Current Champion
El Pulpo is the current champion, having defeated Histeria on 6/16/12 to win the title.
History of Championship
After the UWA fell apart, the championship eventually ended up in Japan, and as part of the J-Crown Octuple Championship. After that championship was broken apart, the championship drifted to Michinoku Pro Wrestling in Japan.
Champions Listing
#
Champion(s)
Defeated
Date
Location
Triangle Match - decision match for vacant championship
1
Cesar Valentino
Anibal & America Salvaje
1977 .11.20
Mexico City
2
Gran Hamada
Cesar Valentino
1979 .02.04
Mexico City
3
Perro Aguayo
Gran Hamada
1979 .04.11
Mexico City
vacant on 1979 .12.15 when Perro Aguayo is injured
decision match for vacant championship
4
El Solitario
Masanobu Kurisu
1980 .01.27
Mexico City
1
Villano III
1980 .02.08
El Toreo De Naucalpan
2[ 1]
Villano III
1980 .05.25
?
5
Eric Embry
El Solitario
1981 .03.30
Puebla
6
El Solitario [2]
Eric Embry
1981 .07.19
Mexico City
7
El Signo
El Solitario
1983 .06.10
Tijuana
1
El Solitario
1983 .07.17
El Toreo De Naucalpan
2
Villano III
1984 .01.01
El Toreo De Naucalpan
stripped of the championship on 1984 .02.15 for an unauthorized defense against Kato Kung Lee on 1984 .01.27
tournament for vacant championship
8
Anibal
El Texano
1984 .05.27
El Toreo De Naucalpan
9
Invader III
Anibal
1984 .09.15
San Juan , Puerto Rico
10
Anibal [2]
Invader III
1984 .??.??
?
11
Negro Navarro
Anibal
1985 .01.06
Mexico City
12
Mano Negra
Negro Navarro
1985 .02.25
Puebla
13
El Cobarde II
Mano Negra
1985 .12.08
Mexico City
14
Gran Hamada [2]
El Cobarde II
1986 .03.04
Arena Queretaro
15
Blue Panther
Gran Hamada
1986 .11.16
Mexico City
16
Solar I
Blue Panther
1987 .05.25
Puebla
17
Blue Panther [2]
Solar I
1988 .02.08
Puebla
18
Gran Cochisse
Blue Panther
1988 .09.16
Arena Mexico
19
Ringo Mendoza
Gran Cochise
1989 .04.29
Mexico City
1
El Texano
1990 .04.05
Pista Arena Revolucion
20
Perro Aguayo [2]
Ringo Mendoza
1990 .06.29
Arena Mexico
1
Fishman
1990 .11.17
Tonala , Jalisco
Aguayo stripped of the championship in May 1992 when he jumps to AAA
16 man tournament for vacant championship
21
Gran Hamada [3]
Black Power II
1992 .12.13
El Toreo De Naucalpan
1
Zandokan
1993 .01.24
Kisarazu , Japan
2
Super Astro
1993 .03.28
El Toreo De Naucalpan
3
Scorpio Jr.
1993 .04.12
Hamamatsu , Japan
4
Villano IV
1993 .06.04
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
5
Villano IV
1993 .08.04
Arena Naucalpan
22
El Engendro
Gran Hamada
1993 .09.12
El Toreo De Naucalpan
23
Gran Hamada [4]
El Engendro
1993 .09.22
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
1
Fuerza Guerrera
1994 .06.14
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
24
Sabu
Gran Hamada
1995 .11.23
Kawasaki , Japan
25
El Samurai
Sabu
1995 .12.01
Niigata , Japan
26
Koji Kanemoto
El Samurai
1996 .03.17
Amagasaki , Japan
vacates the championship around May 1996 due to injury
decision match for vacant championship
27
Shinjiro Ohtani
Kazushi Sakuraba
1996 .06.17
Tokyo
next 3 title matches are part of the J-Crown Unification Tournament
next match unifies with NWA World Welterweight Championship
1
Negro Casas
1996 .08.03
Tokyo
28
Ultimo Dragon
Shinjiro Ohtani
1996 .08.04
Tokyo
29
The Great Sasuke
Ultimo Dragon
1996 .08.05
Tokyo
title becomes part of the J-Crown Octuple Championship for next four matches
30
Ultimo Dragon [2]
The Great Sasuke
1996 .10.11
Osaka
31
Jushin Liger
Ultimo Dragon
1997 .01.04
Tokyo
32
El Samurai [2]
Jushin Liger
1997 .07.06
Sapporo , Japan
33
Shinjiro Ohtani [2]
El Samurai
1997 .08.10
Nagoya , Japan
Ohtani vacates title as part of vacating most of Octuple Championship on 1997 .11.05
decision match for vacant championship
34
Gran Hamada [5]
Convict
1998 .07.03
Ninohe , Japan
championship returned to Mexico during 1999
decision match for vacant championship
35
El Cobarde II
Perro Aguayo
1999 .02.15
Nuevo Laredo
1
Tiger Steele
2000 .02.06
Salamanca
36
Heavy Metal
El Cobarde
2000 .04.10
Nuevo Laredo
title assumed missing, possibly passed onto Silver Star who defends it as the UWA Light Heavyweight Title in Monterrey.
title reappears with Silver King
37
Silver King
?
2006 .??.??
?
1
Diluvio Negro II
2006 .11.26
Arena Solidaridad
38
Diluvio Negro II
Silver King
2007 .02.25
Arena Solidaridad
championship history unclear
39?
Histeria
?
????.??.??
?
40?
El Pulpo
Histeria
2011 .06.16
Auditorio Mundo Nuevo, Matamoros, Tamaulipas
title vs title match with the UWF United States Heavyweight Championship
1
Pirata Morgan
2011 .11.01
Gimnasio UAT , Reynosa , Tamaulipas
2
Enrique Vera
2012 .03.18
Auditorio Municipal Valle Hermoso , Tamaulipas
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
Gallery of Champions
Gallery of Title Belts
1st Belt
Current Belt
Sources
Also Listed As
Universal Wrestling Association Championships
Official : Heavy (Dr. Wagner Jr. )
Outlaw : Light (Kato Kung Lee Jr. ), Junior Light Heavy (Diluvio Negro II )
Now in Japan : Welter , Middle , Junior Heavy , Tag , Trios ,
Defunct : Feather , Light Heavy , Women , International Women , Women Junior , Women's Tag ,
Associated : WWF Light Heavy
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