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{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Black Warrior]]|[[2000]].[[11.20]]|Yokkaichi, [[Japan]]}}
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{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Satanico]]|[[2001]].[[04.05]]|[[Cancun]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|5 |[[Black Warrior]]|[[2001]].[[01.02]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Atlantis]]|[[2001]].[[12.20]]|[[Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|6 |[[Satanico]]|[[2001]].[[04.05]]|[[Cancun]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|7 |[[Atlantis]]|[[2001]].[[12.20]]|[[Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|62|[[Vampiro]]|[[Tarzan Boy]]|[[2003]].[[02.09]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}}
{{TitleHistoryLine|62|[[Vampiro]]|[[Tarzan Boy]]|[[2003]].[[02.09]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Shocker]]|[[2003]].[[03.31]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}}
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Shocker]]|[[2003]].[[03.31]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}}
Current Champion
Súper Nova is the current champion. He defeated El Hijo de Rey Misterio II and Lizmark Jr. on May 19 , 2013 in El Centenario Salon of Blackfoot, Idaho. The title was vacate.
History of Championship
Longer History
Connection with NWA
The NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship was created in the early 1950s. In it's first years, it was a United States title, but was given to EMLL in 1958, and has remained mostly in Mexico for it's lifespan. The NWA name and the long existence of the belt give it a lot of credibility in Mexico, but it's no different from other modern championships in it's many breaks between defenses.
The EMLL promotion broke from the NWA when it renamed itself CMLL in 1991 and declared new world championships for every division. CMLL appeared to plan on unifying the NWA championships, but the unification matches never took place. The NWA Light Heavyweight championship, with over thirty years of history as a major championship in Mexico, was continued to be treated as a major championship of another organization. Despite the NWA itself imploding and restarting multiple times, CMLL continued to act as if there was still an outside NWA governing body sanctioning this championship. CMLL referees would wear shirts with NWA logos for the title matches, as 'proof' of the championship's legitimacy.
In the late 2000, the current version of the NWA began to request CMLL return to this championship and the other related NWA titles. The NWA pointed out CMLL had not been a dues paying member of the NWA for decades. As a promotion, CMLL ignored the requests. When asked, the individual champions declared they'd only give up the belts if they lost them in the ring. The NWA became more insistent on the return of the belts when Blue Demon Jr. joined to start the NWA Mexico promotion. Demon first suggested matches between the CMLL NWA champions and his groups of wrestlers, then repeatedly demanded the belts be handed over. Since Demon was making these claims in Mexico directly, these claims got higher levels of attention.
Finally, 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. However, since within weeks of that press conference, CMLL had changed course. The championships were referred to as NWA World Historic Championships , angering the NWA again.
Champions Listing
#
Champion(s)
Defeated
Date
Location
recognized
1
Johnny Balbo
-
1951 .12
United States
2
Gypsy Joe (Frank Dorsetti)
Johnny Balbo
1952 .11.06
Des Moines, Iowa, United States
3
Frank Stojack
Gypsy Joe (Frank Dorsetti)
1953 .08.10
Spokane, Washington, United States
stripped by Alliance in 1958 for inactivity
Frank Stojack continues to defend title in northwest US
-
Adolfo Bonales
1959 .?.?
Spokane, Washington, United States
[ 1]
decision match between top contenders
4
Dorrel Dixon
Al Kashey
1959 .02.13
Arena Mexico
[ 2]
1
Ray Mendoza
1959 .07.18
Arena Puebla
[ 3]
5
Ray Mendoza
Dorrel Dixon
1959 .11.29
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 4]
1
Felipe Ham Lee
1959 .12.20
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 5]
2
Felipe Ham Lee
1959 .12.25
Arena Coliseo
[ 6]
6
Gory Guerrero
Ray Mendoza
1960 .07.29
Arena Mexico
[ 7]
1
Ray Mendoza
1961 .05.14
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 8]
Gory Guerrero walks out of EMLL with the championship around September 1962; next few years are approved by NWA but outside of EMLL
[ 9]
7
Ali Bey
Gory Guerrero
1963 .08.06
El Paso , Texas , United States
championship held up after title match on 1963 .09.03 versus Omar Atlas
[ 10]
championship rematch
8
Ali Bey [2]
Omar Atlas
1963 .09.10
El Paso , Texas , United States
9
Gory Guerrero [2]
Ali Bey
1963 .09.24
El Paso , Texas , United States
NWA no longer recognizes Guerrero as champion in 1967; Guerrero continues to defend his version of the title into 1972
[ 11]
tournament for vacant title
10
Ray Mendoza [2]
Dorrel Dixon
1967 .08.04
Arena Mexico
[ 12]
1
Dr. Wagner
1967 .08.30
Acapulco
[ 13]
2
Dr. Wagner
1967 .10.01
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 14]
3
Angel Blanco
1967 .11.17
Arena Mexico
[ 15]
4
Angel Blanco
1967 .11.26
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 16]
5
Dory Dixon
1967 .12.17
La Paz, Baja California
[ 17]
6
Benny Gallant
1968 .03.10
Arena Coliseo Monterrey
[ 18]
7
Benny Gallant
1968 .04.26
Arena Mexico
[ 19]
11
Angel Blanco
Ray Mendoza
1968 .05.12
Plaza de Toros Torreon
[ 20]
1
Ray Mendoza
1968 .06.14
Arena Mexico
[ 21]
2
Rayo de Jalisco
1968 .10.27
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 22]
3
Rayo de Jalisco
1969 .02.02
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 23]
12
Ray Mendoza [3]
Angel Blanco
1969 .02.14
Arena Mexico
[ 24]
1
El Solitario
1969 .03.28
Arena Mexico
[ 25]
2
El Solitario
1969 .06.20
Arena Mexico
[ 26]
3
Dr. Wagner
1969 .08.15
Arena Mexico
[ 27]
4
Ángel Blanco
1969 .09.14
Auditorio Municipal, Tampico, Tamaulipa
[ 28]
5
Dr. Wagner
1969 .10.30
Toluca
[ 29]
6
Coloso Colosetti
1969 .12.19
Arena Mexico
[ 30]
13
Coloso Colosetti
Ray Mendoza
1970 .02.13
Arena Mexico
[ 31]
1
Rayo de Jalisco
1970 .03.20
Arena Mexico
[ 32]
14
Ray Mendoza [4]
Coloso Colosetti
1970 .04.24
Arena Mexico
[ 33]
15
El Solitario
Ray Mendoza
1970 .11.27
Arena Mexico
1
Pat Barret
1971 .03.26
Arena Mexico
[ 34]
2
Pat Barret
1971 .04.18
Monterrey
[ 35]
3
Rayo de Jalisco
1971 .04.23
Arena Mexico
[ 36]
4
Anibal
1971 .05.23
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 37]
5
Ciclon Veloz Jr.
1972 .01.01
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 38]
16
David Morgan
El Solitario
1972 .03.17
Arena Mexico
17
Ray Mendoza [5]
David Morgan
1972 .04.21
Arena Mexico
18
Alfonso Dantes
Ray Mendoza
1972 .06.16
Tijuana
[ 39]
1
Ray Mendoza
1972 .07.28
Arena Mexico
[ 40]
2
El Solitario
1972 .10.20
Arena Mexico
[ 41]
3
El Solitario
1972 .12.03
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 42]
4
El Solitario
1973 .01.30
Arena Aficion
[ 43]
5
Ray Mendoza
1973 .03.30
Arena Mexico
[ 44]
6
Anibal
1973 .05.19
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 45]
19
Kim Sung Ho
Alfonso Dantes
1973 .06.29
Arena Mexico
[ 46]
1
Ray Mendoza
1973 .07.21
Arena Puebla
[ 47]
2
Ray Mendoza
1973 .10.07
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 48]
3
El Solitario
1973 .10.25
Arena Toluca
[ 49]
4
El Solitario
1973 .12.07
Arena Mexico
[ 50]
20
Ray Mendoza [6]
Kim Sung Ho
1973 .12.21
Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles
[ 51]
1
Angel Blanco
1974 .04.16
Arena México
[ 52]
2
Alfonso Dantes
1974 .06.25
Arena Aficion
[ 53]
championship vacated 1974.07.17, officially due to a Ray Mendoza injury; Mendoza continues to defend unrecognized belt when he returns
[ 54]
tournament for vacant title
21
Dr. Wagner
El Halcon
1974 .09.22
Arena Mexico
[ 55]
1
Alfonso Dantes
1974 .10.27
Arena Coliseo Monterrey
[ 56]
2
Ángel Blanco
1974 .12.15
Arena Coliseo Monterrey
[ 57]
3
Ángel Blanco
1975 .01.26
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 58]
4
Alfonso Dantes
1975 .03.07
Arena México
[ 59]
5
Goro Tanaka
1975 .05.08
Arena Isabel, Cuernavaca, Morelos
[ 60]
6
Alfonso Dantes
1975 .06.13
Arena Mexico
[ 61]
7
Gemelo Diablo I
1975 .08.01
Arena Mexico
[ 62]
8
Alfonso Dantes
1975 .09.16
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 63]
9
Angel Blanco
1975 .09.19
Arena Mexico
[ 64]
10
Alfonso Dantes
1975 .10.20
Nuevo Laredo
[ 65]
11
Angel Blanco
1975 .12.05
Arena Mexico
[ 66]
12
Dr. Wagner
1976 .02.01
Arena Coliseo Monterrey
[ 67]
22
Adorable Rubi
Dr. Wagner
1976 .02.27
Arena Mexico
[ 68]
1
El Santo
1976 .03.21
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 69]
23
Carlos Plata
Adorable Rubi
1976 .07.16
Arena Mexico
1
Alfonso Dantes
1976 .08.27
Arena Mexico
[ 70]
24
Alfonso Dantes [2]
Carlos Plata
1976 .10.24
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 71]
25
Chavo Guerrero
Alfonso Dantes
1977 .02.11
Los Angeles
1
Rubí Ruvalcaba
1977 .03.11
Arena México
[ 72]
26
Roddy Piper
Chavo Guerrero
1977 .04.13
California
27
Chavo Guerrero [2]
Roddy Piper
1977 .04.15
Los Angeles
28
Alfonso Dantes [3]
Chavo Guerrero
1977 .04.22
Arena Mexico
[ 73]
1
El Faraón
1977 .06.26
Monterrey
[ 74]
2
El Faraón
1977 .07.28
Cuernavaca
[ 75]
3
El Faraón
1977 .09.30
Arena Mexico
[ 76]
4
Carlos Plata
1977 .10.04
Arena Nueva Atzacoalco
[ 77]
5
El Faraón
1977 .12.25
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 78]
6
El Faraón
1978 .03.11
Puebla
29
El Faraón
Alfonso Dantes
1978 .04.07
Arena Mexico
[ 79]
1
Alfonso Dantes
1978 .04.26
Acapulco
[ 80]
2
Perro Aguayo
1978 .05.14
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 81]
3
Alfonso Dantes
1978 .05.24
Acapulco
[ 80]
4
Ángel Blanco
1978 .06.16
Mexico City
[ 80]
5
El Nazi
1978 .07.02
Monterrey
[ 80]
6
Gemelo Diablo I
1978 .07.08
Puebla
[ 80]
7
Ángel Blanco
1978 .07.26
Acapulco
[ 80]
8
Gemelo Diablo
1978 .08.13
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 82]
9
Ángel Blanco
1978 .09.05
Mexico City
[ 80]
10
Tony Salazar
1978 .09.20
Acapulco
[ 80]
11
Adorable Ruvalcaba
1978 .09.24
Acapulco
[ 80]
12
Tony Salazar
1978 .10.27
Arena Mexico
[ 83]
13
Carlos Plata
1978 .11.26
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 84]
30
Pak Choo
El Faraón
1978 .12.08
Arena Mexico
[ 85]
1
El Faraón
1979 .01.21
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 86]
2
Ringo Mendoza
1979 .03.11
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 87]
31
Alfonso Dantes [4]
Pak Choo
1979 .04.30
Arena Mexico
[ 88]
1
El Faraon
1979 .05.26
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 89]
2
Satoru Sayama
1979 .06.03
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 90]
3
Satoru Sayama
1979 .06.22
Arena Mexico
[ 91]
4
Satoru Sayama
1979 .07.01
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 92]
5
Ringo Mendoza
1979 .09.26
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 93]
6
El Faraón
1979 .10.14
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 94]
7
El Faraon
1979 .10.27
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 95]
8
Gran Hamada
1979 .12.07
Arena Mexico
[ 96]
9
Ringo Mendoza
1979 .12.30
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 97]
32
Raul Mata
Alfonso Dantes
1980 .01.20
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 98]
33
Alfonso Dantes [5]
Raul Mata
1980 .02.15
Arena Mexico
[ 99]
1
Kurisu
1980 .02.29
Arena Mexico
[ 100]
2
El Faraón
1980 .07.31
Cuernavaca
[ 101]
3
El Faraón
1980 .09.10
Arena Neza
[ 102]
4
El Faraón
1980 .09.21
Arena Coliseo
[ 103]
5
El Fantasma
1980 .11.02
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 104]
6
El Fantasma
1980 .11.21
El Fantasma
[ 105]
7
Ringo Mendoza
1980 .12.21
Arena Coliseo Monterrey
[ 106]
34
Tony Salazar
Alfonso Dantes
1981 .04.03
Arena Mexico
[ 107]
1
Alfonso Dantes
1981 .05.03
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 108]
2
Adorable Rubi
1981 .07.05
Arena Coliseo
[ 109]
3
Sangre Chicana
1981 .07.18
Arena Puebla
[ 110]
4
El Faraón
1981 .08.14
Arena Coliseo
[ 111]
5
Adorable Rubi
1981 .09.20
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 112]
6
Dr. Wagner
1982 .02.19
Arena Mexico
[ 113]
6
Sangre Chicana
1982 .02.21
Pista Arena Revolución
[ 114]
35
David Morgan [2]
Tony Salazar
1982 .03.12
Arena Mexico
[ 115]
36
Mascara Año 2000
David Morgan
1982 .04.02
Arena Mexico
[ 116]
1
Alfonso Dantes
1982 .05.05
Box y Lucha 1538
[ 117]
2
Alfonso Dantes
1982 .05.28
Arena Mexico
[ 118]
3
El Faraón
1982 .07.28
Acapulco
[ 119]
4
Pirata Morgan
1982 .09.04
Pista Arena Revolución
[ 120]
5
Sangre Chicana
1982 .09.12
Arena Coliseo
[ 121]
5
MS-1
1982 .09.21
Arena Coliseo
[ 122]
37
El Faraón [2]
Mascara Año 2000
1982 .11.16
Arena Mexico
[ 123]
1
Anibal
1982 .12.03
Arena Mexico
[ 124]
2
Satánico
1982 .12.09
Arena Isabel, Cuernavaca, Morelos
[ 125]
3
Máscara Año 2000
1982 .12.15
Arena Xochimilco
[ 126]
38
Ringo Mendoza
El Faraón
1983 .01.09
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 127]
1
El Faraón
1983 .02.18
Arena México
[ 128]
2
MS-1
1983 .04.24
Arena México
[ 129]
3
Sangre Chicana
1983 .06.19
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 130]
4
Sangre Chicana
1983 .07.09
Arena Puebla
[ 131]
39
Satanico
Ringo Mendoza
1983 .07.28
Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
[ 132]
1
Sangre Chicana
1983 .09.24
Arena Puebla
[ 133]
40
Ringo Mendoza [2]
Satanico
1983 .10.23
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 134]
1
MS-1
1983 .12.04
Arena Mexico
[ 135]
2
El Faraón
1984 .01.22
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 136]
3
Ringo Mendoza
1984 .02.13
Arena Xochimilco
[ 137]
4
Coloso Colosetti
1984 .03.14
Arena Neza
[ 138]
5
MS-1
1984 .04.13
Arena Mexico
[ 139]
6
El Faraón
1984 .07.29
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 140]
7
Sangre Chicana
1984 .11.11
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 141]
8
Pirata Morgan
1985 .01.19
Pista Arena Revolución
[ 142]
9
Angel Blanco Jr.
1985 .02.03
Plaza de Toros el Cortijo , Mexico City
[ 143]
41
MS-1
Ringo Mendoza
1985 .02.13
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 144]
1
Sangre Chicana
1985 .03.03
Arena Mexico
[ 145]
2
Ringo Mendoza
1985 .05.04
Pista Arena Revolución
[ 146]
42
Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
MS-1
1985 .06.21
Arena Mexico
[ 147]
1
Pirata Morgan
1985 .06.30
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 148]
2
MS-1
1985 .08.01
Arena Isabel, Cuernavaca, Morelos
[ 149]
3
Cien Caras
1985 .08.09
Arena México
[ 150]
4
Sangre Chicana
1985 .09.15
Arena México
[ 151]
5
Máscara Año 2000
1985 .10.30
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
[ 152]
6
Negro Navarro
1985 .11.20
Arena Puebla
[ 153]
7
Bill Anderson
1986 .07.20
Plaza de Toros el Cortijo , Mexico City
[ 154]
8
Máscara Año 2000
1986 .08.15
Arena Mexico
[ 155]
9
Brazo de Oro
1986 .10.17
Arena México
[ 156]
10
Mascara Ano 2000
1986 .10.22
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 157]
11
Mascara Ano 2000
1986 .12.07
Arena Mexico
[ 158]
12
Pirata Morgan
1987 .02.25
Arena Neza
[ 159]
43
MS-1 [2]
Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
1987 .03.20
Arena Mexico
[ 160]
44
Cien Caras
MS-1
1987 .06.24
Arena Neza
1
Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
1987 .08.28
Arena Mexico
[ 161]
2
Tony Salazar
1987 .10.28
Arena Neza
[ 162]
45
Lizmark
Cien Caras
1988 .03.20
Arena Mexico
1
Mascara Ano 2000
1988 .04.29
Arena Mexico
1
Centurión Negro
1988 .07.29
Plaza de Toros La Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León
[ 163]
46
Fabuloso Blondy
Lizmark
1988 .06.24
Arena Mexico
1
Lizmark
1988 .09.30
Arena Mexico
[ 164]
2
Rayo de Jalisco Jr.
1988 .10.28
Arena Mexico
[ 165]
47
Lizmark [2]
Fabuloso Blondie
1988 .12.09
Arena Mexico
[ 166]
1
Satanico
1989 .02.17
Arena Coliseo
[ 167]
2
El Brazo
1989 .03.08
Arena Coliseo
[ 168]
3
Brazo de Oro
1989 .03.15
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 169]
4
Fabuloso Blondy
1989 .03.29
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 170]
4
Fabuloso Blondy
1989 .07.05
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 171]
48
Satanico [2]
Lizmark
1989 .07.21
Arena Mexico
[ 172]
1
Blue Panther
1989 .08.26
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 173]
49
Pirata Morgan
Satanico
1989 .10.12
Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
[ 174]
1
Brazo de Oro
1989 .11.17
Arena Mexico }
[ 175]
50
Fabuloso Blondie [2]
Pirata Morgan
1989 .12.08
Arena Mexico
[ 176]
51
Lizmark [3]
Fabuloso Blondie
1990 .03.21
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
[ 177]
1
Ulises
1990 .04.13
Arena Mexico
[ 178]
2
El Faraón
1990 .06.27
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
[ 179]
3
Fabuloso Blondie
1990 .08.15
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
[ 180]
4
Mascara Ano 2000
1990 .10.31
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
[ 181]
52
Satanico [3]
Lizmark
1990 .11.27
Arena Isabel De Leon
1
Sangre Chicana
1991 .03.17
Arena Mexico
2
Sangre Chicana
1991 .03.21
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
3
Pirata Morgaon
1991 .03.30
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 182]
4
Mano Negra
1991 .04.25
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
53
Lizmark [4]
Satanico
1991 .05.01
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
1
Gran Markus Jr.
1991 .05.29
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
2
Satanico
1991 .06.29
Arena Puebla
3
Pierroth Jr.
1991 .07.11
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
[ 183]
4
Brazo de Oro
1991 .07.17
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
5
Pierroth Jr.
1991 .07.18
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
6
Pirata Morgan
1991 .11.06
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
7
Pirata Morgan
1991 .11.23
Pista Arena Revolucion
8
Jerry Estrada
1991 .12.15
Arena Mexico
[ 184]
54
Satanico [4]
Lizmark
1992 .04.05
Arena Mexico
1
Ultimo Dragon
1992 .04.18
Tokyo
2
Lizmark
1992 .07.17
Arena Mexico
[ 185]
55
Apolo Dantes
Satanico
1992 .07.25
Arena Puebla
1
Satanico
1992 .08.18
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
[ 186]
2
El Hijo del Solitario
1992 .08.19
Arena Naucalpan
3
El Hijo del Solitario
1992 .08.30
Arena Naucalpan [ 187]
4
Satanico
1992 .09.16
Cuautla
5
Satanico
1992 .09.20
?
6
Jaque Mate
1992 .09.22
Arena Coliseo DF
[ 188]
7
El Hijo del Solitario
1992 .10.29
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
[ 189]
8
Titan
1993 .02.12
Arena Mexico
56
Jaque Mate
Apolo Dantes
1993 .03.25
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
1
Pirata Morgan
1993 .03.27
Arena Puebla
2
El Dandy
1993 .05.30
Arena Mexico
3
Ringo Mendoza
1993 .09.01
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
4
Ringo Mendoza
1993 .09.12
Arena Coliseo DF
5
La Fiera
1993 .11.24
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
6
Silver King
1994 .01.29
Arena Puebla
7
Blue Demon Jr.
1994 .03.10
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
8
El Dandy
1994 .05.28
Arena Puebla
9
El Hijo del Solitario
1994 .08.02
Arena Coliseo DF
10
Blue Demon Jr.
1994 .09.18
Teatro Bryzan , Mexico City
11
La Fiera
1994 .10.28
Arena Mexico
57
El Dandy
Jacque Mate
1994 .12.04
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 190]
1
Satanico
1995 .03.16
Pista Arena Revolucion
2
Sanson (UWA)
1995 .06.21
Auditorio Municipal, Zacapoaxta, Puebla
3
El Hijo del Gladiador
1995 .07.19
Deportivo Penoles , Mexico City
4
Ray González
1995 .08.25
Arena Mexico
5
Mano Negra
1995 .10.17
Arena Coliseo DF
6
Pirata Morgan
1995 .10.25
Arena Naucalpan
7
Emilio Charles Jr.
1996 .02.03
Pista Arena Revolucion
8
Silver King
1996 .05.15
Pista Arena Revolucion
9
Emilio Charles Jr.
1996 .08.03
Pista Arena Revolucion
58
Black Warrior
El Dandy
1996 .10.15
Arena Coliseo DF
1
Solar I
1996 .12.21
Pista Arena Revolucion
2
Mr. Niebla
1997 .02.06
Japan
3
Atlantis
1997 .03.04
Arena Coliseo DF
59
Shocker
Black Warrior
1997 .05.04
Arena Coliseo DF
1[ 191]
Emilio Charles
1997 .06?
Arena Coliseo DF
2[ 192]
Rey Bucanero
1997 .11.21
Arena Neza
60
Black Warrior [2]
Shocker
1998 .03.10
Arena Coliseo DF
1
Rey Bucanero
1998 .08.23
KBS Hall - Kyoto, Japan
2[ 193]
Tony Rivera
1998 .11.16
Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, Estado de México
3
Felino
1998 .12.04
Arena Mexico
4[ 194]
Shocker
1998 .12.28
Arena Puebla
5
Mr. Niebla
1999 .01.13
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
6
Shocker
1999 .02.07
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
7
Atlantis
1999 .02.12
Arena Neza
8
Shocker
1999 .03.16
Arena Coliseo DF
9
Olimpico
1999 .04.21
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
10[ 195]
Ultimo Rebelde
1999 .09.16
Arena Olimpico Laguna
11
Olimpico
1999 .12.14
Arena Coliseo DF
12
Tarzan Boy
2000 .02.16
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
61
Tarzan Boy
Black Warrior
2000 .03.06
Arena Puebla
1
Satanico
2000 .04.13
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
2
Shocker
2000 .05.21
Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
3
Satanico
2000 .05.25
Arena Neza
[ 196]
4
Black Warrior
2000 .11.20
Yokkaichi, Japan
5
Black Warrior
2001 .01.02
Arena Coliseo DF
6
Satanico
2001 .04.05
Cancun
7
Atlantis
2001 .12.20
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
62
Vampiro
Tarzan Boy
2003 .02.09
Arena Coliseo DF
1
Shocker
2003 .03.31
Arena Puebla
2
Shocker
2003 .04.17
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
3
Rey Bucanero
2003 .08.31
Arena Coliseo DF
4
Black Warrior
2004 .03.05
Arena Mexico
63
Shocker [2]
Vampiro
2004 .05.03
Arena Puebla
1
Ultimo Guerrero
2004 .05.09
Arena Coliseo DF
2
Tarzan Boy
2004 .07.08
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
3
Tinieblas Jr.
2004 .08.01
Arena Coliseo DF
4
Terrible
2004 .09.07
Arena Coliseo DF
5
Ultimo Guerrero
2005 .02.13
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
title vacant when Shocker no-shows defense to jump to AAA
decision match for vacant title between top contenders
64
Dr. Wagner Jr.
Ultimo Guerrero
2005 .04.17
Arena Coliseo DF
1
Mascara Ano 2000
2005 .06.05
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
65
Atlantis
Dr. Wagner Jr.
2005 .07.22
Arena Mexico
1
Rey Bucanero
2005 .08.14
Gimnasio Nuevo Leon
2
Rey Bucanero
2005 .08.28
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
3
Dr. Wagner Jr.
2005 .09.26
Arena Puebla
4
Dr. Wagner Jr.
2005 .09.28
Auditorio Miguel Barragan de San Luis Potosi
5
Blue Panther
2006 .02.01
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
6
Perro Aguayo Jr.
2006 .02.03
Arena Mexico
7
Blue Panther
2006 .02.09
Arena Neza
8
Rey Bucanero
2006 .07.16
Arena Coliseo DF
9
Alex Koslov
2007 .05.01
Arena Coliseo DF
10
Ultimo Dragon
2007 .12.09
Arena Mexico
11
Blue Panther
2008 .02.04
Arena Puebla
12
Shocker
2008 .06.29
Arena Coliseo
13
Alex Koslov
2008 .10.07
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
66
Texano Jr.
Atlantis
2009 .04.05
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1
Shocker
2009 .07.24
Arena Mexico
2
Toscano
2009 .11.19
Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
3
Toscano
2009 .12.01
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
championship replaced with NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship
final of tournament for vacant title
67
Súper Nova
El Hijo de Rey Misterio II & Lizmark Jr.
2013 .05.19
El Centenario Salon - Blackfoot, Idaho
1
Dinamic Black
2013 .07.11
Arena Naucalpan - Naucalpan , Mexico State
2
Eterno
2014 .02.26
Arena Naucalpan - Naucalpan , Mexico State
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
Sources:
↑ Lucha Libre 191; Bonales says he and Stojack went to a draw before the title was declared vacant and decided in Mexico. It's possible he was off a year.
↑ BV
↑ SuperLuchas New Era 5
↑ El Informador 1959-11-29
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ Matt Farmer
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ El Informador 1961.05.14
↑ Lucha Libre 104 details this situation as it stands in 1965, claiming EMLL had regularly attempting to get the NWA to order Guerrero to defend the title in Mexico or vacate it, and NWA siding with Guerrero. By 1965, if not earlier, it's clear EMLL wants Ray Mendoza to hold this championship instead
↑ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-lh.html - source for this title change and many of the dates on this page
↑ Box Y Lucha 768 (Jully 7, 1967) mentions Guerrero looking to defend the title at Arena San Juan, which may have finally prompted the belt to be vacated. Salvador Lutteroth then claims he's got NWA paperwork vacating the title in the same issue. Halcon 101 (1974) has Gory Guerrero showing the title and claiming he saw he was still listed as champion in the NWA record book at a recent meeting, though he's effectively retired
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ Lucha Libre 220
↑ El Informador 1967-10-01
↑ Lucha Libre 220
↑ Lucha Libre 220
↑ Lucha Libre 220
↑ Lucha Libre 231
↑ SL 28
↑ El Siglo de Torreon ; typically listed as the 19th
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ El Informador 1968-10-27
↑ El Informador 1969-02-02
↑ Lucha Libre 323 year in review mentions the correct date repeatedly; previously listed as 1968.12.25
↑ Lucha Libre 285; Lucha Libre 323
↑ Teddy Centinela
↑ Teddy Centinela
↑ Lucha Libre 310; date is an estimate
↑ Lucha Libre 318
↑ a draw; Teddy Centinela, http://superluchas.net/2014/12/19/en-un-dia-como-hoy-anibal-destapa-red-terror-adrian-street-en-mexico/ SuperLuchas
↑ previously listed as 1969.12.19, but that was a title defense
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ date had been listed as 1970.03.20, but poster/recap lists correct date , Lucha Libre 341 confirms
↑ CMLL
↑ Box Y Lucha 967
↑ Box Y Lucha 967
↑ El Informador 1971-05-23
↑ El Informador 1972-01-01
↑ Halcon 1
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ Halcon 14
↑ El Informador 1972-12-03
↑ Halcon 29, Halcon 31
↑ Halcon 44, Halcon 63
↑ Halcon 46
↑ Box Y Lucha 1080, Box Y Lucha 1081
↑ Halcon 55, billed as first defense
↑ El Informador 1973-10-07
↑ Halcon 67, Halcon 68
↑ Lucha libre 531, Halcon 76
↑ Halcon 78
↑ Halcon 103
↑ Halcon 104
↑ NWA letter ] confirming the title being stripped due to injury. Mendoza was injured but EMLL vacated the title quicker than typical. Mendoza did not return to EMLL when he returned from injury; it's possible EMLL knew he was leaving and used the injury as an excuse.
↑ Halcon 117
↑ Halcon 120
↑ Halcon 128, KO 1133
↑ El Informador 1975-01-26
↑ Box Y Lucha 1212
↑ KO 1152, Halcon 150
↑ Halcon 155
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ El Informador 1975-09-16, KO 1170
↑ draw (double pin in second fall); Lucha Libre 621
↑ Halcon 174
↑ The Gladiatores
↑ Halcon 190
↑ Halcon 194
↑ El Infomador 1976-03-21, Halcon 196
↑ Box Y Lucha 1245
↑ El Informador 1976-10-24
↑ Halcon 248
↑ Box Y Lucha 1280
↑ Box Y Lucha 1288
↑ Box Y Lucha 1294
↑ Box Y Lucha 1302, Box Y Lucha 1303, Halcon 277
↑ Halcon 278
↑ El Informador 1977-12-25
↑ CMLL - previously listed as 06/02, which may have been a title defense
↑ 80.0 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.6 80.7 80.8 Cite error: Invalid <ref>
tag; no text was provided for refs named halcon347
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ El Informador 1978-08-13, Halcon 347
↑ Halcon 347, Box Y Lucha 1358
↑ El Informador 1978-11-26, Halcon 347
↑ [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=600231486691257&set=a.461505387230535.102143.454597374588003&type=1 DJ Spectro[
↑ El Informador 1979-01-21, Halcon 349
↑ El Informador 1979-03-11
↑ Matt Farmer
↑ Lucha Libre 803
↑ El Informador 1979-06-03
↑ SuperLuchas , Halcon 372
↑ El Informador 1979-07-01
↑ Box Y Lucha 1404
↑ El Informador 1979-10-14
↑ KO 1371
↑ ended in a double countout draw, KO 1378
↑ El Informador 1979-12-30
↑ El Informador 1980-01-20 lists the match
↑ Box y Lucha 1426
↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo
↑ Box y Lucha 1447
↑ a draw; KO 1417, KO 1418
↑ Matt Farmer
↑ El Informador 1980-11-02
↑ Box y Lucha 1463, Box y Lucha 1464
↑ Box y Lucha 1467, Box y Lucha 1469
↑ Halcon 465
↑ El Informador 1981-05-03
↑ Halcon 483, KO 1459
↑ Box y Lucha 1496, Halcon 483
↑ Box y Lucha , Halcon 484
↑ El Informador 1981-09-20, Box Y Lucha 1506
↑ CMLL , Halcon Mensual 6
↑ Halcon Mensual 6
↑ SuperLuchas , Box y Lucha 1320
↑ CMLL, Halcon Mensual 7
↑ Box y Lucha 1538
↑ SuperLuchas
↑ Halcon Mensual 8
↑ Box y Lucha 1554
↑ Matt Farmer , Box y Lucha 1556
↑ Matt Farmer , Box y Lucha 1557
↑ Box y Lucha 1565, Box y Lucha 1566
↑ Matt Farmer , Box y Lucha 1567, Box y Lucha 1568
↑ Box y Lucha 1568, Lucha Libre 989
↑ Box y Lucha 1569, Box y Lucha 1570
↑ El Informador 1983-01-09; Box y lucha 1574 confirms this title change. Title change also listed as 01-15 and Box y Lucha doesn't specify a date
↑ Matt Farmer , Box y Lucha 1578, Box y Lucha 1579
↑ Box y Lucha 1587
↑ El Informador 1983-06-19
↑ Box y Lucha 1597
↑ Matt Farmer , Box y Lucha 1600, Box y Lucha 1601
↑ Box y Lucha 1608
↑ El Informador 1983-10-23
↑ Box y Lucha 1618, Box y Lucha 1619
↑ El Informador 1984-01-22
↑ Halcon 717
↑ Box y Lucha 1632
↑ Box y Lucha 1635, Halcon 626, Matt Farmer
↑ El Informador 1984-07-29
↑ El Informador 1984-11-11
↑ Box y Lucha 1674
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 03.06.56)
↑ Box Y Lucha, Box y Lucha 1679, Box y Lucha 1723 (YIR), Halcon 647, RB
↑ Matt Farmer , Arena 1384, Box y Lucha 1680
↑ Box y Lucha 1689
↑ Box y Lucha 1695, Box y Lucha 1696, Matt Farmer
↑ El Informador 1985-06-30
↑ Halcon 692
↑ Box y Lucha 1703, SuperLuchas
↑ Arena 1413, Box y Lucha 1707
↑ El Informador 1985-10-13
↑ Combate 528
↑ Luchas 2000 #574, p7, Cronicas y Leyendas
↑ http://youtu.be/eQk38De43C4
↑ Box y Lucha 1764
↑ Box y Lucha 1764
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.33.41)
↑ Box y Lucha 1782
↑ Box y Lucha 1786, RB
↑ Matt Farmer , Halcon 799, Halcon 800
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 15.46.20)
↑ Lucha Libre del Recuredo , suggests title change date is wrong
↑ Halcon 856
↑ Box y Lucha 1867
↑ CMLL, Halcon 867, Matt Farmer, RB
↑ https://www.facebook.com/cmll.oficial/photos/a.352219088254374.1073741827.351036975039252/679363095539970/?type=3 CMLL], Box y Lucha 1883
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.24.01)
↑ Box y Lucha 1889
↑ Box y Lucha 1889
↑ Box y Lucha 1894
↑ WON 1989-08-21
↑ Box y Lucha 1909
↑ Box y Lucha 1917
↑ Box y Lucha 1921
↑ WON 1989-12-26
↑ WON 1990-04-23
↑ Roy Lucier
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.51.48), Box y Lucha 1954
↑ Box y Lucha 1960
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.51.48), Box y Lucha 1960
↑ Halcon 986
↑ Box y Lucha 2004
↑ draw in unification match with CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship , luchablog photolog (2013-09-17 17.32.40), Box y Lucha 2027
↑ SuperLuchas , Lucha Libre Weekly 25
↑ Lucha Libre Weekly 27
↑ Lucha Libre Weekly 28
↑ Billed as 8th defense - Lucha Libre Weekly 32
↑ Lucha Libre Weekly 38
↑ Box Y Lucha
↑ http://youtu.be/9JW6z9v3EpE - date unclear
↑ http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1997/11/20&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar02304&PageLabel=23 El Siglo de Torreon]
↑ WON 1998-11-16
↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-15 23.26.57)
↑ draw, El Siglo de Torreon 1999-09-18
↑ Luchas 2000 10
Gori Guerrero branch
Gori Guerrero walked out of EMLL while champion in 1962. EMLL eventually tried to have the NWA strip Guerrero of this championship, but the alliance refused until 1967. Guerrero would occasionally show the belt in interviews and insist the NWA's official record book continued to list him as champion. He is known to defend the championship as late as 1975, where he actually lost it to Dory Dixon.
Sources:
↑ Halcon 185
↑ Halcon 185
Dory Dixon would lose in a title match on August 10th, merging this with the other disputed branch.
Ray Mendoza branch
Ray Mendoza suffered an injury (or maybe the latest in a series) in mid-1974. EMLL quickly used this as a pretense to appeal to the NWA to strip Mendoza of the championship, perhaps to prevent him from leaving with a belt as Rene Guajardo had decided to do at that time. It didn't work; Mendoza kept the title (or a version of it) and defended it when he returned in 1975.
This championship was not recognized by the NWA, though it was the same physical belt. It was generally referred to as the "World Light Heavyweight Championship", with abbreviations including AIL, AIP and IWA occasionally affixed to it.
Sources:
↑ Halcon 185
↑ KO 1151
↑ Halcon 151
↑ Halcon 159
↑ Halcon 159, Halcon 185
↑ Halcon 185
The championship was quietly dropped upon the announcement of the UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship . Ray Mendoza became the first champion, implicitly continuing the legacy of this championship.
Gallery of Champions
Al Kashey , Contender appointed by the National Wrestling Association
Ray Mendoza , 5th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 17th & 20th Champion
MS-1 , 41st & 43rd Champion
Lizmark , 45th, 47th, 51st & 53rd Champion
Gallery of Title Belts
Original Belt
2nd Belt
3rd & 5th Belt
4th Belt
Sources