NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de NWA in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship currently promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. It began as an official National Wrestling Alliance title but the title was given to the NWA's Mexican afilliate, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (although it was also promoted in the Los Angeles, California circuit until its closure in 1981), and the title stayed there even after EMLL pulled out of the Alliance. Due to its history, it has been the most important title in EMLL/CMLL and, by extension, all of Mexico.
There was also a short lived version of the title recognized by the NWA in New Jersey in 1997 and 1998, however that version is in no way connected to the version promoted by CMLL.
[edit] List of champions
| Wrestler: | Reign: | Date: | Place: |
| Gypsy Joe | 1 | November 6, 1952 | Des Moines, Iowa (Defeated Johnny Balbo in decision match) |
| Frank Stojack | 1 | August 10, 1953 | Spokane, Washington |
| Al Kashley | 1 | November 30, 1957 | Tulsa, Oklahoma (Awarded after NWA strips Stojack of the title. Stojack would continue to defend the title for another year) |
| Dory Dixon | 1 | February 13, 1959 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Ray Mendoza | 1 | September 11, 1959 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Gory Guerrero | 1 | July 30, 1960 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Ali Bey | 1 | August 6, 1963 | El Paso, Texas |
| Gory Guerrero | 2 | September 24, 1963 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal (Guerrero is stripped of the title after leaving EMLL but keeps the belt for another nine years) |
| Ray Mendoza | 2 | August 4, 1967 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal (Defeats Dory Dixon in tournament final) |
| Angel Blanco | 1 | May 19, 1968 | Torreón, Coahuila |
| Ray Mendoza | 3 | December 25, 1968 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Coloso Colisetti | 1 | December 19, 1969 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Ray Mendoza | 4 | March 20, 1970 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| El Solitario | 1 | November 27, 1970 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| David Morgan | 1 | March 17, 1972 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Ray Mendoza | 5 | April 21, 1972 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Alfonso Dantés | 1 | June 13, 1972 | Tijuana, Baja California |
| Kim Sung Ho | 1 | June 29, 1973 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Ray Mendoza | 6 | December 21, 1973 | Los Angeles, California (Title vacated when Mendoza forms UWA) |
| Dr. Wagner | 1 | September 22, 1974 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal (Wins tournament) |
| Rubi Rubaleaba | 1 | February 27, 1976 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Carlos Plata | 1 | July 16, 1976 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Alfonso Dantés | 2 | October 24, 1976 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Chavo Guerrero | 1 | February 11, 1977 | Los Angeles, California |
| Roddy Piper | 1 | April 13, 1977 | California |
| Chavo Guerrero | 2 | April 15, 1977 | Los Angeles, California |
| Alfonso Dantés | 3 | April 21, 1977 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| El Fararón | 1 | June 2, 1978 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Pak Choo | 1 | December 8, 1978 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Alfonso Dantés | 4 | April 30, 1979 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Raul Mata | 1 | January 20, 1980 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Alfonso Dantés | 5 | December 15, 1980 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Tony Salazar | 1 | April 3, 1981 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| David Morgan | 2 | March 22, 1982 | Unknown |
| Máscara Año 2000 | 1 | April 2, 1982 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| El Fararón | 2 | November 16, 1982 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Ringo Mendoza | 1 | January 15, 1983 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Satánico | 1 | July 28, 1983 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Ringo Mendoza | 2 | October 23, 1983 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| MS-1 | 1 | February 13, 1985 | Acapulco, Guerrero |
| Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. | 1 | June 21, 1985 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| MS-1 | 2 | March 20, 1987 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Cien Caras | 1 | June 24, 1987 | Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State |
| Lizmark | 1 | March 20, 1988 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Fabuloso Blondy | 1 | June 24, 1988 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Lizmark | 2 | December 9, 1988 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Satánico | 2 | July 21, 1989 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Pirata Morgan | 1 | October 21, 1989 | Cuernavaca, Morelos |
| Fabuloso Blondy | 2 | February 14, 1990 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Lizmark | 3 | March 21, 1990 | Acapulco, Guerrero |
| Satánico | 3 | November 26, 1990 | León, Guanajuato |
| Lizmark | 4 | May 1, 1991 | Acapulco, Guerrero |
| Satánico | 4 | April 5, 1992 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Apolo Dantés | 1 | July 25, 1992 | Puebla, Puebla |
| Jaque Mate | 1 | March 25, 1993 | Cuernavaca, Morelos |
| El Dandy | 1 | December 4, 1994 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Black Warrior | 1 | October 15, 1996 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Shocker | 1 | May 4, 1997 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Black Warrior | 2 | March 10, 1998 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Tarzan Boy | 1 | March 6, 2000 | Puebla, Puebla (vacated due to injury) |
| Vampiro Canadiense | 1 | February 9, 2003 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal (Defeats Tarzan Boy in decision match) |
| Shocker | 2 | May 3, 2004 | Puebla, Puebla (Vacated when Shocker jumps to AAA and no-shows a title defense) |
| Dr. Wagner, Jr. | 1 | April 17, 2005 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal (Defeats Último Guerrero in decision match) |
| Atlantis | 1 | July 22, 2005 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
