List of CMLL World Heavyweight Champions

The CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Completo de CMLL in Spanish) is a singles professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The Championship has been in existence since 1991. Unlike other heavyweight titles such as the WWE Championship or the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, it is not the main championship in the promotion because CMLL has emphasized the lower weight levels since there are more workers in the lower levels. The title was the first to be created after Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre changed its name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in the early 1990s.

Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline.[1] As the Championship is designated as a heavyweight title, it can only officially be competed for by wrestlers weighing at least 105 kg (230 lb). The rule is not strictly adhered to as several champions have been under the weight limit, including the current champion, Héctor Garza.[2]

The first champion was Konnan El Barbaro, who won a 16-man tournament in 1991. The Championship has been vacated three times; all instances were when the champion left CMLL for another promotion. Universo 2000 holds the record for most reigns, with three. The current champion is El Terrible, who is the 17th overall champion and the 14th person to hold the title.[3]

Contents

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
# The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific wrestler listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
N/A The specific information is not known
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
# Wrestler Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes
1
 Konnan el Barbaro
1
 01991-06-09 June 9, 1991
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event Defeated Cien Caras in a tournament final
2
 Caras, CienCien Caras
1
 01991-08-18 August 18, 1991
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 Monterrey, Mexico Live event  
—
 Vacated
—
 01992-06-12 June 12, 1992
—
 N/A N/A Championship vacated when Cien Caras left CMLL to jump to Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA)
3
 Black Magic
1
 01992-11-20 November 20, 1992
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event Defeated Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. in a tournament final
4
 Brazo de Plata
1
 01993-06-27 June 27, 1993
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
5
 Silver King
1
 01994-07-28 July 28, 1994
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 Cuernavaca, Mexico Live event  
6
 Dantés, ApoloApolo Dantés
1
 01995-06-23 June 23, 1995
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
7
 Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.
1
 01996-04-14 April 14, 1996
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
8
 Morley, SeanSean Morley
1
 01997-04-18 April 18, 1997
N/A
 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
—
 Vacated
—
 01997-09 September 1997
—
 N/A N/A Championship vacated when Sean Morley left CMLL for the World Wrestling Federation
9
 Universo 2000
1
 01997-10-17 October 17, 1997
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event Defeated Cien Caras and Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. in a three-way match
10
 Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.
2
 01998-09-13 September 13, 1998
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 Guadalajara, Mexico Live event  
11
 Universo 2000
2
 01999-12-10 December 10, 1999
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event
12
 Mr. Niebla
1
 02003-04-18 April 18, 2003
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event [4]
13
 Universo 2000
3
 02004-10-12 October 12, 2004
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event [5]
14
 Dos Caras, Jr.
1
 02007-07-08 July 8, 2007
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event [6]
15
 Último Guerrero
1
 02008-12-22 December 22, 2008
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event [7]
16
 Héctor Garza
1
 02011-08-12 August 12, 2011
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event [8]
—
 Vacated
—
 02011-11-11 November 11, 2011
—
 N/A N/A Championship vacated when Garza left CMLL for Perros del Mal Producciones[9]
17
 El Terrible
1
 02012-01-01 January 1, 2012
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 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event Defeated Rush to win the vacant title.[3]

Championship reigns by combined length

Key
Symbol Meaning
† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days
1 Universo 2000 3 2,555
2 Último Guerrero 1 963
3 Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. 2 822
4 Niebla, Mr.Mr. Niebla 1 543
5 Dos Caras, Jr. 1 533
6 Brazo de Plata 1 396
7 Silver King 1 330
8 Cien Caras 1 299
9 Dantés, ApoloApolo Dantés 1 296
10 Black Magic 1 219
11 Morley, SeanSean Morley 1 [Note 1]
12 Héctor Garza 1 91
13 Konnan el Barbaro 1 70
14 El Terrible † 1 &1000000000000007000000070+

Footnotes

  1. ^ Sean Morley vacated the title on an unspecified day in September 1997, putting his reign between 136 and 165 days.

References

General
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Specific
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  4. ^ SuperLuchas staff (January 5, 2003). "Número Especial - Lo mejr de la lucha ilbre mexicana durante el 2003" (in Spanish). Super Luchas. 40. 
  5. ^ SuperLuchas staff (January 24, 2005). "Número Especial - Lo mejr de la lucha ilbre mexicana durante el 2004" (in Spanish). Super Luchas. 91. 
  6. ^ Ovaciones staff (2007-07-08). "CMLL en Arena Coliseo" (in Spanish). Ovaciones (Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V.): p. 19. Número 20916 Año LX. 
  7. ^ "Último Guerrero nuevo Campeón Mundial Peso Completo CMLL, se espera polémica con el cambio de titulo" (in Spanish). SuperLucha.net. 2008-12-23. http://superluchas.net/?p=10078. Retrieved 2009-03-15. 
  8. ^ Rodríguez, Édgar (August 12, 2011). "Garza, nuevo Campeón Completo" (in Spanish). Récord. http://www.record.com.mx/luchalibre/2011-08-12/garza-nuevo-campeon-completo. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 
  9. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (November 12, 2011). "Héctor Garza deja el CMLL, se une con los Perros del Mal" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. http://superluchas.net/2011/11/12/hector-garza-deja-el-cmll-se-une-con-los-perros-del-mal/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Superluchas&utm_content=Lucha+Libre&utm_term=WWE. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 
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