Current Champion
El Hijo del Santo is the current champion. This is his ninth reign. Like Santo himself, the championship is independent and not bound to any promotion. Santo hasn't been seen with the title as of late, replacing it with the WBC Wrestling Championship as the trophy belt he brings to the ring (but doesn't actually defend.) However, when a title tournament was held to declare a new champion without him, he protested in his newspaper column.
The second Hijo de Rey Misterio also holds a claim on this belt. He won it as part of a four man title tournament at the relaunch show for the WWA promotion.
History of Championship
Champions Listing
| #
|
Champion(s)
|
Defeated
|
Date
|
Location
|
|
| champion decided thru unknown means
|
|
| 1
|
Negro Casas
|
?
|
1986.??.??
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
| 2
|
Tornado Negro
|
Negro Casas
|
1989.04.14
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
| 3
|
Negro Casas [2]
|
Tornado Negro
|
19??.??.??
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
| championship status unclear
|
|
| 4
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
?
|
1988.??.??
|
?
|
|
| 5
|
Blue Demon Jr.
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1989.09.??
|
?
|
|
| championship status unclear
|
|
| 6
|
Fuerza Guerrera [2]
|
?
|
19??.??.??
|
?
|
|
| 7
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1990.06.07
|
Tokyo
|
|
|
|
1
|
Huracan Ramirez Jr.
|
1990.10.11
|
Arena Xalapa
|
|
|
|
2
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1992.04.02
|
Veracruz
|
|
|
|
3
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1992.04.18
|
Arena Apatlaco
|
|
| 8
|
Espanto Jr.
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1992.08.07
|
Queretaro
|
|
| WWA starts promoting another Welterweight championship in LA - see below
|
|
| 9
|
El Hijo del Santo [2]
|
Espanto Jr.
|
1993.03.19
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
| 10
|
Heavy Metal
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1993.05.14
|
Gimnasio Juan De La Barera
|
|
|
|
1
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1993.05.28
|
Queretaro
|
|
|
|
2
|
Rey Misterio Jr.
|
1993.06.13
|
Monterrey
|
|
| 11
|
El Hijo del Santo [3]
|
Heavy Metal
|
1993.08.13
|
Auditorio Rio Nilo, Tonala, Jalisco
|
|
|
|
1
|
Heavy Metal
|
1993.10.29
|
Gimnasio Juan De La Barera
|
|
|
|
2
|
Heavy Metal
|
1993.11.19
|
Queretaro
|
|
| 12
|
Psicosis
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1994.02.16
|
Aguascalientes
|
|
|
|
1
|
Heavy Metal
|
1994.04.06
|
Texcoco
|
|
|
|
2
|
Heavy Metal
|
1994.12.14
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
| 13
|
Rey Misterio Jr.
|
Psicosis
|
1995.09.22
|
Gimnasio Juan De La Barera
|
|
| 14
|
Psicosis [2]
|
Rey Mysterio Jr.
|
1995.09.28
|
Mexicali
|
|
| 15
|
Rey Misterio Jr. [2]
|
Psicosis
|
1995.09.29
|
Tijuana
|
|
|
|
1
|
Juventud Guerrera
|
1995.12.10
|
Tijuana
|
|
| 16
|
Psicosis [3]
|
Rey Misterio Jr.
|
1995.12.??
|
?
|
|
| 17
|
Rey Misterio Jr. [3]
|
Psicosis
|
1995.12.28
|
Rosarito
|
|
|
|
1
|
Juventud Guerrera
|
1996.02.09
|
Queretaro
|
|
|
|
2
|
Juventud Guerrera
|
1996.03.16
|
Palenque De Tijuana
|
|
| 18
|
Juventud Guerrera
|
Rey Misterio Jr.
|
1996.04.28
|
Queretearo
|
|
| 19
|
Rey Misterio Jr. [4]
|
Juventud Guerrera
|
1996.07.20
|
Tokyo
|
|
| 20
|
El Hijo del Santo [4]
|
Rey Mysterio Jr.
|
1997.02.21
|
Palenque De Tijuana
|
|
|
|
1
|
Negro Casas
|
1997.04.22
|
Arean Aficion De Pachuca
|
|
|
|
2
|
Villano III
|
1997.05.23
|
Arena Carmelita - Cd. del Carmen, Campeche
|
|
| 21
|
Felino
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1997.07.04
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1
|
Hijo del Santo
|
1997.09.05
|
Tijuana
|
|
| 22
|
El Hijo del Santo [5]
|
Felino
|
1997.10.06
|
Leon
|
|
|
|
1
|
Felino
|
1997.10.16
|
Arena Toluca
|
|
| 23
|
Felino [2]
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1997.10.27
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
1
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1998.01.31
|
Arena Xochimilco
|
|
|
|
2
|
El Texano
|
1998.03.18
|
Arena Coliseo De San Luis Potosi
|
|
|
|
3
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1998.03.29
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
| 24
|
El Hijo del Santo [6]
|
Felino
|
1998.07.13
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
1
|
Felino
|
1998.09.10
|
Gimnasio G-3, Mexico City
|
|
|
|
2
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1998.09.28
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
3
|
Felino
|
1998.10.18
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
|
|
4
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1999.11.20
|
Arena Xochimilco
|
|
|
|
5
|
Felino
|
2000.01.16
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
|
|
6
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
2000.02.17
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
| 25
|
Blue Panther
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
2000.04.09
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
| 26
|
El Hijo del Santo [7]
|
Blue Panther
|
2000.05.28
|
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
|
|
|
|
1
|
El Hijo Del Diablo
|
2000.06.24
|
Cuernavaca
|
|
|
|
2
|
El Hijo Del Diablo
|
2000.08.30
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
| 27
|
El Hijo Del Diablo
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
2000.11.23
|
Iguala, Guerrero
|
|
|
|
1
|
Salsero
|
2001.03.04
|
El Toreo De Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
2
|
Salsero
|
2001.03.31
|
Lienzo Charro, Zacatlan
|
|
El Hijo del Santo wins the championship on 2001.08.05 in Phoenix
but the match is invalidated by the commission and the title is returned back to El Hijo Del Diablo
|
|
|
|
3
|
Masada
|
2001.12.16
|
Tulancingo
|
|
|
|
4
|
Huracan Ramirez Jr.
|
2002.03.24
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
|
5
|
Solar I
|
2002.06.04
|
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
|
|
| 28
|
El Hijo del Santo [8]
|
El Hijo Del Diablo
|
2002.10.31
|
San Luis Potosi
|
|
| 29
|
El Hijo del Cobarde
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
2004.01.25
|
Poliforum Juan Gabriel - Cd. Juarez
|
|
| 30
|
El Hijo del Santo [9]
|
Cobarde Jr.
|
2004.09.26
|
Poliforum Juan Gabriel - Cd. Juarez
|
|
|
|
1
|
El Averno
|
2004.10.22
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
2
|
El Hijo Del Pierroth
|
2006.10.22
|
Arena Solidaridad - Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
| 31
|
Blue Demon Jr. [2]
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
2008.07.02
|
Valencia, Spain
|
|
| 32
|
El Hijo del Santo [10]
|
Blue Demon Jr.
|
2008.07.05
|
London, United Kingdom
|
|
| WWA holds tournament for new champion while Santo claims to still be champion; title history splits
|
|
|
|
|
|
| title change
|
| successful title defense
|
| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
|
Santo Branch
| #
|
Champion(s)
|
Defeated
|
Date
|
Location
|
|
| 32
|
El Hijo del Santo [10]
|
Blue Demon Jr.
|
2008.07.05
|
London, United Kingdom
|
|
| WWA withdraws recognition of this championship, Santo announced plan to continue to defend
|
|
|
|
|
|
| title change
|
| successful title defense
|
| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
|
WWA Branch
Los Angeles Branch
In 1992, WWA promoted a world welterweight championship in LA, while the original championship was still held by others in Mexico.
Gallery of Champions
 El Hijo del Santo, 7th, 9th, 11th, 20th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 28th, 30th & 32nd Champion |
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