Current Champion
Titán is the current champion. He won the championship on December 8, 2019, defeating Soberano Jr. at Arena México. The championship had been vacant following Dragon Lee's firing from the promotion.
History of Championship
Mephisto was the 21st champion, beating Satanico as a continuation of their post-breakup rivalry. Mephisto's championship reign was mostly unnoteworthy, as he and partner/fellow singles champ Averno were presented more often as a tag team or foils for Mistico than as championships on their own.
Mistico picked up the belt in April of 2007, but the championship was mostly dormant for the first half of his title reign. The belt became part of a growing collection of Mistico's championships by the end of 2007 and was notable for being defended in Japan when Averno and Mistico were brought over for a NJPW show.
Negro Casas returned to the rudo side in the summer of 2008 and became a thorn in old partner Mistico's side for next many months, as part of Casas' campaign against all the young tecnicos. Negro finally got a chance at this championship on the 2009 Dos Leyendas show, and defeated Mistico via an unobserved mask pull in the final fall.
Negro successfully defended the championship again versus Mistico the following month, and their continuing feud led to the main event of the the CMLL 76th Anniversario. Negro Casas lost his hair but kept the title. Besides a short feud with Mascara Dorada, Negro wasn't very active with this championship. It was more notable for Casas also winning the CMLL World Middleweight Championship, a rare moment of a luchador holding CMLL branded titles in multiple weight classes simultaneously. Negro did not hold the middleweight title for long, but kept this title.
Negro Casas again defended against Mascara Dorada in September 2010. Dorada was a fast rising star, but already held three belts and it seemed like only a status quo title defense. Instead, Dorada took the final two falls, becoming a four title champion (CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship, CMLL World Trios Championship and Mexican National Trios Championship.)
Despite having all these championships, Mascara Dorada did not have much time to defend it. Mascara Dorada toured Japan in November, then came back home to help defend the Mexican National Trios Championship. The defense was successful, but Dorada hurt a leg during the match. Dorada would be in and out of action over the next two months.
Dorada's first title defense was January 21, as part of the CMLL NJPW Fantastica Mania, 2011 shows. Dorada fell to NJPW's Ryusuke Taguchi in a three fall match. Taguchi had been part of CMLL in 2005, as part of an eight month training journey, and it was expected he'd be returning for at least a short time to defend this championship in the future.
In NJPW event Dominion 6.18 Mascara Dorada won the championship on June 18, 2011, defeating Ryusuke Taguchi at Korakuen Hall, in Tokyo, Japan.
Champions Listing
| #
|
Champion(s)
|
Defeated
|
Date
|
Location
|
|
| tournament to decide champion
|
|
| 1
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
El Khalifa
|
1992.02.15
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
| 2
|
America
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1992.03.08
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
[1]
|
|
|
1
|
Canelo Casas
|
1992.04.12
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
| 3
|
Felino
|
America
|
1992.07.16
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
[2]
|
|
|
1
|
America
|
1992.07.29
|
Arena Ecatepec
|
[3]
|
|
|
2
|
Aguila Solitaria
|
1992.08.15
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
|
3
|
Oro
|
1992.09.27
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
4
|
Ciclon Ramirez
|
1992.11.14
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
|
5
|
Ciclon Ramirez
|
1992.11.18
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
[4]
|
| 4
|
Ciclon Ramirez
|
Felino
|
1993.05.21
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1
|
Felino
|
1993.06.18
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
2
|
Tornado Negro
|
1993.09.05
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
| 5
|
Felino [2]
|
Ciclon Ramirez
|
1994.03.30
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
| 6
|
Pantera [2]
|
Felino
|
1994.06.21
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
|
|
1
|
Felino
|
1994.07.21
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
|
|
2
|
Felino
|
1994.10.13
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
|
|
|
3
|
Felino
|
1994.12.27
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
4
|
Great Sasuke
|
1995.05.26
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
5
|
Arkangel de la Muerte
|
1996.01.30
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
6
|
Karloff Lagarde Jr.
|
1996.02.21
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
| Pantera leaves CMLL; belt vacated despite dispute
|
|
| tournament to decide champion
|
|
| 7
|
Mascara Magica
|
Felino
|
1996.05.21
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
| 8
|
Guerrero de la Muerte
|
Mascara Magica
|
1996.08.02
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1
|
Mr. Niebla
|
1996.12.17
|
Arena Coliseo
|
[5]
|
|
|
2
|
Olimpico
|
1997.02.02
|
Arena Coliseo
|
[6]
|
| 9
|
Mascara Magica [2]
|
Guerrero de la Muerte
|
1997.03.23
|
Pista Arena Revolucion
|
[7]
|
|
|
1
|
Karloff Lagarde Jr.
|
1997.07.26
|
Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
|
[8]
|
|
|
1
|
Karloff Lagarde Jr.
|
1997.08.19
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
| 10
|
Karloff Lagarde Jr.
|
Mascara Magica
|
1998.02.06
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
1
|
Solar I
|
1998.03.01
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
2
|
Angel Azteca
|
1998.03.09
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
3
|
Pantera
|
1998.06.12
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
| 11
|
Olimpico
|
Karloff Lagarde Jr.
|
1998.09.15
|
Arena Coliseo
|
|
| 12
|
Halcon Negro
|
Olimpico
|
1998.10.23
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 13
|
Olimpico [2]
|
Halcon Negro
|
1998.12.13
|
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
1
|
Villano III
|
1998.12.26
|
La Carpa Astros
|
|
|
|
2
|
Fuerza Guerrera
|
1999.02.16
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
| 14
|
Super Delfin
|
Olimpico
|
1999.02.27
|
Nagoya, Japan
|
|
| 15
|
Arkangel de la Muerte
|
Super Delfin
|
1999.08.10
|
Kawasaki, Japan
|
|
|
|
1
|
Pantera
|
1999.09.21
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
2
|
Tigre Blanco
|
2000.01.25
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
3
|
Shinobi
|
2000.02.08
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
|
|
|
|
4
|
Astro Rey Jr.
|
2000.10.01
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
5
|
Solar I
|
2000.10.17
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
6
|
Nosawa
|
2000.12.20
|
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
|
|
| 16
|
Nosawa
|
Arkangel
|
2001.??.??
|
Japan
|
|
| Nosawa injured, unable to defend - title defaults to challenger
|
|
| 17
|
Pantera [3]
|
Nosawa
|
2001.03.02
|
Mexico City
|
|
| 18
|
Nosawa [2]
|
Pantera
|
2001.04.02
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
| 19
|
Felino [3]
|
Nosawa
|
2001.09.21
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1
|
Pentagon Black
|
2002.02.11
|
Arena Lopez Mateos
|
|
|
|
2
|
Black Terry
|
2002.09.22
|
Arena Nueva Aragon
|
[9]
|
|
|
3
|
El Averno
|
2002.10.06
|
Arena Neza
|
|
|
|
4
|
Juventud Guerrera
|
2003.03.28
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
5
|
Gran Cuchillo
|
2003.07.27
|
Arena Nueva Aragon
|
[10]
|
|
|
6
|
Angel Blanco Jr.
|
2003.08.22
|
Auditorio De Tijuana
|
|
|
|
7
|
Shiryu Dragon
|
2003.09.02
|
Auditorio Benito Juarez - Cuautitlan
|
[11]
|
|
|
8
|
Rocky Romero
|
2003.09.16
|
Arena Aficion
|
[12]
|
| 20
|
Satanico
|
Felino
|
2003.11.25
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
1
|
El Averno
|
2004.02.15
|
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
|
|
| 21
|
Mephisto
|
Satanico
|
2004.02.24
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
1
|
Volador Jr.
|
2004.04.11
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
2
|
Zumbido
|
2004.05.20
|
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
|
|
|
|
3
|
Tony Boy
|
2004.05.25
|
Arena Aficion De Pachuca
|
|
|
|
4
|
Felino
|
2005.01.11
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
5
|
Neutron
|
2005.01.23
|
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
6
|
Atlantis
|
2005.05.29
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
7
|
Heavy Metal
|
2006.10.19
|
Arena Olimpico Laguna de Gomez Palacio
|
|
|
|
8
|
Volador Jr.
|
2007.02.18
|
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
|
|
| 22
|
Mistico
|
El Mephisto
|
2007.04.10
|
Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
|
Mistico beats Vangelis in title vs. title match to win the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title
|
|
|
|
1
|
Vangelis
|
2007.12.04
|
Arena Queretaro
|
|
|
|
2
|
Negro Casas
|
2008.12.08
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
3
|
Mephisto
|
2009.02.15
|
Ryogoku Kokugikan - Tokyo
|
|
|
|
4
|
El Averno
|
2009.02.18
|
Auditorio Miguel Barragan - San Luis Potosi
|
|
| 23
|
Negro Casas
|
Mistico
|
2009.03.20
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1
|
Mistico
|
2009.04.12
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
2
|
Mistico
|
2009.08.05
|
Domo de la Feria de Leon
|
|
|
|
3
|
Mascara Dorada
|
2009.12.01
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 24
|
Mascara Dorada
|
Negro Casas
|
2010.09.08
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 25
|
Ryusuke Taguchi
|
Mascara Dorada
|
2011.01.22
|
Korakuen Hall
|
|
|
|
1
|
Madoka
|
2011.04.03
|
Korakuen Hall
|
|
|
|
2
|
Taichi
|
2011.04.29
|
Hiroshima Green Arena Small Arena - Hiroshima, Japan
|
|
| 26
|
Mascara Dorada [2]
|
Ryusuke Taguchi
|
2011.06.18
|
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium - Osaka, Japan
|
|
|
|
1
|
Mephisto
|
2011.08.15
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
2
|
Mephisto
|
2011.09.25
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
3
|
Mephisto
|
2011.11.04
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
4
|
Kushida
|
2012.01.22
|
Korakuen Hall
|
|
|
|
5
|
Averno
|
2012.04.03
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
6
|
Mephisto
|
2012.05.13
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
7
|
Psicosis II
|
2012.05.22
|
Arena Mexico
|
[13]
|
| 27
|
Polvora
|
Mascara Dorada
|
2012.11.11
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1
|
Titan (CMLL)
|
2013.01.01
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
2
|
Valiente
|
2013.02.03
|
Arena Coliseo DF
|
|
|
|
3
|
Relámpago (Sinaloa)
|
2013.03.02
|
Cancha German Evers, Mazatlán, Sinaloa
|
|
|
|
4
|
Mascara Dorada
|
2013.03.03
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
5
|
Angel de Oro
|
2013.09.03
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
6
|
Black Metal (Guadalajara)
|
2013.11.15
|
Polideportivo Centenario, Los Mochis, Sinaloa
|
|
| 28
|
Mistico II
|
Polvora
|
2014.02.16
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1
|
Averno
|
2014.04.08
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| Mistico vacates the championship on 2014.11.19; title had been inactive due to injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident many months before
|
|
| 10 man cibernetico to determine two finalists
|
|
| 29
|
Mascara Dorada [3]
|
Negro Casas
|
2015.01.02
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 30
|
BUSHI[14]
|
Máscara Dorada
|
2015.12.18
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan
|
|
| 31
|
Mascara Dorada [4]
|
BUSHI
|
2016.01.22
|
Korakuen Hall
|
|
|
|
1
|
Mephisto
|
2016.02.19
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
2
|
Negro Casas[15]
|
2016.03.01
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
3
|
Bárbaro Cavernario
|
2016.03.28
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
| 32
|
Mephisto [2]
|
Mascara Dorada
|
2016.05.03
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
1[16]
|
Caifán I
|
2016.06.19
|
Arena Naucalpan
|
|
|
|
2[17]
|
Místico II
|
2016.07.11
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
3[18]
|
Titán
|
2016.09.20
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
4
|
Caristico
|
2017.01.27
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
5
|
Caristico
|
2017.03.20
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
6
|
Negro Casas
|
2017.05.15
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
7
|
Stuka Jr.
|
2017.08.07
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
8
|
Caristico
|
2018.01.01
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
9
|
Titán
|
2018.01.23
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
10
|
Soberano Jr.
|
2018.02.26
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
11
|
Hades
|
2018.04.21
|
Instalaciones Deportivas del Sutage, Chetumal, Quintana Roo
|
|
|
|
12
|
Titán
|
2018.08.07
|
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
|
|
|
|
13
|
Titán
|
2018.08.28
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| 33
|
Dragon Lee
|
Mephisto
|
2019.03.19
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
| Title vacated on November 20, 2019 due to former champion Dragon Lee was fired
|
|
| Finals of 12-Man Tournament to crown the new champion
|
|
| 34
|
Titán
|
Soberano Jr.
|
2019.12.08
|
Arena México
|
|
|
|
1
|
Soberano Jr.
|
2020.09.25
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
2
|
Negro Casas
|
2021.06.27
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
3
|
Fugaz
|
2022.,06.17
|
Arena Mexico
|
[19]
|
|
|
4
|
Escualo
|
2022.06.18
|
Arena CWE, Curridabat, Costa Rica
|
[20]
|
|
|
5
|
Suicida
|
2022.09.30
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
6
|
Negro Casas
|
2023.01.02
|
Arena Puebla
|
|
|
|
7
|
Soberano Jr.
|
2023.02.27
|
Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan
|
|
|
|
8
|
Máscara Dorada
|
2023.09.29
|
Arena Mexico
|
|
|
|
|
|
| title change
|
| successful title defense
|
| championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
|
Super Delfin branch
Super Delfin held a claim on this title from 96/03/15 till 96/06/22. Pantera had left CMLL to go to AAA before a tour of Japan. During the tour, he fought Super Delfin for the belt in Osaka, and lost. CMLL did not recognize a title change, deciding instead that Pantera had been stripped off the championship before the title match happened. After Mascara Magica won the vacant title in a tournament, he fought Super Delfin in Naruko, Japan on 96/06/22, winning the match and ending the dispute. Delfin would go onto win the belt three years later but is only considered to have one title reign.
Gallery of Champions
Gallery of Title Belts
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