Current Champion
Electrico defeated Pequeno Nitro 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)
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Defeated
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Date
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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
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Jack O'Brien
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Dientes Hernandez
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1937.06.28
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Mexico City
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1
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Carlos Meza
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1937.05.03
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Arena Mexico
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|
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2
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Oscar Arizpe
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1937.11.07
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?
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2
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Dientes Hernandez
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Jack O'Brien
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1938.04.17
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Mexico City
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3
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Jack O'Brien [2]
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Dientes Hernandez
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1938.05.18
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Mexico City
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4
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Bobby Bonales
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Jack O'Brien
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1940.05.05
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Arena Mexico
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5
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Dientes Hernandez [2]
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Bobby Bonales
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1940.12.22
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Mexico City
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1
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Jack O'Brien
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1942.06.21
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Arena Mexico
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6[1]
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Adolfo Bonales
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Dientes Hernandez
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1942.10.09
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Old Arena Mexico
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7
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Joe Silva
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Adolfo Bonales
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1943.05.30
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Mexico City
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8
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Raul Romero
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Joe Silva
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1944.04.28
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Mexico City
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9
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Emilio Charles Sr.
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Raul Romero
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1946.04.15
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Mexico City
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10
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Joe Marin
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Emilio Charles[2]
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1948.08.05
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Torreon
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11
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Black Shadow
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Joe Marin
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1950.07.20[3]
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Arena Canada Dry
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championship vacated in 1954 when Black Shadow could no longer make weight[4]
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12[5]
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Juan Diaz
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Chu-Chu Garcia
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1957.06.??
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?
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13[6]
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Mishima Ota
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Juan Diaz
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1957.10.06
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Plaza de Toros Torreon
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1[7]
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Mishima Ota
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1957.12.30
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?
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after about eight months, commission rules Mishima Ota can not be champion because he was not born in Mexico and orders championship vacant
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1[8]
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El Rebelde
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1960.09.23
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Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
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14
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Juan Diaz [2]
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Jesus Garcia
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1958.05.17
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Arena Coliseo DF[9]
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1[10]
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Pokarito Ramirez
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1962.05.13
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Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City
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15
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Chanoc
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Juan Diaz
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1963.10.17
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Acapulco
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1
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Juan Diaz
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1963.12.08
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Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City
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16[11]
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Ulises
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Chanoc
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1964.04.21
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Arena Mexico
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1[12]
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Dick Angelo
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1964.06.21
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Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
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2[13]
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Luis Gonzalez
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1964.?
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?
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3[14]
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Chanoc
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1964.08.28
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Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
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4[15]
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Chanoc
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1964.?
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?
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5[16]
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Chanoc
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1964.?
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?
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17[17]
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Chanoc [2]
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Ulises
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1964.11.01
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Arena Coliseo Acapulco
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18
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Rodolfo Ruiz
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Chanoc
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1965.01.13
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Arena Coliseo
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1[18]
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Tony Sugar
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1965.04.04
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Arena Puebla
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19[19]
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Alberto Munoz
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Rodolfo Ruiz
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1965.04.13
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Arena Mexico
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1[20]
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Chanoc
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1965.12.26
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Arena Coliseo Acapulco
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championship vacated 1966.02.06 upon winning Mexican National Welterweight Championship
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tournament for vacant championship
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Rolando Costa & Raul Rojas draw, championship remains vacant
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rematch for vacant championship
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20
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Rolando Costa
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Raul Rojas
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1966.04.03
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Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City
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21
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Raul Rojas
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Rolando Costa
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1966.05.01
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Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City
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1[21]
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El Cuervo
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1966.06.05
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Arena Orizaba
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2[22]
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Chanoc
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1966.11.20
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Acapulco, Guerrero
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22
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Raul Guerrero
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Raul Rojas
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1967.09.07
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Mexico City
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|
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1[23]
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Javier Meza
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1968.04.14
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Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City
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23[24]
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Estrella Blanca
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Raul Guerrero
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1968.08.20
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Arena Mexico
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24
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Rodolfo Ruiz [2]
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Estrella Blanca
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1969.09.20
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Arena Coliseo
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25
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Estrella Blanca
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Rodolfo Ruiz
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1971.08.11
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Acapulco
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1
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Tauro
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1972.04.21
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Arena Coliseo DF
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2
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Tauro
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1972.05.20
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Pista Arena Revolucion
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26
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Tauro
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Estrella Blanca
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1973.04.11
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Acapulco
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1[25]
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Barón Siniestro
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1973.08.28
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Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
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|
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2[26]
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Dr. Misterio
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1974.01.27
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Arena Aficion
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3
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Rodolfo Ruiz
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1974.10.24
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Pista Arena Revolucion
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27
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Dardo Aguilar
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Tauro
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1975.01.18
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Pista Arena Revolucion
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28
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Tauro [2]
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Dardo Aguilar
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1975.06.05
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Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
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1[27]
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Remo
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1975.08.10
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Pista Arena Revolucion
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2[28]
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Cachorro Mendoza
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1975.10.08
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Arena Coliseo Acapulco
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3
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Cachorro Mendoza
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1975.12.16
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Arena Coliseo DF
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4[29]
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Cachorro Mendoza
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1976.04.11
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Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
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29
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Flama Azul
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Tauro
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1976.10.30
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
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1
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Centauro[30]
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1976.??.??
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?
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|
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2
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Rodolfo Ruiz
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1976.??.??
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?
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3
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Mr. Niebla (70s)
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1976.??.??
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?
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|
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4
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Mario Valenzuela
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1977.??.??
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?
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5
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Tauro
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1977.??.??
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Acapulco
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|
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6
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Rodolfo Ruiz
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1977.??.??
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?
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7
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Tauro
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1977.??.??
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?
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8
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Estrella Blanca
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1977.??.??
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?
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30
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Americo Rocca
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Flama Azul
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1977.04.10
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Monterrey
|
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31
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Flama Azul [2]
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Americo Rocca
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1977.07.01
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Acapulco
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1
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Rodolfo Ruiz
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1977.??.??
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?
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2
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Tauro
|
1977.??.??
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?
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32
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Mario Valenzuela
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Flama Azul
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1977.09.21
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Acapulco
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1
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Flama Azul
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1977.10.12
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?
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2[31]
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El Talisman
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1978.01.24
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Arena Coliseo
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|
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3[32]
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Arturo Cruz
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1978.01.29
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Arena Azteca
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33
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El Talisman
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Mario Valenzuela
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1978.08.30
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Acapulco
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1
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Rodolfo Ruiz
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1978.10.01
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Arena Coliseo DF
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|
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2[33]
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Tauro
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1978.10.17
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Arena Ajusco, Tlalpan, Distrito Federal
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34
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Rodolfo Ruiz [3]
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El Talisman
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1979.04.08
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Cuernavaca
|
|
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1[34]
|
Talisman
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1979.08.28
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Arena Coliseo
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35
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Chamaco Velaguez
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Rodolfo Ruiz
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1980.06.12
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?
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1[35]
|
Rodolfo Ruiz
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1981.02.08
|
Pista Arena Revolución
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championship vacated February 1982 when Chamaco Valaguez leaves weight division
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tournament for vacant championship
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36
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Aristoteles
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Negro Casas
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1982.05.02
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Arena Mexico
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1[36]
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Fuerza Guerrera
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1982.06.06
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Pista Arena Revolucion
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1[37]
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Sombra Roja
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1982.08.22
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Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
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2
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Fuerza Guerrera
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1983.05.29
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Pista Arena Revolucion
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championship vacated July 1983 when Aristoteles leaves weight division
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tournament for vacant championship
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37
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Fuerza Guerrera
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Aguila Venezolana
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1983.11.06
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Cuernavaca
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championship vacated May 1984 when Fuerza Guerrera leaves weight division
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decision match? for vacant championship
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38
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Modulo
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?
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1984.08.18
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
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[38]1
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El Mestizo
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1984.09.23
|
Arena México
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39
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Pegaso I
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Modulo
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1985.03.17
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
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40
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Kalifa
|
Pegaso I
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1985.07.13
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Puebla
|
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41
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Guerrero Samurai
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Kalifa
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1986.04.16
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
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1[39]
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El Guerrero (Acapulco)
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1986.09.16
|
Arena Coliseo
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42
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Pantera II
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Guerrero Samurai
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1987.08.09
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Pista Arena Revolucion
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43
|
Guerrero Samurai [2]
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Pantera II
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1988.06.02
|
Arena Xochimilco
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|
Guerrero Samurai passes away on 1990.11.24
|
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decision match for vacant championship
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45
|
Flash I
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Guerrero Samurai II
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1991.07.14
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Guadalajara
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championship vacated in 1993 for unknown reasons (leaves weight division?)
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tournament for vacant championship
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46[40]
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Damiancito el Guerrero
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Oriental
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1998.05.07
|
Guadalajara
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Damiancito changes identity to Virus
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1
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Oriental
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1998.05.08
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Arena Mexico
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|
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2
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Oriental
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1998.08.07
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Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
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3
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Oriental
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1998.08.19
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Jojutla, Morelia
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|
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4
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Oriental
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1998.09.05
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Arena Xochimilco
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|
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5
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Oriental
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1998.10.01
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Aguascalientes
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|
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6
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Oriental
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1998.10.29
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Gimnasio G-3, Mexico City
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|
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6
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Oriental
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1999.02.26
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Hamamatsu - Shizuoka, Japan
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|
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7
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Oriental
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1999.05.30
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Arena Neza
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|
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8
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Ricky Marvin
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2000.10.05
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Aguascalientes
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|
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9
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Moreno Casas
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2000.10.15
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
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47
|
Ricky Marvin
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Virus
|
2000.11.29
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Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
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|
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1
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Virus
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2000.12.12
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Arena Coliseo DF
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|
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2
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Virus
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2001.02.15
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Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
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|
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3
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Virus
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2001.02.28
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Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
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|
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4
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Virus
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2001.03.16
|
Arena Mexico
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|
|
5
|
Virus
|
2001.04.30
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Guanajuato
|
|
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6
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Virus
|
2001.05.23
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
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|
48
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Loco Max
|
Ricky Marvin
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2001.12.03
|
Arena Puebla
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|
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1
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Volador Jr.
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2002.02.04
|
Arena Puebla
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|
championship vacated 2004
|
|
finals of a tournament to crown new champion
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49
|
Pierrothito
|
Mascarita Dorada
|
2008.09.23
|
Arena Mexico
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|
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1
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Electrico
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2009.09.25
|
Arena Mexico
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|
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2
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Saturno
|
2010.03.09
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Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
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|
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3
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Astral
|
2011.04.05
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Arena Mexico
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|
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4
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Bam Bam
|
2011.09.20
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Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
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|
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5
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Electrico
|
2012.04.10
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
championship vacated July 2013 for unspecified reasons
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finals of a tournament to crown new champion
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50
|
Electrico
|
Pequeno Nitro
|
2013.08.13
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
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1
|
Espiritu Maligno
|
2014.08.18
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
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2
|
Principe Diamante
|
2016.02.28
|
Arena México
|
|
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3
|
Fantasy (II)[41]
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2016.08.16
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
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4
|
Pequeno Nitro
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2017.12.02
|
Arena Coliseo
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|
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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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Sources:
- ↑ Lucha Libre 52
- ↑ [http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/11/04&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar01812&PageLabel=18
El Siglo de Torreon], Lucha Libre 142 has this as 1948.05.11 in Torreon
- ↑ Lucha Libre 142 says 1950, Lucha Libre 161 says 1951. Neither would be a regular day for this arena.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ota beats Diaz on 09.29 in a non-title match, then again the following week to win the title
- ↑ Lucha Libre 125
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lucha Libre 114
- ↑ Lucha Libre 139
- ↑ Lucha Libre 161/162/163, a draw
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Estrellas del Ring Acapulco- listed as Guerrero defending, but need another title match to confirm
- ↑ 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
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Gallery of Title Belts
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