- Mexican National Lightweight Championship
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Mexican National Lightweight Championship
Campeonato National de Peso LigeroDetails Current champion(s) Pierrothito Date won September 23, 2008 Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) Date established June 9, 1991 Statistics Most reigns Rodolfo Ruiz (3 Reigns) First champion(s) Jack O'Brien Longest reign Juan Diaz (1,979 days) Shortest reign Mishima Ota (1 day) The Mexican National Lightweight Championship (Campeonato National de Peso Ligero in Spanish) is a Mexican professional wrestling singles championship created and sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. ("the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission" in Spanish). Although the Commission sanctions the title, it does not promote the events in which the title is defended. Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. The official definition of the lightweight weight class in Mexico is between 63 kg (140 lb) and 70 kg (150 lb), but is not always strictly enforced.[Note 1][1] Since 2008, where the title was brought back after being inactive for approximately four years, it has served as a Mini-Estrellas (referred to as "Mini" for short) championship more than a weight class championship.
The Mexican National Lightweight Championship was created in 1934, making it one of the oldest wrestling championships in existence today.[2] Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for World Wrestling Council) was given the promotional control of the title while the Commission only have to approve the champions.[Note 2] Jack O'Brien was recognized as the first champion in 1934, after winning a tournament sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. and promoted by CMLL. The championship has been Vacated on a number of occasions, most notably four times because the champion moved up a weight class, once because the champion was not Mexican citizen and once because the reigning champion, Guerrero Samurai, was killed in a car accident. Pierrothito is the current Mexican National Lightweight Champion having defeated Mascarita Dorada in a tournament final on September 23, 2008.[3] He is the 48th overall champion and the 38th person to hold the title. Pierrothito is the first "Mini-Estrella" to hold the title although Damiancito el Guerrero won the title as a mini but changed his ring persona to "Virus" and moved up to the "regular" division with his title win. Rodolfo Ruiz has had the most reigns as champion, with three; Mishima Ota has the shortest reign, at 1 day. Black Shadow holds the record for the longest individual reign, at over 1,901 days, while Juan Diaz has held the championship 1,979 days divided over two reigns.
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Title history
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Symbol Meaning # The overall championship reign Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed. Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands N/A The specific information has not been found — Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign + Indicates that the number of days held by this individual changes everyday. # Wrestler Reign Date Days
heldLocation Event Notes 1 Jack O'Brien 1 June 28, 1934 1,096 N/A Live event O'Brien defeats Hernandez in the final a tournament to become first champion. 2 Dientes Hernandez 1 June 28, 1937 324 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 3 Jack O'Brien 2 May 18, 1938 718 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 4 Bobby Bonales 1 May 5, 1940 221 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 5 Dientes Hernandez 2 December 12, 1940 666 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 6 Adolfo Bonales 1 October 9, 1942 233 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 7 Joe Silva 1 May 30, 1943 334 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 8 Raul Romero 1 April 28, 1944 717 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 9 Emilio Charles 1 April 15, 1946 [Note 3] Mexico City, D.F. Live event — Vacated 1 1948 — N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons 10 Joe Marin 1 August 5, 1948 74 N/A Live event 11 Black Shadow 1 October 18, 1948 [Note 4] Mexico City, D.F. Live event — Vacated 1 1954 — N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons 12 Juan Diaz 1 March 30, 1957 109 N/A Live event Defeats Orquidea to win the vacant title 13 Mishima Ota 1 July 17, 1957 1 Mexicali, Baja California Live event — Vacated 1 July 18, 1957 — N/A N/A Championship vacated As Mishima Ota is not a Mexican citizen. 14 Juan Diaz 2 May 17, 1958 1,979 Mexico City, D.F. Live event Defeats Jesus Garcia. 15 Chanoc 1 October 17, 1963 110 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event 16 Ulises 1 February 4, 1964 129 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 17 Chanoc 2 June 12, 1964 215 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event 18 Rodolfo Ruiz 1 January 13, 1965 206 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 19 Alberto Muñoz 1 August 7, 1965 183 Mexico City, D.F. Live event — Vacated 1 February 6, 1966 — N/A N/A Championship vacated when Alberto Muñoz wins the Mexican National Welterweight Championship. 20 Rolando Costa 1 April 3, 1966 28 N/A Live event 21 Raul Rojas 1 May 1, 1966 494 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 22 Raul Guerrero 1 September 7, 1967 348 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 23 Estrella Blanca 1 August 20, 1968 396 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 24 Rodolfo Ruiz 2 September 20, 1969 690 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 25 Estrella Blanca 2 August 11, 1971 974 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event 26 Tauro 2 April 11, 1973 647 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 27 Dardo Aguilar 1 January 18, 1975 134 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 28 Tauro 3 June 1, 1975 517 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 29 Flama Azul 1 October 30, 1976 162 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 30 Américo Rocca 1 April 10, 1977 82 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event 31 Flama Azul 2 July 1, 1977 82 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event 32 Mario Valenzuela 1 September 21, 1977 343 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event 33 Talismán 1 August 30, 1978 221 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event 34 Rodolfo Ruiz 3 April 8, 1979 431 Cuernavaca, Morelos Live event 35 Chamaco Valaguez 1 June 12, 1980 [Note 5] N/A Live event — Vacated 1 February 1982 — N/A N/A Championship vacated when Chamaco Valaguez moves up a weight class. 36 Aristotle 1 May 2, 1982 [Note 6] Mexico City, D.F. Live event Defeats Negro Casas in a tournament final — Vacated 1 July 1983 — N/A N/A Championship vacated when Aristole moves up a weight class. 37 Fuerza Guerrera 1 November 6, 1983 [Note 7] Mexico City, D.F. Live event Defeats Aguila Venezolana in tournament final; — Vacated 1 May 1984 — N/A N/A Championship vacated when Fuerza Guerrera moves up a weight class. 38 El Modulo 1 August 18, 1984 211 Mexico City, D.F. Live event Wins tournament. 39 Pegasso I 1 March 17, 1985 118 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 40 El Khalifa 1 July 13, 1985 277 Puebla Puebla Live event 41 Guerrero Samurai 1 April 16, 1986 480 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 42 El Pantera II 1 August 9, 1987 181 Mexico City, D.F. Live event 43 Guerrero Samurai 2 February 6, 1988 1,022 Xochimilco, D.F. Live event — Vacated 1 November 24, 1990 — N/A N/A Championship vacated when Guerrero Samurai dies in an auto accident. 44 Flash 1 July 14, 1991 [Note 8] Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Defeats Guerrero Samurai II; — Vacated 1 1993 — N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons 45 Damiancito el Guerrero 1 May 7, 1998 937 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Defeats El Oriental in a tournament final. Afterwards changes ríng persona to Virus. 46 Ricky Marvin 1 November 29, 2000 369 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event 47 Loco Max 1 December 3, 2001 [Note 9] Puebla Puebla Live event — Vacated 1 February 2005 — N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons. 48 Pierrothito 1 September 23, 2008 1,150+ Mexico City, D.F. Live event Defeated Mascarita Dorada in tournament final[3] Reigns by combined length
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Symbol Meaning † Indicates the current champion ¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. + Indicates that the number of days held by this individual changes everyday. Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days 1 Juan Diaz 2 1,979 2 Black Shadow 1 1,901¤
[Note 4]3 Jack O'Brien 2 1,814 4 Guerrero Samuari 2 1,502 5 Estrella Blanca 2 1,371 6 Rodolfo Ruiz 3 1,327 7 Tauro 2 1,164 8 Loco Max 1 1,156¤
[Note 9]9 Pierrothito † 1 1,150 + 10 Damiancito El Guerrero 1 937 11 Raul Romero 1 717 12 Dientes Hernandez 2 666 13 Emilio Charles 1 629¤
[Note 3]14 Chamaco Valaguez 1 599¤
[Note 5]15 Flash 1 537¤
[Note 8]16 Raul Rojas 1 494 17 Aristotle 1 425¤
[Note 6]18 Ricky Marvin 1 369 19 Raul Guerrero 1 348 20 Mario Valenzuela 1 343 21 Chanoc 2 325 22 Joe Silva 1 324 23 El Khalifa 1 277 24 Flama Azul 2 244 25 Adolfo Bonales 1 233 26 Bobby Bonales 1 221 27 El Talisman 1 221 28 El Modulo 1 211 29 Alberto Muñoz 1 183 30 El Pantera II 1 181 31 Fuerza Guerrera 1 177¤
[Note 7]32 Dardo Aguilar 1 134 33 Ulises 1 129 34 Pegasso I 1 118 35 Américo Rocca 1 82 36 Joe Marin 1 74 37 Rolando Costa 1 28 38 Mishima Ota 1 1 Championship tournaments
2008 Mexican National Lightweight Tournament
In 2008 the Mexican National Lightweight Championship was reindtroduced after being vacant since 2005. CMLL held two Torneo cibernetico matches on the 9th and 16 September to determine the finalists. Pierrothito won the first Cibernetico by eliminating Pequeño Olimpico in the end.[4] Mascarita Dorada won the second Cibernetico, eliminating Pequeño Warrior in the last fall.[5] On September 23, 2009 Pierrothito defeated Mascarita Dorada to win the title.
- Cibernetico - September 9, 2008
# Eliminated Eliminated by 1 Pequeno Lizmark Mr. Aguilita 2 Mini Universo 2000 Bracito de Oro 3 Mr. Aguilita Niño de Acero 4 Bracito de Oro Fire 5 Cosmico Último Dragóncito 6 Fire Shockercito 7 Niño de Acero Pierrothito 8 Último Dragóncito Pequeño Olímpico 9 Mini Damián 666 Pequeño Olímpico 10 Shockercito Pierrothito 11 Pequeño Olímpico Pierrothito 12 Pierrothito Winner - Cibernetico - September 16, 2008
# Eliminated Eliminated by 1 Bam Bam Unknown 2 Celestial Unknown 3 Pequeño Ninja Unknown 4 Pequeño Unknown 5 Pequeño Halloween Unknown 6 Fantasy Unknown 7 Sombrita Unknown 8 Electrico Unknown 9 Pequeño Black Warrior Mascarita Sagrada 10 Mascarita Sagrada Winner Footnotes
- ^ The most recent case of this is Mephisto holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (170 lb) upper limit, despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
- ^ In this statement, "control" refers to the every day use of the title, determining which storylines the title is being used in, who gets to challenge for the title and how to use it in a public relations sense.
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 626 and 842 days.
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 1,901 and 2,265 days.
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 599 and 626 days.
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 425 and 455 days.
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 177 and 207 days.
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 537 and 901 days.
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 1,156 and 1,183 days.
References
- General sources on the championship until December, 2004
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Lightweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 393. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Lucha 2000 Staff (2004-12-20). "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales" (in Spanish). Lucha 2000. Especial 21.
- Specific
- ^ Arturo Montiel Rojas (August 30, 2001). "Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico" (in Spanish) (PDF). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.. http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf. Retrieved July 11, 2009. "Articulo 242: "Pluma 63 kilos / Ligero 70 kilos""[dead link]
- ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "19th Century and widely defended titles: NWA, WCW, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 8–32. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Alfredo Ascencio (September 24, 2008). "En honor a Panther" (in Spanish). ESTO, OEM Online. http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n863596.htm. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ Alfredo Ascencio (September 10, 2009). "Despachan rápido a los Guerreros" (in Spanish). ESTO, OEM online. http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n846499.htm. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ Mario Licona (September 17, 2009). "Wagner se reivindica "en su casa"" (in Spanish). ESTO, OEM online. http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n854769.htm. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
External links
- CMLL World Middleweight Title history at
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