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{{TitleHistoryLine|6|[[Blue Demon]]|[[El Santo]]|[[1953]].[[09.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4500001726737378&set=a.4494417087295842 El Universal via BV</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|6|[[Blue Demon]]|[[El Santo]]|[[1953]].[[09.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4500001726737378&set=a.4494417087295842 El Universal via BV</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Joe Marin]]|[[1955]].[[06.05]]|[[Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila]]|<ref>El Siglo de Torreon 1955-06-05</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Joe Marin]]|[[1955]].[[06.05]]|[[Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila]]|<ref>El Siglo de Torreon 1955-06-05</ref>}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[El Espectro]]|[[1956]].[[04.22]]|[[Arena Canada Dry]], [[Guadalajara]], [[Jalisco]]|<ref>El Informador 1956-04-22</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[El Espectro]]|[[1956]].[[04.22]]|[[Arena Canada Dry]], [[Guadalajara]], [[Jalisco]]|<ref>El Informador 1956-04-22</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[El Enfermero]]|[[1956]].[[06.22]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 149</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[El Enfermero]]|[[1956]].[[06.22]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 149</ref>}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1982]].[[09.14]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=005180 Matt Farmer], Box y Lucha 1556, Box y Lucha 1557</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1982]].[[09.14]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=005180 Matt Farmer], Box y Lucha 1556, Box y Lucha 1557</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|5|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1982]].[[10.17]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1560</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|5|[[Mocho Cota]]|[[1982]].[[10.17]]|[[Pista Arena Revolución]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1560</ref>}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseIffy|7|[[El Supremo]]|[[1983]].[[03.02]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1580</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|7|[[El Supremo]]|[[1983]].[[03.02]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref>Box y Lucha 1580</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|8|[[La Fiera]]|[[1983]].[[04.24]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1983-04-24</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|8|[[La Fiera]]|[[1983]].[[04.24]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1983-04-24</ref>}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:27, 24 October 2024
this is the version of the championship last promoted by NWA Mexico; the CMLL replacement championship is listed under NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship
Current Champion
Akantus is the champion. He defeated Cassandro, El Dragón, Hermes Jr., Impostor Jr., Magnus, Peluchín Maldad, and Xisco on April 24, 2016 at the Houchen Community Center in El Paso, Texas to win the championship.
History of Championship
The NWA World Welterweight Championship was nominally a Mexico based championship, having actually been created before the formation of the NWA (and EMLL joining the NWA.) Due to legal threats from the NWA, CMLL stopped using those initials in association with this championship in 2010, referring to it only as "World Welterweight Championship".
The championship appeared to be forgotten after it was vacated in 1992. Misterioso was the champion of the time, by left in the mass exodus to AAA. CMLL had recently created it's own CMLL World Welterweight Championship in 1992 and had be considering merging the two championships. Instead, they just allowed this championship to stay empty.
Three years later, Negro Casas won a match for the vacant championship over El Hijo del Santo, as part of their infinite rivalry. However, CMLL was still not intending to use the belt; Negro won the belt to provide another champion for the J-Crown Octuple Junior Tournament and Championship. The championship changed many times as part of the tournament and the length of the championship.
After the J-Crown broke up, the championship ended up as a possession of various Ultimo Dragon promotions and off-shoots. It was widely reported Dragon purchased the NWA World Middleweight Championship from CMLL around this period, so the same may be true with this title. This belt was used as part of Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon promotion during it's early years, until it was ultimately replaced by the promotion's own championships.
When this championship was dropped for Toryumon, it disappeared for three years before resurfacing in as part of Ultimo Dragon's personal shows in Mexico. Hajime Ohara won the vacant championship, defeating the reigning Mexican National Welterweight champion La Mascara. Ohara continued defending the championship on Dragon's occasional shows in Mexico and Japan. He wrestled as a rudo in Mexico, but was obviously Dragon's protege and top remaining student.
Ohara briefly lost this championship to Super Delfin and won it back, mostly unnoticed by the lucha libre audience. While the championship was mentioned in Ohara's CMLL matches (usually second or third on the card), it was treated as a title belonging to Ultimo Dragon's Dragon Gym shows, and not used for any CMLL feuds or rivalries.
This status quo came to an end in November of 2007. Ohara was suddenly in the semimain matches and feuding with (and losing to) La Sombra. After two weeks of trios matches, Sombra was given a title shot and won the championship. At age 18, La Sombra is believed to have become the youngest NWA World Champion of all time. It's also an indication CMLL received ownership of the belt back from Ultimo Dragon. Both Dragon and Ohara have disappeared from CMLL lineups, and the championship has stayed with CMLL.
As typical with CMLL based championships in this period, the champion had short feuds to set up title defenses, but no long term challenger to fend off. Sombra's match against Ephesto at the close of December was one of the best bouts of the year, but that match was set up with just a couple weeks of build. Still, this championship helped distinguish Sombra from the many other high flying tecnicos of similar level. Sombra's reign marked him as an upcoming top star, much like Mistico's first NWA World Middleweight Championship run did for him.
Mephisto's championship win came as a surprise. The title match was a special attraction for CMLL's return to running regular shows in Arena Coliseo Acapulco, and there was no hint of a pending change. After, it became clear the change was motivated by the upcoming debut CMLL Universal Tournament; CMLL had 15 eligible champions. Sombra still had half of the CMLL World Tag Team Championship, so Mephisto winning created a 16th champion to fill out the tournament. However, Mephisto was obviously over the weight limit for welterweight. While weight limits had long been ignored, this championship reign was an especially egregious case.
On August 12, 2010, CMLL announced a change with the NWA group of championships. The current physical title belts were all retired, replaced by newly belts with a different design. The old belts are now part of CMLL's mobile museum, though copies of them have turned up elsewhere. CMLL referred to the new championships as the CMLL Historic Championships and said the former NWA champions would be the first champions of the new belts. Outside not getting the physical belt back, that appeared to satisfy the NWA's complaints about using their trademarks. However, within weeks of that press conference, CMLL changed course. The championships were referred to as NWA World Historic Championships.
As part of the Lucha Future June 2011 tour of England, Blue Demon Jr. held a singles match between Casandro and Dr. Cerebro to decide his version of this title.
Champions Listing
Sources:
- ↑ Lucha Libre 948, LuchaWorld, Box y Lucha 980; location not confirmed
- ↑ Lucha Libre 50, Box y Lucha 1858
- ↑ SuperLuchas - Guerrero won the match, but was DQed by the commission for using a punch. The referee was also suspended for missing it. Guerrero, EMLL and the NWA protested the decision and a rematch was held three weeks later.
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Box y Lucha 961
- ↑ Lucha Libre 297
- ↑ Lucha Libre 297, Box y Lucha 980
- ↑ BV
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4500001726737378&set=a.4494417087295842 El Universal via BV
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1955-06-05
- ↑ Box y Lucha 237A, Box y Lucha 205A
- ↑ El Informador 1956-04-22
- ↑ Lucha Libre 149
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 869
- ↑ Lucha Libre 95; Lagarde gives this date and location again in Halcon 80; SuperLuchas 17
- ↑ BV
- ↑ El Informador 1962-04-01
- ↑ Arena 193
- ↑ double pin draw - SuperLuchas, Arena 245
- ↑ Lucha Libre 40
- ↑ Lucha Libre 50
- ↑ Lucha Libre 67
- ↑ Lucha Libre 69; date is a guess
- ↑ Lucha Libre 76
- ↑ Lucha Libre 81
- ↑ Lucha Libre 86
- ↑ Lucha Libre 95 - title change on excessive violence DQ
- ↑ Lucha Libre 99 - exact date, location not mentioned, but prior to September 9th and likely in Guatemala
- ↑ Lucha Libre 120
- ↑ Lucha libre 121 & 126; the later has the exact date. Lucha Libre 127 says Lagarde has made 18 defenses, which possibly includes the previous reign
- ↑ Lucha Libre 191
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Lucha Libre 191 has this a Friday
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ El Informador 1967-08-27
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1967-09-24
- ↑ Lucha Libre 251
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Lucha Libre 285
- ↑ Lucha Libre 288
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 868A; Date is not listed and estimated
- ↑ Lucha Libre 295; estimated date
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Box y Lucha 953 + 1002; venue appears to renamed or no longer exists in 2022
- ↑ Box y Lucha 955, Box y Lucha 956
- ↑ Arena KO 906
- ↑ Box y Lucha 977, Box y Lucha 978
- ↑ Lucha Libre 480
- ↑ Halcon 51 mentions the Muñoz head injury as taking place on 1973.06.24. The championship was vacated months later when Muñoz was ruled medically unable to return. He would recover more and get cleared to return in 1974.
- ↑ Halcon 75, Lucha Libre 532
- ↑ Halcon 80
- ↑ Halcon 88
- ↑ Halcon 94
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1135
- ↑ Halcon 117
- ↑ El Informador 1974-09-29
- ↑ KO 1127
- ↑ Karloff Lagarde says he was originally scheduled to face Munoz but had to pull out due to injury
- ↑ Teddy, Box Y Lucha 1177.
- ↑ [https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/923054090778763265 Teddy
- ↑ El Informador 1975-08-24, Halcon 165
- ↑ Halcon 167
- ↑ Halcon 185
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ DJ Spectro
- ↑ Haclon 192, Halcon 200
- ↑ Halcon 196
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1222
- ↑ Halcon 199
- ↑ Halcon 207
- ↑ El Informador 1976-07-25; Mano Negra appears to have beaten Karloff Lagarde in a #1 contenders match the previous week
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1254
- ↑ Halcon 232; Box Y Lucha 1382 refers to this as 11.20 years after the fact, probably a typo
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1262
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1265
- ↑ Halcon 247
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1280
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1288, Box Y Lucha 1289
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1294
- ↑ Lucha Libre 711
- ↑ Lucha Libre 711
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1977-10-30
- ↑ El Informador 1978-02-12, Halcon 347
- ↑ 82.0 82.1 Halcon 347
- ↑ Halcon 347, Box Y Lucha 1349
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1364, Halcon 347
- ↑ Halcon 349
- ↑ El Informador 1979-03-25
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Box Y Lucha 1382, Lucha Libre 799
- ↑ Halcon 365
- ↑ http://www.cronicasyleyendasdelaluchalibre.com/?p=4677
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Halcon 813
- ↑ El Informador 1979-08-19
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1400
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1404
- ↑ Arena 1119, Box Y Lucha 1406
- ↑ CMLL
- ↑ El Informador 1979-11-18
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1416, Box Y Lucha 1417
- ↑ Box Y Lucha, Arena 1119
- ↑ El Informador 1980-02-17, Halcon 406
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ a brief #1 contenders tournament was held on 05/18 and 05/25, won by Rocca. No card is known for 06.01 but this is where it would fit.
- ↑ Halcon Mensual 4
- ↑ El Informador 1980-07-27
- ↑ [Box y Lucha 1450, KO 1414, http://www.boxylucha.com/foro/viewtopic.php?p=736975#p736975 ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha]
- ↑ KO 1418
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1459, Box y Lucha 1460
- ↑ Arena 1161, Box y Lucha 1462, Box y Lucha 1463
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1464, Box y Lucha 1465
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1466, Box y Lucha 1467
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Box Y Lucha 1478, Halcon 457 = also listed as Arena Coliseo
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
- ↑ El Informador 1981-04-12
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1485, Lucha Libre 905
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 00.28.46)
- ↑ Halcon 483
- ↑ Lucha Libre 930
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1516
- ↑ Halcon 512, Halcon Mensual 6
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1982-07-18, Halcon 535, Halcon Mensual 8
- ↑ Arena 1250, Halcon Mensual 8
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1552
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1553, KO 1519, KO 1520
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1556, Box y Lucha 1557
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1560
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1574, Box y Lucha 1578, KO 1541
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1580
- ↑ El Informador 1983-04-24
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1591, Matt Farmer
- ↑ Halcon 584
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1597
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1601
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1606, SuperLuchas
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1608, Box y Lucha 1609
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1609, Box y Lucha 1610
- ↑ [Arena 1317, Arena 1318, Box y Lucha 1616, Box y Lucha 1617, http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=004607 Matt Farmer]
- ↑ Arena 1328, Box y Lucha 1625, Combates 433
- ↑ Matt Farmer, Arena 1328, Box y Lucha 1625
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Luchalibredelrecuerdo/photos/a.217989885294031/1033144787111866 Lucha Libre del Recuerdo
- ↑ Arena 1361, Box y Lucha 1658
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1665
- ↑ El Informador 1984-11-25
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1669, Box y Lucha 1670
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1673
- ↑ Arena 1379
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1679
- ↑ Arena 1384, Box y Lucha 1680
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1689
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1695, Box y Lucha 1696
- ↑ Halcon 691
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1703
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1714
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1718 mentions the date but not the location; Dandy does win title from Valaguez
- ↑ El Informador 1986-01-01
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1731, Box y Lucha 1732
- ↑ Arena KO Magazine 1708, Box y Lucha 1737; Article mentions title rematch to take place 06/13 in Arena Mexico
- ↑ El Informador 1986-05-25
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1765
- ↑ luchablog photolog (20130916_021147)
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1792
- ↑ Box y Lucha
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1865
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1883
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1989
- ↑ video
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1909
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1925
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1954
- ↑ Box y Lucha 1955, RB
- ↑ WON 1996-02-05
- ↑ WON 1996-07-29
- ↑ Relevos Suicidas: Cassandro (hair) & Impostor Jr. (title) vs Peluchin (mask) & Último Samuray (mask). Wrestler who got the pin over a rival would leave the match.
- ↑ Cassandro, El Dragón, Hermes Jr., Magnus, Peluchín Maldad, and Xisco were also involved in the match.
Mano Negra branch
Mano Negra was left EMLL in early 1975. He continued to defend this championship as an independent, though NWA and EMLL withdrew their recognition, but Negra kept the physical belt. He continued to defend for promoters which would later be known as LLI/UWA.
| # | Champion(s) | Defeated | Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Mano Negra | ||||
| - | Huracán Ramírez | 1975.02.12 | Palacio De Los Deportes - Mexico City | [1] | |
| - | Atila | 1975.03.17 | Nuevo Laredo | [2] | |
| - | ? | 1975.03.21 | Plaza de Toros La Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León | [3] | |
| - | Villano III | 1975.04.29 | Cuautitlán | [4] | |
| - | Villano III | 1975.05.11 | Arena KO | [5] | |
| title change | |||||
| successful title defense | |||||
| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found | |||||
Sources:
Unlike the other two weight division champions, this did not join with the eventual UWA title. Mano Negra reversed course and returned to EMLL around November 1975. EMLL ignored his stake at the championship, though he'd eventually win it back in 1976.
Gallery of Champions
 El Santo, 1st & 5th Champion |
 Jack O'Brien, 2nd Champion |
 Bobby Bonales, 4th Champion |
 Blue Demon, 6th & 14th Champion |
 Karloff Lagarde, 7th, 9th & 11th Champion |
 Huracan Ramirez, 8th Champion |
 Vento Castella, 10th Champion |
 Alberto Munoz, 12th Champion |
 Mano Negra, 13th & 17th Champion |
 Fishman, 14th & 16th Champion |
 Americo Rocca, 18th, 23rd & 29th Champion |
 Kato Kung Lee, 19th Champion |
 El Supremo, 20th Champion |
 Lizmark, 21st Champion |
 La Fiera, 22nd Champion |
 Mocho Cota, 24th Champion |
 Chamaco Valaguez, 25th Champion |
 Javier Cruz, 27th Champion |
 Solar II, 30th Champion |
 Fuerza Guerrera, 31st & 33nd Champion |
 Ultimo Dragon, 37th & 38th Champion |
 The Great Sasuke, 38th Champion |
 Jushin Liger, 40th Champion |
 Dragon Kid, 43nd Champion |
 Hajime Ohara, 54th & 56th Champion |
 Super Delfin, 55th Champion |
 La Sombra, as 57th Champion |
 Cassandro, 59th Champion |
 Magno, 60th Champion |
 Impostor Jr., 61st & 63rd Champion |
 Último Samuray, 62nd Champion |
 Akantus, 64th Champion |
Gallery
Gallery of Title Belts
Sources
| V | National Wrestling Alliance Championships (with lucha libre history) | E |
|---|---|---|
| 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.) | ||
