NWA World Middleweight Championship

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Current Champion

Averno, 85th Champion

El Averno was the 85th champion, having won it on November 30, 2007 in Arena Mexico. The championship is current inactive.


History of Championship

The NWA World Middleweight Championship dated back to the early 1920s. The NWA name only existed to establish it as a world championship; since the 30s, it has been property of EMLL (much later CMLL.) It's one of the oldest active wrestling championships in the world.

Corazon de Leon won the championship on December 7, 1993 by defeating Mano Negra. Negra had defeated Bestia Salvaje in a hair match the night prior, but suffered an ankle injury during the match. Leon attacked the hurt ankle, beating Negra in the same straight falls via anklelock. This would be the last time this title would change hands in a CMLL ring for over a decade.

For most of it's existence, the NWA World Middleweight Championship been held by Mexican wrestlers and defended in Mexico. In 1994, the title was sold to Ultimo Dragon, who brought it to Japan to be defended first by himself, and later as a championship belt for his promotions. When Ultimo Dragon left Japan to join WWE in 2003, he sold the belt back to CMLL. CMLL did nothing with it for a year, before doing a decision match with no particular build up.

On 01/01/05, Mistico beat Averno for the NWA World Middleweight Championship, using it as a launch point for his rise to the top of the promotion. Mistico winning was not an upset, but it signaled his transition from a momentarily favored young wrestler to a new permanent star. The match was well received, and the two met many times the rest of the year in rematches of the initial title match (which has never been shown on television.)

Black Warrior won the belt from Mistico, as part of the lead up to their mask match, and to provide big rematches after Mistico won the mask. Mistico was finally able to get the belt back on Kid's Day, 2007.

Averno won the belt back from Mistico in November of 2007. Despite holding the belt for almost 3 years, defenses were rare and the championship was rarely considered.

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, since within weeks of that press conference, CMLL had changed course. The championships were referred to as NWA World Historic Championships.

This title has not been revived by NWA Mexico.

Champions Listing

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
reigning National Wrestling Association champion declared first champion
1 Gus Kallio (awarded) 1939[1] n/a
national champion versus local champion; EMLL's entry into the NWA
2 Octavio Gaona Gus Kallio 1939.02.19 Mexico City
1 Bobby Arreola 1939.??.?? Mexico City
3 Tarzan Lopez Octavio Gaona 1940.02.04 Mexico City
4 Black Guzman Tarzan Lopez 1941.12.16 Mexico City
5 Tarzan Lopez [2] Black Guzman 1942.02.11 Mexico City
1[2] El Santo 1943.04.02 Arena Coliseo DF
2[3] Gorila Ramos 1944.11.17 Arena Coliseo DF
6[4] Gory Guerrero Tarzan Lopez 1946.02.15 Arena Coliseo DF
1 Rito Romero 1947.09.26 Arena Coliseo DF
7 Mike Kelly Gory Guerrero 1948.04.12 Mexico City
8 Tarzan Lopez [3] Mike Kelly 1949.05.28 Arena México
9 Sugi Sito Tarzan Lopez 1950.09.21 ?
10[5] Enrique Llanes Sugi Sito 1951.09.24 Arena México
championship vacated on 1952.02.06 for unknown reasons
tournament for vacant championship
11 Tarzan Lopez [4] ? 1952.07.13 ?
12[6] Sugi Sito [2] Tarzan Lopez 1953.07.10 Arena Coliseo
13 El Santo Sugi Sito 1954.01.01 Arena Coliseo DF
1[7] Blue Demon 1954.09.12 Parque Oro, Guadalajara, Jalisco
2 Black Shadow 1954.09.23 Arena Coliseo DF
?[8] Rolando Vera 1956.06.22 Arena Mexico
? Rolando Vera ? ?
championship vacant quickly after 1956.08.19 when commission invalidates title change; rematch held two months later[9]
14 Rolando Vera El Santo 1956.10.19 Mexico Ciy
1[10] El Enfermero 1957.02.17 Arena Canada Dry
2[11] El Espectro 1957.09.15 Plaza de Toros el Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco
3 Black Shadow 1958.09.26 Arena México
4[12] Alejandro Cruz 1959.07.19 Plaza de Toros el Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco
15 Rene Guajardo Rolando Vera 1960.10.13 Monterrey
16 Antonio Posa Rene Guajardo 1962.04.27[13] Arena Mexico
1[14] Karloff Lagarde 1962.09.21 Arena Mexico
17[15] Rene Guajardo [2] Antonio Posa ? Mexico City
1[16] El Gladiador 1963.05.26 Arena Coliseo Monterrey
18 Rayo de Jalisco Rene Guajardo 1963.10.25 Arena México
tournament for title championship
19[17] Benny Galant Rayo de Jalisco 1964.05.01 Arena México
1[18] Rayo de Jalisco 1964.06.21 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
2[19] Rayo de Jalisco 1964.09.?? Reynosa
8 man tournament to determine #1 contender
20[20] Rayo de Jalisco [2] Benny Galant 1964.09.25 Arena México
1[21] Rene Guajardo 1964.11.27 Arena México
21[22] Rene Guajardo [3] Rayo de Jalisco 1965.03.26 Arena México
1[23] Rayo de Jalisco 1965.07.24 Arena Puebla
2[24] Antonio Montoro 1965.07.30 Arena Mexico
3[25] El Santo 1965.09.26 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
4[26] Rayo de Jalisco 1965.10.04 Tampico
5[27] Black Shadow 1965.10.24 Arena Coliseo Monterrey
6[28] Benny Galant 1965.12.25 Arena Mexico
22[29] Jerry London Rene Guajardo 1966.05.22 Monterrey
23[30] Rene Guajardo [4] Jerry London 1966.07.01 Arena México
1[31] El Santo 1966.09.06 Arena Puebla
2[32] Ray Mendoza 1966.10.10 Tampico, Tamaulipas
3[33] Jerry London 1966.10.21 Arena Mexico
4[34] Ray Mendoza 1966.12.09 Arena Mexico
5[35] El Santo 1967.01.16 Tampico
24[36] Ray Mendoza Rene Guajardo 1967.03.10 Arena México
1[37] Rene Guajardo 1967.07.22 Puebla
Ray Mendoza vacates on 1967.08.25 after winning the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship three weeks prior[38]
16 man tournament for vacant championship
25[39] Rene Guajardo [5] Apolo Curiel 1967.09.29 Arena Mexico
1[40] Rayo de Jalisco 1967.12.17 Arena Coliseo Monterrey
2[41] Karloff Lagarde 1967.12.22 Arena Mexico
3[42] Manolo Polman 1968.03.31 Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila
26 Rayo de Jalisco [3] Rene Guajardo 1969.04.18 Arena México
1 El Santo 1969.04.25 Arena México
2[43] El Solitario 1969.07.06 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
3[44] René Guajardo 1969.07.25 Arena México
27 El Solitario Rayo de Jalisco 1969.08.15 Mexico City
1[45] Rayo de Jalisco 1969.10.05 Auditorio del Estado, Guadalajara, Jalisco
28 Masio Koma El Solitario 1970.08.28 Mexico City
1 Anibal 1970.10.08 Arena México
29[46] Anibal Masio Koma 1970.12.06 Arena México
1[47] Rene Guajardo 1970.03.26 Arena México
2 Motoyuki Kitazawa 1971.08.06 Arena México
30 Rene Guajardo [6] Anibal 1973.03.30 Arena México
NWA strips championship on July 17th, 1974 because Guajardo made an unauthorized title defense in Monterrey on July 5[48]; Guajardo leaves EMLL
final of a tournament for vacant championship
31 Anibal [2] El Cobarde 1974.09.20 Arena México
1[49] Adorable Rubi 1974.12.13 Arena México
2[50] Rene Guajardo 1975.01.29 Palacio De Los Deportes
championship vacant when Anibal jumps to UWA in January
tournament for vacant championship
32 Perro Aguayo Ringo Mendoza 1975.07.04 Mexico City
1[51] El Santo 1975.09.26 Arena México
2[52] Blue Demon 1975.10.12 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
3[53] Ringo Mendoza 1976.02.08 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
4 Ringo Mendoza 1976.04.23 Arena México
5[54] Ringo Mendoza 1976.05.23 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
33[55] El Faraón Perro Aguayo 1976.10.22 Arena México
1[56] Perro Aguayo 1976.11.14 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
2[57] Adorable Rubi 1976.12.26 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
34 Perro Aguayo [2] El Faraon 1977.03.11 Mexico City
1[58] Ringo Mendoza 1977.04.10 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
2[59] Mano Negra 1977.05.15 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
3[60] El Faraon 1977.06.05 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
35[61] Ringo Mendoza Perro Aguayo 1977.07.03 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
36 Joe Palardy Ringo Mendoza 1977.10.12 Acapulco
1[62] El Faraon 1977.11.06 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
37[63] El Faraon [2] Joe Palardy 1977.12.02 Arena México
38 Ringo Mendoza [2] El Faraon 1978.02.17 Los Angeles
1[64] Carlos Plata 1978.03.10 Arena México
39 Perro Aguayo [3] Ringo Mendoza 1978.04.09 Guadalajara
40 Ringo Mendoza [3] Perro Aguayo 1978.06.23 Arena México[65]
41[66] Tony Salazar Ringo Mendoza 1978.08.18 Arena Mexico
1[67] Cachorro Mendoza 1978.10.08 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
42[68] Ringo Mendoza [4] Tony Salazar 1979.02.07 Arena Coliseo Acapulco
1[69] Sangre Chicana 1979.04.20 Arena México
2[70] Tony Salazar 1979.06.15 Arena México
3[71] Sangre Chicana 1979.08.26 Arena Coliseo
8 man tournament for title match
43[72] Satoru Sayama Ringo Mendoza 1979.09.09 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1[73] Ringo Mendoza 1979.09.21 Arena México
2[74] Tony Salazar 1979.11.16 Arena México
3[75] Sangre Chicana 1980.02.29 Arena México
44 Satanico Satoru Sayama 1980.03.28 Mexico City
45[76] Cachorro Mendoza Satanico 1980.04.27 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1[77] Carlos Plata 1980.05.18 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
46 Sangre Chicana Cachorro Mendoza 1980.06.15 Monterrey
1[78] Ringo Mendoza 1980.07.13 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
2 Ringo Mendoza 1980.08.29 Arena México
3[79] El Faraón 1980.09.07 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
4 Fantasma 1980.09.26 Arena México
47 Tony Salazar [2] Sangre Chicana 1981.01.18 Monterrey
48 Sangre Chicana [2] Tony Salazar 1981.03.13 Arena México
49 Ringo Mendoza [5] Sangre Chicana 1981.04.03 Mexico City
1[80] Sangre Chicana 1981.05.03 Pista Arena Revolucion
2[81] El Faraon 1981.06.12 Arena México
3 Sangre Chicana 1981.06.26 Arena México
4[82] Sangre Chicana 1981.08.16 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
50[83] El Faraon [3] Ringo Mendoza 1981.11.29 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
1[84] Lizmark 1982.02.14 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
51[85] Cesar Curiel El Faraon 1982.04.02 Arena México
52[86] Satanico [2] Cesar Curiel 1982.10.15 Arena Mexico
53[87] El Jalisco Satanico 1983.02.20 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
54 Satanico [3] El Jalisco 1983.04.13 Arena Neza[88]
55[89] Lizmark Satanico 1983.06.03 Arena México
1[90] Sangre Chicana 1983.06.25 Estadio Moctezuma, Torreón, Coahuila
2[91] El Enfermero Jr. 1983.09.09 Arena México
56[92] Satanico [4] Lizmark 1983.12.02 Arena Mexico
1[93] Lizmark 1984.03.09 Arena México
2 Kamikaze Misawa 1984.04.05? Arena México
3[94] Mogur 1984.06.24 Arena México
57 Gran Cochisse Satanico 1984.08.18 Mexico City
58 Satanico [5] Gran Cochisse 1984.09.14 Mexico City
59 Gran Cochisse [2] Satanico 1984.09.30 Guadalajara
60 Gran Hamada Gran Cochisse 1984.11.18 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
1[95] Kato Kung Lee 1984.12.16 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos
61 La Fiera Gran Hamada 1985.04.05 Arena México
62 Chamaco Valaguez La Fiera 1985.07.20 Arena Puebla
1[96] El Satanico 1985.11.30 Palacio de los Deportes DF
63 Gran Cochisse [3] Chamaco Valaguez 1986.05.18 ?
1[97] Chamaco Valgeuz 1986.06.19 Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca
1[98] Atlantis 1986.07.13 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
2[99] Solar I 1986.08.19 Arena Coliseo
64 Kung Fu Gran Cochisse 1986.10.17 Mexico City
1[100] Talisman 1986.12.12 Arena México
65 El Dandy Kung Fu 1987.07.17 Arena México
66[101] Kung Fu [2] El Dandy 1987.10.07 Carpa Astro, Mexico City
1 Javier Cruz 1988.02.19 Arena Coliseo DF
67 Atlantis Kung Fu 1988.06.10 Arena México
68 Emilio Charles Jr. Atlantis 1988.07.17 Pista Arena Revolucion
1 Atlantis 1988.07.28 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
69 Atlantis [2] Emilio Charles Jr. 1988.07.29 Arena México
70 Emilio Charles Jr. [2] Atlantis 1988.08.12 Mexico City
1 Atlantis 1988.09.24 Arena Puebla
2 Ringo Mendoza 1988.10.02 Pista Arena Revolucion
71 Angel Azteca Emilio Charles Jr. 1989.04.28 Arena Coliseo DF
1 Hombre Bala 1989.09.13 San Luis Potosi
2 Emilio Charles Jr. 1990.01.12 Arena Coliseo DF
3[102] Emilio Charles Jr. 1990.01.28 Pista Arena Revolucion
4 El Hijo del Gladiador 1990.05.13 Pista Arena Revolucion
72 El Dandy [2] Angel Azteca 1990.06.01 Arena Coliseo DF
73 Atlantis [3] El Dandy 1990.08.01 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
1 El Dandy 1990.08.30 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
2 El Dandy 1990.09.05 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
3 Emilio Charles Jr. 1990.09.21 Arena México
4 El Dandy 1990.10.24 Pista Arena Revolucion
5 Satanico 1990.11.20 Pista Arena Revolucion
6 Satanico 1990.11.28 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
7 Jerry Estrada 1991.01.28 Arena Isabel De Leon
8 Jerry Estrada 1991.02.13 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
9 Emilio Charles Jr. 1991.03.22 Arena México
10 Espectro De Ultratumba 1991.04.12 Arena Altavilla
11 Huracan Sevilla 1991.05.01 Pista Arena Revolucion
12 Kung Fu 1991.06.13 Arena San Juan Pantitlan
13 Emilio Charles Jr. 1991.06.18 Plaza De Toros, El Cortijo
14 Satanico 1991.07.05 Arena Altavilla
15 Blue Panther 1991.08.09 Arena México
16 Blue Panther 1991.10.19 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
17 Sangre Chicana 1991,11.16 Puebla
18 Javier Cruz 1992.03.17 Arena Coliseo DF
19 La Fiera 1992.04.03 Arena México
20[103] La Fiera 1992.05.30 Arena Puebla
21 Bestia Salvaje 1992.06.16 Arena Coliseo DF
22[104] El Dandy 1992.06.23 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
23[105] Emilio Charles Jr. 1992.08.14 Arena Coliseo DF
24[106] America 1992.08.15 Pista Arena Revolucion
25 Emilio Charles Jr. 1993.01.31 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
74 Mano Negra Atlantis[107] 1993.03.03 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
1 Atlantis 1993.03.24 Arena Naucalpan
2 Oro 1993.04.02 Arena México
75 Oro Mano Negra 1993.05.23 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
76 Mano Negra [2] Oro 1993.07.03 Arena Puebla
1 El Dandy 1993.08.01 Pista Arena Revolucion
77 Corazon de Leon Mano Negra 1993.12.07 Pista Arena Revolucion
1 Black Magic 1993.12.15 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
2 Ultimo Dragon 1994.11.07 Chiiba, Japan
78 Ultimo Dragon Corazon de Leon 1994.11.08 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
1 Corazon de Leon 1995.01.06 Shizuoka, Japan
2 Corazon de Leon 1995.03.17 Arena México
Negro Casas announced to challenge on 1995.04.01 in Japan, but he was hurt two days prior
3 Bestia Salvaje 1995.05.23 Arena Coliseo DF
4 Scorpio Jr. 1997.03.14 Arena México
5 Dr. Wagner Jr. 1997.12.06 Arena Naucalpan
Ultimo Dragon vacates title 1998 due to arm injury
6 man tournament for vacant championship
79 The Great Sasuke Tokyo Magnum 1999.02.07 Yokohama, Japan
1 Sumo FUJI 1999.05.15 Arena Naucalpan
2 Ultimo Guerrero 1999.05.21 Arena México
3[108] Bret Como 2000.12.03 Canada[109]
4[110] Solar I 2000.12.10 Kyoto
80 Ultimo Dragon [2] the Great Sasuke 2003.05.05 Sendai, Japan
Ultimo Dragon vacates title May 2003 due to WWE jump
decision match for vacant championship
81 El Averno Zumbido 2004.09.03 Arena México
1 Volador Jr. 2004.10.04 Arena Puebla
2 Satanico 2004.11.17 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
82 Mistico El Averno 2005.01.01 Arena Coliseo DF
1 El Averno 2005.01.30 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
2 El Averno 2005.02.11 Arena México
3 El Averno 2005.02.21 Arena Puebla
4 El Averno 2005.10.16 Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
5 El Averno 2005.12.29 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
6 El Averno 2006.01.16 Arena Puebla
83 Black Warrior Mistico 2006.05.12 Arena México
1 Mistico 2006.05.14 Balneario Olimpico de Pantitlan - Mexico City
2 Mistico 2006.06.10 Cd. Madero
3 Heavy Metal 2006.08.16 Arena Lopez Mateos
4 Mistico 2006.08.26 Plaza de Toros - Cancun
5 Mistico 2006.09.04 Arena Puebla
6 Mistico 2006.10.01 Arena Neza
84 Mistico [2] Black Warrior 2007.04.29 Arena México
1 El Averno 2007.06.24 Poliforum Zamna - Merida, Yucatan
2 El Averno 2007.06.30 Arena Solidaridad
3 El Averno 2007.09.30 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
4 El Averno 2007.11.22 Palenque Expomex de Nuevo Laredo
85 El Averno [2] Mistico 2007.11.30 Arena México
1 Mistico & Vangelis 2007.12.04 Queretaro
2 Heavy Metal 2008.01.01 Arena Puebla
3 Mistico 2008.01.28 Arena Puebla
4 Negro Casas 2008.03.18 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
5 Sagrado 2008.04.19 Poliforum, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
6 Blue Panther 2009.09.06 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
7 Volador Jr. 2009.10.23 Arena México
8 Volador Jr. 2009.11.30 Arena Puebla
championship renamed NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

  1. ↑ a repint article in Lucha Libre (dated 1939-01-10) talks about Kallio defending the title against Gaona soon , says he's been champ sevenyears
  2. ↑ Lucha Libre 19
  3. ↑ Matt Farmer, title for title for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
  4. ↑ CMLL
  5. ↑ Matt Farmer
  6. ↑ Lucha Libre 101
  7. ↑ El Informador 1954-09-12
  8. ↑ Lucha Libre 149
  9. ↑ Rolando Vera defeated El Santo in Arena Coliseo Monterrey on 1956.08.19, but the Mexico City commission rules it not to be a title match after the fact, declaring Santo had defended the title too many times recently and Vera had lost in two previous title challenges. The commission attempted to return the belt to Santo, who refused it. The title was vacant going into a rematch two months later - SuperLuchas
  10. ↑ SuperLuchas
  11. ↑ El Informador 1957-09-15
  12. ↑ El Informador 1959-07-19
  13. ↑ Arena 193
  14. ↑ Lucha Libre 125
  15. ↑ previously listed as 1962.04.18, which cannot be accurate given the correct date for the previous title change
  16. ↑ Lucha Libre 166
  17. ↑ Lucha Libre 28 lists May 1 (not May 30th) as the title match, though does not list a result
  18. ↑ Lucha Libre 36, Superluchas
  19. ↑ Lucha Libre 48 - no date is specified, but possibly the 7th
  20. ↑ Lucha Libre 50
  21. ↑ Lucha Libre 59, may be off a week
  22. ↑ Lucha Libre 76
  23. ↑ Lucha Libre 93, date could be off a week
  24. ↑ Lucha Libre 94
  25. ↑ Lucha Libre 103
  26. ↑ Lucha Libre 104
  27. ↑ Lucha Libre 107
  28. ↑ Lucha Libre 120
  29. ↑ Lucha Libre 167
  30. ↑ SuperLuchas
  31. ↑ Lucha Libre 152
  32. ↑ Lucha Libre 157
  33. ↑ Lucha Libre 158
  34. ↑ Lucha Libre 165; Guajardo first won by DQ, match was restarted, Guajarado won agian
  35. ↑ Lucha Libre 220; 170 seems to imply a 01.12 date
  36. ↑ SuperLuchas - previously listed as 03.11
  37. ↑ Lucha Libre 220
  38. ↑ Lucha Libre 202
  39. ↑ Date listed as 07.29 previously, Lucha Libre 205 has it as September
  40. ↑ SuperLuchas
  41. ↑ Lucha Libre 220
  42. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1968-04-41
  43. ↑ El Informador 1969-07-06
  44. ↑ SuperLuchas
  45. ↑ El Informador 1969-10-05
  46. ↑ DJ Spectro
  47. ↑ CMLL
  48. ↑ Matt Farmer
  49. ↑ SuperLuchas
  50. ↑ UWA debut show; advertised as a defense and treated like one, but NWA (EMLL) announced they stripped Anibal of the title (for working the rival promotion)
  51. ↑ Matt Farmer
  52. ↑ Informador 1975-10-12
  53. ↑ El Informador 1976-02-08
  54. ↑ El Informador 1976-05-23
  55. ↑ Matt Farmer
  56. ↑ El Informador 1976-11-14
  57. ↑ El Informador 1976-12-26
  58. ↑ El Informador 1977-04-10, Mendoza apparently beat Adorable Rubi the previous shot to win a title shot.
  59. ↑ El Informador 1977-05-15
  60. ↑ El Informador 1977-06-05
  61. ↑ El Informador 1977-07-03 lists title match
  62. ↑ El Informador 1977-11-06
  63. ↑ SuperLuchas; previously listed as 11/25]
  64. ↑ Matt Farmer
  65. ↑ Matt Farmer
  66. ↑ previously listed as 08.13. Listed as a title match with Ringo defending on the lineup, title change date not confirmed
  67. ↑ El Informador 1978-10-08
  68. ↑ Box Y Lucha
  69. ↑ SuperLuchas
  70. ↑ Cronicas Y Leyendas de Lucah Libre
  71. ↑ Matt Farmer
  72. ↑ El Informador 1979-09-09
  73. ↑ Cronicas Y Leyendas
  74. ↑ Matt Farmer
  75. ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo
  76. ↑ El Informador 1980-04-27; this had been listed as 04.17 in Monterrey, but the poster for 04.27 indicates Satanico is still champion
  77. ↑ El Informador 1980-05-18
  78. ↑ El Informador 1980-07-13
  79. ↑ El Informador 1980-09-07
  80. ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
  81. ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 00.26.32)
  82. ↑ El Informador 1981-08-16
  83. ↑ El Informador 1981-11-29
  84. ↑ El Informador 1982-02-14
  85. ↑ luchablog photolog (20130915_234949)
  86. ↑ Matt Farmer
  87. ↑ El Informador 1983-02-20
  88. ↑ Cronicas y Leyendas
  89. ↑ Matt Farmer
  90. ↑ El Siglo de Torreon
  91. ↑ Matt Farmer
  92. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1618
  93. ↑ Matt Farmer
  94. ↑ Matt Farmer
  95. ↑ SuperLuchas
  96. ↑ Matt Farmer
  97. ↑ Box Y Lucha 1746
  98. ↑ El Informador 1986-07-13
  99. ↑ Matt Farmer
  100. ↑ luchablog photolog (20130916_021147)
  101. ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 03.25.29)
  102. ↑ SuperLuchas
  103. ↑ billed as Atlantis' 33rd defense
  104. ↑ billed as Atlantis' 35th defense
  105. ↑ billed as Atlantis' 36th defense - Lucha Libre Weekly #26
  106. ↑ billed as Atlantis' 38th defense - Lucha Libre Weekly #26
  107. ↑ would've been Atlantis' 42nd Defense
  108. ↑ WON 2000-12-18
  109. ↑ a match for western Canada promotion ECCW, city not listed
  110. ↑ WON 2000-12-18

Rene Guajardo branch

Guajardo left EMLL in 1974 to form the promotion which would eventually be known as LLI. Guajardo was NWA Middleweight Championship at the time. The NWA, working on behalf of EMLL, declared the championship vacant. Guajardo appears to have continued to defend the title anyway, perhaps until the UWA World Middleweight Championship began.

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
- ? 1974.07.05 Monterrey
- El Solitario 1974.11.10 Arena Lopez Mateos
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

Gallery of Champions

Tarzan Lopez, 3rd, 5th, 8th & 11th Champion
Sugi Sito, 9th & 12th Champion
Enrique Llanes, 10th Champion
El Santo, 13th Champion
Rolando Vera, 14th Champion
Rene Guajardo, 15th, 17th, 21st, 23th, 25th & 30th champion


Antonio Posa, 16th Champion
Rayo de Jalisco, 18th, 20th & 26th Champion
Benny Galant, 19th Champion
Jerry London, 22nd Champion
Ray Mendoza, 24th Champion
El Solitario, 27th Champion


Masio Koma, 28th Champion
Anibal, as 29th Champion
Anibal, as 31st Champion
Perro Aguayo, 32nd, 34th & 39th Champion
El Faraon, 33rd, 37th & 50th Champion
Ringo Mendoza, 35th, 38th, 40th, 42nd & 49th Champion


Joe Palardy‎, 36th Champion
Tony Salazar, 41st & 47th Champion
Satoru Sayama, 43rd Champion
Satanico, 44th, 52nd, 54th, 56th & 58th Champion
Cachorro Mendoza, 45th Champion
Sangre Chicana, 46th & 48th Champion


Cesar Curiel, 51st Champion
El Jalisco, 53rd Champion
Lizmark, 55th Champion
Gran Cochisse, 57th, 59th & 63rd Champion
Gran Hamada, 60th Champion
Chamaco Valaguez, 62nd Champion


Kung Fu, 64th & 66th Champion
El Dandy, 65th & 72nd Champion
Atlantis, 67th, 69th & 73rd Champion
Emilio Charles Jr., 68th & 70th Champion
Angel Azteca, 71st Champion
Mano Negra, 74th & 76th Champion


Oro, 75th Champion
Corazon De Leon, 77th Champion
Ultimo Dragon, 78th & 80th Champion
The Great Sasuke, 79th Champion
El Averno, as 81st Champion
Mistico, 82nd & 84th Champion


Black Warrior, 83rd Champion
Mistico, as 84th Champion
El Averno, as 85th Champion, with old belt


Gallery of Title Belts

1st Belt
2nd Belt
3rd & 5th Belt
4th 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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