UWA World Welterweight Championship
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The UWA World Welterweight Championship is a championship in professional wrestling that is primarily contested for in various Lucha Libre promotions in Mexico. In 1993, the championship was recognized by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Michinoku Pro, following Super Delfin's victory over then champion Celestial. In 1995, Gran Hamada was stripped of the championship, because he exceeded the weight limit. The championship returned to being primarily contested for in Mexico, and it wasn't until Taiji Ishimori's victory over Super Crazy in 2003 that a Japanese wrestler would hold the championship again.
[edit] Championship History
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villano III | 1 | December 14, 1975 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Solar | 1 | May 29, 1977 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Bobby Lee | 1 | July 16, 1978 | Plaza De Toros MTY | |
| el Signo | 1 | June 24, 1979 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| Garringo | 1 | April 13, 1980 | Monterrey, Mexico | |
| el Texano | 1 | September 7, 1980 | Palacio De Los Deportes | |
| Title vacated on February 10, 1982. | ||||
| Lobo Rubio | 1 | May 30, 1982 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| El Matematico | 1 | October 17, 1982 | N/A | |
| Blue Panther | 1 | December 16, 1984 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Blackman | 1 | February 9, 1986 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Ray Richard | 1 | September 3, 1987 | Pista Arena Revolucion | |
| Yoshihiro Asai | 1 | July 29, 1988 | Plaza De Toros, El Cortijo | |
| Charles Lucero | 1 | November 9, 1988 | Monterrey, Mexico | |
| El Hijo del Santo | 1 | April 27, 1990 | Plaza De Toros MTY | |
| Espanto Jr. | 1 | May 12, 1992 | Plaza De Toros MTY | |
| Celestial | 2 | June 25, 1992 | Plaza De Toros MTY | |
| Super Delfin | 1 | May 17, 1993 | Tokyo, Japan - Korakuen Hall | |
| Great Sasuke | 1 | July 24, 1993 | Moioka, Japan | |
| Super Delfin | 2 | August 24, 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Celestial | 3 | 1993 | N/A | |
| Karloff Lagarde Jr. | 1 | January 30, 1994 | El Toreo De Naucalpan | |
| El Hijo del Santo | 2 | May 25, 1994 | Arena Lopez Mateos | |
| Norio Honaga | 1 | November 18, 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | |
| Shinjiro Ohtani | 1 | December 13, 1994 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Koji Kanemoto | 1 | April 16, 1995 | Hiroshima, Japan | |
| Gran Hamada | 1 | September 22, 1995 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Hamada is stripped of the Championship, after exceeding the weight limit. | ||||
| Super Crazy | 1 | November 17, 1995 | Neza | |
| Kid Guzman | 1 | 1997 | Arena Neza | |
| Super Crazy | 2 | June 15, 1998 | Hakata, Japan | |
| Oriental | 1 | October 13, 2000 | Torreon | |
| Oriental is stripped of the Championship due to injury in February 2001. | ||||
| Nemesis | 1 | September 23, 2001 | Tulancingo, Hidalgo | |
| Rey Cuervo | 1 | April 14, 2002 | Tulancingo, Hidalgo | |
| Cuervo is stripped of the Championship due for unknown reasons in April 2003. | ||||
| Taiji Ishimori | 1 | May 11, 2003 | Arena Coliseo | |
| Championship is held up, following Ishimori's defense against Takeshi Minamino on August 29, 2004. | ||||
| Takeshi Minamino | 1 | September 9, 2004 | Tokyo, Japan | |
[edit] Notes
- Celestial's first reign was under the guise, Blackman.
- Celestial holds the record of most reigns, holding the title on 3 occasions under two gimmicks.
- Takeshi Minamino is the longest reigning champion in the title's history, followed by Super Crazy (during his 2nd reign).
