Mexican National Lightweight Championship

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Current Champion

Futuro defeated Gallo Jr., Max Star, Meyer, Rafaga Jr., Brillante Jr., Rayo Metalico and Misterio Blanco on 30 July 2023 in Arena Mexico

History of Championship

History for this championship in the mid-90s is completely unknown. It may have been defended or changed hands in Arena Coliseo Guadalajara between champions listed; there aren't complete records of that period.

In late 90s version 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

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
tournament to determine initial champion
David Barragan & Dientes Hernandez match is suspended, tournament has no finish
tournament to (again) determine initial champion
1 Jack O'Brien Dientes Hernandez 1937.06.28 Old Arena Mexico [1]
1 Lobo Negro 1937.12.02 Old Arena Mexico [1]
2 Oscar Arzipe 1937.12.05 Old Arena Mexico [1]
3 Diablo Lopez 1937.12.16 Old Arena Mexico [1]
2 Dientes Hernandez Jack O'Brien 1938.04.07 Old Arena Mexico [1]
3 Jack O'Brien [2] Dientes Hernandez 1938.05.18 Mexico City
4 Bobby Bonales Jack O'Brien 1940.05.05 Old Arena Mexico [1]
1 Dientes Hernandez 1940.06.09 Old Arena Mexico [1]
5 Dientes Hernandez [2] Bobby Bonales 1940.12.22 Mexico City
1 Jack O'Brien 1942.06.21 Old Arena Mexico
6 Adolfo Bonales Dientes Hernandez 1942.10.09 Old Arena Mexico
7 Joe Silva Adolfo Bonales 1943.05.30 Mexico City
1 Miguel Cortez 1943.11.07 Old Arena Mexico [1]
8 Raul Romero Joe Silva 1944.04.28 Mexico City
9 Emilio Charles Sr. Raul Romero 1946.08.11 Mexico City [2]
10 Joe Marin Emilio Charles 1948.08.05 Torreon [3]
11 Black Shadow Joe Marin 1950.04.30 Arena Canada Dry [4]
- Juventino Romero ? ? [5]
- Eskimo Blancarte ? ? [6]
- Chico Casasola ? ? [7]
championship vacated in 1955 when Black Shadow could no longer make weight [8]
12 Juan Diaz Chu-Chu Garcia 1957.06.18 Arena Coliseo [9]
13 Mishima Ota Juan Diaz 1957.10.06 Plaza de Toros Torreon [10]
1 Barick Rivera 1957.12.29 Mexicali, Baja California [11]
after about eight months, commission rules Mishima Ota can not be champion because he was not born in Mexico and orders championship vacant
1 El Rebelde 1960.09.23 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [12]
14 Juan Diaz [2] Jesus Garcia 1958.06.18 Arena Coliseo DF[13]
1 Pokarito Ramirez 1962.05.13 Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City [14]
15 Chanoc Juan Diaz 1963.10.17 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [1]
1 Juan Diaz 1963.12.08 Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City
16 Ulises Chanoc 1964.04.21 Arena Mexico [15]
1 Dick Angelo 1964.06.21 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [16]
2 Luis Gonzalez 1964.? ? [17]
3 Chanoc 1964.08.28 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [18]
4 Chanoc 1964.? ? [19]
5 Chanoc 1964.? ? [20]
17 Chanoc [2] Ulises 1964.11.01 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [21]
18 Rodolfo Ruiz Chanoc 1965.01.13 Arena Coliseo
1 Tony Sugar 1965.04.04 Arena Puebla [22]
19 Alberto Munoz Rodolfo Ruiz 1965.04.13 Arena Mexico [23]
1 Chanoc 1965.12.26 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [24]
championship vacated 1966.02.06 upon winning Mexican National Welterweight Championship
tournament for vacant championship
Rolando Costa & Raul Rojas draw, championship remains vacant
rematch for vacant championship
20 Rolando Costa Raul Rojas 1966.04.03 Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City
21 Raul Rojas Rolando Costa 1966.05.01 Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City
1 El Cuervo 1966.06.05 Arena Orizaba [25]
2 Chanoc 1966.11.20 Acapulco, Guerrero [26]
3 Muerte I 1966.11.27 Plaza de Toros el Cortijo [27]
4 La Muerte II 1967.12.09 Plaza de Toros Xochimilco [28]
22 Raul Guerrero Raul Rojas 1968.02.18 Plaza de Toros el Cortijo [29]
1 Javier Meza 1968.04.14 Plaza de Toros El Cortijo, Mexico City [30]
23 Estrella Blanca Raul Guerrero 1968.08.20 Arena Mexico [31]
1 Rodolfo Ruiz 1968.09.25 Acapulco, Guerrero [32]
2 Rodolfo Ruiz 1969.03.18 Arena Mexico [33]
3 Lalo Montengro 1969.06.27 Pachuca [34]
4 El Cuervo (Tamaulipas) 1969.09.07 Auditorio Municipal, Tampico, Tamaulipas [35]
5 Leon Negro 1970.03.04 Tlalnepantla [36]
6 Zeus 1970.04.07 Arena Coliseo [37]
24 Rodolfo Ruiz [2] Estrella Blanca 1970.10.20 Arena Coliseo [38]
1 Milo Ventura 1970.11.17 Arena Coliseo [39]
25 Estrella Blanca [2] Rodolfo Ruiz 1971.07.28 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [40]
1 Tauro 1972.04.21 Arena Coliseo DF
2 Tauro 1972.05.20 Pista Arena Revolucion [41]
3 Rodolfo Ruiz 1972.09.09 Pista Arena Revolucion [42]
4 Rodolfo Ruiz 1972.10.07 Pista Arena Revolucion [43]
5 Atila 1973.03.19 Veracruz [44]
26 Tauro Estrella Blanca 1973.04.11 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [45]
1 Barón Siniestro 1973.08.28 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [46]
2 El Toluco 1973.10.28 Arena Toluca [47]
3 Dr. Misterio 1974.01.27 Arena Aficion [48]
4 Fantasma de la Opera 1974.03.17 Arena Azteca, Mexico City [49]
5 Milo Ventura 1974.05.05 Atlixco, Puebla [50]
6 Estrella Blanca 1974.07.21 Arena Puebla [51]
7 Dardo Aguilar 1974.09.21 Pista Arena Revolucion [52]
8 Rodolfo Ruiz 1974.10.24 Pista Arena Revolucion
9 Milo Ventura 1974.11.03 Arena Veracruz [53]
27 Dardo Aguilar Tauro 1975.01.18 Pista Arena Revolucion [54]
1 Rodolfo Ruiz 1975.03.15 Pista Arena Revolucion [55]
2 Huroki Sito 1975.04.05 Pista Arena Revolucion [56]
28 Tauro [2] Dardo Aguilar 1975.06.05 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca [57]
1 Remo 1975.08.10 Pista Arena Revolucion [58]
2 Cachorro Mendoza 1975.10.08 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [59]
3 Rodolfo Ruiz 1975.10.25 Pista Arena Revolucion [60]
4 Cachorro Mendoza 1975.12.16 Arena Coliseo DF [61]
5 Cachorro Mendoza 1975.12.28 ? [62]
6 Bengala II 1976.03.18 Arena Apatlaco [63]
7 Cachorro Mendoza 1976.04.11 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [64]
8 ? 1976.10.26 Tulancingo [65]
29 Flama Azul Tauro 1976.10.30 Pista Arena Revolucion [66]
1 Rodolfo Ruiz 1976.11.15 Pista Arena Revolucion [67]
2 Centauro 1976.11.24 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [68]
3 Rodolfo Ruiz 1976.12.04 Pista Arena Revolucion [69]
4 Mr. Niebla (70s) 1976.12.19 Monterrey [70]
5 Mario Valenzuela 1977.01.09 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [71]
6 Tauro 1977.02.09 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [72]
7 Tauro 1977.02.19 Pista Arena Revolucion [73]
8 Rodolfo Ruiz 1977.02.20 Arena Puebla [74]
9 Tauro 1977.03.05 Gimnasio Nueva Atzacoalco [75]
10 Rodolfo Ruiz 1977.12.04 [76]
11 Tauro 1977.03.05 Arena Nueva Atzacoalco [77]
12 Estrella Blanca 1977.03.22 Tulancingo [78]
30 Americo Rocca Flama Azul 1977.04.10 Monterrey [79]
1 Flama Azul 1977.05.08 Plaza de Toros el Aurora [80]
31 Flama Azul [2] Americo Rocca 1977.06.01 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [81]
1 Rodolfo Ruiz 1977.??.?? ?
2 Tauro 1977.??.?? ?
32 Mario Valenzuela Flama Azul 1977.09.21 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [82]
1 Flama Azul 1977.10.12 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [83]
2 Yanco 1978.01.01 Acapulco [84]
3 El Talisman 1978.01.24 Arena Coliseo [84]
4 Arturo Cruz 1978.01.29 Arena Azteca [85]
5 Lizmark 1978.02.01 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [86]
6 Arturo Cruz 1978.02.15 Apatlaco [84]
7 Flama Azul 1978.04.02 Puebla [84]
8 Talisman 1978.05.17 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [87]
9 Yanco 1978.07.23 Acapulco [84]
33 El Talisman Mario Valenzuela 1978.08.30 Acapulco [84]
1 Chamaco Escobedo 1978.05.21 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos [88]
2 Rodolfo Ruiz 1978.10.01 Arena Coliseo DF [89]
3 Tauro 1978.10.17 Arena Ajusco, Tlalpan, Distrito Federal [90]
4 Yanco 1978.10.25 Acapulco [84]
5 Bufalo Salvaje 1978.11.12 Mexico City [84]
6 Rodolfo Ruiz 1978.11.16 Cuernavaca [91]
7 Kung Fu 1978.12.06 Acapulco [84]
8 Irazú 1979.03.11 Puebla [92]
34 Rodolfo Ruiz [3] El Talisman 1979.04.08 Cuernavaca
1 Yanco 1979.05.05 Arena Nueva Atzacoalco [93]
2 Talisman 1979.08.28 Arena Coliseo [94]
3 Galonero 1979.11.21 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [95]
4 Talisman 1980.01.16 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [96]
35 Chamaco Velaguez Rodolfo Ruiz 1980.06.12 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
1 Rodolfo Ruiz 1980.07.13 Arena Isabel, Cuernavaca, Morelos [97]
2 Aristoteles 1980.12.17 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [98]
3 Rodolfo Ruiz 1981.02.08 Pista Arena Revolución [99]
championship vacated February 1982 when Chamaco Valaguez leaves weight division
tournament for vacant championship
36 Aristoteles Negro Casas 1982.05.02 Arena Coliseo [100]
1 Fuerza Guerrera 1982.06.06 Pista Arena Revolucion [101]
2 Fuerza Guerrera 1982.06.16 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [102]
3 Sombra Roja 1982.08.22 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [103]
4 El Dandy 1982.10.14 Arena Zapata, Acapulco, Guerrero [104]
5 Fuerza Guerrera 1982.11.13 Pista Arena Revolucion [105]
6 Estrella Blanca Jr. 1982.12.11 Pista Arena Revolucion [106]
7 Negro Casas 1982.12.30 Arena Zapata, Acapulco, Guerrero [107]
8 Fuerza Guerrera 1983.04.27 Arena Neza [108]
9 Fuerza Guerrera 1983.04.27 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [109]
10 Fuerza Guerrera 1983.05.29 Pista Arena Revolucion [110]
11 Glamoroso Froylan 1983.06.16 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [111]
championship vacated July 1983 when Aristoteles leaves weight division
tournament for vacant championship
37 Fuerza Guerrera Aguila Venezolana 1983.11.06 Pista Arena Revolucion [112]
1 Águila Venezolana 1983.12.18 Cuernavaca [113]
2 Solar II 1984.02.10 Arena Isabel, León [114]
3 Águila Venezolana 1984.03.11 Pista Arena Revolución [115]
championship vacated May 1984 when Fuerza Guerrera leaves weight division
tournament vacant championship
38 Modulo Águila Venezolana 1984.08.18 Pista Arena Revolucion [116]
1 El Mestizo 1984.09.23 Arena México [117]
2 El Mestizo 1984.12.15 Arena San Lorenzo, Estado de Mexico [118]
39 Pegaso I Modulo 1985.03.17 Pista Arena Revolucion [119]
1 El Mestizo 1985.05.04 Pista Arena Revolucion [120]
2 Módulo 1985.06.02 Pista Arena Revolucion [121]
3 Zimba 1985.06.30 Pista Arena Revolucion [122]
40 Kalifa Pegaso I 1985.07.13 Arena Puebla [123]
41 El Guerrero (Guerrero) Kalifa 1986.04.16 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [124]
1 Guerrero Samurai 1986.06.29 Pista Arena Revolucion [125]
42 Guerrero Samurai El Guerrero (Guerrero) 1986.09.16 Arena Coliseo [126]
1 El Mestizo 1986.10.26 Arena México [127]
43 Pantera II Guerrero Samurai 1987.08.09 Pista Arena Revolucion
44 Guerrero Samurai [2] Pantera II 1988.06.02 Arena Xochimilco
Guerrero Samurai passes away on 1990.11.24
decision match for vacant championship
45 Flash I Guerrero Samurai II 1991.07.14 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
46 Eclipse (GDL) Flash I 1994.12.18 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [128]
championship status unknown
tournament for vacant championship
47 Damiancito el Guerrero Oriental 1998.05.07 Guadalajara [129]
Damiancito changes identity to Virus
1 Oriental 1998.05.08 Arena Mexico
2 Oriental 1998.08.07 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
3 Oriental 1998.08.19 Jojutla, Morelia
4 Oriental 1998.09.05 Arena Xochimilco
5 Oriental 1998.10.01 Aguascalientes
6 Oriental 1998.10.29 Gimnasio G-3, Mexico City
6 Oriental 1999.02.26 Hamamatsu - Shizuoka, Japan
7 Oriental 1999.05.30 Arena Neza
8 Ricky Marvin 2000.10.05 Aguascalientes
9 Moreno Casas 2000.10.15 Arena Lopez Mateos
48 Ricky Marvin Virus 2000.11.29 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
1 Virus 2000.12.12 Arena Coliseo DF
2 Virus 2001.02.15 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
3 Virus 2001.02.28 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
4 Virus 2001.03.16 Arena Mexico
5 Virus 2001.04.30 Guanajuato
6 Virus 2001.05.23 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
49 Loco Max Ricky Marvin 2001.12.03 Arena Puebla
1 Volador Jr. 2002.02.04 Arena Puebla
championship vacated 2004
finals of a tournament to crown new champion
50 Pierrothito Mascarita Dorada 2008.09.23 Arena Mexico
1 Electrico 2009.09.25 Arena Mexico
2 Saturno 2010.03.09 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
3 Astral 2011.04.05 Arena Mexico
4 Bam Bam 2011.09.20 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
5 Electrico 2012.04.10 Arena Mexico
championship vacated July 2013 for unspecified reasons
finals of a tournament to crown new champion
51 Eléctrico Pequeno Nitro 2013.08.13 Arena Mexico
1 Espiritu Maligno 2014.08.18 Arena Puebla
2 Principe Diamante 2016.02.28 Arena México
3 Fantasy (II) 2016.08.16 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [130]
4 Pequeno Nitro 2017.12.02 Arena Coliseo
5 Virus 2019.08.05 Arena Puebla
6 Halcon Suriano Jr. 2019.12.22 Arena México
7 Inquisidor 2021.09.05 Arena Mexico
52 Panterita del Ring Jr. Eléctrico 2021.12.11 Arena Coliseo
1 Inquisidor 2022.07.09 Arena Coliseo [131]
2 Inquisidor 2022.12.17 Arena Coliseo
title vacant on 2023.05.24 when Panterita del Ring Jr. moves up in weight class
53 Futuro Gallo Jr., Max Star, Meyer, Rafaga Jr., Brillante Jr., Rayo Metalico and Misterio Blanco 2023.07.30 Arena Mexico
1 Platino 2023.09.07 Arena Coliseo Tony Arellano
54 Rayo Metalico Futuro 2024.09.27 Arena Mexico
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

Gallery of Champions

Bobby Bonales, 4th Champion
Adolfo Bonales, 6th Champion
Joe Silva, 7th Champion
Raul Romero, 8th Champion
Black Shadow, 11th Champion
Juan Diaz, 12th & 14th Champion
Mishima Ota, 13th Champion


Chanoc, 15th & 17th Champion
Ulises, 16th Champion
Rodolfo Ruiz, 18th, 24th and 34th Champion
Alberto Munoz, 19th Champion
Rolando Costa, 20th Champion
Raul Rojas, 21st Champion


Raul Guerrero, 22nd Champion
Estrella Blanca, 23th & 25th Champion
Tauro, 26th & 28th Champion
Dardo Aguilar, 27th Champion
Talisman, 33th Champion
Aristoteles, 36th Champion


Fuerza Guerrera, 37th Champion
Modulo, 38th Champion
Pegaso I, 39th Champion
Kalifa, 40th Champion
Guerrero Samurai, 41st & 43th Champion
Damiancito el Guerrero, 47th Champion


Ricky Marvin, 48th Champion
Loco Max, 49th Champion
Pierrothito, 50th Champion
Electrico, 51st Champion
Panterita del Ring Jr., 52nd Champion

Gallery of Title Belts

3rd Belt


Sources


Also Listed As

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Championships
CMLL: Micro: Tengu • Mini: Ultimo Dragoncito
Super Light: Stigma • Welter: Titán • Middle: Templario
Light Heavy: Averno • Heavy: Gran Guerrero
Tag: Ángel de Oro & Niebla Roja • Trios: (Averno, Euforia, Mephisto)
Women: Zeuxis • Women's Tag: Vacant
Historic: Welter: Mascara Dorada • Middle: Flip Gordon • Light Heavy: Atlantis Jr.
National: Light: Rayo Metalico • Welter: Magia Blanca • Middle: Guerrero Maya Jr.
Light Heavy: Esfinge • Heavy: Star Black
Tag: Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido) • Trios: Futuro, Hombre Bala Jr., Max Star
Women: Sanely • Women's Tag: Skadi & Kira
Occidente: Welter: Explosivo • Middle: Zandokan Jr.
Light Heavy: Esfinge • Heavy: Bestia Negra
Tag: Dulce Gardenia & La Fashion • Trios: Crixus, Difunto, Rider
Women: Dark Silueta • Women's Tag: Dark Silueta & Zeuxis
Misc: Arena Coliseo Tag: El Hijo del Villano III & Villano III Jr. • Japan Women's: Sayaka Unagi
Tournaments: Leyenda de Azul Mistico • Leyenda de Plata: Angel de Oro • Universal: Mascara Dorada • Universal de Amazonas: Persephone
Reyes del Aire: Mistico • Gran Alternativa: Templario & Legendario
La Copa Jr.: Star Jr. • Parejas Increíbles: Mascara Dorada & Rocky Romero
Inactive

Copa de Arena Mexico Tournament
Pequeño Reyes del Aire • En Busca de un Ídolo
Japan Tag
DF: Light • Welter • Middle
CMLL-REINA: Intl Junior • Intl • Tag Team

Mexican National Championships
Men's: Light (Panterita del Ring Jr.) • Welter (vacant)
Middle (Templario) • Light Heavy (Ángel de Oro)
Heavy (Euforia) • Tag (Esfinge & Fugaz)
Trios (Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Virus, Raziel and Cancerbero))
Women's: Singles (Dark Silueta) • Women's Tag (Jarochita & Lluvia)
Defunct: Mini • Feather • Cruiser • Atomicos
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