Mexican National Welterweight Championship
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| Campeonato Nacional Welter Mexican National Heavyweight Championship |
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| Current champion(s) |
Sangre Azteca | ||||||
| Date won | December 17, 2006 | ||||||
| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | ||||||
| Date created | June 17, 1934 | ||||||
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The Mexican National Welterweight Championship (Campeonato Nacional Welter) is a national Mexican professional wrestling championship controlled by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. (Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission). The title is a "National" title in that it’s intended for Mexicans only, by birth or by citizenship [1]. As of the mid-1980s, the weight limit for the title was 172 lb (78 kg) [2].
[edit] Title history
There have been 50 individual Mexican National Heavyweight Champions, combining for a total of 67 title reigns. [3].
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Nuñez | 1 | June 17, 1934 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Tony Canales to become the first champion. |
| Nuñez vacated the title. | ||||
| Tarzán López | 1 | March 11, 1936 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Dientes Hernández. |
| López vacated the title in 1939. | ||||
| Bobby Arreola | 1 | February 3, 1940 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Won a tournament final. |
| Arreola was stripped of the title in November 1940, due to injury. | ||||
| Lobo Negro | 1 | April 6, 1941 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Bobby Bonales in a tournament final. |
| Jack O'Brien | 1 | November 23, 1941 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Ciclón Veloz | 1 | March 1, 1942 | Puebla, Puebla | |
| Santo | 1 | February 21, 1943 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Jack O'Brien | 2 | February 18, 1944 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Gory Guerrero | 1 | April 20, 1945 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Guerrero vacated the title after winning the NWA World Middleweight Championship on February 23, 1946. | ||||
| Santo | 2 | Records unclear as to who Santo defeated, as well as when and where. | ||
| Blue Demon | 1 | September 25, 1953 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Title vacated between 1953 and 1956. | ||||
| Jalisco Gonzalez | 1 | April 6, 1956 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Defeated El Enfermero in a tournament final. |
| Karloff Lagarde | 1 | March 2, 1957 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Blue Demon | 2 | April 4, 1962 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Karloff Lagarde | 2 | April 28, 1962 | Pachuca, Hidalgo | |
| Title vacated in 1963, as Lagarde already held the NWA World Welterweight Championship, which he won on January 31, 1958. | ||||
| Javier Escobedo | 1 | November 15, 1963 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Halcón Dorado in a tournament final. |
| Title vacated in 1964, after Escobedo dies in an automobile accident. | ||||
| Rizado Ruiz | 1 | April 13, 1964 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Black Shadow in a tournament final. |
| Huracán Ramírez | 1 | April 3, 1965 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Alberto Muñoz | 1 | February 6, 1966 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| Muñoz vacated the title after winning the Mexican National Middleweight Championship on October 20, 1968. | ||||
| Huracán Ramírez | 2 | June 14, 1969 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Karloff Lagarde | 3 | September 9, 1969 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| Huracán Ramírez | 3 | August 4, 1970 | ||
| Karloff Lagarde | 4 | October 20, 1972 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| El Marquez | 1 | August 11, 1973 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Fishman | 1 | October 3, 1973 | Acapulco, Guerrero | |
| Title vacated on May 3, 1975. | ||||
| Fishman | 2 | October 12, 1975 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Defeated Alberto Muñoz in a tournament final. |
| Fishman vacated the title after winning the NWA World Welterweight Championship on April 9, 1976. | ||||
| Blue Demon | 3 | July 30, 1976 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Mano Negra in a tournament final. |
| Fishman | 3 | February 27, 1977 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| Kung Fu | 1 | September 26, 1977 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| Américo Rocca | 1 | February 7, 1978 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Lizmark | 1 | April 18, 1978 | Acapulco, Guerrero | |
| Américo Rocca | 2 | March 29, 1980 | Mexico City | |
| Franco Colombo | 1 | November 1, 1980 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| El Supremo | 1 | February 1, 1981 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| Talismán | 1 | March 30, 1982 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Mocho Cota | 1 | November 12, 1982 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Chamaco Valaguez | 1 | August 4, 1983 | Cuernavaca, Morelos | |
| Valaguez vacated the title after winning the NWA World Welterweight Championship on July 26, 1984. | ||||
| Talismán | 2 | August 19, 1984 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Américo Rocca in a tournament final. |
| Américo Rocca | 3 | March 29, 1985 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| El Dandy | 1 | September 1, 1985 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| El Dandy vacated the title after winning the NWA World Welterweight Championship on November 17, 1985. | ||||
| Fuerza Guerrera | 1 | December 3, 1985 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Javier Cruz. |
| Title vacated in August 1986 when Guerrera left EMLL. | ||||
| Símbolo | 1 | January 27, 1987 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Solar II in a tournament final. |
| Águila Solitaria | 1 | July 19, 1987 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Bestia Salvaje | 1 | September 3, 1988 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Ángel Azteca | 1 | February 26, 1989 | ||
| Azteca vacated the title after winning the NWA World Middleweight Championship on April 28, 1989. | ||||
| Ciclón Ramírez | 1 | May 21, 1989 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Bestia Salvaje in a tournament final. |
| Canelo Casas | 1 | July 25, 1990 | Cuernavaca, Morelos | |
| Ciclón Ramírez | 2 | February 13, 1991 | Acapulco, Guerrero | |
| Felino | 1 | July 5, 1992 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Felino vacated the title after winning the CMLL World Welterweight Championship on July 16, 1992. | ||||
| Ciclón Ramírez | 3 | August 16, 1992 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Fantasma de la Quebrada in a tournament final. |
| Fantasma de la Quebrada | 1 | September 30, 1992 | Acapulco, Guerrero | |
| Rey Misterio, Jr. | 1 | October 28, 1992 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | |
| Heavy Metal | 2 | February 26, 1993 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| El Hijo del Santo | 1 | October 29, 1993 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Santo's WWA World Welterweight Championship was also at stake. |
| Psicosis | 1 | February 16, 1995 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes | |
| Ultraman 2000 | 1 | January 18, 1996 | Tijuana, Baja California | |
| Title vacated in March 1996 when Ultraman 2000 changes his identity to Damián 666. | ||||
| Psicosis | 2 | February 14, 1997 | Xochimilco, Distrito Federal | Defeated Super Elektra in a tournament final. |
| Salsero | 1 | February 16, 1997 | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | |
| Nygma | 1 | June 13, 1997 | Xochimilco, Distrito Federal | |
| Torero | 1 | July 25, 1997 | Cuautitlán, Distrito Federal | |
| Arkangel | 1 | September 25, 1998 | Acapulco, Guerrero | |
| Astro Rey, Jr. | 1 | March 22, 1999 | Puebla, Puebla | |
| Karloff Lagarde, Jr. | 1 | October 23, 2000 | Puebla, Puebla | |
| Tigre Blanco | 1 | April 17, 2001 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Dr. X | 1 | March 11, 2003 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| La Máscara | 1 | May 13, 2005 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Sangre Azteca | 1 | December 17, 2006 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
[edit] References
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Weight Divisions in Professional Wrestling. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
- ^ Mexican National Welterweight Championship. Luchawiki.org. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
