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{{TitleHistoryLine|10|[[Enrique Llanes]]|[[Sugi Sito]]|[[1951]].[[September 24|09.24]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|10|[[Enrique Llanes]]|[[Sugi Sito]]|[[1951]].[[September 24|09.24]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on [[1952]].[[02.06]] for unknown reasons}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated on [[1952]].[[02.06]] for unknown reasons}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[NWA World Middleweight tournament, 1952 | {{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Middleweight tournament, 1952|tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|11|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|?|[[1952]].[[07.13]]|?}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|11|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|?|[[1952]].[[07.13]]|?}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|12|[[Sugi Sito]] [2]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1953]].[[06.20]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|12|[[Sugi Sito]] [2]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1953]].[[06.20]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
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{{TitleHistoryLine|23|[[Rene Guajardo]] [4]|[[Jerry London]]|[[1966]].[[07.01]]|[[Monterrey]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|23|[[Rene Guajardo]] [4]|[[Jerry London]]|[[1966]].[[07.01]]|[[Monterrey]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|24|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1967]].[[03.11]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|24|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1967]].[[03.11]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|Mendoza resigns championship on [[1967]].[[05.11]] due to leaving weight class}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[Ray Mendoza]] resigns championship on [[1967]].[[05.11]] due to leaving weight class}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[NWA World Middleweight Tournament, 1967|16 man tournament for vacant championship]]}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Middleweight Tournament, 1967|16 man tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|25|[[Rene Guajardo]] [5]|[[Apolo Curiel]]|[[1967]].[[07.29]]|?}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|25|[[Rene Guajardo]] [5]|[[Apolo Curiel]]|[[1967]].[[07.29]]|?}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|26|[[Rayo de Jalisco]] [3]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1969]].[[04.18]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|26|[[Rayo de Jalisco]] [3]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1969]].[[04.18]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
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{{TitleHistoryLine|31|[[Anibal]] [2]|[[El Cobarde]]|[[1974]].[[September 21|09.21]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|31|[[Anibal]] [2]|[[El Cobarde]]|[[1974]].[[September 21|09.21]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1975]].[[01.29]]|[[Palacio De Los Deportes]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1975]].[[01.29]]|[[Palacio De Los Deportes]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacant | {{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacant when [[Anibal]] jumps to [[UWA]] September 1975}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[NWA World Middleweight Tournament, 1975|tournament for vacant championship]]}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Middleweight Tournament, 1975|tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|32|[[Perro Aguayo]]|[[Ringo Mendoza]]|[[1975]].[[07.04]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|32|[[Perro Aguayo]]|[[Ringo Mendoza]]|[[1975]].[[07.04]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Santo]]|[[1975]].[[September 26|09.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Santo]]|[[1975]].[[September 26|09.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Bestia Salvaje]]|[[1995]].[[05.23]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Bestia Salvaje]]|[[1995]].[[05.23]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Scorpio Jr.]]|[[1997]].[[03.14]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Scorpio Jr.]]|[[1997]].[[03.14]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|Ultimo Dragon vacates title 1998 due to arm injury}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[Ultimo Dragon]] vacates title 1998 due to arm injury}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[NWA World Middleweight Tournament, 1999| | {{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Middleweight Tournament, 1999|6 man tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|79|[[The Great Sasuke]]|[[Tokyo Magnum]]|[[1999]].[[02.07]]|Yokohama, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|79|[[The Great Sasuke]]|[[Tokyo Magnum]]|[[1999]].[[02.07]]|Yokohama, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Ultimo Guerrero]]|[[1999]].[[05.21]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Ultimo Guerrero]]|[[1999]].[[05.21]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|80|[[Ultimo Dragon]] [2]|[[the Great Sasuke]]|[[2003]].[[05.05]]|Sendai, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|80|[[Ultimo Dragon]] [2]|[[the Great Sasuke]]|[[2003]].[[05.05]]|Sendai, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|Ultimo Dragon vacates title May 2003 due to WWE jump}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[Ultimo Dragon]] vacates title May 2003 due to WWE jump}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|81|[[El Averno]]|[[Zumbido]]|[[2004]].[[September 3|09.03]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|81|[[El Averno]]|[[Zumbido]]|[[2004]].[[September 3|09.03]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [http://wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-m.html Wrestling-Titles.com] | *[http://wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-m.html Wrestling-Titles.com] | ||
{{NWATitleBox}} | {{NWATitleBox}} | ||
[[Category:Championships]] | [[Category:Championships]] |
Revision as of 18:42, 19 June 2008
Current Champion
El Averno is the 85th champion, having won it on November 30, 2007 in Arena Mexico.
History of Championship
The NWA World Middleweight Championship dates back to the early 1920s. The NWA name only existed to establish it as a world championship; since the 30s, it has been property of EMLL (much later CMLL.) It's one of the oldest active wrestling championships in the world.
For most of it's existance, the NWA World Middleweight Championship been held by Mexican wrestlers and defended in Mexico. In 1994, the title was sold to Ultimo Dragon, who brought it to Japan to be defended first by himself, and later as a chaampionship belt for his promotions. When Ultimo Dragon left Japan to join WWE in 2003, he sold the belt back to CMLL. CMLL held onto for a year, before doing a decision match with no particular build up.
On 01/01/05, Mistico beat Averno for the NWA World Middleweight Championship, using it as a launch point for his rise to the top of the promotion. Mistico winning was not an upset, but it signaled his transition from a momentarily favored young wrestler to a new permanent star. The match was well recieved, and the two met many times the rest of the year in rematches of the initial title match (which has never been shown on television.)
Black Warrior won the belt from Mistico, as part of the lead up to their mask match, and to provide big rematches after Mistico won the mask. Mistico was finally able to get the belt back on Kid's Day, 2007.
Champions Listing
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Gallery of Champions
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V | National Wrestling Alliance Championships (with lucha libre history) | E |
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World Welter (Akantus), NWA-Mexico: Mexico Light (Skayde), Mexico Welter (Vaquero Fantasma) | ||
Dragon Gym: International Junior Heavy (Último Dragón) | ||
Defunct: Middle, Light Heavy, Americas Tag | ||
Reference: Jr. Heavy, Heavy | ||
CMLL established titles: Historic Welter (Volador Jr.), Historic Middle (Carístico), Historic LH (Stuka Jr.) |