NWA World Welterweight Championship

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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

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
8 man tournament to determine initial champion
1 El Santo Pete Pancoff 1946.03.15 Arena Coliseo DF [1]
1 Tuffy Trues 1946.05.31 Arena Coliseo DF
2 Jack O'Brien El Santo 1947.02.14 Arena Coliseo DF [2]
1 Gory Guerrero 1949.04.08 Mexico City [3]
3 Gory Guerrero Jack O'Brien 1949.04.29 Mexico City
1 Roy Landru 1949.12.02 Arena Coliseo
4 Bobby Bonales Gory Guerrero 1951.07.11 Arena Coliseo [4]
1 Gory Guerrero ? Orizaba, Veracruz [5]
5 El Santo [2] Bobby Bonales 1952.09.26 Arena Coliseo [6]
1 Blue Demon 1953.04.04 Arena Coliseo [7]
6 Blue Demon El Santo 1953.09.25 Arena Coliseo [8]
1 Joe Marin 1955.06.05 Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila [9]
2 El Espectro 1956.04.22 Arena Canada Dry, Guadalajara, Jalisco [10]
3 El Enfermero 1956.06.22 Arena Mexico [11]
4 Espectro 1957.04.26 Arena Mexico [12]
7 Karloff Lagarde Blue Demon 1958.01.31 Arena Coliseo [13]
1 Blue Demon 1959.02.27 Arena Coliseo [14]
2 Milo Millán 1962.04.01 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [15]
3 Blue Demon 1962.04.27 Arena Mexico [16]
4 Antonio Montoro 1963.04.26 Arena Mexico [17]
5 Blue Demon 1964.07.18 Arena Puebla [18]
6 Huracan Ramirez 1964.09.26 Arena Mexico [19]
7 Black Shadow 1965.01.17 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [20]
8 Black Shadow 1965.01.31 Pachuca, Hidalgo [21]
9 Huracán Ramírez 1965.03.26 Arena Mexico [22]
10 Blue Demon 1965.04.30 Arena Mexico [23]
11 Antonio Montoro 1965.06.03 Tijuana [24]
8 Huracán Ramírez Karloff Lagarde 1965.08.05 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [25]
1 Espectro II 1965.? ? [26]
9 Karloff Lagarde [2] Huracán Ramírez 1965.09.24 Mexico City
1 Black Shadow 1966.01.26 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [27]
2 Antonio Montoro 1966.02.06 Arena Aficion [28]
10 Vento Castella Karloff Lagarde 1967.05.07 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [29]
11 Karloff Lagarde [3] Vento Castella 1967.06.09 Arena Mexico [30]
1 Huracan Ramirez 1967.06.20 Arena Mexico [31]
2 Vento Castella 1967.08.27 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [32]
3 Humberto Garza Jr. 1967.09.24 Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila [33]
4 Black Shadow 1968.08.10 Arena Puebla [34]
5 Blue Demon 1968.09.20 Arena Mexico [35]
6 Blue Demon 1969.03.27 Toluca [36]
7 Billy Rogers 1969.04.13 Torreon [37]
8 Huracan Ramirez 1969.05.20 Veracruz [38]
9 Black Shadow 1969.06.01 Tijuana [39]
10 Blue Demon 1969.07.25 Arena Mexico [40]
11 Huracan Ramirez 1971.01.23 Auditorio Dr. Gilberto Bolanos Cacho, Queretaro, Queretaro [41]
12 Alberto Muñoz 1971.02.05 Arena Mexico [42]
12 Alberto Muñoz Karloff Lagarde 1971.06.11 Arena Mexico [43]
1 Karloff Lagarde 1971.07.09 Arena Mexico [44]
2 Karloff Lagarde 1972.11.10 Arena Mexico [45]
vacates championship on 1973.10.25 due to career-threatening injury [46]
tournament for vacant championship
13 Mano Negra Karloff Lagarde 1973.12.14 Arena Mexico [47]
1 Karloff Lagarde 1974.01.29 Arena Aficion [48]
2 Karloff Lagarde 1974.03.02 Pista Arena Revolucion [49]
3 Septiembre Negro 1974.04.17 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [50]
4 Karloff Lagarde 1974.07.11 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [51]
5 Rikidozan II 1974.09.21 Pista Arena Revolucion [52]
6 Fishman 1974.09.29 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [53]
7 Babe Face 1974.11.17 Auditorio Municpal, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua [54]
EMLL/NWA declare championship vacant due to Mano Negra leaving promotion; Mano Negra continues to defend title
decision match for vacant championship between national champion and former champion [55]
14 Fishman Alberto Muñoz 1975.05.01 Plaza de Toros Mexico [56]
15 Blue Demon Fishman 1975.05.25 Plaza de Toros el Cortijo [57]
1 Alberto Munoz 1975.08.24 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [58]
2 Karloff Lagarde 1975.09.08 Tampico [59]
3 Fishman 1975.09.21 Monterrey [60]
4 Karloff Lagarde 1975.09.26 Arena Mexico [61]
5 Fishman 1975.11.07 Arena Mexico [62]
6 Fishman 1976.02.25 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [63]
7 Karloff Lagarde 1976.03.13 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [64]
8 Karloff Lagarde 1976.03.20 Pista Arena Revolucion [65]
16 Fishman Blue Demon 1976.04.09 Arena Mexico [66]
1 Blue Demon 1976.05.29 Guadalajara [67]
2 Mano Negra 1976.07.25 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [68]
3 Mano Negra 1976.10.21 Arena Isabel, Cuernavaca, Morelos [69]
17 Mano Negra [2] Fishman 1976.11.19 Arena Mexico [70]
1 Karloff Lagarde 1976.12.15 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [71]
2 Karloff Lagarde 1977.01.15 Pista Arena Revolucion [72]
3 Perro Aguayo 1977.03.09 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [73]
4 Fishman 1977.04.22 Arena Mexico [74]
5 Fishman 1977.06.26 Arena Coliseo [75]
6 Perro Aguayo 1977.07.23 Puebla [76]
7 Perro Aguayo 1977.08.12 Arena Mexico [77]
8 Tony Salazar 1977.09.25 Monterrey [78]
9 Fishman 1977.10.30 Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila [79]
10 Perro Aguayo 1978.02.12 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [80]
11 Tony Salazar 1978.07.29 Puebla [81]
12 Kung Fu 1978.08.25 Arena Mexico [82]
13 Kung Fu 1978.12.06 Kung Fu [83]
14 El Supremo 1978.12.16 Puebla [81]
15 El Supremo 1979.01.27 Pista Arena Revolucion [84]
16 Américo Rocca 1979.03.25 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [85]
18 Americo Rocca Mano Negra 1979.04.20 Arena Mexico [86]
1 Mocho Cota 1979.05.16 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [87]
2 Lizmark 1979.06.15 Arena Mexico [88]
3 Kung Fu 1979.07.15 Arena Coliseo [89]
4 Kato Kung Lee 1979.07.26 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [90]
5 Lizmark 1979.08.19 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [91]
6 Gallo Tapado 1979.09.01 [92]
7 Alfonso Dantes 1979.09.26 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [93]
8 Lizmark 1979.10.14 Monterrey [94]
9 Kato Kung Lee 1979.10.26 Arena Mexico [95]
10 Kato Kung Lee 1979.11.18 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [96]
11 Lizmark 1979.12.22 Pista Arena Revolucion [97]
19 Kato Kung Lee Americo Rocca 1980.01.19 Pista Arena Revolucion [98]
1 Américo Rocca 1980.02.17 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [99]
20 El Supremo Kato Kung Lee 1980.05.04 Pista Arena Revolucion [100]
1 Américo Rocca 1980.06.01 Arena Coliseo [101]
21 Lizmark El Supremo 1980.06.04 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco [102]
1 Américo Rocca 1980.07.27 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [103]
2 El Supremo 1980.08.16 Pista Arena Revolucion [104]
3 Satanico 1980.09.17 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [105]
4 Supremo 1980.10.26 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [106]
5 La Fiera 1980.11.15 Arena Puebla [107]
6 Mocho Cota 1980.11.25 Arena Coliseo [108]
7 La Fiera 1980.12.14 Pista Arena Revolución [109]
8 Américo Rocca 1981.02.08 Arena Coliseo [110]
9 El Supremo 1981.03.31 Arena Coliseo [111]
10 Américo Rocca 1981.04.12 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [112]
11 Américo Rocca 1981.04.29 Arena Xochimilco [113]
12 Americo Rocca 1981.06.10 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [114]
12 Mocho Cota 1981.06.20 Pista Arena Revolucion [115]
13 La Fiera 1981.07.11 Arena Puebla [116]
22 La Fiera Lizmark 1981.10.23 Arena México [117]
1 La Fiera 1981.12.03 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [118]
1 Franco Colombo 1982.02.13 Pista Arena Revolución [119]
2 Américo Rocca 1982.04.30 Arena Mexico [120]
23 Americo Rocca [2] La Fiera 1982.07.18 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [121]
1 El Supremo 1982.07.31 Puebla [122]
2 El Supremo 1982.08.18 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [123]
3 La Fiera 1982.08.29 Pista Arena Revolución [124]
4 Mocho Cota 1982.09.14 Arena Coliseo [125]
5 Mocho Cota 1982.10.17 Pista Arena Revolución [126]
6 Kung Fu 1983.01.23 Pista Arena Revolución [127]
7 El Supremo 1983.03.02 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [128]
8 La Fiera 1983.04.24 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [129]
9 El Supremo 1983.05.29 Arena México [130]
10 Mocho Cota 1983.07.02 Arena Puebla [131]
11 Jerry Estrada 1983.07.06 Arena Neza [132]
12 La Fiera 1983.08.07 Pista Arena Revolución [133]
13 Mocho Cota 1983.09.11 Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara [134]
14 Talisman 1983.09.24 Pista Arena Revolucion [135]
15 Enfermero Jr. 1983.09.28 Arena Neza [136]
16 El Supremo 1983.11.18 Arena México [137]
24 Mocho Cota Americo Rocca 1984.01.27 Arena Coliseo DF [138]
1 Américo Rocca 1984.02.03 Arena México [139]
25 Chamaco Valaguez Mocho Cota 1984.07.26 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca [140]
1 La Fiera 1984.09.22 Pista Arena Revolución [141]
2 Fuerza Guerrera 1984.11.17 Arena San Lorenzo [142]
3 El Dandy 1984.11.25 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [143]
4 Fuerza Guerrera 1984.12.15 Arena Puebla [144]
5 Fuerza Guerrera 1985.01.06 Arena Coliseo [145]
6 Vulcano 1985.01.27 Pista Arena Revolución [146]
7 Américo Rocca 1985.02.14 Arena Isabel, Cuernavaca, Morelos [147]
8 Fuerza Guerrera 1985.03.03 Pista Arena Revolución [148]
9 Fuerza Guerrera 1985.05.01 Arena Neza [149]
10 El Dandy 1985.06.19 Arena Neza [150]
11 Franco Colombo 1985.07.05 Arena Querétaro [151]
Chamaco Valaguez wins NWA World Middleweight Championship on 1985.07.20, does NOT vacate this championship
12 Mocho Cota 1985.08.06 Arena Coliseo [152]
13 Vulcano 1985.10.31 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca [153]
26 El Dandy Chamaco Valaguez 1985.11.17 Mexico City [154]
1 Black Man 1986.01.01 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [155]
2 Javier Cruz 1986.03.01 Pista Arena Revolución [156]
27 Javier Cruz El Dandy 1986.04.06 Arena Coliseo De Monterrey [157]
1 Negro Casas 1986.05.25 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [158]
28 El Dandy [2] Javier Cruz 1986.08.24 ?
29 Americo Rocca [3] El Dandy 1986.11.02 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara [159]
1 El Dandy 1986.12.12 Arena Mexico [160]
2 Javier Cruz 1987.05.17 Arena Coliseo [161]
3 Rodolfo Ruiz 1987.08.28 Arena Presidente - Mexico City
4 Leon Chino 1988.05.28 Pista Arena Revoucion [162]
30 Solar II Americo Rocca 1988.06.30 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
1 Bestia Salvaje 1988.07.17 Pista Arena Revolucion
31 Fuerza Guerrera Solar II 1988.10.04 Arena Mexico [163]
1 Aguila Solitaria 1988.12.18 Arena Coliseo [164]
2 Pantera II 1989.01.11 Arena Naucalpan
3 Pantera II 1989.02.14 Arena Coliseo [165]
4 Aguila Solitaria 1989.04.30 Pista Arena Revolución [166]
32 Aguila Solitaria Fuerza Guerrera 1989.06.02 Arena Coliseo [167]
1 Hijo del Gladiador 1989.08.09 Arena Coliseo Acapulco [168]
33 Fuerza Guerrera [2] Aguila Solitaria 1989.09.21 Arena Puebla
1 Aguila Solitaria 1989.12.04 Leon [169]
2 Pantera II 1990.05.04 Arena Coliseo DF
3 Americo Rocca 1990.07.04 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco [170]
4 Americo Rocca 1990.07.19 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca [171]
5 Octagon 1990.09.02 Pista Arena Revolucion
6 Octagon 1990.11.28 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
7 Gallo Tapado 1991.03.01 Arena Mexico
8 Huracan Sevilla 1991.04.29 Pista Arena Revolucion
9 Misterioso 1991.06.02 Pista Arena Revolucion
34 Misterioso Fuerza Guerrera 1991.12.08 Arena Mexico
championship vacant when Misterioso jumps to AAA on 1992.06.19
16 man tournament for vacant championship
35 Negro Casas El Hijo del Santo 1995.12.01 Arena Mexico
1 Shocker 1996.01.26 Arena Coliseo [172]
2 Great Sasuke 1996.07.07 Arena Coliseo [173]
next 3 title matches are part of the J-Crown Unification Tournament
36 Shinjiro Ohtani Negro Casas 1996.08.03 Tokyo
37 Ultimo Dragon Shinjiro Ohtani 1996.08.04 Tokyo
38 The Great Sasuke Ultimo Dragon 1996.08.05 Tokyo
defended as part of the J-Crown Octuple Championship
39 Ultimo Dragon [2] The Great Sasuke 1996.10.11 Osaka, Japan
40 Jushin Liger Ultimo Dragon 1997.01.04 Tokyo
41 El Samurai Jushin Liger 1997.07.06 Sapporo, Japan
42 Shinjiro Ohtani El Samurai 1997.08.10 Nagoya, Japan
vacates championship on 1997.11.05 as part of vacating most of J-Crown Octuple Championship
championship ends up in Toryumon; decision match for vacant championship
43 Dragon Kid Dr. Cerebro 1999.02.06 Nagoya, Japan
1 Judo Suwa 1999.02.07 Yokohama, Japan
44 Judo Suwa Dragon Kid 1999.04.25 Kawasaki, Japan
1 SAITO 1999.10.10 Kobe, Japan
2 Keni'chiro Arai 1999.11.19 Nagoya, Japan
3 Genki Horiguchi 2000.03.25 Iwate, Japan
4 Dragon Kid 2000.06.04 Kobe, Japan
45 Keni'chiro Arai Judo Suwa 2000.07.22 Tokyo
1 Genki Horiguchi 2000.08.24 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
2 Yasushi Kanda 2000.10.12 Kobe, Japan
championship vacated on 2000.12.15 after loss due to interference versus Susumu Mochizuki
7 man tournament for vacant championship
46 Keni'chiro Arai [2] Yasushi Kanda 2001.01.29 Tokyo
47 Susumu Mochizuki Keni'chiro Arai 2001.05.27 Kobe, Japan
1 Genki Horiguchi 2001.07.15 Kumamoto, Japan
2 Ricky Marvin 2001.08.14 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
3 Dragon Kid 2001.08.18 Nagoya, Japan
48 Ryo Saito Susumu Mochizuki 2001.09.30 Tokyo
1 Genki Horiguchi 2001.12.10 Komazawa Olympic Park - Tokyo
2 Genki Horiguchi 2002.02.03 Fukuoka, Japan
3 Ricky Marvin 2002.04.09 Yamagata, Japan
49 Genki Horiguchi Ryo Saito 2002.04.27 Kobe, Japan
1 Ryo Saito 2002.04.28 Nagoya, Japan
2 Keni'chiro Arai 2002.06.01 Ishizawa, Japan
championship vacated on 2002.06.23 after no contest versus Dragon Kid
decision match for vacant championship
50 Ricky Marvin Super Nova (Japan) 2002.07.07 Kobe, Japan
51 Genki Horiguchi [2] Ricky Marvin 2002.07.24 Kumamoto, Japan
52 Darkness Dragon Genki Horiguchi 2002.07.28 Shimonoseki, Japan
1 Dragon Kid 2002.08.25 Hokkaido, Japan
2 Ryo Saito 2002.10.08 Osaka, Japan
3 Dragon Kid 2003.02.27 Kobe, Japan
championship vacated on 2003.03.21 due to injury
decision match for vacant championship
53 Yossino Genki Horiguchi 2003.03.22 Sapporo, Japan
1 K-Ness 2003.06.29 Hyogo, Japan
2 K-Ness 2003.08.10 Hokkaido, Japan
3 Susumu Yokosuka 2003.09.08 Osaka, Japan
4 brother YASSHI 2003.12.22 Osaka, Japan
5 Super Shisa 2004.02.26 Kobe, Japan
championship vacated on 2004.06.20 to focus on winning the Ultimo Dragon Gym championship; wrestlers leave to form the Dragon Gate promotion (replacing this title with the Open the Brave Gate championship) and this title remains with Ultimo Dragon
decision match on a Toryumon Mexico show for vacant championship
54 Hajime Ohara La Mascara 2006.05.13 Arena Mexico
1 El Hijo del Fantasma 2006.09.10 Arena Coliseo DF
2 El Hijo del Fantasma 2006.10.12 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
3 Ultimo Gladiador 2006.11.29 Arena Lopez Mateos
55 Super Delfin Hajime Ohara 2007.01.20 Osaka, Japan
56 Hajime Ohara [2] Super Delfin 2007.02.10 Osaka, Japan
1 La Mascara 2007.05.13 Arena Mexico
2 Chris Sabin 2007.05.26 Ontario, Canada
championship reverts to CMLL ownership at this point
57 La Sombra Hajime Ohara 2007.11.27 Arena Mexico
1 Euforia 2008.01.01 Deportivo Los Soberanos, Torreon, Coahuila
2 Misterioso II 2008.03.26 Arena Coliseo Acapulco
3 El Mephisto 2008.06.02 Arena Puebla
4 Sangre Azteca 2008.08.04 Domo de la Feria, Leon, Guanajuato
5 Sangre Azteca 2008.08.10 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
6 Ephesto 2008.12.07 Arena Mexico
7 El Mephisto 2009.01.19 Arena Puebla
58 Mephisto La Sombra 2009.05.27 Arena Coliseo Acapulco
1 Mistico 2009.07.13 Arena Puebla
2 Valiente 2010.01.26 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
3 La Mascara 2010.04.27 Arena Mexico
vacant on August 12, 2010 when CMLL creates their NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship in response to NWA Mexico declaring ownership of this championship
decision match for vacant championship on NWA Mexico endorsed show
59 Cassandro Dr. Cerebro 2011.06.25 The Roundhouse - London, England
NWA Mexico ceases to exist; championship continues to be defended on Mama Lucha (Casandro) promoted shows in El Paso
60 Magno Bobby Zavala & Cassandro 2015.02.15 Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
1 Boby Zavala 2015.03.15 Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
championship vacated on April 26, 2015 due to Magno signing with WWE
decision match for vacant championship
61 Impostor Jr. Boby Zavala 2015.05.31 Mercado Mayapan - El Paso, Texas
1 Hermes Jr. 2015.09.13 Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
62 Último Samuray Impostor Jr.[174] 2015.12.06 Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
63 Impostor Jr. [2] Último Samuray[175] 2015.12.25 Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
64 Akantus Impostor Jr. 2016.04.24 Houchen Community Center - El Paso, Texas
1 Latino 2016.08.14 El Paso, Texas
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

  1. ↑ Lucha Libre 948, LuchaWorld, Box y Lucha 980; location not confirmed
  2. ↑ Lucha Libre 50, Box y Lucha 1858
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ SuperLuchas, Box y Lucha 961
  5. ↑ Lucha Libre 297
  6. ↑ Lucha Libre 297, Box y Lucha 980
  7. ↑ BV
  8. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4500001726737378&set=a.4494417087295842 El Universal via BV
  9. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1955-06-05
  10. ↑ El Informador 1956-04-22
  11. ↑ Lucha Libre 149
  12. ↑ Box Y Lucha 869
  13. ↑ Lucha Libre 95; Lagarde gives this date and location again in Halcon 80; SuperLuchas 17
  14. ↑ BV
  15. ↑ El Informador 1962-04-01
  16. ↑ Arena 193
  17. ↑ double pin draw - SuperLuchas, Arena 245
  18. ↑ Lucha Libre 40
  19. ↑ Lucha Libre 50
  20. ↑ Lucha Libre 67
  21. ↑ Lucha Libre 69; date is a guess
  22. ↑ Lucha Libre 76
  23. ↑ Lucha Libre 81
  24. ↑ Lucha Libre 86
  25. ↑ Lucha Libre 95 - title change on excessive violence DQ
  26. ↑ Lucha Libre 99 - exact date, location not mentioned, but prior to September 9th and likely in Guatemala
  27. ↑ Lucha Libre 120
  28. ↑ 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
  29. ↑ Lucha Libre 191
  30. ↑ SuperLuchas, Lucha Libre 191 has this a Friday
  31. ↑ SuperLuchas
  32. ↑ El Informador 1967-08-27
  33. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1967-09-24
  34. ↑ Lucha Libre 251
  35. ↑ Matt Farmer
  36. ↑ Lucha Libre 285
  37. ↑ Lucha Libre 288
  38. ↑ Box Y Lucha 868A; Date is not listed and estimated
  39. ↑ Lucha Libre 295; estimated date
  40. ↑ SuperLuchas
  41. ↑ Box y Lucha 953 + 1002; venue appears to renamed or no longer exists in 2022
  42. ↑ Box y Lucha 955, Box y Lucha 956
  43. ↑ Arena KO 906
  44. ↑ Box y Lucha 977, Box y Lucha 978
  45. ↑ Lucha Libre 480
  46. ↑ 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.
  47. ↑ Halcon 75, Lucha Libre 532
  48. ↑ Halcon 80
  49. ↑ Halcon 88
  50. ↑ Halcon 94
  51. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1135
  52. ↑ Halcon 117
  53. ↑ El Informador 1974-09-29
  54. ↑ KO 1127
  55. ↑ Karloff Lagarde says he was originally scheduled to face Munoz but had to pull out due to injury
  56. ↑ Teddy, Box Y Lucha 1177.
  57. ↑ [https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/923054090778763265 Teddy
  58. ↑ El Informador 1975-08-24, Halcon 165
  59. ↑ Halcon 167
  60. ↑ Halcon 185
  61. ↑ Matt Farmer
  62. ↑ DJ Spectro
  63. ↑ Haclon 192, Halcon 200
  64. ↑ Halcon 196
  65. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1222
  66. ↑ Halcon 199
  67. ↑ Halcon 207
  68. ↑ El Informador 1976-07-25; Mano Negra appears to have beaten Karloff Lagarde in a #1 contenders match the previous week
  69. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1254
  70. ↑ Halcon 232; Box Y Lucha 1382 refers to this as 11.20 years after the fact, probably a typo
  71. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1262
  72. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1265
  73. ↑ Halcon 247
  74. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1280
  75. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1288, Box Y Lucha 1289
  76. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1294
  77. ↑ Lucha Libre 711
  78. ↑ Lucha Libre 711
  79. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1977-10-30
  80. ↑ El Informador 1978-02-12, Halcon 347
  81. ↑ 81.0 81.1 Halcon 347
  82. ↑ Halcon 347, Box Y Lucha 1349
  83. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1364, Halcon 347
  84. ↑ Halcon 349
  85. ↑ El Informador 1979-03-25
  86. ↑ SuperLuchas, Box Y Lucha 1382, Lucha Libre 799
  87. ↑ Halcon 365
  88. ↑ http://www.cronicasyleyendasdelaluchalibre.com/?p=4677
  89. ↑ Matt Farmer
  90. ↑ Halcon 813
  91. ↑ El Informador 1979-08-19
  92. ↑ Box y Lucha 1400
  93. ↑ Box y Lucha 1404
  94. ↑ Arena 1119, Box Y Lucha 1406
  95. ↑ CMLL
  96. ↑ El Informador 1979-11-18
  97. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1416, Box Y Lucha 1417
  98. ↑ Box Y Lucha, Arena 1119
  99. ↑ El Informador 1980-02-17, Halcon 406
  100. ↑ SuperLuchas
  101. ↑ 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.
  102. ↑ Halcon Mensual 4
  103. ↑ El Informador 1980-07-27
  104. ↑ [Box y Lucha 1450, KO 1414, http://www.boxylucha.com/foro/viewtopic.php?p=736975#p736975 ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha]
  105. ↑ KO 1418
  106. ↑ Box y Lucha 1459, Box y Lucha 1460
  107. ↑ Arena 1161, Box y Lucha 1462, Box y Lucha 1463
  108. ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1464, Box y Lucha 1465
  109. ↑ Box y Lucha 1466, Box y Lucha 1467
  110. ↑ SuperLuchas, Box Y Lucha 1478, Halcon 457 = also listed as Arena Coliseo
  111. ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
  112. ↑ El Informador 1981-04-12
  113. ↑ Box y Lucha 1485, Lucha Libre 905
  114. ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
  115. ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 00.28.46)
  116. ↑ Halcon 483
  117. ↑ Lucha Libre 930
  118. ↑ Box y Lucha 1516
  119. ↑ Halcon 512, Halcon Mensual 6
  120. ↑ Matt Farmer
  121. ↑ El Informador 1982-07-18, Halcon 535, Halcon Mensual 8
  122. ↑ Arena 1250, Halcon Mensual 8
  123. ↑ Box y Lucha 1552
  124. ↑ Box y Lucha 1553, KO 1519, KO 1520
  125. ↑ Matt Farmer, Box y Lucha 1556, Box y Lucha 1557
  126. ↑ Box y Lucha 1560
  127. ↑ Box y Lucha 1574, Box y Lucha 1578
  128. ↑ Box y Lucha 1580
  129. ↑ El Informador 1983-04-24
  130. ↑ Box y Lucha 1591, Matt Farmer
  131. ↑ Halcon 584
  132. ↑ Box y Lucha 1597
  133. ↑ Box y Lucha 1601
  134. ↑ Box y Lucha 1606, SuperLuchas
  135. ↑ Box y Lucha 1608, Box y Lucha 1609
  136. ↑ Box y Lucha 1609, Box y Lucha 1610
  137. ↑ [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]
  138. ↑ Arena 1328, Box y Lucha 1625, Combates 433
  139. ↑ Matt Farmer, Arena 1328, Box y Lucha 1625
  140. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Luchalibredelrecuerdo/photos/a.217989885294031/1033144787111866 Lucha Libre del Recuerdo
  141. ↑ Arena 1361, Box y Lucha 1658
  142. ↑ Box y Lucha 1665
  143. ↑ El Informador 1984-11-25
  144. ↑ Box y Lucha 1669, Box y Lucha 1670
  145. ↑ Box y Lucha 1673
  146. ↑ Arena 1379
  147. ↑ Box y Lucha 1679
  148. ↑ Arena 1384, Box y Lucha 1680
  149. ↑ Box y Lucha 1689
  150. ↑ Box y Lucha 1695, Box y Lucha 1696
  151. ↑ Halcon 691
  152. ↑ Box y Lucha 1703
  153. ↑ Box y Lucha 1714
  154. ↑ Box y Lucha 1718 mentions the date but not the location; Dandy does win title from Valaguez
  155. ↑ El Informador 1986-01-01
  156. ↑ Box y Lucha 1731, Box y Lucha 1732
  157. ↑ Arena KO Magazine 1708, Box y Lucha 1737; Article mentions title rematch to take place 06/13 in Arena Mexico
  158. ↑ El Informador 1986-05-25
  159. ↑ Box y Lucha 1765
  160. ↑ luchablog photolog (20130916_021147)
  161. ↑ Box y Lucha 1792
  162. ↑ Box y Lucha
  163. ↑ Box y Lucha 1865
  164. ↑ SuperLuchas
  165. ↑ Box y Lucha 1883
  166. ↑ Box y Lucha 1989
  167. ↑ video
  168. ↑ Box y Lucha 1909
  169. ↑ Box y Lucha 1925
  170. ↑ Box y Lucha 1954
  171. ↑ Box y Lucha 1955, RB
  172. ↑ WON 1996-02-05
  173. ↑ WON 1996-07-29
  174. ↑ 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.
  175. ↑ 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:

  1. ↑ Halcon 138
  2. ↑ Halcon 185
  3. ↑ Halcon 142 mentions a title defense but not an opponent
  4. ↑ Halcon 148
  5. ↑ KO 1152

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

history of the championship as of October 1965 (including title reigns prior to the recognized start)

Gallery of Title Belts

Original Belt
2nd Belt


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.)
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