CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship

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Current Champion

Ephesto, a member of Hijos del Averno, defeated Rey Bucanero for the championship on May 26, 2009.

History of Championship

Among the singles championships in CMLL, the CMLL Light Heavyweight championship is highly respected. It has a history of long title reigns by quality wrestlers in prestigious positions. Most of top stars are light heavyweights, or are close enough light heavyweights to reasonable challenge for this championship.

Shocker's championship reign was the first of a series of title changes designed to leverage the title into springboarding the new champion. Shocker defeating Villano III was part of his new role of top regular tecnico in the company. While the light heavyweight was not always the focus, the title reign and the aftermath appears to be the peak of Shocker's career.

While Shocker winning the title made him a bigger tecnico, Ultimo Guerrero winning it was to firmly position the new champion as one of the rudos in the company. Ultimo Guerrero was already respected as a wrestler and had been going toe to toe with the best CMLL had to offer, but his championship reign established Ultimo Guerrero himself as the best. It's not uncommon for lucha libre championship reigns to last three and half years, but rarely are they filled with as many defenses (and those of quality) as Ultimo Guerrero's.

Ultimo Guerrero lost the championship to former partner Rey Bucanero as a way to climax their split. Unfortunately, the story of the split never got over with the fans. In part because with the short turnaround from fallout to big match, the match didn't have the expected interest or level. Bucanero has been a credible champion, but when the promotion lost interest in Bucanero as a tecnico, the importance of this belt fell with him. The title has had a little more meaning since Bucanero returned to the rudo side, but still a bit off to the side, like all championships which do not involve Mistico.

In late May of 2009, as CMLL resumed running shows after the flu cancellations, Bucanero and Ephesto started feuding. Bucanero was not booked on the first show back, so he sat in the front row to watch the show. Ephesto bumped into Bucnaero during his match, Bucanero threw his beer at Ephesto, and the two began brawling. Ephesto's Hijo de Averno teammates pitched in and Bucanero took the worst of it. Bucanero struck back with the help of his Guerreros del Atlantida partners, and the two factions started feuding. Bucanero and Ephesto were still the center of the feud, with Ephesto scoring clean victories on Bucanero in trios matches during the short time between the feud and the title match.

The May 28th match had an usual outcome. Ephesto worked over Bucanero's left knee thru the third fall, and Bucanero was unable to continue after being thrown out of the ring onto the bad knee. The ringside doctor stopped the match, and Ephesto was awarded the win and the championship. Ephesto's title win was seen as a bit of an upset, as Bucanero had been booked at a level higher in recent years. This was also Ephesto's first major singles championship win.

Champions Listing

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
sixteen man tournament to determine first champion
1 Jerry Estrada Pierroth Jr. 1991.09.26 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
2 Pierroth Jr. Jerry Estrada 1992.03.19 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
1 Mascara Sagrada 1992.04.11 Arena Coliseo De San Luis Potosi
2 Lizmark Sr. 1992.06.12 Arena Coliseo De San Luis Potosi
3 Pirata Morgan 1992.07.11 Arena Puebla
4 Lizmark Sr. 1992.08.21 Morelia
5 Love Machine 1992.09.16 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
6 MS-1 1992.09.19 Arena Puebla
7 Pirata Morgan 1992.12.04 Arena Mexico
8 Pirata Morgan 1992.12.17 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
9 Pirata Morgan 1992.12.29 Arena Coliseo DF
10 Fabuloso Blondy 1993.01.27 Arena Naucalpan
11 Pirata Morgan 1993.03.18 Toluca
3 Dr. Wagner Jr. Pierroth Jr. 1993.04.02 Mexico City
1 Atlantis 1993.05.09 El Toreo De Naucalpan
2 Dos Caras 1993.06.28 Arena Puebla
3 El Dandy 1993.06.29 Arena Coliseo DF
4 Atlantis Dr. Wagner Jr. 1994.03.02 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
1 Mano Negra 1994.04.18 Arena Coliseo DF
2 Dr. Wagner Jr. 1994.05.11 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
3 Silver King 1994.08.03 Arena Naucalpan
4 Javier Cruz 1994.10.08 Jilotepec
5 Dr. Wagner Jr. [2] Atlantis 1995.12.17 Arena Coliseo DF
1 Hector Garza 1996.02.09 Arena Coliseo DF
2 El Texano 1996.03.03 Arena Coliseo DF
3 Silver King 1996.04.27 Pista Arena Revolucion
4 Dos Caras 1996.05.26 Arena Coliseo DF
next two title changes are unapproved and believed to be unrecognized by CMLL
- Aquarius Dr. Wagner Jr. 1996.07.19 Tokyo
- Dr. Wagner Jr. Aquarius 1996.07.27 Sapporo, Japan
4 Jushin Lyger 1996.11.15 Arena Mexico
5 Ricky Santana 1997.08.03 Arena Coliseo DF
6 Mr. Niebla 1997.09.03 Arena Coliseo DF
7 Atlantis 1997.11.23 Arena Coliseo DF
8 Emilio Charles Jr. 1998.02.27 Arena Mexico
9 Mr. Niebla 1998.12.27 Arena Coliseo DF
6 Atlantis [2] Dr. Wagner Jr. 1999.05.10 Puebla
1 Villano III 1999.06.13 Arena Coliseo DF
2 Villano III 1999.08.03 Arena Coliseo DF
3 Villano III 1999.09.27 Arena Puebla
7 Villano III Atlantis 1999.11.22 Tampico
1 Atlantis 1999.12.16 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
2 Atlantis 2000.02.11 Arena Mexico
3 Dr. Wagner Jr. 2000.05.10 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
4 Blue Panther 2000.06.18 Arena Coliseo DF
5 Blue Panther 2000.11.19 Arena Coliseo De Reynosa
6 Scorpio Jr. 2001.05.09 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
7 Blue Panther 2001.06.18 Arena Puebla
8 Shocker Villano III 2001.10.17 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
1 Emilio Charles Jr. 2001.11.08 Arena Neza
2 Tarzan Boy 2001.11.28 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
3 Black Warrior 2001.12.10 Arena Puebla
4 Mr. Niebla 2002.01.06 Arena Coliseo DF
5 Tarzan Boy 2002.02.22 Arena Mexico
6 Tarzan Boy 2002.03.05 Arena Mexico
7 Dr. Wagner Jr. 2002.03.26 Arena Coliseo DF
8 Tarzan Boy 2002.04.18 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
9 Atlantis 2002.07.01 Arena Puebla
10 Ultimo Guerrero 2002.10.07 Arena Puebla
11 Dr. Wagner Jr. 2002.10.10 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
9 Ultimo Guerrero Shocker 2002.12.13 Arena Mexico
1 Shocker 2003.02.14 Arena Mexico
2 Shocker 2003.02.26 Arena Lopez Mateos
3 Shocker 2003.03.06 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
4 Shocker 2003.03.26 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
5 Shocker 2003.06.24 Arena Coliseo DF
6 Atlantis 2003.07.13 Arena Coliseo DF
7 Lizmark Jr. 2003.08.19 Arena Coliseo DF
8 El Mephisto 2003.10.06 Arena Puebla
9 Terrible 2003.10.07 Arena Coliseo DF
10 Terrible 2004.02.18 Arena Lopez Mateos
11 Blue Panther 2004.02.23 Arena Puebla
12 Lizmark Jr. 2004.04.05 Arena Puebla
13 LA Park 2004.04.18 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
14 Vertigo 2004.05.08 Arena Iztapalpa
15 Blue Panther 2004.06.20 Arena Coliseo DF
16 Blue Panther 2004.07.25 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
17 Atlantis 2004.08.17 Arena Coliseo DF
18 LA Park 2004.09.17 Arena Mexico
19 Black Warrior 2004.10.31 Arena Coliseo DF
20 Shocker 2005.02.13 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
21 Dos Caras Jr. 2005.05.27 Arena Mexico
22 Atlantis 2005.05.31 Auditorio Benito Juarez - Cuautitlan
23 Soberano Jr. 2005.12.29 Arena Olimpico Laguna - Gomez Palacio
24 Soberano Jr. 2006.01.05 Arena Olimpico Laguna - Gomez Palacio
25 Dos Caras Jr. 2006.03.12 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
26 Hector Garza 2006.04.28 Arena Mexico
27 Dos Caras Jr. 2006.06.20 Arena Coliseo DF
28 Stuka I 2006.07.13 Arena Olimpico Laguna de Gomez Palacio
10 Rey Bucanero Ultimo Guerrero 2006.07.14 Arena Mexico
1 Ultimo Guerrero 2006.08.27 Gimnasio Nuevo Leon
2 Ultimo Guerrero 2006.09.18 Arena Puebla
3 Ultimo Guerrero 2006.10.01 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
4 Kenzo Suzuki 2006.11.20 Arena Puebla
5 Ultimo Guerrero 2007.01.21 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
6 Ultimo Guerrero 2007.02.15 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
7 Hector Garza 2007.04.30 Arena Puebla
8 Atlantis 2007.07.22 Arena Coliseo DF
9 Ultimo Guerrero 2007.09.16 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
10 Mr. Águila 2008.03.04 Arena Mexico
11 Alex Koslov 2008.05.25 Arena Coliseo
12 Hector Garza 2008.10.19 Arena Coliseo
13 Dr. Wagner Jr. 2008.11.10 Arena Puebla
14 Maximo 2009.01.06 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
15 Volador Jr. 2009.02.01 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
11 Ephesto Rey Bucanero 2009.05.26 Arena Mexico
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

Gallery of Champions

Jerry Estrada, 1st Champion
Pierroth, 2nd Champion
Dr. Wagner Jr., 3rd & 5th Champion
Villano III, 7th Champion
Shocker, 8th Champion
Ultimo Guerrero, 9th Champion


Rey Bucanero, 10th Champion

Sources

Wrestling-Titles.com

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Championships
CMLL: Micro: Micro Gemelo Diablo IMini: Ultimo Dragoncito
Super Light: StigmaWelter: TitánMiddle: Templario
Light Heavy: Barbaro CavernarioHeavy: Gran Guerrero
Tag: Ángel de Oro & Niebla RojaTrios: (Atlantis Jr., Star Jr., Volador Jr.)
Women: Stephanie VaquerWomen's Tag: Stephanie Vaquer & Zeuxis
Historic: Welter: Mascara DoradaMiddle: MisticoLight Heavy: Atlantis Jr.
National: Light: FuturoWelter: Magia BlancaMiddle: Guerrero Maya Jr.
Light Heavy: EsfingeHeavy: Star Black
Tag: Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido)Trios: Los Indestructibles (Apocalipsis, Disturbio, Cholo)
Women: Reyna IsisWomen's Tag: Jarochita & Lluvia
Occidente: Welter: ExplosivoMiddle: Zandokan Jr.
Light Heavy: EsfingeHeavy: Bestia Negra
Tag: Dulce Gardenia & La FashionTrios: Batallon de la Muerte (El Malayo, Rey Apocalipsis. Siki Osama Jr.)
Women: Dark SiluetaWomen's Tag: Vacant
Misc: Arena Coliseo Tag: La Ola Negra (Akuma & Dark Magic)Japan Women's: Dark Silueta
Tournaments: Leyenda de Azul HechiceroLeyenda de Plata: Mascara DoradaUniversal: Dragon Rojo Jr.Universal de Amazonas: La Catalina
Reyes del Aire: Dragon Rojo Jr.Gran Alternativa: Panterita del Ring Jr. & Mistico
La Copa Jr.: Soberano Jr.Parejas Increíbles: Mistico & Averno
Inactive

Copa de Arena Mexico Tournament
Pequeño Reyes del AireEn Busca de un Ídolo
Japan Tag
DF: LightWelterMiddle
CMLL-REINA: Intl JuniorIntlTag Team