Mexican National Middleweight Championship

Mexican National Middleweight Championship
Campeon National de Peso Medio
Details
Current champion(s) Octagón
Date won 02006-07-15 July 15, 2006
Promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
Date established 1933

The Mexican National Middleweight Championship (Campeonato National Medio in Spanish) is a national Mexican professional wrestling championship controlled by a "National title" controlled by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F." (Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission), which regulates all matches where the title is defended. The title has been in use since at least 1933 and is still in use today. It has been primarily defended in the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion since AAA's inception in 1992. Since it’s a National title endorsed by the Comisión it could technically be defended in various Mexican promtions, but in reality it’s been promoted mainly by AAA since 1992.

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Championship history

The Championship dates back to 1933, making it one of the oldest professional wrestling champions still in use today predating all active titles in both North America and Japan. Records of how the first champion, Yaqui Joe, are unclear due to minimal written documentation from that period. No documentation exists that the championship was created for Empressa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL, later renamed CMLL) but during the 1930s and 40s the promotion was granted control of the title by the Comisión.[Note 1] In 1992 Antonio Peña founded Asistencia Asesoría y Administración taking a number of CMLL wrestlers with him. One of these wrestlers was the then reigning National Middleweight Champion Octagón who took the championship with him. When Blue Panther won the championship in on July 27, 1992 it was officially acknowledged by the Commission that AAA controlled the booking of the championship from that point forward.

Octagón is the current Mexican National Middleweight Champion. It is his fourth title reign and the 60th overall champion. Octagón was also the 45th, 57th and 51st champion..[1] The status of Octagón's title reign is unclear after AAA announced that they would not publicly recognize any titles without the AAA name.[2] El Santo and current champion Octagón are tied for the most reigns with four each. El Santo has held the title for the most days, accumulating 4 reigns that add up to a minimum of 3256 days in total. Perro Aguayo has held the title the shortest amount with 11 days.

Championship rules

The title is a "National" title which means that non-Mexican citizens are prohibited from challenging or holding the championship. The official definition of the middleweight weight class in Mexico is between 82 kg (180 lb) and 87 kg (190 lb), but is not always strictly enforced.[Note 2][3] 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.

The championship is generally not allowed to be defended in any other type of match than a regular match, as is the case for all the Mexican National titles. The commission has been inconsistent on enforcing the rules, in one case they stripped Psicosis II of the championship for defending it in a hardcore match, in another case they allowed the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship to change hands in a Steel cage match.[4]

Title history

Key
# 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 in order to not count it as an official reign
  Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation on wrestling in Mexico from the 1920s to 1940s.
# Wrestler Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes
1 Yaqui Joe 1 1933 N/A N/A Live event  
               
2 Octavio Gaona 1 01937-02-06 February 6, 1937 &10000000000000573000000573 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event Defeated Black Guzmán
3 Firpo Segra 1 01938-09-02 September 2, 1938 N/A Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
4 Octavio Gaona 2 01939-01-01 January 1, 1939N/A N/A N/A Live event  
5 Tarzán López 1 01939-02-09 February 9, 1939 &10000000000000823000000823 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
6 Black Guzmán 1 01941-05-12 May 12, 1941 &10000000000000218000000218 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
— Vacated 1 01941-12-16 December 16, 1941 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated after Guzman won the NWA World Middleweight Championship, defeating Tarzán López in Mexico City
7 Murciélago Velázquez 1 01942-05-24 May 24, 1942 &10000000000000299000000299 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event Defeated Octavio Gaona to win the championship.
8 El Santo 1 01943-03-19 March 19, 1943 &1000000000000004300000043 N/A Live event  
9 Bobby Bonales 1 01943-06-01 June 1, 1943 N/A N/A Live event  
10 Tarzán López 2 1943 N/A N/A Live event  
11 Bobby Bonales 2 01944-01-01 January 1, 1944 N/A N/A Live event  
12 Gory Guerrero 1 01945-09-25 September 25, 1945 N/A N/A Live event  
— Vacated 1 Unknown N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons
13 El Santo 2 01946-05-31 May 31, 1946 N/A N/A Live event Defeated Tuffy Truesdale
14 El Gladiador 1 Unknown N/A N/A Live event  
15 El Santo 3 01956-05-31 May 31, 1956 &100000000000017580000001,758 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
16 Karloff Lagarde 1 01961-03-24 March 24, 1961 &10000000000000826000000826 N/A Live event  
17 El Santo 4 01963-06-28 June 28, 1963 &100000000000014550000001,455 N/A Live event  
18 René Guajardo 1 01967-06-22 June 22, 1967 &10000000000000261000000261 N/A Live event  
19 Alberto Muñoz 1 01968-03-09 March 9, 1968 &10000000000000621000000621 N/A Live event  
20 René Guajardo 2 01969-11-20 November 20, 1969 &10000000000000174000000174 N/A Live event  
21 Humberto Gárza 1 01970-05-13 May 13, 1970 &10000000000000328000000328 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event  
22 Ciclón Veloz, Jr. 1 01971-04-06 April 6, 1971 &10000000000000983000000983 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event  
23 Adorable Rubí 1 01973-12-14 December 14, 1973 &10000000000000196000000196 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
24 Aníbal 1 01974-06-28 June 28, 1974 &10000000000000154000000154 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
25 Mendoza, RingoRingo Mendoza 1 01974-11-29 November 29, 1974 &10000000000000822000000822 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
26 Perro Aguayo 1 01977-02-28 February 28, 1977 &1000000000000001100000011 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
— Vacated 1 01977-03-11 March 11, 1977 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated after Perro Aguayo won the NWA World Middleweight Championship, defeating El Faraón in Mexico City
27 José Luis Mendieta 1 01977-04-14 April 14, 1977 &10000000000000219000000219 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
28 Sangre Chicana 1 01977-11-19 November 19, 1977 N/A Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
— Vacated 1 1978/1979 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons
29 Cachorro Mendoza 1 01979-06-08 June 8, 1979 &10000000000000133000000133 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
30 Satánico, ElEl Satánico 1 01979-10-19 October 19, 1979 &10000000000000231000000231 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
31 Mendoza, RingoRingo Mendoza 2 01980-06-06 June 6, 1980 &10000000000000182000000182 N/A Live event  
32 El Faraón 1 01980-12-05 December 5, 1980 N/A Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
— Vacated 1 1980/1981 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons
33 El Solar 1 01981-05-29 May 29, 1981 &10000000000000147000000147 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event Defeated Cachorro Mendoza
34 Satánico, ElEl Satánico 2 01981-10-23 October 23, 1981 &10000000000000119000000119 N/A Live event  
35 Lizmark 1 01982-02-19 February 19, 1982 &100000000000022040000002,204 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
36 Espectro, Jr. (II) 1 01983-03-03 March 3, 1983 &1000000000000008600000086 Cuernavaca, Morelos Live event  
37 Lizmark 2 01983-05-28 May 28, 1983 N/A Puebla, Puebla Live event  
— Vacated 1 1983 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons
38 Ultraman 1 01983-08-12 August 12, 1983 &10000000000000205000000205 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event Defeated Águila Solitaria in a tournament final
39 Jerry Estrada 1 01984-03-04 March 4, 1984 &10000000000000271000000271 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
40 Atlantis 1 01984-11-30 November 30, 1984 &10000000000000457000000457 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
41 Talismán 1 01986-03-02 March 2, 1986 &10000000000000273000000273 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
42 Mogur 1 01986-11-30 November 30, 1986 &10000000000000427000000427 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
43 Satánico, ElEl Satánico 3 01988-01-31 January 31, 1988 N/A Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
44 El Dandy 1 1989}} N/A N/A Live event  
45 Javier Cruz 1 01990-07-26 July 26, 1990 &1000000000000003500000035 Cuernavaca, Morelos Live event  
46 Emilio Charles, Jr. 1 01990-08-30 August 30, 1990 &1000000000000008200000082 Cuernavaca, Morelos Live event  
47 Octagón 1 01990-11-20 November 20, 1990 &10000000000000612000000612 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
48 Blue Panther 1 01992-07-24 July 24, 1992 &10000000000000665000000665 León, Guanajuato Live event  
49 Octagón 2 01994-04-30 April 30, 1994 &1000000000000002700000027 Veracruz, Veracruz Live event  
50 Blue Panther 2 01994-05-27 May 27, 1994 &10000000000000609000000609 Tijuana, Baja California Live event Awarded the title by default when Octagón was unable to defend due to injury
51 El Hijo del Santo 1 01996-01-26 January 26, 1996 &10000000000000233000000233 Tijuana, Baja California Live event  
52 Fuerza Guerrera 1 01996-09-15 September 15, 1996 &10000000000000867000000867 Saltillo, Coahuila Live event  
53 Octagón 3 01997-01-29 January 29, 1997 &1000000000000005800000058 Naucalpan, Mexico Live event  
54 Pentagón (II) 1 01997-03-28 March 28, 1997 &10000000000000417000000417 Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico Live event  
55 Abismo Negro 1 01998-05-19 May 19, 1998 &10000000000000253000000253 Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico Live event  
56 Espectro, Jr. (II) 2 01999-01-27 January 27, 1999 &10000000000000141000000141 Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Live event  
57 Máscara Sagrada, Jr. 1 01999-06-17 June 17, 1999 &1000000000000002100000021 Toluca, Mexico Live event  
58 Espectro, Jr. (II) 3 01999-07-08 July 8, 1999 &10000000000000659000000659 Toluca, Mexico Live event  
59 Pimpinela Escarlata 1 02001-04-27 April 27, 2001} &10000000000000473000000473 Querétaro, Querétaro Live event  
60 Psicosis II 1 02002-08-13 August 13, 2002 &100000000000010860000001,086 Huamantla, Tlaxcala Live event
— Vacated 1 02005-08-03 August 3, 2005 N/A N/A N/A Psicosis was stripped of the title for defending the title in a hardcore match against Histeria.[5]
61 Zumbido 1 02006-01-29 January 29, 2006 &10000000000000167000000167 Salamanca, Guanajuato Live event Defeated Histeria in a tournament final to win the championship.[6]
62 Octagón 4 02006-07-15 July 15, 2006 &100000000000020570000002,057+ Torreón, Coahuila Live event [7]

List of Championship reigns by combined length

Championships without a specific start or end date are not included as it is not possible to calculate the specific number of dates for a reign.

Key
† Indicates the current champion
¤ Accumulated reign is longer than listed but length of at least one reign is uncertain
Rank Wrestler # Of Reigns Combined Days
1 El Santo 4 3,256 ¤
2 Lizmark 1 2,204
3 Octagón † 4 1,669
4 Blue Panther 2 1,274
5 Psicosis (II) 1 1,086
6 Ringo Mendoza 2 1,004
7 Ciclón Veloz, Jr. 1 983
8 Espectro, Jr. (II) 3 886
9 Fuerza Guerrera 1 867
10 Karloff Lagarde 1 826
11 Tarzán López 1 823
12 Alberto Muñoz 1 621
13 Octavio Gaona 1 573
14 Pimpinela Escarlata 1 473
15 Atlantis 1 457
16 René Guajardo 2 435
17 Mogur 1 427
18 Pentagón (II) 1 417
19 Satánico 2 350
20 Humberto Gárza 1 328
21 Murciélago Velázquez 1 299
22 Talismán 1 273
23 Jerry Estrada 1 271
24 Abismo Negro 1 253
25 El Hijo del Santo 1 233
26 José Luis Mendieta 1 219
27 Black Guzmán 1 218
28 Ultraman 1 205
29 Adorable Rubí 1 196
30 Zumbido 1 167
31 Aníbal 1 154
32 Solar 1 147
33 Cachorro Mendoza 1 133
34 Emilio Charles, Jr. 1 82
35 Javier Cruz 1 35
36 Máscara Sagrada, Jr. 1 21
37 Perro Aguayo 1 11

2006 Mexican Middleweight Title Tournament

The tournament ran from October 14, 2005 – January 29, 2006. Records are not clear on who Histeria and Psicosis II defeated to qualify for the semi-finals.[8]

  First Round Second Round Semi-Final Finals
                                     
1  El Ángel W  
16  Gran Apache L  
     El Ángel L  
 
     El Hijo del Fantasma W  
8  Hijo del Fantasma W
9  Hator L  
     El Hijo del Fantasma L  
     Zumbido W  
5  Audaz II, Jr. L  
12  Charly Manson W  
     Charly Manson L
 
     Zumbido W  
4  El Orientál L
13  Zumbido W  
     Zumbido W
     Psicosis II L
6  bye n/a  
11  bye n/a  
     bye n/a
 
     bye n/a  
3  bye n/a
14  bye n/a  
     Histeria L
     Psicosis II W  
7  bye n/a  
10  bye n/a  
     bye n/a
 
     bye n/a  
2  bye n/a
15  bye n/a  

Footnotes

  1. ^ In this, "control" refers to the every day use of the title, determining which storylines the title is being used it, who gets to challenge for the title, how to use it in a public relations sense.
  2. ^ The most recent case of this is Mephisto holding the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (170 lb) upper limit, despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).

References

General source for title history before 2000
  • Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Middleweight Championship". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
General source for title history before December 2004
  • Lucha 2000 Staff (2004-12-20). "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales" (in Spanish). Lucha 2000. Especial 21. 
Specific sources
  1. ^ "Campeones" (in Spanish). www.aaa.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20071013012109/http://www.triplea.com.mx/ESP/CAMPEONES.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-15. 
  2. ^ "¿AAA dejará de contar campeonatos de terceros?" (in Spanish). Super Luchas. http://superluchas.net/?p=9627. Retrieved 2009-02-22. 
  3. ^ Arturo Montiel Rojas (2001-08-30). "Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico" (in Spanish) (PDF). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.. http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-03. "Articulo 242: "Super welter 82 kilos / Medio 87 kilos"" 
  4. ^ "Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion TripleMania". ProWrestlingHistory.com. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/aaa/triple.html#xiv. Retrieved 2009-02-19. 
  5. ^ SuperLuchas staff (January 3, 2006). "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas. issue 140. 
  6. ^ SuperLuchas staff (December 23, 2006). "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas. issue 192. http://superluchas.net/?p=44. Retrieved July 11, 2009. 
  7. ^ SuperLuchas staff (December 26, 2007). "2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas. issue 244. http://superluchas.net/?p=1491. Retrieved July 11, 2009. 
  8. ^ "AAA Title Tournaments". prowrestlinghistory.com. http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/aaa/titletny.html#middle2006. Retrieved 2007-10-15. 

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