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{{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[1951]].[[07.11]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref> [https://superluchas.com/2015/07/13/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1951-bobby-bonales-derrota-a-gori-guerrero-1985-se-suspende-la-lucha-de-mascaras-entre-lizmark-y-gran-markus/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[1951]].[[07.11]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref> [https://superluchas.com/2015/07/13/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1951-bobby-bonales-derrota-a-gori-guerrero-1985-se-suspende-la-lucha-de-mascaras-entre-lizmark-y-gran-markus/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Gory Guerrero]]|?|[[Orizaba, Veracruz]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 297</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Gory Guerrero]]|?|[[Orizaba, Veracruz]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 297</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[El Santo]] [2]|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[1952]].[[September 26|09.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]<ref>Lucha Libre 297</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[El Santo]] [2]|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[1952]].[[September 26|09.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 297</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|6|[[Blue Demon]]|[[El Santo]]|[[1953]].[[ | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Bleu Demon]]|[[1953]].[[04.04]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4495088840562000&set=a.4494417087295842 BV]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|6|[[Blue Demon]]|[[El Santo]]|[[1953]].[[09.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4500001726737378&set=a.4494417087295842 El Universal via BV</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Joe Marin]]|[[1955]].[[06.05]]|[[Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila]]|<ref>El Siglo de Torreon 1955-06-05</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Joe Marin]]|[[1955]].[[06.05]]|[[Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila]]|<ref>El Siglo de Torreon 1955-06-05</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[El Espectro]]|[[1956]].[[04.22]]|[[Arena Canada Dry]], [[Guadalajara]], [[Jalisco]]|<ref>El Informador 1956-04-22</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[El Espectro]]|[[1956]].[[04.22]]|[[Arena Canada Dry]], [[Guadalajara]], [[Jalisco]]|<ref>El Informador 1956-04-22</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[El Enfermero]]|[[1956]].[[06.22]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 149</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[El Enfermero]]|[[1956]].[[06.22]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 149</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|7|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1958]].[[01.31]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 95; Lagarde gives this date and location again in Halcon 80</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|7|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1958]].[[01.31]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 95; Lagarde gives this date and location again in Halcon 80</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy| | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1959]].[[02.27]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4472903336113884&set=a.4472249476179270 BV]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[Milo Millán]]|[[1962]].[[04.01]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1962-04-01</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1962]].[[04.27]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Arena 193</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Antonio Montoro]]|[[1963]].[[04.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>double pin draw - [http://superluchas.com/2015/04/26/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1963-santo-vs-benny-galant-mascara-contra-cabellera-karloff-lagarde-vs-el-espanol-antonio-montoro/ SuperLuchas, Arena 245]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1964]].[[07.18]]|[[Arena Puebla]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 40</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Huracan Ramirez]]|[[1964]].[[09.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 50</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|7|[[Black Shadow]]|[[1965]].[[01.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 67</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Black Shadow]]|[[1965]].[[01.31]]|[[Pachuca, Hidalgo]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 69; date is a guess</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|9|[[Huracán Ramírez]]|[[1965]].[[03.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 76</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseLine|10|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1965]].[[04.30]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 81</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|11|[[Antonio Montoro]]|[[1965]].[[06.03]]|[[Tijuana]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 86</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|8|[[Huracán Ramírez]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1965]].[[08.05]]|[[Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 95 - title change on excessive violence DQ</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|8|[[Huracán Ramírez]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1965]].[[08.05]]|[[Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 95 - title change on excessive violence DQ</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Espectro II]]|[[1965]].?|?|<ref>Lucha Libre 99 - exact date, location not mentioned, but prior to September 9th and likely in Guatemala</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Espectro II]]|[[1965]].?|?|<ref>Lucha Libre 99 - exact date, location not mentioned, but prior to September 9th and likely in Guatemala</ref>}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1969]].[[07.25]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[https://superluchas.com/2015/07/25/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1969-desfile-de-campeones-en-la-arena-mexico-santo-demon-solitario-rayo-lagarde-guajardo/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1969]].[[07.25]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[https://superluchas.com/2015/07/25/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1969-desfile-de-campeones-en-la-arena-mexico-santo-demon-solitario-rayo-lagarde-guajardo/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|12|[[Alberto Muñoz]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1971]].[[06.11]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Arena KO 906</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|12|[[Alberto Muñoz]]|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1971]].[[06.11]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Arena KO 906</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1972]].[[11.10]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 480</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship on [[1973]].[[10.25]] due to career-threatening injury|<ref>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.</ref>}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|vacates championship on [[1973]].[[10.25]] due to career-threatening injury|<ref>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.</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[NWA World Welterweight Tournament, 1973|tournament for vacant championship]]}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[NWA World Welterweight Tournament, 1973|tournament for vacant championship]]}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseIffy|6|[[Fishman]]|[[1974]].[[09.29]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1974-09-29</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|6|[[Fishman]]|[[1974]].[[09.29]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1974-09-29</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|7|[[Babe Face]]|[[1974]].[[11.17]]|[[Auditorio Municpal, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua]]|<ref>KO 1127</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|7|[[Babe Face]]|[[1974]].[[11.17]]|[[Auditorio Municpal, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua]]|<ref>KO 1127</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|EMLL/NWA declare championship vacant due to Mano Negra leaving promotion; Mano Negra continues to defend title}} | |||
{{TitleHistorySpan|EMLL/NWA declare championship vacant due to Mano Negra leaving promotion}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship between national champion and former champion|<ref>[[Karloff Lagarde]] says he was originally scheduled to face Munoz but had to pull out due to injury</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|decision match for vacant championship between national champion and former champion}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|14|[[Fishman]]|[[Alberto Muñoz]]|[[1975]].[[05.01]]|[[Plaza de Toros Mexico]]|<ref>[https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/923053802470723584 Teddy], Box Y Lucha 1177.</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|14|[[Fishman]]|[[Alberto Muñoz]]|[[1975]].[[05.01]]|[[Plaza de Toros Mexico]]|<ref>[https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/923053802470723584 Teddy]</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|15|[[Blue Demon]]|[[Fishman]]|[[1975]].[[05.25]]|[[Plaza de Toros el Cortijo]]|<ref>[https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/923054090778763265 Teddy</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|15|[[Blue Demon]]|[[Fishman]]|[[1975]].[[05.25]]|[[Plaza de Toros el Cortijo]]|<ref>[https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/923054090778763265 Teddy</ref>}} | ||
{{ | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Alberto Munoz]]|[[1975]].[[08.24]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1975-08-24, Halcon 165</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseIffy|2|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1975]].[[09.08]]|[[Tampico]]|<ref>Halcon 167</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseIffy|3|[[Fishman]]|[[1975]].[[09.21]]|[[Monterrey]]|<ref>Halcon 185</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1975]].[[September 26|09.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=146551#000000 Matt Farmer]</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Fishman]]|[[1975]].[[11.07]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/LuchaLibreDeAyerdeHoyYSiempre/posts/635060506541688 DJ Spectro]</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|16|[[Fishman]]|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1976]].[[04.09]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|16|[[Fishman]]|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1976]].[[04.09]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Mano Negra]]|[[1976]].[[07.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1976-07-25; Mano Negra appears to have beaten [[Karloff Lagarde]] in a #1 contenders match the previous week</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Mano Negra]]|[[1976]].[[07.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1976-07-25; Mano Negra appears to have beaten [[Karloff Lagarde]] in a #1 contenders match the previous week</ref>}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Kung Fu]]|[[1978]].[[08.25]]|[[Mexico City]]|<ref name="halcon347">Halcon 347</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|4|[[Kung Fu]]|[[1978]].[[08.25]]|[[Mexico City]]|<ref name="halcon347">Halcon 347</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Danny Grimaldo]]|[[1978]].[[12.06]]|[[Naucalpan]]|<ref name="halcon347">Halcon 347</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|5|[[Danny Grimaldo]]|[[1978]].[[12.06]]|[[Naucalpan]]|<ref name="halcon347">Halcon 347</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy| | {{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Danny Grimaldo]]|[[1978]].[[12.16]]|[[Puebla]]|<ref name="halcon347">Halcon 347</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|7|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1979]].[[03.25]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1979-03-25</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|18|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[Mano Negra]]|[[1979]].[[04.20]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/04/20/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1979-alfonso-dantes-vs-el-faraon-por-las-cabelleras-ringo-mendoza-expone-el-titulo-ante-sangre-chicana/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|18|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[Mano Negra]]|[[1979]].[[04.20]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/04/20/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1979-alfonso-dantes-vs-el-faraon-por-las-cabelleras-ringo-mendoza-expone-el-titulo-ante-sangre-chicana/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Lizmark]]|[[1979]].[[06.15]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>http://www.cronicasyleyendasdelaluchalibre.com/?p=4677</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Lizmark]]|[[1979]].[[06.15]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>http://www.cronicasyleyendasdelaluchalibre.com/?p=4677</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Kung Fu]]|[[1979]].[[07.15]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=004609 Matt Farmer]</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Kung Fu]]|[[1979]].[[07.15]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=004609 Matt Farmer]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|3|[[Lizmark]]|[[1979]].[[08.19]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1979-08-19</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|3|[[Lizmark]]|[[1979]].[[08.19]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1979-08-19</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|4|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|[[1979]].[[10.19]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[https://twitter.com/CMLL_OFICIAL/status/809836210377998336/photo/1 CMLL]</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|4|[[Lizmark]]|[[1979]].[[10.14]]|[[Monterrey]]|<ref>Box Y Lucha 1406</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine| | {{TitleDefenseIffy|5|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|[[1979]].[[10.19]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[https://twitter.com/CMLL_OFICIAL/status/809836210377998336/photo/1 CMLL]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy| | {{TitleDefenseLine|6|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|[[1979]].[[10.26]]|[[Arena Mexico]]|<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=004609 Matt Farmer]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|7|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|[[1979]].[[11.18]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1979-11-18</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|19|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[1980]].[[01.19]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10153499229941559 Box Y Lucha]</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|19|[[Kato Kung Lee]]|[[Americo Rocca]]|[[1980]].[[01.19]]|[[Pista Arena Revolucion]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10153499229941559 Box Y Lucha]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1980]].[[02.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1980-02-17</ref>}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Américo Rocca]]|[[1980]].[[02.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>El Informador 1980-02-17</ref>}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Latino]]|[[2016]].[[08.14]]|[[El Paso]], [[Texas]]}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Latino]]|[[2016]].[[08.14]]|[[El Paso]], [[Texas]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryEnd}} | {{TitleHistoryEnd}} | ||
=== [[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. | |||
{{TitleHistoryStartShort}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|-|[[Mano Negra]]|||}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|-|[[Huracán Ramírez]]|[[1975]].[[02.12]]|[[Palacio De Los Deportes]] - [[Mexico City]]|<ref>Halcon 138</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|-|[[Atila]]|[[1975]].[[03.17]]|[[Nuevo Laredo]]|<ref>Halcon 185</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|-|?|[[1975]].[[03.21]]|[[Plaza de Toros La Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León]]|<ref>Halcon 142 mentions a title defense but not an opponent</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|-|[[Villano III]]|[[1975]].[[04.29]]|[[Cuautitlán]]|<ref>Halcon 148</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|-|[[Villano III]]|[[1975]].[[05.11]]|[[Arena KO]]|<ref>KO 1152</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryEnd}} | |||
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 == | == Gallery of Champions == |
Revision as of 13:03, 5 November 2020
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
Sources:
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Lucha Libre 297
- ↑ Lucha Libre 297
- ↑ BV
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=4500001726737378&set=a.4494417087295842 El Universal via BV
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1955-06-05
- ↑ El Informador 1956-04-22
- ↑ Lucha Libre 149
- ↑ Lucha Libre 95; Lagarde gives this date and location again in Halcon 80
- ↑ BV
- ↑ El Informador 1962-04-01
- ↑ Arena 193
- ↑ double pin draw - SuperLuchas, Arena 245
- ↑ Lucha Libre 40
- ↑ Lucha Libre 50
- ↑ Lucha Libre 67
- ↑ Lucha Libre 69; date is a guess
- ↑ Lucha Libre 76
- ↑ Lucha Libre 81
- ↑ Lucha Libre 86
- ↑ Lucha Libre 95 - title change on excessive violence DQ
- ↑ Lucha Libre 99 - exact date, location not mentioned, but prior to September 9th and likely in Guatemala
- ↑ Lucha Libre 120
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lucha Libre 191
- ↑ SuperLuchas, Lucha Libre 191 has this a Friday
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ El Informador 1967-08-27
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1967-09-24
- ↑ Lucha Libre 251
- ↑ Lucha Libre 285
- ↑ Lucha Libre 288
- ↑ Lucha Libre 295; estimated date
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Arena KO 906
- ↑ Lucha Libre 480
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Halcon 75, Lucha Libre 532
- ↑ Halcon 80
- ↑ Halcon 88
- ↑ Halcon 94
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1135
- ↑ Halcon 117
- ↑ El Informador 1974-09-29
- ↑ KO 1127
- ↑ Karloff Lagarde says he was originally scheduled to face Munoz but had to pull out due to injury
- ↑ Teddy, Box Y Lucha 1177.
- ↑ [https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/923054090778763265 Teddy
- ↑ El Informador 1975-08-24, Halcon 165
- ↑ Halcon 167
- ↑ Halcon 185
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ DJ Spectro
- ↑ El Informador 1976-07-25; Mano Negra appears to have beaten Karloff Lagarde in a #1 contenders match the previous week
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1977-10-30
- ↑ El Informador 1978-02-12, Halcon 347
- ↑ 58.0 58.1 58.2 58.3 Halcon 347
- ↑ El Informador 1979-03-25
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ http://www.cronicasyleyendasdelaluchalibre.com/?p=4677
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1979-08-19
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1406
- ↑ CMLL
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1979-11-18
- ↑ Box Y Lucha
- ↑ El Informador 1980-02-17
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ El Informador 1980-07-27
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
- ↑ El Informador 1981-04-12
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 00.28.46)
- ↑ El Informador 1982-07-18
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1983-04-24
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Box y Lucha #1609, called 'umpteenth' defense
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1984-11-25
- ↑ El Informador 1986-01-01
- ↑ Arena KO Magazine 1708, p10, via DJ Spectro; previously listed as 04.07. Article mentions title rematch to take place 06/13 in Arena Mexico
- ↑ El Informador 1986-05-25
- ↑ luchablog photolog (20130916_021147)
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ video
- ↑ WON 1996-02-05
- ↑ WON 1996-07-29
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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 | |
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- | 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:
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
Gallery
Gallery of Title Belts
Sources
V | National Wrestling Alliance Championships (with lucha libre history) | E |
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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.) |