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Current Champion
Místico , 20th Champion
Místico is the champion. He defeated MJF at the 92nd Anniversary Show on September 19 , 2025 in Arena Mexico .
History of Championship
Among the singles championships in CMLL, the CMLL Light Heavyweight championship is highly respected. It has a history of long title reigns by quality wrestlers in prestigious positions. Most of top stars are light heavyweights, or are close enough light heavyweights to reasonable challenge for this championship.
Shocker's championship reign was the first of a series of title changes designed to leverage the title into springboarding the new champion. Shocker defeating Villano III was part of his new role of top regular tecnico in the company. While the light heavyweight was not always the focus, the title reign and the aftermath appears to be the peak of Shocker's career.
While Shocker winning the title made him a bigger tecnico, Ultimo Guerrero winning it was to firmly position the new champion as one of the rudos in the company. Ultimo Guerrero was already respected as a wrestler and had been going toe to toe with the best CMLL had to offer, but his championship reign established Ultimo Guerrero himself as the best. It's not uncommon for lucha libre championship reigns to last three and half years, but rarely are they filled with as many defenses (and those of quality) as Ultimo Guerrero's.
Ultimo Guerrero lost the championship to former partner Rey Bucanero as a way to climax their split. Unfortunately, the story of the split never got over with the fans. In part because with the short turnaround from fallout to big match, the match didn't have the expected interest or level. Bucanero has been a credible champion, but when the promotion lost interest in Bucanero as a tecnico, the importance of this belt fell with him. The title has had a little more meaning since Bucanero returned to the rudo side, but still a bit off to the side, like all championships which historically did not involve Místico.
In late May of 2009, as CMLL resumed running shows after the flu cancellations, Bucanero and Ephesto started feuding. Bucanero was not booked on the first show back, so he sat in the front row to watch the show. Ephesto bumped into Bucnaero during his match, Bucanero threw his beer at Ephesto, and the two began brawling. Ephesto's Hijo de Averno teammates pitched in and Bucanero took the worst of it. Bucanero struck back with the help of his Guerreros del Atlantida partners, and the two factions started feuding. Bucanero and Ephesto were still the center of the feud, with Ephesto scoring clean victories on Bucanero in trios matches during the short time between the feud and the title match.
The May 28th match had an usual outcome. Ephesto worked over Bucanero's left knee thru the third fall, and Bucanero was unable to continue after being thrown out of the ring onto the bad knee. The ringside doctor stopped the match, and Ephesto was awarded the win and the championship. Ephesto's title win was seen as a bit of an upset, as Bucanero had been booked at a level higher in recent years. This was also Ephesto's first major singles championship win.
Ephesto 's championship reign was very quiet. Bucanero returned from his knee injury after nearly a year, but Ephesto was able to prove he was the rightful champion by winning in his rematch. Ephesto did not otherwise defend the championship, and lost in the first round of the first two CMLL Universal Tournaments .
Rising star Rush defeated Ephesto after a short month long feud. Rush is the most recent champion. He vacated the championship on January 15,2013 and a tournament was took place to determine a new champion.
Champions Listing
#
Champion(s)
Defeated
Date
Location
sixteen man tournament to determine first champion
1
Jerry Estrada
Pierroth Jr.
1991 .09.26
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
1
Lizmark
1991 .12.15
Arena Mexico
[ 1]
2
Pierroth Jr.
Jerry Estrada
1992 .03.17
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
1
Mascara Sagrada
1992 .04.11
Arena Coliseo De San Luis Potosi
2
Lizmark Sr.
1992 .06.13
Auditorio Miguel Barragan
3
Brazo de Oro
1992 .07.01
Arena Naucalpan
[ 2]
4
Love Machine
1992 .07.05
Plaza de Toros Monumental
5
Pirata Morgan
1992 .07.11
Arena Puebla
6
Lizmark Sr.
1992 .08.21
Auditroio Morelos, Morelia, Michoacán
[ 3]
7
Love Machine
1992 .09.16
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
[ 4]
8
MS-1
1992 .09.19
Arena Puebla
[ 5]
9
Pirata Morgan
1992 .10.04
Arena Mexico
[ 6]
10
Pirata Morgan
1992 .12.17
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
[ 7]
11
Pirata Morgan
1992 .12.29
Arena Coliseo DF
[ 8]
12
Fabuloso Blondy
1993 .01.27
Arena Naucalpan
13
Pirata Morgan
1993 .03.18
Arena Toluca
3
Dr. Wagner Jr.
Pierroth Jr.
1993 .04.02
Arena Mexico
1
Atlantis
1993 .05.09
El Toreo De Naucalpan
2
Dos Caras
1993 .06.28
Arena Puebla
3
El Dandy
1993 .06.29
Arena Coliseo DF
4
Hector Garza
1993 .10.24
Arena Obreros del Progreso, Saltillo, Coahuila
[ 9]
5
Ringo Mendoza
1993 .11.30
Arena Coliseo DF
4
Atlantis
Dr. Wagner Jr.
1994 .03.02
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
1
Mano Negra
1994 .04.17
Arena Coliseo DF
2
Dr. Wagner Jr.
1994 .05.11
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
3
Texano
1994 .07.23
Arena Puebla
4
Silver King
1994 .08.03
Arena Naucalpan
5
Javier Cruz
1994 .10.08
Jilotepec
6
Satanico
1994 .11.17
Pista Arena Revolucion
7
Kraneo
1995 .03.02
Pista Arena Revolucion
[ 10]
5
Dr. Wagner Jr. [2]
Atlantis
1995 .12.17
Arena Coliseo DF
1[ 11]
Atlantis
1996 .01.15
Arena Puebla
2
Hector Garza
1996 .02.09
Arena Coliseo DF
3
El Texano
1996 .03.03
Arena Coliseo DF
4
Silver King
1996 .04.27
Pista Arena Revolucion
5[ 12]
Hector Garza
1996 .05.05
Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila
6
Dos Caras
1996 .05.26
Arena Coliseo DF
next two title changes are unapproved and believed to be unrecognized by CMLL
-
Aquarius
Dr. Wagner Jr.
1996 .07.19
Tokyo
-
Dr. Wagner Jr. [3]
Aquarius
1996 .07.27
Sapporo , Japan
7
Jushin Lyger
1996 .11.15
Arena Mexico
8
Ricky Santana
1997 .08.03
Arena Coliseo DF
9
Mr. Niebla
1997 .09.02
Arena Coliseo DF
10
Atlantis
1997 .11.23
Arena Coliseo DF
11
Emilio Charles Jr.
1998 .02.27
Arena Mexico
12
Mr. Niebla
1998 .12.27
Arena Coliseo DF
[ 13]
6
Atlantis [2]
Dr. Wagner Jr.
1999 .05.10
Arena Puebla
[ 14]
1
Blue Panther
1999 .05.26
Arena Coliseo Acapulco
[ 15]
2
Villano III
1999 .06.13
Arena Coliseo DF
3
Villano III
1999 .08.03
Arena Coliseo DF
4
Villano III
1999 .09.27
Arena Puebla
5
Villano III
1999 .10.24
Auditorio Municipal, Santa Ana Chiautempan, Tlaxcala
7
Villano III
Atlantis
1999 .11.22
Tampico
1
Atlantis
1999 .12.16
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
2
Atlantis
2000 .02.11
Arena Mexico
3
Dr. Wagner Jr.
2000 .05.10
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
4
Blue Panther
2000 .06.18
Arena Coliseo DF
5
Blue Panther
2000 .11.19
Arena Coliseo De Reynosa
6
Scorpio Jr.
2001 .05.09
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
7
Blue Panther
2001 .06.18
Arena Puebla
8
Shocker
Villano III
2001 .10.17
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
1
Emilio Charles Jr.
2001 .11.08
Arena Neza
2
Tarzan Boy
2001 .11.28
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
3
Black Warrior
2001 .12.10
Arena Puebla
4
Mr. Niebla
2002 .01.06
Arena Coliseo DF
5
Tarzan Boy
2002 .02.22
Arena Mexico
6
Dr. Wagner Jr.
2002 .03.26
Arena Coliseo DF
7
Tarzan Boy
2002 .04.18
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
8
Atlantis
2002 .07.01
Arena Puebla
9
Ultimo Guerrero
2002 .10.07
Arena Puebla
10
Dr. Wagner Jr.
2002 .10.10
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
9
Ultimo Guerrero
Shocker
2002 .12.13
Arena Mexico
1
Shocker
2003 .02.14
Arena Mexico
2
Shocker
2003 .02.26
Arena Lopez Mateos
3
Shocker
2003 .03.06
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
4
Shocker
2003 .03.26
Arena Coliseo De Acapulco
5
Shocker
2003 .06.24
Arena Coliseo DF
6
Atlantis
2003 .07.13
Arena Coliseo DF
7
Lizmark Jr.
2003 .08.19
Arena Coliseo DF
8
El Mephisto
2003 .10.06
Arena Puebla
9[ 16]
Mr. Guerrero
2003 .10.16
Arena Olimpico Laguna - Gomez Palacio
10
Terrible
2004 .02.18
Arena Lopez Mateos
11
Blue Panther
2004 .02.23
Arena Puebla
12
Lizmark Jr.
2004 .04.05
Arena Puebla
13
LA Park
2004 .04.18
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
14
Vertigo
2004 .05.08
Arena Iztapalpa
15
Blue Panther
2004 .06.20
Arena Coliseo DF
16[ 17]
El Astuto
2004 .07.08
Arena Olimpico Laguna
17
Blue Panther
2004 .07.25
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
18
Atlantis
2004 .08.17
Arena Coliseo DF
19
LA Park
2004 .09.17
Arena Mexico
20[ 18]
Soberano Jr.
2004 .09.30
Gimnasio Municipal Luis L. Vargas
21
Black Warrior
2004 .10.31
Arena Coliseo DF
22[ 19]
Blue Panther
2004 .12.25
Gimnasio Municipal Luis L. Vargas
23
Shocker
2005 .02.13
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
24
Dos Caras Jr.
2005 .05.27
Arena Mexico
25
Atlantis
2005 .05.31
Auditorio Benito Juarez - Cuautitlan
26
The Tiger
2005 .07.19
Korakuen Hall
27
Soberano Jr.
2005 .12.29
Arena Olimpico Laguna - Gomez Palacio
28
Soberano Jr.
2006 .01.05
Arena Olimpico Laguna - Gomez Palacio
29
Dos Caras Jr.
2006 .03.12
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
30
Hector Garza
2006 .04.28
Arena Mexico
31
Dos Caras Jr.
2006 .06.20
Arena Coliseo DF
32
Stuka I
2006 .07.13
Arena Olimpico Laguna - Gomez Palacio
10
Rey Bucanero
Ultimo Guerrero
2006 .07.14
Arena Mexico
1
Ultimo Guerrero
2006 .08.27
Gimnasio Nuevo Leon
2
Ultimo Guerrero
2006 .09.18
Arena Puebla
3
Ultimo Guerrero
2006 .10.01
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
4
Kenzo Suzuki
2006 .11.20
Arena Puebla
5
Ultimo Guerrero
2007 .01.21
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
6
Ultimo Guerrero
2007 .02.15
Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
7
Hector Garza
2007 .04.30
Arena Puebla
8
Atlantis
2007 .07.22
Arena Coliseo DF
9
Ultimo Guerrero
2007 .09.16
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
10
Mr. Águila
2008 .03.04
Arena Mexico
11
Alex Koslov
2008 .05.25
Arena Coliseo
12
Hector Garza
2008 .10.19
Arena Coliseo
13
Dr. Wagner Jr.
2008 .11.10
Arena Puebla
14
Maximo
2009 .01.06
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
15
Volador Jr.
2009 .02.01
Arena Coliseo De Guadalajara
11
Ephesto
Rey Bucanero
2009 .05.26
Arena Mexico
1
Rey Bucanero
2010 .06.15
Arena Mexico
12
Rush
Ephesto
2011 .02.22
Arena Mexico
1
Rey Bucanero
2011 .04.03
Arena Coliseo
2
Psicosis
2011 .05.10
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
3
Mr. Águila
2011 .08.23
Arena Mexico
4
Terrible
2011 .11.13
Arena Mexico
5
Terrible
2012 .03.04
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
6
Yujiro
2012 .06.07
Arena Mexico
7
Rey Bucanero
2012 .09.09
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
Rush vacates championship on 2013 .01.15 to challenge for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship
16 man cibernetico with final 2 facing off the following week
13
Rey Escorpion
Volador Jr.
2013 .01.30
Arena Mexico
1
Stuka Jr.
2013 .04.30
Arena Mexico
2
Gallo
2013 .06.02
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
3
Ultimo Guerrero
2013 .08.19
Arena Puebla
4
Rush
2013 .12.01
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
5
Máximo
2013 .12.17
Arena Mexico
6
Mascara Dorada
2013 .12.28
Cancha German Evers , Mazatlan , Sinaloa
7
Máximo
2014 .01.17
Shinkiba 1st Ring , Tokyo
8
Máximo
2014 .04.20
Arena México
9
La Mascara
2014 .05.05
Arena Puebla
10
Atlantis
2014 .06.16
Arena Puebla
11
Hijo de Rey Misterio [ 20]
2014 .09.14
Gimnasio Solidaridad, Hermosillo, Sonora
14
Angel de Oro
Rey Escorpion
2014 .10.28
Arena Mexico
1
Okumura
2015 .01.17
Tokyo , Japan
2
Gran Guerrero
2015 .03.01
Arena Mexico
3
Reaper
2015 .06.01
Arena Puebla
4[ 21]
Polvora
2015 .07.28
Arena Mexico
5[ 22]
Polvora
2015 .08.10
Arena Puebla
15
La Máscara [ 23]
Angel de Oro
2016 .04.08
Arena Mexico
1
Atlantis
2016 .12.17
Arena Coliseo
championship vacant on 2017.05.22 when Mascara is fired by CMLL
Torneo Cibernetico to decide new champion with final 2 competitors facing off in a one fall match
16
Niebla Roja
Bárbaro Cavernario
2017 .06.10
Arena Coliseo
1
Rey Bucanero
2017 .10.14
Arena Coliseo
2
Bárbaro Cavernario
2017 .10.24
Arena México
3
Gran Guerrero
2018 .01.19
Korakuen Hall , Tokyo , Japan
4
Sanson (II)
2018 .07.17
Arena México
4
Luciferno
2019 .01.28
Arena Puebla
5
Gran Guerrero
2019 .10.14
Arena Puebla
6
Mephisto
2019 .11.18
Arena Puebla
7
Forastero
2020 .03.07
Arena Coliseo
8
Felino
2020 .10.31
Arena Mexico
[ 24]
17
Bárbaro Cavernario
Niebla Roja
2022 .07.15
Arena Mexico
1
Averno
2022 .09.05
Arena Puebla
2
Esfinge
2023 .09.29
Arena Mexico
3
Angel de Oro
2023 .10.23
Arena Puebla
18
Averno
Bárbaro Cavernario
2024 .03.29
Arena México
1
Esfinge
2024 .06.10
Arena Puebla
2
Zandokan Jr.
2024 .10.25
Arena México
3
Legendario
2025 .01.28
Arena México
4
Místico
2025 .05.27
Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
19
MJF
Averno
2025 .08.01
Arena México
1
Zandokan Jr.
2025 .08.15
Arena México
20
Místico
MJF
2025 .09.19
Arena México
1
Michael Oku
2025 .10.18
The Hangar, Wolverhampton, Reino Unido
2
Soberano Jr.
2025 .12.12
Arena México
3
Difunto
2025 .12.23
Arena México
4
Bárbaro Cavernario
2026 .01.09
Arena Mexico
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found
Gallery of Champions
MJF , 19th Champion
Sources
Wrestling-Titles.com