Current Champion
El Averno was the 85th champion, having won it on November 30, 2007 in Arena Mexico . The championship is current inactive.
History of Championship
The NWA World Middleweight Championship dated back to the early 1920s. The NWA name only existed to establish it as a world championship; since the 30s, it has been property of EMLL (much later CMLL.) It's one of the oldest active wrestling championships in the world.
Corazon de Leon won the championship on December 7 , 1993 by defeating Mano Negra . Negra had defeated Bestia Salvaje in a hair match the night prior, but suffered an ankle injury during the match. Leon attacked the hurt ankle, beating Negra in the same straight falls via anklelock. This would be the last time this title would change hands in a CMLL ring for over a decade.
For most of it's existence, the NWA World Middleweight Championship been held by Mexican wrestlers and defended in Mexico. In 1994, the title was sold to Ultimo Dragon , who brought it to Japan to be defended first by himself, and later as a championship belt for his promotions. When Ultimo Dragon left Japan to join WWE in 2003, he sold the belt back to CMLL. CMLL did nothing with it for a year, before doing a decision match with no particular build up.
On 01/01/05, Mistico beat Averno for the NWA World Middleweight Championship, using it as a launch point for his rise to the top of the promotion. Mistico winning was not an upset, but it signaled his transition from a momentarily favored young wrestler to a new permanent star. The match was well received, and the two met many times the rest of the year in rematches of the initial title match (which has never been shown on television.)
Black Warrior won the belt from Mistico, as part of the lead up to their mask match, and to provide big rematches after Mistico won the mask. Mistico was finally able to get the belt back on Kid's Day, 2007.
Averno won the belt back from Mistico in November of 2007. Despite holding the belt for almost 3 years, defenses were rare and the championship was rarely considered.
On August 12 , 2010 , CMLL announced a change with the NWA group of championships. The current physical title belts were all retired, replaced by newly belts with a different design. The old belts are now part of CMLL's mobile museum, though copies of them have turned up elsewhere.
CMLL referred to the new championships as the CMLL Historic Championships and said the former NWA champions would be the first champions of the new belts. Outside not getting the physical belt back, that appeared to satisfy the NWA's complaints about using their trademarks. However, since within weeks of that press conference, CMLL had changed course. The championships were referred to as NWA World Historic Championships .
This title has not been revived by NWA Mexico.
Champions Listing
#
Champion(s)
Defeated
Date
Location
reigning National Wrestling Association champion declared first champion
1
Gus Kallio
(awarded)
1939
n/a
[ 1]
national champion versus local champion; EMLL's entry into the NWA
2
Octavio Gaona
Gus Kallio
1939 .01.19
Mexico City
[ 2]
1
Bobby Arreola
1939 .??.??
Mexico City
3
Tarzan Lopez
Octavio Gaona
1939 .02.09
Mexico City
1
John Nemenic
1940 .09.12
Arena Modelo
4
Black Guzman
Tarzan Lopez
1941 .12.16
Mexico City
5
Tarzan Lopez [2]
Black Guzman
1942 .02.11
Mexico City
1
El Santo
1943 .04.02
Arena Coliseo
[ 3]
2
Gorila Ramos
1944 .11.17
Arena Coliseo
[ 4]
6
Gory Guerrero
Tarzan Lopez
1946 .02.15
Arena Coliseo
[ 5]
1
Tarzán López
1946 .09.20
Arena Coliseo
[ 6]
2
Rito Romero
1947 .09.26
Arena Coliseo
7
Mike Kelly
Gory Guerrero
1948 .04.12
Old Arena Mexico
[ 7]
1
Rito Romero
1948 .05.08
Arena Coliseo
[ 8]
8
Tarzan Lopez [3]
Mike Kelly
1949 .05.28
Old Arena México
[ 9]
9
Sugi Sito
Tarzan Lopez
1950 .09.22
Arena Coliseo
[ 10]
1
Tarzán López
1951 .08.03
Arena Coliseo
[ 11]
10
Enrique Llanes
Sugi Sito
1951 .09.24
Old Arena México
[ 12]
1
Bobby Bonales
1951 .11.23
[ 13]
Llanes leaves EMLL on 1951.12.27, giving up this championship.
[ 14]
tournament for vacant championship
11
Tarzan Lopez [4]
Sugi Sito
1952 .06.13
Arena Coliseo
[ 15]
tournament to determine #1 contender
12
Sugi Sito [2]
Tarzan Lopez
1953 .07.10
Arena Coliseo
[ 16]
13
El Santo
Sugi Sito
1954 .01.01
Arena Coliseo
[ 17]
1
Blue Demon
1954 .09.12
Parque Oro, Guadalajara, Jalisco
[ 18]
2
Black Shadow
1955 .09.23
Arena Coliseo
[ 19]
?
Rolando Vera
1956 .06.22
Arena Mexico
[ 20]
?
Rolando Vera
?
?
Santo vacates championship around 1956.10.06 over disputed match
[ 21]
14
Rolando Vera
El Santo
1956 .10.19
Arena Mexico
[ 22]
1
El Enfermero
1957 .02.17
Arena Canada Dry
[ 23]
2
Sugi Sito
1957 .04.26
Arena Mexico
[ 24]
3
El Espectro
1957 .09.15
Plaza de Toros el Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco
[ 25]
4
Black Shadow
1958 .09.26
Arena México
5
Alejandro Cruz
1959 .07.19
Plaza de Toros el Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco
[ 26]
15
Rene Guajardo
Rolando Vera
1960 .10.13
Monterrey
[ 27]
16
Antonio Posa
Rene Guajardo
1962 .04.27
Arena Mexico
[ 28]
1
Karloff Lagarde
1962 .09.21
Arena Mexico
[ 29]
17
Rene Guajardo [2]
Antonio Posa
?
Mexico City
[ 30]
1
El Gladiador
1963 .05.26
Arena Coliseo Monterrey
[ 31]
18
Rayo de Jalisco
Rene Guajardo
1963 .10.25
Arena México
tournament for title championship
19
Benny Galant
Rayo de Jalisco
1964 .05.01
Arena México
[ 32]
1
Rayo de Jalisco
1964 .06.21
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 33]
2
Rayo de Jalisco
1964 .09.??
Reynosa
[ 34]
8 man tournament to determine #1 contender
20
Rayo de Jalisco [2]
Benny Galant
1964 .09.25
Arena México
[ 35]
1
Rene Guajardo
1964 .11.27
Arena México
[ 36]
21
Rene Guajardo [3]
Rayo de Jalisco
1965 .03.26
Arena México
[ 37]
1
Rayo de Jalisco
1965 .07.24
Arena Puebla
[ 38]
2
Antonio Montoro
1965 .07.30
Arena Mexico
[ 39]
3
El Santo
1965 .09.26
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 40]
4
Rayo de Jalisco
1965 .10.04
Tampico
[ 41]
5
Black Shadow
1965 .10.24
Arena Coliseo Monterrey
[ 42]
6
Benny Galant
1965 .12.25
Arena Mexico
[ 43]
22
Jerry London
Rene Guajardo
1966 .05.22
Arena Coliseo Monterrey
[ 44]
23
Rene Guajardo [4]
Jerry London
1966 .07.01
Arena México
[ 45]
1
El Santo
1966 .09.06
Arena Puebla
[ 46]
2
Ray Mendoza
1966 .10.01
Tampico
[ 47]
3
Jerry London
1966 .10.21
Arena Mexico
[ 48]
4
Ray Mendoza
1966 .12.09
Arena Mexico
[ 49]
5
El Santo
1967 .01.16
Tampico
[ 50]
24
Ray Mendoza
Rene Guajardo
1967 .03.10
Arena México
[ 51]
1
Rene Guajardo
1967 .07.22
Puebla
[ 52]
Ray Mendoza vacates on 1967 .08.25 after winning the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship three weeks prior
[ 53]
16 man tournament for vacant championship
25
Rene Guajardo [5]
Apolo Curiel
1967 .09.29
Arena Mexico
[ 54]
1
Rayo de Jalisco
1967 .12.17
Arena Coliseo Monterrey
[ 55]
2
Karloff Lagarde
1967 .12.22
Arena Mexico
[ 56]
3
Manolo Polman
1968 .03.31
Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila
[ 57]
4
Ciclon Veloz Jr.
1968 .07.31
Matamoros
[ 58]
5
Tony Oxford
1968 .09.20
Arena Mexico
[ 59]
6
Blue Demon
1968 .10.27
Monterrey
[ 60]
26
El Santo [2]
Rene Guajardo
1968 .12.13
Arena Mexico
[ 61]
27
Rayo de Jalisco [3]
El Santo
1969 .04.25
Arena México
[ 62]
1
El Solitario
1969 .07.06
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 63]
2
René Guajardo
1969 .07.25
Arena México
[ 64]
28
El Solitario
Rayo de Jalisco
1969 .08.15
Arena Mexico
[ 65]
1
Rayo de Jalisco
1969 .10.05
Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, Jalisco
[ 66]
2
Rayo de Jalisco
1970 .02.13
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 67]
29
Mr. Koma
El Solitario
1970 .08.28
Arena Mexico
[ 68]
1
Anibal
1970 .10.08
Arena México
[ 69]
2
Rene Guajardo
1970 .07.31
Arena Mexico
[ 70]
3
Anibal
1970 .10.02
Arena Mexico
[ 71]
30
Anibal
Masio Koma
1970 .12.06
Arena México
[ 72]
1
Shibata
1971 .02.05
Arena Mexico
[ 73]
2
Rene Guajardo
1971 .03.26
Arena México
[ 74]
3
Motoyuki Kitazawa
1971 .08.06
Arena México
4
Rene Guajardo
1972 .12.08
Arena México
[ 75]
31
Rene Guajardo [6]
Anibal
1973 .03.30
Arena México
[ 76]
1
Steve Wright
1973 .04.27
Arena México
[ 77]
2
Blue Demon
1973 .05.01
Auditorio Benito Juarez, Cuautitlan
[ 78]
3
El Halcon
1973 .09.21
Arena Mexico
[ 79]
NWA strips Guajardo on July 17th, 1974, for unauthorized championship defense
[ 80]
final of a tournament for vacant championship
32
Anibal [2]
El Cobarde
1974 .09.20
Arena México
[ 81]
1
Adorable Rubi
1974 .12.13
Arena México
[ 82]
Anibal leaves EMLL late January 1974 to jump to UWA, continues to bill himself as champion to 'unify' the title with Guajardo
tournament for vacant championship
33
Perro Aguayo
Ringo Mendoza
1975 .07.04
Arena Mexico
[ 83]
1
Ciclón Veloz Jr.
1975 .07.13
Arena Coliseo Monterrey
[ 84]
2
Riki Starr
1975 .07.18
Arena México
[ 85]
3
Alberto Muñoz
1975 .07.26
Puebla
[ 86]
4
Ringo Mendoza
1975 .09.03
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 87]
5
El Santo
1975 .09.26
Arena México
[ 88]
6
Blue Demon
1975 .10.12
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 89]
7
El Santo
1975 .12.05
Arena Mexico
[ 90]
8
Ciclón Veloz Jr.
1975 .12.11
Monterrey
[ 91]
9
Ringo Mendoza
1976 .02.08
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 92]
10
Ringo Mendoza
1976 .02.22
Arena Coliseo Monterrey
[ 93]
11
El Santo
1976 .04.10
Arena Puebla
[ 94]
12
Ringo Mendoza
1976 .04.21
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 95]
13
Ringo Mendoza
1976 .04.23
Arena México
[ 96]
14
Ringo Mendoza
1976 .05.23
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 97]
15
El Faraón
1976 .06.11
Arena México
[ 98]
34
El Faraón
Perro Aguayo
1976 .10.22
Arena México
[ 99]
1
Perro Aguayo
1976 .11.14
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 100]
2
Adorable Rubi
1976 .12.05
Arena Coliseo
[ 101]
3
Adorable Rubi
1976 .12.15
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 102]
5
Adorable Rubi
1976 .12.26
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 103]
6
Tony Salazar
1977 .02.09
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 104]
7
Tony Salazar
1977 .02.18
Arena Mexico
[ 105]
35
Perro Aguayo [2]
El Faraon
1977 .03.11
Arena Mexico
[ 106]
1
Ringo Mendoza
1977 .04.10
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 107]
2
Blue Demon
1977 .04.30
Pista Arena Revolución
[ 108]
3
El Faraon
1977 .05.04
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 109]
4
Mano Negra
1977 .05.15
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 110]
5
El Faraon
1977 .06.05
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 111]
36
Ringo Mendoza
Perro Aguayo
1977 .07.03
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 112]
1
Adorable Rubi
1977 .08.20
Pista Arena Revolución
[ 113]
2
Fishman
1977 .09.17
Arena Xochimilco
[ 114]
3
Adorable Rubi
1977 .10.06
Arena Isabel, Cuernavaca, Morelos
[ 115]
37
Joe Palardy
Ringo Mendoza
1977 .10.12
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 116]
1
El Faraon
1977 .11.06
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 117]
2
Ringo Mendoza
1977 .11.25
Arena Mexico
[ 118]
38
El Faraon [2]
Joe Palardy
1977 .12.02
Arena México
[ 119]
39
Ringo Mendoza [2]
El Faraon
1978 .02.10
Los Angeles
[ 120]
1
El Faraon
1978 .02.17
Los Angeles
[ 121]
2
Carlos Plata
1978 .03.17
Arena México
[ 122]
3
Sangre Chicana
1978 .03.29
Acapulco
[ 121]
40
Perro Aguayo [3]
Ringo Mendoza
1978 .04.09
Guadalajara
[ 121]
1
Ringo Mendoza
1978 .05.85
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 123]
1
Ringo Mendoza
1978 .06.05
Monclova
[ 121]
41
Ringo Mendoza [3]
Perro Aguayo
1978 .06.23
Arena México
[ 124]
1
Sangre Chicana
1978 .07.01
Puebla
[ 121]
2
Sangre Chicana
1978 .07.27
Cuernavaca
[ 121]
42
Tony Salazar
Ringo Mendoza
1978 .08.18
Arena Mexico
[ 125]
1
Ringo Mendoza
1978 .08.18
Mexico City
[ 126]
2
Satoru Sayama
1978 .09.22
Arena Mexico
[ 127]
2
Cachorro Mendoza
1978 .10.08
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 128]
3
Satoru Sayama
1978 .12.17
Monterrey
[ 121]
43
Ringo Mendoza [4]
Tony Salazar
1979 .02.07
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 129]
1
Sangre Chicana
1979 .04.20
Arena México
[ 130]
2
Carlos Plata
1979 .05.06
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 131]
3
Tony Salazar
1979 .06.15
Arena México
[ 132]
4
Tony Salazar
1979 .07.14
Puebla
[ 133]
5
Sangre Chicana
1979 .08.26
Arena Coliseo
[ 134]
8 man tournament for title match
44
Satoru Sayama
Ringo Mendoza
1979 .09.09
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 135]
1
Ringo Mendoza
1979 .09.21
Arena México
[ 136]
2
Ringo Mendoza
1979 .09.23
Arena Coliseo
[ 137]
3
Tony Salazar
1979 .10.13
Arena Puebla
[ 138]
4
Sangre Chicana
1979 .11.04
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 139]
5
Tony Salazar
1979 .11.16
Arena México
[ 140]
6
Tony Salazar
1980 .01.18
Arena Coliseo
[ 141]
7
Satanico
1980 .02.20
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 142]
8
Sangre Chicana
1980 .02.29
Arena México
[ 143]
9
Sangre Chicana
1980 .03.16
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 144]
45
Satanico
Satoru Sayama
1980 .03.28
Mexico City
1
El Faraón
1980 .04.18
Arena Mexico
[ 145]
46
Cachorro Mendoza
Satanico
1980 .04.27
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 146]
1
Carlos Plata
1980 .05.18
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 147]
2
Sangre Chicana
1980 .05.24
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 148]
47
Sangre Chicana
Cachorro Mendoza
1980 .06.15
Monterrey
1
Cachorro Mendoza
1980 .07.04
Arena México
[ 149]
2
Ringo Mendoza
1980 .07.13
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 150]
3
El Faraón
1980 .08.06
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 151]
4
Ringo Mendoza
1980 .08.29
Arena México
3
El Faraón
1980 .09.07
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 152]
4
Fantasma
1980 .09.26
Arena México
[ 153]
5
Kato Kung Lee
1980 .10.12
Pista Arena Revolución
[ 154]
6
Fantasma
1980 .11.15
Arena Puebla
[ 155]
7
Lizmark
1980 .11.19
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 156]
8
Tony Salazar
1980 .12.14
Pista Arena Revolución
[ 157]
48
Tony Salazar [2]
Sangre Chicana
1981 .01.18
Monterrey
1
El Faraon
1981 .02.15
Arena México
[ 158]
49
Sangre Chicana [2]
Tony Salazar
1981 .03.13
Arena México
[ 159]
50
Ringo Mendoza [5]
Sangre Chicana
1981 .04.03
Arena México
[ 160]
1
Sangre Chicana
1981 .05.03
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 161]
2
El Faraon
1981 .06.12
Arena México
[ 162]
3
Sangre Chicana
1981 .06.26
Arena México
[ 163]
4
Satánico
1981 .07.04
Arena Puebla
[ 164]
5
Satánico
1981 .07.15
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 165]
6
Sangre Chicana
1981 .08.16
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 166]
7
Espectro Jr.
1981 .10.14
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 167]
51
El Faraon [3]
Ringo Mendoza
1981 .11.29
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 168]
1
Lizmark
1981 .12.18
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 169]
2
Ringo Mendoza
1982 .01.28
Aguascalientes
[ 170]
3
Lizmark
1982 .02.14
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 171]
52
Cesar Curiel
El Faraon
1982 .04.02
Arena México
[ 172]
1
Satánico
1982 .07.17
Puebla
[ 173]
2
Satánico
1982 .08.17
Arena Coliseo
[ 174]
53
Satánico [2]
Cesar Curiel
1982 .10.15
Arena Mexico
[ 175]
1
Ringo Mendoza
1982 .11.13
Pista Arena Revolución
[ 176]
1
Ringo Mendoza
1983 .01.15
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 177]
2
El Jalisco
1983 .02.01
Arena Coliseo
[ 178]
54
El Jalisco
Satanico
1983 .02.20
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 179]
55
Satanico [3]
El Jalisco
1983 .04.13
Arena Neza
[ 180]
1
Sangre Chicana
1983 .04.27
Arena Neza
[ 181]
2
Lizmark
1983 .05.05
Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
[ 182]
3
Solar II
1983 .05.28
Estadio Moctezuma, Torreón, Coahuila
56
Lizmark
Satanico
1983 .06.03
Arena México
[ 183]
1
Sangre Chicana
1983 .06.25
Estadio Moctezuma, Torreón, Coahuila
[ 184]
2
Espectro Jr.
1983 .07.31
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 185]
3
El Supremo
1983 .08.31
Arena Neza
[ 186]
4
El Enfermero Jr.
1983 .09.09
Arena México
[ 187]
5
Espectro Jr.
1983 .09.21
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 188]
57
Satanico [4]
Lizmark
1983 .12.02
Arena Mexico
[ 189]
1
Lizmark
1983 .12.14
Arena Neza
[ 190]
2
Hombre Bala
1984 .01.14
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 191]
3
El Faraón
1984 .02.12
[ 192]
4
Lizmark
1984 .03.09
Arena México
[ 193]
5
Cachorro Mendoza
1984 .03.31
Arena Puebla
[ 194]
6
Kamikaze Misawa
1984 .04.08
Arena México
[ 195]
7
Mogur
1984 .06.24
Arena México
[ 196]
8
Samurai Shiro
1984 .07.06
Arena México
[ 197]
9
Tony Salazar
1984 .07.21
Arena Puebla
[ 198]
58
Gran Cochisse
Satanico
1984 .08.17
Arena Mexico
[ 199]
59
Satanico [5]
Gran Cochisse
1984 .09.14
Arena Mexico
[ 200]
60
Gran Cochisse [2]
Satanico
1984 .09.30
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 201]
61
Gran Hamada
Gran Cochisse
1984 .11.18
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
[ 202]
1
Kato Kung Lee
1984 .12.16
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
[ 203]
2
La Fiera
1985 .03.24
Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
[ 204] }
62
La Fiera
Gran Hamada
1985 .04.05
Arena México
[ 205]
1
Gran Cochisse
1985 .04.14
Arena México
[ 206]
2
Satánico
1985 .04.24
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 207]
63
Chamaco Valaguez
La Fiera
1985 .07.20
Arena Puebla
1
El Supremo
1985 .09.08
Plaza de Toros el Cortijo
[ 208]
2
El Satanico
1985 .11.30
Palacio de los Deportes DF
[ 209]
3
Enfermero Jr.
1986 .01.15
Arena Neza
[ 210]
4
Mocho Cota
1986 .02.18
Pista Arena Revolución
[ 211]
5
El Supremo
1986 .04.24
Arena Puebla
[ 212]
64
Gran Cochisse [3]
Chamaco Valaguez
1986 .05.18
?
1
Chamaco Valaguez
1986 .06.19
Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
[ 213]
1
Atlantis
1986 .07.13
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 214]
2
Solar I
1986 .08.19
Arena Coliseo
[ 215]
3
Lizmark
1986 .08.27
Arena Neza
[ 216]
4
Chamaco Valaguez
1986 .09.14
Arena Mexico
[ 217]
65
Kung Fu
Gran Cochisse
1986 .10.17
Arena Mexico
[ 218]
1
Talisman
1986 .12.12
Arena México
[ 219]
2
Satanico
1987 .07.04
Arena México
[ 220]
66
El Dandy
Kung Fu
1987 .07.17
Arena México
[ 221]
1
Jerry Estrada
1987 .09.11
Arena México
[ 222]
67
Kung Fu [2]
El Dandy
1987 .10.07
Carpa Astro , Mexico City
[ 223]
1
Javier Cruz
1988 .02.19
Arena Coliseo
[ 224]
2
El Dandy
1988 .02.26
Arena Coliseo
[ 225]
68
Atlantis
Kung Fu
1988 .06.10
Arena México
69
Emilio Charles Jr.
Atlantis
1988 .07.17
Pista Arena Revolucion
1
Atlantis
1988 .07.28
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
70
Atlantis [2]
Emilio Charles Jr.
1988 .07.29
Arena México
71
Emilio Charles Jr. [2]
Atlantis
1988 .08.12
Arena Mexico
1
Kung Fu
1988 .09.02
Arena Mexico
[ 226]
2
Atlantis
1988 .09.24
Arena Puebla
3
Ringo Mendoza
1988 .10.02
Pista Arena Revolucion
4
Súper Astro
1988 .10.21
Arena México
[ 227]
5
Ringo Mendoza
1988 .10.29
Arena Puebla
[ 228]
6
Blue Demon Jr.
1989 .02.14
Arena Coliseo
[ 229]
72
Angel Azteca
Emilio Charles Jr.
1989 .04.28
Arena Coliseo
[ 230]
1
Emilio Charles Jr.
1989 .07.27
Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
[ 231]
2
Hombre Bala
1989 .09.13
San Luis Potosi
[ 232]
3
Emilio Charles Jr.
1990 .01.12
Arena Coliseo
[ 233]
4
Emilio Charles Jr.
1990 .01.28
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 234]
5
El Hijo del Gladiador
1990 .05.13
Pista Arena Revolucion
73
El Dandy [2]
Angel Azteca
1990 .06.01
Arena Coliseo
[ 235]
74
Atlantis [3]
El Dandy
1990 .08.01
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
[ 236]
1
El Dandy
1990 .08.30
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
[ 237]
2
El Dandy
1990 .09.05
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
3
Emilio Charles Jr.
1990 .09.21
Arena México
4
El Dandy
1990 .10.24
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 238]
5
Satanico
1990 .11.20
Pista Arena Revolucion
6
Satanico
1990 .11.28
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
7
Jerry Estrada
1991 .01.28
Arena Isabel De Leon
8
Jerry Estrada
1991 .02.13
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
[ 239]
9
Emilio Charles Jr.
1991 .03.22
Arena México
[ 240]
10
Huracan Sevilla
1991 .05.01
Pista Arena Revolucion
11
Kung Fu
1991 .06.13
Arena San Juan Pantitlan
12
Emilio Charles Jr.
1991 .06.18
Plaza De Toros , El Cortijo
13
Blue Panther
1991 .08.09
Arena México
14
Blue Panther
1991 .10.19
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
[ 241]
15
Sangre Chicana
1991 ,11.16
Puebla
[ 242]
16
Pierroth Jr.
1992 .02.24
Auditorio Municipal Tampico
[ 243]
17
Javier Cruz
1992 .03.17
Arena Coliseo
18
La Fiera
1992 .04.03
Arena México
19
La Fiera
1992 .05.30
Arena Puebla
[ 244]
20
Bestia Salvaje
1992 .06.16
Arena Coliseo
21
El Dandy
1992 .06.23
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
[ 245]
22
Emilio Charles Jr.
1992 .08.14
Arena Coliseo
[ 246]
23
America
1992 .08.15
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 247]
24
Emilio Charles Jr.
1993 .01.31
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
75
Mano Negra
Atlantis
1993 .03.03
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
[ 248]
1
Atlantis
1993 .03.24
Arena Naucalpan
2
Oro
1993 .04.02
Arena México
76
Oro
Mano Negra
1993 .05.23
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
77
Mano Negra [2]
Oro
1993 .07.03
Arena Puebla
1
El Dandy
1993 .08.01
Pista Arena Revolucion
78
Corazon de Leon
Mano Negra
1993 .12.04
Pista Arena Revolucion
1
Black Magic
1993 .12.15
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
2
Ultimo Dragon
1994 .11.07
Chiiba, Japan
79
Ultimo Dragon
Corazon de Leon
1994 .11.08
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
1
Corazon de Leon
1995 .01.06
Shizuoka, Japan
2
Corazon de Leon
1995 .03.17
Arena México
Negro Casas announced to challenge on 1995 .04.01 in Japan, but he was hurt two days prior
3
Bestia Salvaje
1995 .05.23
Arena Coliseo
4
Scorpio Jr.
1997 .03.14
Arena México
5
Dr. Wagner Jr.
1997 .12.06
Arena Naucalpan
Ultimo Dragon vacates title 1998 due to arm injury
6 man tournament for vacant championship
80
The Great Sasuke
Tokyo Magnum
1999 .02.07
Yokohama, Japan
1
Sumo FUJI
1999 .05.15
Arena Naucalpan
2
Ultimo Guerrero
1999 .05.21
Arena México
3
Bret Como
2000 .12.03
Canada
[ 249]
4
Solar I
2000 .12.10
Kyoto
[ 250]
81
Ultimo Dragon [2]
the Great Sasuke
2003 .05.05
Sendai, Japan
Ultimo Dragon vacates title May 2003 due to WWE jump
decision match for vacant championship
82
El Averno
Zumbido
2004 .09.03
Arena México
1
Volador Jr.
2004 .10.04
Arena Puebla
2
Satanico
2004 .11.17
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
83
Mistico
El Averno
2005 .01.01
Arena Coliseo
1
El Averno
2005 .01.30
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
2
El Averno
2005 .02.11
Arena México
3
El Averno
2005 .02.21
Arena Puebla
4
El Averno
2005 .10.16
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
5
El Averno
2005 .12.29
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
6
El Averno
2006 .01.16
Arena Puebla
84
Black Warrior
Mistico
2006 .05.12
Arena México
1
Mistico
2006 .05.14
Balneario Olimpico de Pantitlan - Mexico City
2
Mistico
2006 .06.10
Cd. Madero
3
Heavy Metal
2006 .08.16
Arena Lopez Mateos
4
Mistico
2006 .08.26
Plaza de Toros - Cancun
5
Mistico
2006 .09.04
Arena Puebla
6
Mistico
2006 .10.01
Arena Neza
85
Mistico [2]
Black Warrior
2007 .04.29
Arena México
1
El Averno
2007 .06.24
Poliforum Zamna - Merida , Yucatan
2
El Averno
2007 .06.30
Arena Solidaridad
3
El Averno
2007 .09.30
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
4
El Averno
2007 .11.22
Palenque Expomex de Nuevo Laredo
86
El Averno [2]
Mistico
2007 .11.30
Arena México
1
Mistico & Vangelis
2007 .12.04
Queretaro
2
Heavy Metal
2008 .01.01
Arena Puebla
3
Mistico
2008 .01.28
Arena Puebla
4
Negro Casas
2008 .03.18
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
5
Sagrado
2008 .04.19
Poliforum, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
6
Blue Panther
2009 .09.06
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
7
Volador Jr.
2009 .10.23
Arena México
8
Volador Jr.
2009 .11.30
Arena Puebla
CMLL drops recognition of this championship; Averno given NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship instead
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
Sources:
↑ a repint article in Lucha Libre (dated 1939-01-10) talks about Kallio defending the title against Gaona soon, says he's been champ seven years
↑ Box y Lucha 183A
↑ Lucha Libre 19
↑ Matt Farmer , title for title for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
↑ CMLL , Box y Lucha 1946
↑ Box y Lucha 175A
↑ Lucha Libre 338
↑ Halcon 44
↑ Punk 58 has this as September 28?
↑ Lucha Libre 309, Box y Lucha 215A, Box y Lucha 234A, Box y Lucha 250A
↑ Box y Lucha 237A, location unconfirmed
↑ Matt Farmer
↑ Box y Lucha 243A
↑ Lucha Libre 310
↑ Lucha Libre 310
↑ Lucha Libre 101
↑ Lucha Libre 310, Box y Lucha 980 (Santo title history)
↑ El Informador 1954-09-12
↑ SL
↑ Lucha Libre 149
↑ Rolando Vera defeated El Santo in Arena Coliseo Monterrey on 1956 .08.19 with no controversy. Box y Lucha 236A lists a #1 contenders tournament on the 1956 .09.28 Arena Mexico show. That becomes a normal tournament by the time it happens. The Box y Lucha 237A publishes a letter from the NWA declaring the 10.06 match invalid because the NWA had not approved Vera as a challenger, restoring the title to Santo and naming Vera as now the #1 contender. Santo refused to take the title back, and insisted he would not participate in a tournament for a vacant title - he would only accept a singles match with Vera to decide the championship.
↑ Lucha Libre 310
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ Box Y Lucha 869
↑ El Informador 1957-09-15
↑ El Informador 1959-07-19
↑ Lucha Libre 496 lists the date but not the location. Box y Lucha 985 'do you remember' column claims this was in Arena Mexico.
↑ Arena 193
↑ Lucha Libre 125
↑ previously listed as 1962 .04.18 , which cannot be accurate given the correct date for the previous title change; Lucha Libre 496 says 1962.04.03, which also seems wrong. Box y Lucha 951, recapping the 1960s, also has the 1962.04.30 date
↑ Lucha Libre 166
↑ Lucha Libre 28 lists May 1 (not May 30th) as the title match, though does not list a result
↑ Lucha Libre 36, Superluchas
↑ Lucha Libre 48 - no date is specified, but possibly the 7th
↑ Lucha Libre 50
↑ Lucha Libre 59, may be off a week
↑ Lucha Libre 76
↑ Lucha Libre 93, date could be off a week
↑ Lucha Libre 94
↑ Lucha Libre 103
↑ Lucha Libre 104
↑ Lucha Libre 107
↑ Lucha Libre 120
↑ Lucha Libre 167; Lucha Libre 311 also has the date and specifies it was in Arena Coliseo Monterrey
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ Lucha Libre 152
↑ Lucha Libre 311; Lucha Libre 157 has it as 10.10
↑ Lucha Libre 158
↑ Lucha Libre 165; Guajardo first won by DQ, match was restarted, Guajarado won agian
↑ Lucha Libre 220; 170 seems to imply a 01.12 date
↑ SuperLuchas - previously listed as 03.11
↑ Lucha Libre 220
↑ Lucha Libre 202
↑ Date listed as 07.29 previously, Lucha Libre 205 has it as September
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ Lucha Libre 220
↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1968-04-41
↑ Lucha Libre 311
↑ Lucha Libre 311
↑ Lucha Libre 311; likely in Arena Coliseo Monterrey
↑ DJ Spectro, Lucha Libre 311; win by DQ
↑ Lucha Libre 289
↑ El Informador 1969-07-06
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ Lucha Libre 305
↑ El Informador 1969-10-05
↑ Lucha Libre 351 lists this location, but match isn't listed on the poster for this date
↑ Box y Lucha 932
↑ [1]
↑ Box y Lucha 929
↑ Box y Lucha 937
↑ DJ Spectro
↑ Box y Lucha 955, Box y Lucha 956
↑ CMLL
↑ Box Y Lucha 1052, Halcon 29
↑ Halcon 44, Halcon 63
↑ Box Y Lucha 1071, Halcon 42, Halcon 43
↑ Halcon 43
↑ Halcon 63; match went to a draw
↑ Matt Farmer ; Guajardo quits EMLL in April 1974 to start a rival promotion but attempts to continue defending this title following the precedent of Gori Guerrero a decade prior with the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship . A Guajardo defense on July 5th in Monterrey leads to NWA stripping the title 12 days later. Guajardo continues defending the belt until the introduction of the UWA championships
↑ Matt Farmer , Halcon 117
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ Halcon 159
↑ Halcon 159
↑ Arena Box y Lucha 719
↑ Halcon 161
↑ Halcon 167
↑ Matt Farmer , Punch 58
↑ Informador 1975-10-12, Halcon 173
↑ The Gladiatores
↑ Halcon 181
↑ El Informador 1976-02-08
↑ Halcon 192
↑ a draw, DJ Spectro
↑ Halcon 201
↑ Luchas 2000 668, Punch 87, Halcon 201
↑ El Informador 1976-05-23
↑ Punch 95
↑ Matt Farmer
↑ El Informador 1976-11-14
↑ Box Y Lucha 1260
↑ Box Y Lucha 1262
↑ El Informador 1976-12-26
↑ Halcon 242, Halcon 245
↑ Halcon 245
↑ Halcon 248
↑ El Informador 1977-04-10, Mendoza apparently beat Adorable Rubi the previous shot to win a title shot.
↑ Box Y Lucha 1280
↑ Halcon 257
↑ El Informador 1977-05-15, Halcon 257
↑ El Informador 1977-06-05
↑ El Informador 1977-07-03 lists title match, Halcon 265 confirms title change
↑ Halcon 271
↑ Box Y Lucha 1301
↑ Halcon 278
↑ Halcon 278
↑ El Informador 1977-11-06
↑ Halcon 286; date is a guess
↑ SuperLuchas ; previously listed as 11/25]
↑ LA Times
↑ 121.0 121.1 121.2 121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6 Halcon 347
↑ Arena 1021
↑ Halcon 347, El Informador 1978-05-28
↑ Matt Farmer
↑ previously listed as 08.13. Listed as a title match with Ringo defending on the lineup, title change date not confirmed
↑ Halcon 347, Box Y Lucha 1347
↑ Matt Farmer , Arena 1048
↑ El Informador 1978-10-08
↑ Box y Lucha 1373
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ Lucha Libre 800
↑ Cronicas Y Leyendas de Lucha Libre
↑ Box y Lucha 1394
↑ Matt Farmer
↑ El Informador 1979-09-09
↑ Cronicas Y Leyendas , Box Y Lucha 1214
↑ Box y Lucha 1404
↑ Box Y Lucha 1406
↑ El Informador 1979-11-04
↑ Matt Farmer
↑ Box y Lucha 1420
↑ Box y Lucha 1426
↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo
↑ Box y Lucha 1429
↑ Halcon 404
↑ El Informador 1980-04-27; this had been listed as 04.17 in Monterrey, but the poster for 04.27 indicates Satanico is still champion
↑ El Informador 1980-05-18
↑ Box Y Lucha 1437
↑ Arena 1142, Box Y Lucha
↑ El Informador 1980-07-13
↑ Box y Lucha 1448
↑ El Informador 1980-09-07
↑ a draw; Arena 1154, Box Y Lucha 1455, Box Y Lucha 1456, Lucha Libre 874
↑ Box y Lucha 1457, Box y Lucha 1458
↑ Arena 1161, Box y Lucha 1462, Box y Lucha 1463
↑ Arena 1161, Box y Lucha 1463, Box y Lucha 1464
↑ Box y Lucha 1466, Box y Lucha 1467
↑ Halcon 457
↑ Box y Lucha 1480
↑ Halcon 465
↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha , Box y Lucha 1485
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 00.26.32)
↑ KO 1459, Lucha Libre 913
↑ Halcon 483, KO 1459
↑ Box y Lucha 1496, Halcon 483
↑ El Informador 1981-08-16
↑ Box y Lucha
↑ Box y Lucha 1516, El Informador 1981-11-29
↑ KO 1485
↑ Box y Lucha 1524
↑ El Informador 1982-02-14
↑ luchablog photolog (20130915_234949)
↑ Halcon Mensual 8
↑ Box y Lucha 1552, Box y Lucha 1553
↑ Matt Farmer , Box y Lucha 1560
↑ Box y Lucha 1564, Box y Lucha 1565
↑ Box y Lucha 1573, Box y Lucha 1574
↑ Lucha Libre 997
↑ El Informador 1983-02-20
↑ Cronicas y Leyendas , Box y Lucha 1586
↑ Box y Lucha 1587, Box y Lucha 1588
↑ Box y Lucha 1588
↑ Box y Lucha 1592, Box y Lucha 1593, Matt Farmer
↑ El Siglo de Torreon , Halcon 583
↑ Box y Lucha 1600, Box y Lucha 1601
↑ Box y Lucha 1605, Box y Lucha 1606
↑ Box y Lucha 1606, Matt Farmer
↑ Box y Lucha 1608, Box y Lucha 1609
↑ Box Y Lucha 1619
↑ Box y Lucha 1620, Box y Lucha 1621
↑ Arena 1325
↑ Box y Lucha 1627
↑ Matt Farmer , Box y Lucha 1630
↑ Box y Lucha 1633
↑ Box y Lucha 1634, Box y Lucha 1635
↑ Matt Farmer , Box y Lucha 1644
↑ Box y Lucha 1648
↑ Halcon 638
↑ Box y Lucha 1652, Box y Lucha 1653
↑ Arena 1361, Box y Lucha 1656
↑ Combates 468, El Informador 1984-09-30
↑ y Lucha 1665
↑ SuperLuchas , Box y Lucha 1669, Box y Lucha 1670
↑ Box y Lucha 1683
↑ Arena 1389, Arena 1390, DJ Spectro, KO 1655, luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.41.47), luchablog photolog (20130916_000946), Matt Farmer, RB
↑ Arena 1390, Arena 1391, Matt Farmer
↑ Box y Lucha 1687
↑ [Box y Lucha 1706
↑ Matt Farmer
↑ Box y Lucha 1725
↑ Box y Lucha 1730
↑ Box y Lucha 1738
↑ Box Y Lucha 1746
↑ El Informador 1986-07-13
↑ Matt Farmer , Box y Lucha 1756
↑ Box y Lucha 1756
↑ Box y Lucha 1758, KO 1729
↑ Box y Lucha 1764, RB
↑ luchablog photolog (20130916_021147)
↑ Box y Lucha, RL
↑ Miguel Reducindo
↑ Halcon 801
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 03.25.29), Box y Lucha 1814
↑ KO 1804, KO 1805, luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.02.31)
↑ KO 1804
↑ Box y Lucha
↑ Box y Lucha 1867, Halcon 860
↑ Box y Lucha 1867
↑ Box y Lucha 1883
↑ WON 1989-05-15
↑ Box y Lucha 1894
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 17.30.41)
↑ Halcon 924, Halcon 925, RB, WON 1990-01-22
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ WON 1990-07-16
↑ Box y Lucha 1958
↑ RB, WON 1990-10-29
↑ Box y Lucha 1970, WON 1990-11-12
↑ Box y Lucha 1984
↑ Halcon 986
↑ Box y Lucah 2018
↑ Box y Lucha 2022
↑ La Figura
↑ billed as Atlantis' 33rd defense
↑ billed as Atlantis' 35th defense, Lucha Libre Weekly 19
↑ billed as Atlantis' 36th defense - Lucha Libre Weekly #26
↑ billed as Atlantis' 38th defense, Lucha Libre Weekly #26
↑ billed as Atlantis' potential 42nd defense
↑ WON 2000-12-18 , a match for western Canada promotion ECCW, city not listed
↑ WON 2000-12-18
Guajardo left EMLL in 1974 to work as an independent, a decision that would eventually lead to LLI . Guajardo was NWA Middleweight Championship at the time, though the championship had basically become an in-house EMLL title. Guajardo, following the precedent set by Gori Guerrero over the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship a decade prior, declared only the NWA could decide when he was no longer champion and kept the physical belt. He proceeded to defend the championship against fellow recent EMLL departure El Solitario multiple times. The NWA eventually ruled Guajardo invalidated his claim on the NWA championship by defending the belt on non-NWA shows. That ruling means Guajardo technically vacated the championship by accepting the first defense on July 5th, though he continued to promote champion until a January 29, 1975 'unification' match.
NWA authorized EMLL to hold a tournament to determine a new champion. Anibal won the vacant championship on September 20, 1974. He was given a new championship belt, Guajardo still holding on to the previous one. Anibal himself quit EMLL around January 24, 1975, signing with Promociones Mora to immediately face Guajarado in a "champion" versus "champion". Like Guajardo, Anibal held onto the belt and proclaimed himself still champion. The precedent set with Guajardo meant Anibal was automatically stripped for the 'unification' match, and it is not considered an official defense. (The reality was the show drew an estimated 21,000 fans to see who was the real champion.) Anibal defeated Guajardo by disqualification when Guajardo knocked out Anibal with an illegal punch.
Guajardo didn't honor that as a title change due to the finish and defended it once more before losing the title in Monterrey two months later. Guajardo later regained it in October.
Despite losing, Rene Guajardo would again defend his version of the title again on March 3rd against Dory Dixon in Ciudad Juarez.
Sources:
↑ KO 1112
↑ KO 1112
↑ Box Y Lucha 1151
↑ KO 1127
↑ Box Y Lucha 1164, Halcon 185
↑ Halcon 142, Halcon 185
↑ Halcon 150
↑ KO 1152
↑ Halcon 172
↑ Halcon 172 mentions the match, does not give a location
↑ Halcon 174
The UWA World Middleweight Championship was announced soon after the last title change, supplanting the role for this unrecognized championship. Guajardo would again beat Anibal (though by countout), implicitly carrying the lineage of this championship into the new title.
Gallery of Champions
Satanico , 45th, 53rd, 55th, 57th & 59th Champion
Oro , 76th Champion
Gallery of Title Belts
Original Belt
2nd Belt
3rd & 5th Belt
4th Belt
Sources