The Northern Light Heavyweight Championship is a regional championship promoted and defended in the Northern states of Mexico. The title is not restricted to any specific wrestling promotion. It's commonly referred to as LLU Light Heavyweight Championship due to it's connection with the promotion Lucha Libre Unida (LLU).
Known champions include:
Current Champion
Jessy El Vasco Jr. is the current champion. He defeated Kid Lion on November 1, 2015 in Gimnasio Nuevo Mezquital in San Nicolás, Nuevo León to win the title.
History of Championship
Lucha Libre Unida (LLU) announced through Facebook they agreed to a deal with Luis Reyna in order to promote three championships in hands of Reyna's older brother, and former lucha libre promoter Tony Reyna. These championships were the Northern Light Heavyweight Championship, the Northern Welterweight Championship, the Nuevo Leon Middleweight Championship and the Nuevo Leon Women's Championship.
The first champions recognized under management of the promotion were Furor (Light Heavyweight), Sombra del Ring (Welterweight), and Luis Reyna (Middleweight).
Champions Listing
| #
|
Champion(s)
|
Defeated
|
Date
|
Location
|
|
| status unclear
|
|
| -
|
Dr. Cianuro
|
?
|
?
|
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
| vacant on January 6, 2008 after a match between Aguila Extrema and Dr. Cianuro
|
|
| -
|
Aguila Extrema
|
Dr. Cianuro
|
2008.01.13
|
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
|
|
1
|
Dr. Cianuro
|
2008.01.27
|
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
|
|
2
|
Dr. Cianuro
|
2008.05.04
|
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
| -
|
Dr. Cianuro [2]
|
Dr. Cianuro
|
2008.07.27
|
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
|
|
1
|
Fomer Lover
|
2009.01.18
|
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
|
|
2
|
Luis Reyna
|
2009.03.08
|
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
| -
|
Furor
|
Apolo Estrada Jr., Dr. Cianuro, Luis Reyna, Mortifero & Voltaje Negro
|
2009.07.05
|
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
|
|
1
|
Tigre Universitario
|
2009.08.09
|
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
| -
|
Androide
|
Furor
|
2009.11.01
|
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
| -
|
Black Soul
|
Androide
|
2010.01.24
|
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
|
|
| vacant on February 7, 2010 when Black Soul was stripped from the title
|
|
| decision match to crown the new champion
|
|
| -
|
El Hijo del Espanto II
|
Tigre Universitario
|
2010.02.07
|
Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
1
|
Black Soul
|
2010.08.15
|
Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
| -
|
Titanik
|
El Hijo del Espanto II
|
2010.10.03
|
Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
1
|
El Misionero, and Mortifero
|
2010.11.07
|
Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
2
|
Mortifero
|
2011.07.17
|
Kid's Arena - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
| -
|
Galactar
|
Chico de Barrio, Sangre Negra, and Titanik[1]
|
2011.08.28
|
Kid's Arena - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
1
|
Kaientai[2]
|
2011.10.23
|
Gimnasio Constituyentes Querétaro - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
2
|
Titanik
|
2012.04.15
|
Kid's Arena - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
3
|
Memo Valle
|
2012.10.21
|
Kid's Arena - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
4
|
Barba Roja
|
2012.12.09
|
Kid's Arena - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
5
|
Golden Boy
|
2013.07.13
|
Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
6
|
Jungla Negra Jr.
|
2013.08.25
|
Terraza Elma - Apodaca, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
7
|
Guerrillero Jr.
|
2014.05.04
|
Arena Cuadrilátero - Matamoros, Tamaulipas
|
|
|
|
8
|
Titanik
|
2014.05.31
|
Gimnasio Factores Mutuos - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
| -
|
Titanik [2]
|
Arquero, Galactar, and Rico Rodríguez
|
2014.08.29
|
Gimnasio Factores Mutuos - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
| -
|
Kid Lion
|
Titanik
|
2015.09.06
|
Gimnasio Nuevo Mezquital - San Nicolás, Nuevo León
|
|
| -
|
Jessy El Vasco Jr.
|
Kid Lion
|
2015.11.01
|
Gimnasio Nuevo Mezquital - San Nicolás, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
1
|
Azrael
|
2016.12.11
|
Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
2
|
Quinto Elemento
|
2017.04.23
|
Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
3
|
Azrael
|
2017.05.28
|
Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
4
|
Etreus
|
2017.09.24
|
Terraza Elma - Apodaca, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
5
|
Pee Wee
|
2018.04.22
|
Deportivo Guadalupe Victoria - Guadalupe, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
6
|
Gato Fantasma
|
2018.06.10
|
Terraza Elma - Apodaca, Nuevo León
|
|
|
|
|
|
| title change
|
| successful title defense
|
| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
|
| Monterrey
|
| Arenas: Arena Coliseo Monterrey, Arena Femenil, Arena Monterrey, Arena José Sulaimán, Gimnasio Nuevo León, Plaza de Toros Monumental
|
| Local Legends: Blue Demon, Humberto Garza, Karonte, Mr. Lince, Princesa Sugehit, Super Parka, Tigre Universitario; all
|
Local Titles: Lucha Libre Azteca (LLA), Northern (Light Heavy), Northeast (Tag), Nuevo Leon (Junior Tag, Women's), NGX (Extreme, Tag, Women's), LLF (Junior, Juvenil, Tag),
FILL (Welter, Middle, Light Heavy, Heavy, Super Heavy, Tag, Trios, Atomicos, Mixed Tag, Women's), FULL (Super Middle), OLX (Extreme)
|
