahua Welterweight Championship
- ↑ El Informador 1948-10-03
- ↑ El Informador 1948-11-21
- ↑ El Informador 1948-11-28; championship vs championship with the Jalisco Middleweight Championship with Gorila's beard and hair also on the line
- ↑ El Informador 1948-12-05; Krim's hair was on the line
- ↑ El Informador 1948-12-26; Terror's mask was on the line
- ↑ El Informador 1949-01-23
- ↑ El Informador 1949-05-01
- ↑ El Informador 1955-02-01
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ EL Informador 1964-07-24; poster lists Vick as champion, maybe wrong match is title change
- ↑ El Informador 1965-03-12; Lucha libre 89 has the result
- ↑ El Informador 1966-01-16
- ↑ El Informador 1966-07-15
- ↑ El Informador 1967-06-23
- ↑ El Informador 1968-06-02
- ↑ El Informardo 1969-03-14; it's more likely Costa won based on next tournament, but next tournament is two years away
- ↑ El Informardo 1971-01-29
- ↑ El Informador 1973-11-20
- ↑ El Informador 1979-10-02
- ↑ El Informador 1981-03-10; winner not listed, Orion has the belt next time it's seen (3 years later)
- ↑ El Informador 1984-01-29
- ↑ El Informador 1984-06-24
- ↑ El Informador 1984-08-14
- ↑ El Informador 1984-12-02
- ↑ El Informador 1985-05-07
- ↑ El Informador 1985-07-28
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 23.32.29) - photo is of lineup, unclear if title defense, change, or if match actually happened
- ↑ victory by disqualification
- ↑ LuchaWorld.com
- ↑ LuchaWorld.com
Gallery of Champions
| Guadalajara |
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| Arenas: Arena Coliseo Guadalajara, Arena Victoria |
| Local Legends: Rayo de Jalisco, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., Ringo Mendoza, Diablo Velasco; all |
| Local Titles: Occidente (Light, Welter, Middle, Light Heavy, Heavy, Tag, Trios), NWG (IC) |
