Mexican National Welterweight Championship

Mexican National Welterweight Championship
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship
Campeonato Nacional Peso Welter
A masked wrestler posing on the second turnbuckle during a wrestling event
Rey Misterio, Jr., the 52nd Mexican National Welterweight Champion
Details
Current champion(s) Pólvora
Date won 02011-07-15 July 15, 2011
Promotion Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. (Sanctioning body)
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (–1992, 1998–current)
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (1992–1998)
Date established 01934-06-17 June 17, 1934

The Mexican National Welterweight Championship (Campeonato Nacional Peso Welter in Spanish) is a Mexican professional wrestling championship created and sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. (the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission). While the commission sanctions the title, it does not promote the events at which the title is defended. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotes the events and has the every day control of the championship.[Note 1] The official definition of the welterweight weight class in Mexico is between 77 kg (170 lb) and 87 kg (190 lb), but is not always strictly enforced.[Note 2][1] Because Lucha Libre emphasizes the lower weight classes, this division is considered more important than the normally more prestigious heavyweight division of a promotion.[2] 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 Championship was created in 1934, making it one of the oldest titles still promoted and older than any title promoted in the United States, Canada or Japan.[3] Documentation is unclear on the details of the tournament other than that Mario Nuñez won the title by defeating Tony Canales in the final on June 17, 1934. In the early days of the championship no single professional wrestling promotion had exclusive control of the championship, but as Empressa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL; later renamed Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre) became dominant it became the main promoter of the championship, with the Commission pre-approving the champions. After El Felino vacated the title in 1992, control of the championship was granted to Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), which promoted the title for the next six years. In 1998 control of the Welterweight Championship was returned to CMLL when Arkangel de la Muerte defeated El Toreo on a CMLL show. Since then the title has been promoted exclusively by CMLL.

Karloff Lagarde holds all "longevity" records for the championship. He has had the longest individual reign (1,859 days), the longest combined reign (2,731 days) and the most reigns of any champion, with four. Psicosis holds the record for the shortest reign, having held the title for only two days.[Note 3] The current champion is Pólvora, who has held the title since July 15, 2011, having defeated Valiente.[4] Pólvora is the 69th overall champion, it is his first title reign and he is the 51st person to hold the championship.

Contents

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
# The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific wrestler listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
Used for vacated reigns
N/A The specific information is not known.
(n) Used to indicate that the title change took place "no later than"[Note 4]
+ Indicates that the date changes daily for the current champion
# Wrestler Reign Date Days
held
Location Event Notes
1 Mario Nuñez 1 01934-06-17 June 17, 1934 [Note 5] Mexico City, Mexico Live event Defeated Tony Canales to become the first champion
Vacated N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons
2 López, TarzánTarzán López 1 01936-03-11 March 11, 1936 [Note 6] Mexico City, Mexico Live event Defeated Dientes Hernández
Vacated N/A 01939 1939 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons
3 Bobby Arreola 1 01940-02-03 February 3, 1940 [Note 7] Mexico City, Mexico Live event Won a tournament final
Vacated N/A 01940 1940 N/A N/A N/A Arreola was stripped of the title due to injury
4 Lobo Negro 1 01941-04-06 April 6, 1941 &10000000000000231000000231 Mexico City, Mexico Live event Defeated Bobby Bonales in a tournament final
5 Jack O'Brien 1 01941-11-23 November 23, 1941 &1000000000000009800000098 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
6 Ciclón Veloz 1 01942-03-01 March 1, 1942 &10000000000000357000000357 Puebla, Puebla Live event  
7 Santo, ElEl Santo 1 01943-02-21 February 21, 1943 &10000000000000362000000362 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
8 Jack O'Brien 2 01944-02-18 February 18, 1944 &10000000000000427000000427 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
9 Guerrero, GoryGory Guerrero 1 01945-04-20 April 20, 1945 &10000000000000309000000309 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
Vacated N/A 01946-02-23 February 23, 1946 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated after Guerrero won the NWA World Middleweight Championship
10 Santo, ElEl Santo 2 01950 1950 (n) [Note 8] N/A Live event Records unclear as to who Santo defeated, as well as when and where
11 Blue Demon 1 01953-09-25 September 25, 1953 [Note 9] Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
Vacated N/A 01953 1953 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons
12 Jalisco Gonzalez 1 01956-04-06 April 6, 1956 &10000000000000538000000538 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Defeated El Enfermero in a tournament final
13 Lagarde, KarloffKarloff Lagarde 1 01957-03-02 March 2, 1957 &100000000000018590000001,859 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
14 Blue Demon 2 01962-04-04 April 4, 1962 &1000000000000002400000024 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
15 Lagarde, KarloffKarloff Lagarde 2 01962-04-28 April 28, 1962 [Note 10] Pachuca, Hidalgo Live event  
Vacated N/A 01963 1963 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated, as Lagarde already held the NWA World Welterweight Championship
16 Javier Escobedo 1 01963-11-15 November 15, 1963 [Note 11] Mexico City, Mexico Live event Defeated Halcón Dorado in a tournament final
Vacated N/A 01964 1964 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated after Escobedo died in an automobile accident
17 Rizado Ruiz 1 01964-04-13 April 13, 1964 &10000000000000355000000355 Mexico City, Mexico Live event Defeated Black Shadow in a tournament final
18 Ramírez, HuracánHuracán Ramírez 1 01965-04-03 April 3, 1965 &10000000000000309000000309 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
19 Muñoz, AlbertoAlberto Muñoz 1 01966-02-06 February 6, 1966 &10000000000000979000000979 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event  
Vacated N/A 01968-10-20 October 20, 1968 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated after Muñoz won the Mexican National Middleweight Championship
20 Ramírez, HuracánHuracán Ramírez 2 01969-06-14 June 14, 1969 &1000000000000008700000087 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
21 Lagarde, KarloffKarloff Lagarde 3 01969-09-09 September 9, 1969 &10000000000000329000000329 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event  
22 Ramírez, HuracánHuracán Ramírez 3 01970-08-04 August 4, 1970 &10000000000000808000000808 N/A Live event  
23 Lagarde, KarloffKarloff Lagarde 4 01972-10-20 October 20, 1972 &10000000000000295000000295 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
24 El Marquez 1 01973-08-11 August 11, 1973 &1000000000000005300000053 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
25 Fishman 1 01973-10-03 October 3, 1973 &10000000000000577000000577 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event  
Vacated N/A 01975-05-03 May 3, 1975 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons
26 Fishman 1 01975-10-12 October 12, 1975 &10000000000000180000000180 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Defeated Alberto Muñoz in a tournament final
Vacated N/A 01976-04-09 April 9, 1976 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated after Fishman won the NWA World Welterweight Championship
27 Blue Demon 3 01976-07-30 July 30, 1976 &10000000000000212000000212 Mexico City, Mexico Live event Defeated Mano Negra in a tournament final
28 Fishman 3 01977-02-27 February 27, 1977 &10000000000000211000000211 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event  
29 Kung Fu 1 01977-09-26 September 26, 1977 &10000000000000154000000154 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event  
30 Rocca, AméricoAmérico Rocca 1 01978-02-07 February 7, 1978 &1000000000000007000000070 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
31 Lizmark 1 01978-04-18 April 18, 1978 &10000000000000711000000711 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event  
32 Rocca, AméricoAmérico Rocca 2 01980-03-29 March 29, 1980 &10000000000000217000000217 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
33 Columbo, FrancoFranco Columbo 1 01980-11-01 November 1, 1980 &1000000000000009200000092 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
34 El Supremo 1 01981-02-01 February 1, 1981 &10000000000000422000000422 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event  
35 Talismán 1 01982-03-30 March 30, 1982 &10000000000000227000000227 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
36 Cota, MochoMocho Cota 1 01982-11-12 November 12, 1982 &10000000000000265000000265 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
37 Valaguez, ChamacoChamaco Valaguez 1 01983-08-04 August 4, 1983 &10000000000000357000000357 Cuernavaca, Morelos Live event  
Vacated N/A 01984-07-26 July 26, 1984 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated after Valaquez won the NWA World Welterweight Championship
38 Talismán 2 01984-08-19 August 19, 1984 &10000000000000222000000222 Mexico City, Mexico Live event Defeated Rocca, AméricoAmérico Rocca in a tournament final
39 Rocca, AméricoAmérico Rocca 3 01985-03-29 March 29, 1985 &10000000000000156000000156 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
40 Dandy, ElEl Dandy 1 01985-09-01 September 1, 1985 &1000000000000007700000077 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event  
Vacated N/A 01985-11-17 November 17, 1985 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated after El Dandy won the NWA World Welterweight Championship
41 Fuerza Guerrera 1 01985-12-03 December 3, 1985 [Note 12] Mexico City, Mexico Live event Defeated Javier Cruz
Vacated N/A 01986-08 August 1986 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated after Fuerza Guerrera left EMLL
42 Símbolo 1 01987-01-27 January 27, 1987 &10000000000000173000000173 Mexico City, Mexico Live event Defeated Solar II in a tournament final
43 Águila Solitaria 1 01987-07-19 July 19, 1987 &10000000000000605000000605 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
44 Bestia Salvaje 1 01988-09-03 September 3, 1988 &10000000000000388000000388 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
45 Ángel Azteca 1 01989-02-26 February 26, 1989 &1000000000000006100000061 N/A Live event  
Vacated N/A 01989-04-28 April 28, 1989 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated after Ángel Azteca won the NWA World Middleweight Championship
46 Ramírez, CiclónCiclón Ramírez 1 01989-05-21 May 21, 1989 &10000000000000430000000430 Mexico City, Mexico Live event Defeated Bestia Salvaje in a tournament final
47 Canelo Casas 1 01990-07-25 July 25, 1990 &10000000000000203000000203 Cuernavaca, Morelos Live event  
48 Ramírez, CiclónCiclón Ramírez 2 01991-02-13 February 13, 1991 &10000000000000508000000508 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event  
49 Felino, ElEl Felino 1 01992-07-05 July 5, 1992 &1000000000000001100000011 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
Vacated N/A 01992-07-16 July 16, 1992 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated after El Felino won the CMLL World Welterweight Championship
50 Ramírez, CiclónCiclón Ramírez 3 01992-08-16 August 16, 1992 &1000000000000004500000045 Mexico City, Mexico Live event Defeated Fantasma de la Quebrada in a tournament final
51 Fantasma de la Quebrada 1 01992-09-30 September 30, 1992 &1000000000000002800000028 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event  
52 Rey Misterio, Jr. 1 01992-10-28 October 28, 1992 &10000000000000121000000121 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Live event  
53 Heavy Metal 2 01993-02-26 February 26, 1993 &10000000000000245000000245 Mexico City, Mexico Live event Previously held the title as "Canelo Casas"
54 Hijo del Santo, ElEl Hijo del Santo 1 01993-10-29 October 29, 1993 &10000000000000475000000475 Mexico City, Mexico Live event El Hijo del Santo's WWA World Welterweight Championship was also at stake
55 Psicosis 1 01995-02-16 February 16, 1995 &10000000000000336000000336 Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes Live event  
56 Ultraman 2000 1 01996-01-18 January 18, 1996 &1000000000000006100000061 Tijuana, Baja California Live event  
Vacated N/A 01996-03-19 March 19, 1996 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated when Ultraman 2000 changed his identity to Damián 666
57 Psicosis 2 01997-02-14 February 14, 1997 &100000000000000020000002 Xochimilco, Mexico Live event Defeated Super Elektra in a tournament final
58 El Salsero 1 01997-02-16 February 16, 1997 &10000000000000117000000117 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Live event  
59 Nygma 1 01997-06-13 June 13, 1997 &1000000000000004200000042 Xochimilco, Mexico Live event  
60 Torero, ElEl Torero 1 01997-07-25 July 25, 1997 &10000000000000427000000427 Cuautitlán, Mexico Live event  
61 Arkangel de la Muerte 1 01998-09-25 September 25, 1998 &10000000000000178000000178 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event  
62 Astro Rey, Jr. 1 01999-03-22 March 22, 1999 &10000000000000581000000581 Puebla, Puebla Live event  
63 Lagarde, Jr., KarloffKarloff Lagarde, Jr. 1 02000-10-23 October 23, 2000 &10000000000000176000000176 Puebla, Puebla Live event  
64 Tigre Blanco 1 02001-04-17 April 17, 2001 &10000000000000693000000693 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
65 Doctor X 1 02003-03-11 March 11, 2003 &10000000000000794000000794 Mexico City, Mexico Live event  
66 La Máscara 1 02005-05-13 May 13, 2005 &10000000000000583000000583 Mexico City, Mexico Live event [5]
67 Sangre Azteca 1 02006-12-17 December 17, 2006 &10000000000000973000000973 Mexico City, Mexico Live event [6]
68 Valiente 1 02009-08-16 August 16, 2009 &10000000000000698000000698 Mexico City, Mexico Live event [7]
69 Pólvora 1 02011-07-15 July 15, 2011 &10000000000000113000000113+ Mexico City, Mexico Live event [4]

Reigns by combined length

Key
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 date changes daily for the current champion
Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days
1 Lagarde, KarloffKarloff Lagarde 4 2,731¤
[Note 10]
2 Hijo del Santo, ElEl Hijo del Santo 2 1,474¤
[Note 8]
3 Ramírez, HuracánHuracán Ramírez 3 1,204
4 López, TarzánTarzán López 1 1,026¤
[Note 6]
5 Ramírez, CiclónCiclón Ramírez 3 983
6 Muñoz, AlbertoAlberto Muñoz 1 979
7 Fishman 3 968
8 Sangre Azteca 1 973
9 Doctor X 1 794
10 Torero, ElEl Torero 1 792
11 Lizmark 1 711
12 Valiente 1 698
13 Tigre Blanco 1 693
14 Águila Solitaria 1 605
15 La Máscara 1 583
16 Astro Rey, Jr. 1 581
17 Jalisco Gonzalez 1 538
18 Jack O'Brien 2 525
19 Talismán 2 449
20 Heavy Metal 2 448
21 Rocca, AméricoAmérico Rocca 3 443
22 El Supremo 1 422
23 Blue Demon 3 416¤
[Note 9]
24 Bestia Salvaje 1 388
25 Santo, ElEl Santo 1 362
26 Valaguez, ChamacoChamaco Valaguez 1 357
27 Ciclón Veloz 1 357
28 Rizado Ruiz 1 355
29 Psicosis 2 338
30 Guerrero, GoryGory Guerrero 1 309
31 Cota, MochoMocho Cota 1 265
32 Fuerza Guerrera 1 241¤
[Note 12]
33 Lobo Negro 1 231
34 Arkangel de la Muerte 1 178
35 Lagarde, Jr., KarloffKarloff Lagarde, Jr. 1 176
36 Símbolo 1 173
37 Kung Fu 1 154
38 Rey Misterio, Jr. 1 121
39 Salsero, ElEl Salsero 1 117
40 Columbo, FrancoFranco Columbo 1 92
41 Dandy, ElEl Dandy 1 77
42 Ángel Azteca 1 61
43 Ultraman 2000 1 61
44 El Marquez 1 53
45 Javier Excobar 1 45¤
[Note 11]
46 Nygma 1 42
47 Fantasma de la Quebrada 1 28
48 Felino, ElEl Felino 1 11
49 Pólvora † 1 113+
50 Bobby Arreola 1 1¤
[Note 7]
51 Mario Nuñez N/A 1¤
[Note 5]

Footnotes

  1. ^ In this statement, "control" refers to the every day use of the championship, determining which storylines the championship is being used in, who gets to challenge for it and how to use it in a public relations sense.
  2. ^ The most recent case of this is Mephisto's holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship, a belt with an 87 kg (190 lb) upper limit, despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
  3. ^ Bobby Arreola and Mario Nuñez have reigns that could potentially be shorter than two days, Psicosis two-day regin is the shortest documented reign.
  4. ^ This is indicated when no specific date of the title change is found but a record of the new champion defending the championship.
  5. ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between &100000000000000010000001 and &10000000000000632000000632 days.
  6. ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between &100000000000010260000001,026 and &100000000000013900000001,390 days.
  7. ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between &100000000000000010000001 and &10000000000000332000000332 days.
  8. ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between &10000000000000999000000999 and &100000000000013630000001,363 days.
  9. ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between &100000000000000010000001 and &1000000000000009700000097 days.
  10. ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between &10000000000000248000000248 and &10000000000000565000000565 days.
  11. ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between &1000000000000004500000045 and &10000000000000147000000147 days.
  12. ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between &10000000000000241000000241 and &10000000000000271000000271 days.

References

General source for title history before December 2004
  • Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Welterweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  • Lucha 2000 Staff (December 20, 2004). "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales" (in Spanish). Lucha 2000. Especial 21. 
Specific
  1. ^ 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 September 5, 2009. "Articulo 242: "Welter 77 kilos / Medio 87 kilos"" [dead link]
  2. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?"". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. 
  3. ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 8–438. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  4. ^ a b Rodríguez, Édgar (July 16, 2011). "Pólvora, nuevo Campeón Welter". Récord. http://www.record.com.mx/luchalibre/2011-07-16/polvora-nuevo-campeon-welter. Retrieved July 16, 2011. 
  5. ^ SuperLuchas staff (January 3, 2006). "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas. 140. 
  6. ^ SuperLuchas staff (December 23, 2006). "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas. 192. http://superluchas.net/2006/12/23/super-luchas-193/. Retrieved July 11, 2009. 
  7. ^ Mendoza, Gabriela (August 16, 2009). "El Valiente es nuevo Campeón Welter" (in Spanish). Récord.com.mx. http://www.record.com.mx/tmf/el-valiente-es-nuevo-campeon-welter.html. Retrieved August 17, 2009. [dead link]

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