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Current Champion
The most recent and possibly final middleweight champion is Octagon, who won the championship on July 15, 2006. Outside of a couple matches with Fuerza Guerrera, the championship quickly became dormant. Octagon did not bring it to matches or even talk about it much. AAA vacated the championship in 2008, part of an effort to move away from commission regulated championships, but they or Octagon may still be in physical possession of the championship. The title has not been mentioned since Octagon left AAA and joins the other non-CMLL national championships as functionally being defunct.
History of Championship
Champions Listing
#
|
Champion(s)
|
Defeated
|
Date
|
Location
|
|
first title reign not acknowledged by all sources
|
|
-
|
Yaqui Joe
|
|
1933.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
1[1]
|
Ray Ryan
|
1933.10.26
|
Arena Nacional
|
|
initial tournament for championship
|
|
1
|
Octavio Gaona
|
Black Guzman
|
1938.02.06
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
2
|
Tarzan Lopez
|
Octavio Gaona
|
1938.09.02
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
1[2]
|
Benny Wilson
|
1939.09.22
|
Old Arena Mexico
|
|
|
2
|
Gorilla Ramos
|
1941.06.19
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
vacates championship on 1941.12.16
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
3
|
Murcielago Velazquez
|
Bobby Bonales
|
1942.04.02
|
Mexico City
|
|
4
|
El Santo
|
Murcielago Velazquez
|
1943.03.19
|
Mexico City
|
|
5
|
Bobby Bonales
|
El Santo
|
1943.06.11
|
Arena Coliseo[3]
|
|
6
|
El Santo [2]
|
Bobby Bonales
|
1943.10.08
|
Mexico City
|
|
7
|
Tarzan Lopez
|
El Santo
|
1944.04.01
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
Lopez already holds the NWA World Middleweight Championship, vacates this title on 1944.04.08
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
8
|
El Santo [3]
|
Tuffy Truesdale
|
1944.05.31
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
9
|
Bobby Bonales [2]
|
El Santo
|
1945.06.01
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
10
|
Gori Guerrero
|
Bobby Bonales
|
1945.09.25[4]
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
Guerrero wins the NWA World Middleweight Championship on 1946.02.23, vacates this title
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
11
|
Tarzan Lopez
|
Bobby Bonales
|
1946.04.12
|
?
|
|
Lopez wins the NWA World Middleweight Championship on 1949.05.28, vacates this title
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
12
|
El Santo [4]
|
El Gladiator
|
1956.09.14
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
1[5]
|
Tonny Lopez
|
1958.10.19
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
2[6]
|
Blue Demon
|
1962.03.17
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
13[7]
|
Karloff Lagarde
|
El Santo
|
1963.04.11
|
Pachuca
|
|
|
1
|
El Santo
|
1963.05.15
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
14
|
El Santo [5]
|
Karloff Lagarde
|
1963.06.28
|
Mexico City
|
|
|
1[8]
|
Karloff Lagarde
|
1964.04.21
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
2[9]
|
Karloff Lagarde
|
1965.04.13
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
3[10]
|
Buddy Montes
|
1966.09.25
|
Plaza de Toros el Cortijo
|
|
|
3[11]
|
Black Shadow
|
1966.11.30
|
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
|
|
|
4[12]
|
Black Shadow
|
1967.03.09
|
Puebla
|
|
|
4[13]
|
Black Shadow
|
1967.04.28
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
15
|
Rene Guajardo
|
El Santo
|
1967.06.20[14]
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
Guajardo wins the NWA World Middleweight Championship on 1967.07.29, vacates this title
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
16[15]
|
Karloff Lagarde [2]
|
Apolo Curiel
|
1967.12.15
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
17
|
Humberto Garza
|
Karloff Lagarde
|
1968.02.25
|
Monterrey
|
|
|
1[16]
|
El Vikingo
|
1968.08.20
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
18[17]
|
Alberto Munoz
|
Humberto Garza
|
1968.10.20
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
19
|
Rene Guajardo [2]
|
Alberto Munoz
|
1969.11.20
|
Aguascalientes
|
[18]
|
20
|
Ciclon Veloz Jr.
|
Rene Guajardo
|
1971.04.06
|
Guadalajara
|
|
|
1[19]
|
Rene Guajardo
|
1972.03.26
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
2
|
Cesar Valentino
|
1973.06.08
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
21
|
Adorable Rubi
|
Ciclon Veloz Jr.
|
1973.12.14
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
22[20]
|
Anibal
|
Adorable Rubi
|
1974.06.28
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
1[21]
|
Adorable Rubi
|
1974.08.23
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
Anibal wins the NWA World Middleweight Championship on 1974.09.20, vacates this title
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
23
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
Perro Aguayo
|
1974.11.29
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
1[22]
|
Perro Aguayo
|
1975.05.04
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
2
|
Tony Salazar
|
1975.10.03
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
3
|
Fishman[23]
|
1976.02.04
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
4[24]
|
Karloff Lagarde
|
1976.04.04
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
|
5[25]
|
Fishman
|
1976.08.29
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
6[26]
|
Cesar Valentino
|
1976.09.26
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
7[27]
|
Perro Aguayo
|
1976.12.10
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
24
|
Perro Aguayo
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
1977.02.28
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
Aguayo wins the NWA World Middleweight Championship on 1977.03.11, vacates this title
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
25
|
Jose Luis Mendieta
|
Rubi Ruvalcaba
|
1977.04.15
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
1[28]
|
As Charro
|
1977.07.29
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
2[29]
|
Demonio Blanco
|
1977.08.21
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
26
|
Sangre Chicana
|
Jose Luis Mendieta
|
1977.11.19
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
1[30]
|
El Monarca
|
1978.02.17
|
Arena México
|
|
|
2[31]
|
Cachorro Mendoza
|
1978.03.10
|
Arena México
|
|
|
3
|
Tony Salazar
|
1978.05.20
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
4[32]
|
El Monarca
|
1978.08.26
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
5[33]
|
Ciclon Veloz Jr.
|
1978.04.23
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
6[34]
|
Cachorro Mendoza
|
1978.09.10
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
7[35]
|
Satoru Sayama
|
1978.09.22
|
Arena México
|
|
|
|
28 claimed defenses, including more vs Ciclon Veloz (3), Cachorro Mendoza (2 more), Yuma Ultraman, Tony Salazar, Impacto, El Cobarde
|
|
|
|
Chicana vacates championship on March 1979
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
27
|
Cachorro Mendoza
|
Sangre Chicana
|
1979.06.08
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
1[36]
|
Cachorro Mendoza
|
1979.07.29
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
28[37]
|
El Satanico
|
Cachorro Mendoza
|
1979.10.19
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
1[38]
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
1979.12.07
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
2[39]
|
Cachorro Mendoza
|
1980.02.07
|
Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
|
|
|
3[40]
|
Shazam
|
1980.02.26
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
Satanico wins the NWA World Middleweight Championship on 1980.03.28, vacates this title
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
29
|
Ringo Mendoza [2]
|
El Satanico
|
1980.06.06
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
1
|
Satanico
|
1980.10.07
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
30
|
El Faraón
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
1980.12.05
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
1[41]
|
El Jalisco
|
1980.12.21
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
2[42]
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
1981.01.11
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
El Faraon vacates championship in April 1981
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
31
|
Solar I
|
Cachorro Mendoza
|
1981.05.29
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
|
1[43]
|
Satanico
|
1981.06.26
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
32
|
El Satanico [2]
|
Solar I
|
1981.10.23
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
33
|
Lizmark
|
El Satanico
|
1982.02.10
|
Acapulco
|
|
|
1[44]
|
El Satanico
|
1982.02.19
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
2[45]
|
El Faraon
|
1982.04.14
|
Acapulco, Guerrero
|
|
|
2[46]
|
Espectro Jr.
|
1982.06.15
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
|
3[47]
|
El Faraón
|
1982.07.02
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
34
|
Espectro Jr.
|
Lizmark
|
1983.03.03
|
Cuernavaca
|
|
|
1[48]
|
Lizmark
|
1983.04.10
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
35
|
Lizmark [2]
|
Espectro Jr.
|
1983.05.28
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
Lizmark wins the NWA World Middleweight Championship on 1983.06.03, vacates this title
|
|
tournament for vacant championship
|
|
36
|
Ultraman
|
Aguila Solitaria
|
1983.08.12
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
1
|
El Supremo
|
1983.09.23
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
2
|
Lobo Rubio
|
1983.11.06
|
Palacio De Los Deportes
|
|
|
3
|
Cuchillo
|
????.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
4
|
Enfermero Jr.
|
????.??.??
|
?
|
|
37
|
Jerry Estrada
|
Ultraman
|
1984.03.02
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
1
|
Aguila Solitaria
|
1984.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
2
|
Cachorro Mendoza
|
1984.??.??
|
?
|
|
|
3
|
Atlantis
|
1984.??.??
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
4[49]
|
Atlantis
|
1984.07.01
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
5[50]
|
Mogur
|
1984.07.27
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
6[51]
|
Rokambole
|
1984.11.18
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
38
|
Atlantis
|
Jerry Estrada
|
1984.11.30
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
1[52]
|
La Fiera
|
1985.01.18
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
|
2
|
El Faraón
|
1985.03.22
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
3
|
Jerry Estrada
|
1985.04.11
|
Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
|
|
|
4[53]
|
Pirata Morgan
|
1985.11.03
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
5[54]
|
El Dandy
|
1986.02.02
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
39
|
El Talisman
|
Atlantis
|
1986.03.02
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
1[55]
|
Stuka
|
1986.03.30
|
Plaza de Toros el Cortijo, Mexico City
|
|
|
2[56]
|
Stuka
|
1986.06.18
|
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
|
|
|
3[57]
|
Americo Rocca
|
1986.08.14
|
Plaza de Toros el Cortijo, Mexico City
|
|
|
4[58]
|
Stuka
|
1986.10.29
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
5[59]
|
Super Astro
|
1986.11.24
|
Auditorio de Tijuana
|
|
40[60]
|
Mogur
|
El Talisman
|
1986.11.30
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
1
|
El Satanico
|
1987.02.08
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
2
|
El Satanico
|
1988.01.31
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
41
|
El Satanico [3]
|
Mogur
|
1988.02.07
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
1
|
El Dandy
|
1988.03.18
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
42
|
El Dandy
|
El Satanico
|
1988.09.28
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
1
|
Bestia Salvaje
|
1989.07.18
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
2
|
Emilio Charles Jr.
|
1989.12.01
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
43
|
Javier Cruz
|
El Dandy
|
1990.01.18
|
Arena Acapulco
|
|
44
|
Emilio Charles Jr.
|
Javier Cruz
|
1990.08.30
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
|
1
|
El Dandy
|
1990.11.03
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
45
|
Octagon
|
Emilio Charles Jr.
|
1990.11.20
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
1
|
Emilio Charles Jr.
|
1990.12.04
|
Arena San Martin, Mexico City
|
|
|
2
|
Emilio Charles Jr.
|
1991.01.06
|
Juarez
|
|
|
3
|
Kung Fu
|
1991.02.05
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
4
|
Emilio Charles Jr.
|
1991.02.23
|
Mexico City
|
|
|
5
|
Satanico
|
1991.07.30
|
Texmelucan, Puebla
|
|
|
6
|
Satanico
|
1991.09.21
|
San Luis Potosi
|
|
|
7
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1992.01.31
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
8
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1992.02.12
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
|
9
|
Bestia Salvaje
|
1992.03.26
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
|
10
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1992.05.29
|
Arena Xalapa
|
|
|
11
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1992.06.27
|
Arena Apatlaco
|
|
46
|
Blue Panther
|
Octagon
|
1992.07.24
|
Leon
|
|
|
1
|
Angel Azteca
|
1992.09.04
|
Cancun
|
|
|
2
|
Octagon
|
1992.09.13
|
Arena Coliseo Monterrey
|
|
|
3
|
Super Astro
|
1992.10.09
|
Aguascalientes
|
|
|
4
|
Angel Azteca
|
1992.10.22
|
Arena Olimpico Laguna
|
|
|
5
|
Octagon
|
1992.11.15
|
Arena Roma, Tuxtla Guiterrez, Chiapas
|
|
47
|
Octagon [2]
|
Blue Panther
|
1994.04.30
|
Veracruz
|
|
Blue Panther wins championship by default with Octagon is unable to defend due to injury
|
|
48
|
Blue Panther [2]
|
Octagon
|
1994.05.27
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
|
1
|
Octagon
|
1994.08.04
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
|
2[61]
|
El Mariachi
|
1994.10.30
|
Auditorio Municipal Torreon
|
|
49
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
Blue Panther
|
1996.01.26
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
|
1
|
Felino
|
1996.04.05
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
2
|
Blue Panther
|
1996.04.17
|
Aguascalientes
|
|
|
3
|
Felino
|
1996.06.14
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
|
4
|
Felino
|
1996.07.31
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
|
5
|
Felino
|
1996.09.07
|
Arena Coliseo De Reynosa
|
|
50
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
El Hijo del Santo
|
1996.09.15
|
Saltillo, Coahuila
|
|
51
|
Octagon [3]
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1997.01.29
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
|
|
1
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1997.03.07
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
52
|
Pentagon
|
Octagon
|
1997.03.28
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
1
|
Octagon
|
1997.04.30
|
Queretaro
|
|
|
2
|
Octagon
|
1997.05.07
|
Veracruz
|
|
|
2
|
Octagon
|
1997.05.09
|
Auditorio de Tijuana
|
|
|
3
|
Abismo Negro
|
1998.04.11
|
Acapulco
|
|
53[62]
|
Abismo Negro
|
Pentagon
|
1998.05.24
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
1
|
Pentagon
|
1998.06.17
|
Arena Coliseo De San Luis Potosi
|
|
|
2
|
Mascara Sagrada
|
1998.08.13
|
Arena San Juan Pantitlan
|
|
|
3
|
Octagon
|
1998.09.03
|
Toluca
|
|
|
4
|
Blue Demon Jr.
|
1998.11.20
|
Arena Coliseo De San Luis Potosi
|
|
|
5
|
The Panther
|
1998.12.13
|
Chihuahua
|
|
54
|
El Espectro Jr. [2]
|
Abismo Negro
|
1999.01.27
|
Arena Ecatepec
|
|
|
1
|
Coco Azul
|
1999.01.31
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
2
|
Perro Aguayo Jr.
|
1999.02.05
|
Cuautitlan
|
|
|
3
|
Coco Azul
|
1999.02.14
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
4
|
Abismo Negro
|
1999.03.03
|
Arena Ecatepec
|
|
|
5
|
El Mohicano I
|
1999.04.09
|
Arena San Juan Pantitlan
|
|
55
|
Mascara Sagrada Jr.
|
El Espectro Jr.
|
1999.06.17
|
Arena Toluca
|
|
56
|
El Espectro Jr. [3]
|
Mascara Sagrada Jr.
|
1999.07.08
|
Arena Toluca
|
|
|
1
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Blue Demon Jr.
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1999.09.02
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Arena Toluca
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2
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Mascara Sagrada
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1999.10.23
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San Luis Potosi
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3
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Oriental
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2000.02.11
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Auditorio De Tijuana
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4
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Hator
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2000.08.13
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Arena Solidaridad De Monterrey
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5
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Blue Demon Jr.
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2001.01.10
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Arena Solidaridad De Monterrey
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57
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Pimpinela Escarlata
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El Espectro Jr.
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2001.04.27
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Queretaro
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1[63]
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Hijo del Solitario
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?
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?
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2[64]
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King Azteca
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?
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?
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3[65]
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King Azteca
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?
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?
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4[66]
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Espectro Jr.
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?
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?
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5
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El Dandy
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2002.06.03
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Irapuato
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58[67]
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Psicosis II
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Pimpinela Escarlata
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2002.08.13
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Plaza de Toros La Taurina, Huamantla, Tlaxcala
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1
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Mascara Sagrada
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2003.03.21
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Culiacan
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2
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Oriental
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2003.10.19
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El Toreo De Naucalpan
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3
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Dizzy
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2003.11.23
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Auditorio Municipal De Zacultipan, Hidalgo
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4
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Slayer
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2004.09.24
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Arena Coliseo De Toluca
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5
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Histeria
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2005.07.10
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Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
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6
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Histeria
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2005.07.29
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Centro de Convenciones - Madero
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7
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Histeria
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2005.08.03
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Cuernavaca
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stripped for defending championship versus Histeria in a hardcore match on 2005.08.03
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finals of a ten man tournament
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59
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Zumbido
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Histeria
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2006.01.29
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Salamanca
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60
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Octagon [4]
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Zumbido
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2006.07.15
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Auditorio Municipal Torreon - Torreon
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1
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Fuerza Guerrera
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2007.04.23
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Auditorio Benito Juarez de la Ciudad Deportiva de Los Mochis
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2
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Fuerza Guerrera
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2007.04.24
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Foro Tecate de Culican
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title vacant in December 8, 2008 by order of AAA
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title change
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successful title defense
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championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
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Gallery of Champions
El Santo, 4th, 6th, 8th, 12th & 14th Champion
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Octagon, 45th, 47th, & 51st Champion
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Gallery of Title Belts
Sources