NWA World Middleweight Championship
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The NWA World Middleweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. As with the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship, it is not recognized by the current National Wrestling Alliance. It is the oldest professional wrestling title currently active[1].
[edit] List of champions
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Kallio | ? | Unknown | Unknown | Is said to have won it at least three time in since the 1920s |
| Octavio Gaona | 1 | February 19, 1939 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Wins the title and establishes it permanently at EMLL |
| Tarzán López | 1 | February 4, 1940 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Black Guzman | 1 | December 16, 1941 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Tarzán López | 2 | February 11, 1942 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Gory Guerrero | 1 | February 23, 1946 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Mike Kelly | 1 | April 12, 1948 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Tarzán López | 3 | May 28, 1949 | Unknown | |
| Sugi Sito | 1 | September 21, 1950 | Unknown | |
| Enrique Llanes | 1 | September 24, 1951 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Vacates on February 3, 1952 |
| Tarzán López | 4 | July 13, 1952 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Wins tournament |
| Sugi Sito | 2 | June 20, 1953 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| El Santo | 1 | January 1, 1954 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Rolando Vera | 1 | October 19, 1956 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| René Guajardo | 1 | October 13, 1960 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Antonio Poza | 1 | December 2, 1961 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| René Guarjardo | 2 | April 18, 1962 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Rayo de Jalisco | 1 | October 25, 1962 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Benny Galant | 1 | May 30, 1964 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Rayo de Jalisco | 2 | September 25, 1964 | Unknown | |
| René Guajardo | 3 | April 9, 1965 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Jerry London | 1 | May 14, 1966 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| René Guajardo | 4 | July 1, 1966 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Ray Mendoza | 1 | March 11, 1967 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Vacates two months laters |
| René Guajardo | 5 | July 29, 1967 | Unknown | Wins decision match |
| Rayo de Jalisco | 3 | April 18, 1969 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| El Solitario | 1 | August 15, 1969 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Mashio Koma | 1 | August 28, 1970 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Aníbal | 1 | December 6, 1970 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| René Guajardo | 6 | March 30, 1973 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Vacates the following year |
| Aníbal | 2 | September 20, 1974 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeats El Cobarde in decision match. Vacated in May 1975 when Aníbal jumps to the Universal Wrestling Association |
| Perro Aguayo | 1 | July 4, 1975 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Wins tournament |
| El Faraón | 1 | October 22, 1976 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Perro Aguayo | 2 | March 11, 1977 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Ringo Mendoza | 1 | July 3, 1977 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| Joe Plardy | 1 | October 12, 1977 | Acapulco, Guerrero | |
| El Faraón | 2 | November 25, 1977 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Ringo Mendoza | 2 | February 17, 1977 | Los Angeles, California | |
| Perro Aguayo | 3 | April 9, 1978 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| Ringo Mendoza | 3 | June 23, 1978 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Tony Salazar | 1 | August 13, 1978 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Ringo Mendoza | 4 | February 3, 1979 | Acapulco, Guerrero | |
| Satoru Sayama | 1 | September 9, 1979 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| Satánico | 1 | March 28, 1980 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Cachorro Mendoza | 1 | April 17, 1980 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Sangre Chicana | 1 | June 15, 1980 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Tony Salazar | 1 | January 18, 1981 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Sangre Chicana | 2 | March 13, 1981 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Ringo Mendoza | 5 | April 3, 1981 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| El Faraón | 3 | November 29, 1981 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| César Curiel | 1 | April 2, 1982 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Satánico | 2 | October 25, 1982 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| El Jalisco | 1 | October 25, 1982 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| Satánico | 3 | March 13, 1983 | Unknown | |
| Lizmark | 1 | June 3, 1983 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Satánico | 4 | December 2, 1983 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Grand Cochise | 1 | August 8, 1984 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Satánico | 5 | September 14, 1984 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Grand Cochise | 2 | September 30, 1984 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| Gran Hamada | 1 | November 18, 1984 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| La Fiera | 1 | April 5, 1985 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Chamaco Velaguez | 1 | July 20, 1985 | Puebla, Puebla | |
| Gran Cochise | 3 | May 18, 1986 | Unknown | |
| Kung Fu | 1 | October 17, 1986 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| El Dandy | 1 | July 17, 1987 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Kung Fu | 2 | October 6, 1987 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Atlantis | 1 | June 10, 1988 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Emilio Charles, Jr. | 1 | July 17, 1988 | Unknown | |
| Atlantis | 2 | July 28, 1988 | Unknown | |
| Emilio Charles, Jr. | 2 | August 12, 1988 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Ángel Azteca | 1 | April 28, 1989 | Unknown | |
| El Dandy | 2 | June 2, 1990 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Atlantis | 3 | August 1, 1990 | Acapulco, Guerrero | |
| Mano Negra | 1 | March 3, 1993 | Acapulco, Guerrero | |
| Oro (wrestler) | 1 | May 23, 1993 | Unknown | |
| Mano Negra | 2 | July 3, 1993 | Puebla, Puebla | |
| Corazón de León | 1 | December 4, 1993 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Último Dragón | 1 | November 8, 1994 | Tokyo | Vacated in 1998 due to an arm injury |
| Great Sasuke | 1 | February 7, 1999 | Yokohama | Defeats Tokyo Magnum in tournament final |
| Último Dragón | 2 | March 5, 2003 | Sendai, Miyagi | Vacates shortly afterwards when Último signs with World Wrestling Entertainment |
| Averno | 1 | September 3, 2004 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeats Zumbido in a decision match |
| Místico | 1 | February 11, 2005 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Black Warrior | 1 | May 12, 2006 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Místico | 2 | April 29, 2007 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Averno | 2 | November 30, 2007 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
[edit] References
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
