Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship

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Current Champion

Volador Jr., a CMLL tecnico, is the current champion. He defeated Mistico on February 12, 2010 to capture the title.

This is his first singles championship of any kind. Volador's uncle, LA Park, has previously held this championship four times. Volador Jr.'s title win was the first time this belt has changed hands in Arena Mexico in at least 24 years.

Volador Jr., 61st Champion

Luchas 2000 Title History

In 2007, the Luchas 2000 magazine published a detailed and researched title history of all the Mexican National championships. For most of the titles, the histories printed in the magazine mesh with the information already available. This championship was an exception, with many people previously thought as champions removed and others added with multiple reigns.

We believe the version below is the current one, but respect Luchas 2000's research in this area. The portions of disagreement in Luchas 2000's research are presented on their own page.

History of Championship

41th change: Near the start of AAA, Mascara Sagrada lost this title to Universo 2000 via DQ. Universo's corner man, Cien Caras, liberally interfered in the matchup. Sagrada's second, Super Star, refused to stop Cien Caras. Perro Aguayo Sr. came to the ring to help out Sagrada and replace Superstar, but was caught fouling Universo 2000 for the DQ.

2000s:

In the mid 2000s, the Mexican National Light Heavyweight championships was the only active Mexican National title to not to be a part of one of the two big promotions. Up until 2002, it was part of AAA's title belts, but Dandy kept upon leaving the promotion. This belt became a central championship during the short run of the ENSEMA promotion, including the LA Park title win and following loss, but went back to being an independent title when the promotion went on a long hiatus.

While Vangelis was proclaimed to have won the belt from Dandy, it's not clear that an actual match happened. There's no other record of a show happening on that location, on that date. It's quite possible Vangelis simply bought the belt off El Dandy.

In turn, Vangelis appeared to lose the championship to Mistico in exchange for gaining a position in CMLL. By that point, it was very rare for Mistico to wrestle independent wrestlers on spot shows, and the title match occurred during a stretch where CMLL was pushing the number of championships Mistico had won.

After the title change, Vangelis joined CMLL, explaining he was looking for a rematch. When he first came to CMLL, Vangelis was consistently scheduled at a much lower level than Mistico, making it unlikely such a match would actually occur, and impossible for Vangelis to actually complete his goal. Over time, and due to an association with Texano Jr. & Terrible, Vangelis finally got into trios matches with Mistico, but never got an opportunity for a rematch while Mistico was champion.

Mistico has posed for pictures wearing this championship, but did little more for the first year and half he was champion. At the time, Mistico also held many other championships, which were better regarded and defended more frequently. In 2009, after Mistico had lost most of those championships, the Mexican Light Heavyweight belt became his primary belt for title matches.

In early 2010, Mistico broke with long time partner Volador Jr. and embraced many rudo tactics. After Volador was able to use Mistico's own move against him on February 5th, the two agreed to a title match the following week. This time, Volador was able to reverse a Mistico pin into one of his own, and grabbed the ropes to hold on for the victory and title change. Mistico, angry about being cheated, attacked both Volador and referee Tigre Hispano after the match, and absconded with the championship belt.

Champions Listing

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
unknown how championship was decided
1 Black Guzman ? 1943.03.?? ?
2 Gorilla Ramos Black Guzman 1944.09.20 ?
3 Tarzan Lopez Gorilla Ramos 1944.10.18 ?
4 Black Guzman [2] Tarzan Lopez 1945.01.?? ?
5 Tarzan Lopez [2] Black Guzman 1947.04.12 ?
6 Cavernario Galindo Tarzan Lopez 1949.07.01 Mexico City
7 Enrique Llanes Cavernario Galindo 1950.12.?? ?
vacates championship 1951 for unknown reasons
unknown how championship was filled
8 Tarzan Lopez [3] ? 1956.09.09 ?
1 Joe Grant 1956.??.?? Tampico
vacates championship January 1957 for unknown reasons
decision match for vacant title
9 Espectro I Bobby Bonales 1957.04.21 ?
vacates championship 1957 for unknown reasons
decision match for vacant title
10 Ruben Juarez Rey Mendoza 1960.09.23 Mexico City
11 Espanto I Ruben Juarez 1963.09.14 Monterrey
12 Ray Mendoza Espanto I 1963.11.30 Mexico City
13 Raul Reyes Ray Mendoza 1965.01.13 Mexico City
14 Alfonso Dantes Raul Reyes 1965.05.05 ?
15 Espanto I [2] Alfonso Dantes 1966.02.15 ?
16 El Santo Espanto I 1966.10.14 Mexicali
17 Espanto I [3] El Santo 1967.03.?? ?
18 Mil Mascaras Espanto I 1967.06.12 Arena Mexico
19 El Nazi Mil Mascaras 1967.10.15 Mexico City
20 Mil Mascaras [2] El Nazi 1968.03.22 ?
vacates championship for unknown reasons
decision match for vacant title
21 Raul Mata Dr. Wagner 1969.04.11 ?
22 Enrique Vera Raul Mata 1972.06.18 ?
23 Dr. Wagner Enrique Vera 1973.03.16 Arena Mexico
vacates championship when he wins NWA World Light-Heavyweight Championship 1974.09.22
decision match for vacant title
24 Alfonso Dantes [2] El Halcon 1974.11.15 Mexico City
25 Dr. Wagner [2] Alfonso Dantes 1976.04.11 Guadalajara
1 Canek 1977.06.19 Palacio De Los Deportes
26 Canek Dr. Wagner 1978.01.15 Palacio De Los Deportes
27 Dos Caras Canek 1978.06.20 Pachuca
28 Astro Rey Dos Caras 1979.04.08 El Toreo De Naucalpan
29 Dr. Wagner [3] Astro Rey 1979.11.11 ?
30 Enrique Vera [2] Dr. Wagner 1979.11.30 Mexico City
31 Alfonso Dantes [3] Enrique Vera 1981.09.18 Arena Mexico
1 Mascara Ano 2000 1981.12.04 Arena Mexico
32 Baby Face Alfonso Dantes 1981.12.27 Arena Coliseo
33 Mano Negra Baby Face 1983.07.30 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
34 Valente Fernandez Mano Negra 1984.09.02 Monterrey
35 Luis Mariscal Valente Fernandez 1986.04.06 ?
36 El Halcon '78 Luis Mariscal 1986.10.16 Mexico City
37 Pierroth Jr. El Halcon '78 1988.04.04 Arena San Lorenzo
1 MS-1 1988.07.28 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
38 Mogur Pierroth Jr. 1988.09.07 Arena Neza
39 Pierroth Jr. [2] Mogur 1990.01.12 Arena Coliseo DF
1 El Faraon 1990.08.05 Arena Coliseo DF
2 Mascara Sagrada 1991.02.01 Arena Coliseo DF
40 Mascara Sagrada Pierroth Jr. 1991.03.21 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
1 Jerry Estrada 1991.06.19 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
2 Pierroth Jr. 1991.08.24 Pista Arena Revolucion
3 Pierroth Jr. 1991.08.28 Arena Naucalpan
4 Pirata Morgan 1991.09.06 Arena Mexico
5 Pierroth Jr. 1991.11.03 Arena Mexico
41 Universo 2000 Mascara Sagrada 1992.05.29 Veracruz
1 Mascara Sagrada 1992.07.18 Arena Xochimilco
2 Mascara Sagrada 1992.07.24 Aguascalientes
42 Lizmark Universo 2000 1992.09.18 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
1 La Parka 1992.12.20 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
2 La Parka 1993.04.11 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
3 La Parka 1993.04.30 Plaza De Toros, Mexico City
4 Jerry Estrada 1993.06.18 Gimnasio Juan De La Barera
5 Satanico 1993.09.17 Gimnasio Juan De La Barera
6 La Parka 1994.07.18 Leon
43 La Parka Lizmark 1994.09.09 Rio Bravo
1 Mascara Sagrada 1994.10.09 Acayucan
2 Jerry Estrada 1995.02.17 Gimnasio Juan De La Barera
44 Jerry Estrada La Parka 1995.03.28 Matamoros
1 Latin Lover 1995.05.26 Arena Xochimilco
2 Lizmark 1995.07.09 Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
45 La Parka [2] Jerry Estrada 1995.08.06 Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
1 Pierroth Jr. 1995.11.25 Culiacan
46 Pierroth Jr. [3] La Parka 1996.01.20 Mexicali
47 La Parka [3] Pierroth Jr. 1996.01.?? Tijuana
1 Jerry Estrada 1996.03.18 Nuevo Laredo
48 Pimpinela Escarlata La Parka 1996.05.13 Plaza de Toros Lauro Luis Longoria - Nuevo Laredo
1 La Parka 1996.05.20 Plaza de Toros Lauro Luis Longoria - Nuevo Laredo
2 Latin Lover 1996.06.?? Arena Coliseo De Monterrey
3 Asterico 1996.06.?? Reynosa
49 Latin Lover Pimpinela Escarlata 1996.09.09 Plaza de Toros Lauro Luis Longoria - Nuevo Laredo
1 Jerry Estrada 1996.10.25 Arena Neza
2 Pierroth Jr. 1997.02.15 Cuernavaca
50 Pierroth Jr. [4] Latin Lover 1997.05.19 Nuevo Laredo
51 Mascara Sagrada (Alebrije) Pierroth Jr. 1998.??.?? ?
52 Sangre Chicana Mascara Sagrada 1998.05.16 Torreon, Coahuila
1 Mascara Sagrada 1998.08.09 Nuevo Laredo
2 Latin Lover 1999.02.14 Arena Solidaridad De Monterrey
53 Hector Garza Sangre Chicana 2000.04.30 Arena Solidaridad De Monterrey
1 Abismo Negro 2000.05.17 Arena Lopez Mateos
2 Perro Aguayo Jr. 2000.10.06 Auditorio De Tijuana
3 Heavy Metal 2001.02.22 Ensenada
4 Electro Shock 2001.05.07 Nuevo Laredo
5 Jerry Estrada 2001.06.10 Arena Solidaridad De Monterrey
54 Electro Shock Hector Garza 2001.06.15 Auditorio De Tijuana
1 Hector Garza 2001.07.01 Nogales, Sonora
2 Mascara Sagrada 2001.08.17 Madero
3 Perro Aguayo Jr. 2002.03.18 Leon
55 Perro Aguayo Jr. Electro Shock 2002.04.21 Chihuahua
56 El Dandy Perro Aguayo Jr. 2002.08.31 Reynosa
1 Perro Aguayo Jr. 2002.10.04 Auditorio De Tijuana
2 Perro Aguayo Jr. 2003.02.28 Puebla
3 Negro Casas 2003.07.24 Arena Naucalpan
4 Blue Panther 2003.08.31 Arena Naucalpan
5 Rambo 2003.11.09 Arena Lopez Mateos
6 Perro Aguayo Jr. 2003.12.14 Gimnasio Nuevo Leon
7 Rayman 2004.04.25 Poliforum Juan Gabriel - Cd. Juarez
8 Antifaz Del Norte 2004.06.06 Arena Solidaridad De Monterrey
57 La Parka [4] El Dandy 2004.10.15 Salon 21, Mexico City
58 El Dandy [2] La Park 2005.03.26 Plaza De Toros Acapulco
1 Heavy Metal 2005.06.11 Plaza De Toros Caletilla - Acapulco
2 Perro Aguayo Jr. 2005.09.01 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
3 Pierroth Jr. II 2006.02.23 Arena Azteca De Pachuca
4 Ultimate Jeopardy Steel Cage Match 2007.03.18 Arena Naucalpan
59 Vangelis El Dandy 2007.04.15 Gimnasio Ajusco
Mistico defeats Vangelis in title vs. title match with CMLL World Welterweight Title also on the line
60 Mistico Vangelis 2007.12.04 Arena Queretaro
1 Felino 2009.07.12 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
2 El Averno 2009.08.10 Arena Puebla
3 El Mephisto 2009.12.13 Arena Mexico
61 Volador Jr. Mistico 2010.02.12 Arena Mexico
1 Mistico 2010.05.17 Cancha de Futbol Rap, Nuevo Laredo
2 Atlantis 2010.06.01 Arena Mexico
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

Gallery of Champions

Tarzan Lopez, 3rd, 5th & 8th Champion
Ray Mendoza, 12th Champion
El Nazi, 19th Champion
Raul Mata(left), 21st Champion
Canek, 26th Champion
Mano Negra, 33rd Champion


Valente Fernandez, 34th Champion
El Halcon '78, 36th Chapion
Mogur, 38th Champion
La Parka, 43rd, 45th, 47th & 57th Champion
Pimpinela Escarlata, 48th Champion
Latin Lover, 49th Champions


Sangre Chicana, 52nd Champion
Electro Shock, 54th Champion
El Dandy, 56th & 58th Champion
Vangelis, 59th Champion
Mistico, 60th Champion

Sources

Also Listed As

Mexican National Championships
Men's: Light (Panterita del Ring Jr.) • Welter (vacant)
Middle (Templario) • Light Heavy (Ángel de Oro)
Heavy (Euforia) • Tag (Esfinge & Fugaz)
Trios (Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Virus, Raziel and Cancerbero))
Women's: Singles (Dark Silueta) • Women's Tag (Jarochita & Lluvia)
Defunct: MiniFeatherCruiserAtomicos
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Championships
CMLL: Micro: Micro Gemelo Diablo IMini: Ultimo Dragoncito
Super Light: StigmaWelter: TitánMiddle: Templario
Light Heavy: Barbaro CavernarioHeavy: Gran Guerrero
Tag: Ángel de Oro & Niebla RojaTrios: (Atlantis Jr., Star Jr., Volador Jr.)
Women: Stephanie VaquerWomen's Tag: Stephanie Vaquer & Zeuxis
Historic: Welter: Mascara DoradaMiddle: MisticoLight Heavy: Atlantis Jr.
National: Light: FuturoWelter: Magia BlancaMiddle: Guerrero Maya Jr.
Light Heavy: EsfingeHeavy: Star Black
Tag: Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido)Trios: Los Indestructibles (Apocalipsis, Disturbio, Cholo)
Women: Reyna IsisWomen's Tag: Jarochita & Lluvia
Occidente: Welter: ExplosivoMiddle: Zandokan Jr.
Light Heavy: EsfingeHeavy: Bestia Negra
Tag: Dulce Gardenia & La FashionTrios: Batallon de la Muerte (El Malayo, Rey Apocalipsis. Siki Osama Jr.)
Women: Dark SiluetaWomen's Tag: Vacant
Misc: Arena Coliseo Tag: La Ola Negra (Akuma & Dark Magic)Japan Women's: Dark Silueta
Tournaments: Leyenda de Azul HechiceroLeyenda de Plata: Mascara DoradaUniversal: Dragon Rojo Jr.Universal de Amazonas: La Catalina
Reyes del Aire: Dragon Rojo Jr.Gran Alternativa: Panterita del Ring Jr. & Mistico
La Copa Jr.: Soberano Jr.Parejas Increíbles: Mistico & Averno
Inactive

Copa de Arena Mexico Tournament
Pequeño Reyes del AireEn Busca de un Ídolo
Japan Tag
DF: LightWelterMiddle
CMLL-REINA: Intl JuniorIntlTag Team