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The UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship was a title contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion the Universal Wrestling Association, which operated from 1975 to 1995. The title began in 1975 and is still defended to this day on the Mexican independent circuit, with the current champion being Chessman. The weight range for this championship was 207 lb (94 kg) to 214 lb (97 kg).[1]
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: |
Times: |
Date: |
Location: |
Notes: |
| Ray Mendoza |
1 |
November 25, 1975 |
Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
Won a tournament to become the first champion. |
| El Audaz |
1 |
March 21, 1976 |
Veracruz, Veracruz |
| Ray Mendoza |
2 |
August 22, 1976 |
Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| El Solitario |
1 |
March 24, 1977 |
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
| Ray Mendoza |
3 |
October 29, 1978 |
Naucalpan, México |
| Gran Hamada |
1 |
November 4, 1979 |
Naucalpan, México |
| Perro Aguayo |
1 |
May 25, 1980 |
Naucalpan, México |
| Fishman |
1 |
December 12, 1980 |
Naucalpan, México |
| Villano III |
1 |
March 1, 1981 |
Naucalpan, México |
| Fishman |
2 |
July 19, 1981 |
Naucalpan, México |
| Sangre Chicana |
1 |
November 12, 1982 |
Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Fishman |
3 |
February 27, 1982 |
Naucalpan, México |
| Sangre Chicana |
2 |
October 9, 1983 |
Naucalpan, México |
| Sangre Chicana vacated the title due to injury no later than in March 1984. |
| Fishman |
4 |
April 1, 1984 |
Naucalpan, México |
Defeated Villano III in a tournament final. |
| Villano I |
1 |
August 10, 1986 |
Naucalpan, México |
| Zandokan |
1 |
January 17, 1987 |
Naucalpan, México |
| Gran Hamada |
2 |
April 2, 1990 |
Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| El Signo |
1 |
February 7, 1991 |
Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Villano III |
2 |
May 16, 1991 |
Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| El Signo |
2 |
October 31, 1991 |
Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
| Villano V |
1 |
April 3, 1992 |
Nezahualcóyotl, México |
| El Texano |
1 |
November 1, 1992 |
Naucalpan, México |
| Silver King |
1 |
October 31, 1993 |
Naucalpan, México |
| Villano V |
2 |
January 1, 1994 |
Nezahualcóyotl, México |
| Title vacated in January 1995 when the UWA closed. |
| Adrian el Exstico |
1 |
September 17, 1995 |
Nezahualcóyotl, México |
| Prince Maya |
1 |
July 12, 1996 |
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| El Cobarde |
1 |
1999 |
|
| Heavy Metal |
1 |
April 16, 2000 |
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas |
| Electro Shock |
1 |
June 8, 2001 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| El Zorro |
1 |
2002 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mr. Águila |
1 |
July 3, 2003 |
Toluca, México |
| El Zorro |
2 |
September 28, 2003 |
Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Mr. Águila |
2 |
June 20, 2004 |
Naucalpan, México |
| El Zorro |
3 |
July 9, 2004 |
Tijuana, Baja California |
| Charly Manson |
1 |
August 1, 2004 |
Guadalupe, Nuevo León |
| El Zorro |
4 |
August 31, 2005 |
Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| Hator |
1 |
January 1, 2006 |
Monterrey, Nuevo León |
| El Zorro |
5 |
April 2007 |
|
Zorro won the title no later than this date. |
| Chessman |
1 |
August 18, 2007 |
Salamanca, Guanajuato |
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