CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship

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Current Champion

Mascara Dorada, 6th Champion

Mascara Dorada is the current champion, having won a 10 man Cibernetico to claim the vacant title on April 7, 2009. The title had been vacated when Rocky Romero left CMLL.

History of Championship

CMLL created the Super Light (Super Ligero) championship in 2003 due to the strong positive reaction to a series of matches between the NJPW-LA Havana Brothers team and a CMLL tecnico trio of Ricky Marvin, Virus, and Volador Jr.. By creating a new CMLL Championship, they didn't need to take away a belt from a current champion and they could allow anyone to compete for the title, unlike the Mexican Championships.

The participants in the championship opening cibernetico were Super Comando, Loco Max, Sangre Azteca, Ricky Marvin, Tigre Blanco, Rocky Romero (as Havana Brother I), Ricky Reyes (as Havana Brother II(b)), Puma (as Havana Brother III), Neutron, Sombra de Plata, Volador Jr., and Virus. A heavily clipped version, showing only the final two eliminations, was shown on television.

Virus was quickly set up as the first challenger, and defeated Romero with little trouble. Only the last fall was shown on television. At that point, the NJPW-LA crew were done in CMLL, and the championship dropped to the level of the least visible CMLL Championships.

The championship appeared to be forgotten when Romero was brought to Arena Mexico with no previous buildup. Romero won the championship near the end of 2004, and the title appeared to leave CMLL, with no future Mexico title defenses scheduled at this time.

Tommy Williams won the championship from Romero in a 2005 Labor Day weekend show, though the results weren't well publicized at the time (it was only apparently when Williams was defending the championship on other shows much later.) Romero won the championship for the third time on an AWS show.

The championship continued to be inactive, even thru a multi-month stint of returning of to CMLL in 2008, this time as the masked Grey Shadow. The championship continued to be ignored after Romero jumped to AAA late in 2008.

In April 2009, out of the blue and clearly as filler for a fan appreciation day show, CMLL announced a tournament to decide a new champion. Young tecnico prospect Mascara Dorada won the championship. Dorada was a mid-level wrestler at the time of the championship cibernetico, and the clear favorite against a group of undercard wrestlers who were a position or two below him on the card at the time.

Mascara Dorada was scheduled to make his first defense in his hometown of Guadalajara on May 8, 2009, but the show was canceled due to flu outbreak. It's expected the match will be rescheduled for later in the year.

Champions Listing

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
decision match with the finalists of a twelve man cibernetico on 2003.09.05
1 Rocky Romero Volador Jr. 2003.09.12 Arena Mexico
2 Virus Rocky Romero 2003.11.14 Arena Mexico
1 Eddy Montana 2004.06.13 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
3 Rocky Romero [2] Virus 2004.12.10 Arena Mexico
4 Tommy Williams Rocky Romero 2005.09.0? Los Angeles
5 Rocky Romero [3] Tommy Williams 2006.01.20 Los Angeles
1 Mikey Nicholls 2006.08.25 Santa Monica, California, United States
tournament to decide new champion announced on 2009.04.03, championship inactive for years prior
ten man cibernetico for vacant championship on 2009.04.07
6 Mascara Dorada Angel Azteca Jr., Angel de Oro, Pegasso, Pólvora, Súper Comando, Tiger Kid, Rey Cometa, Ángel de Plata, Inquisidor 2009.04.07 Arena Mexico
1 Virus 2009.08.09 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

See Also: CMLL Japan Super Light Championship

Gallery of Champions

Rocky Romero, 1st, 3rd & 5th Champion
Virus, 2nd Champion

Also Listed As

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