UWA World Middleweight Championship

UWA World Middleweight Championship
Campeonato Mundial de Peso Medio UWA
Details
Current champion(s) Shiori Asahi
Date won 02011-11-06 November 6, 2011
Promotion Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) (1976-1995)
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
Toryumon Japan
Kaientai Dojo (Current)
Date established 01976-11-26 November 26, 1976

The UWA World Middleweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial de Peso Medio UWA in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship originally created and sanctioend by the Mexican lucha libre promotion Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) from 1976 until the UWA closed in 1995. Upon the closing of the UWA, the title migrated to Japan's Michinoku Pro Wrestling and Toryumon Japan promotions. Currently, the title resides in Taka Michinoku's promotion, Kaientai Dojo, where it is currently held by Shiori Asahi.

Contents

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
# The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
N/A The specific information has not been found
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
+ Indicates that the number of days held by this individual changes everyday.
# Wrestler name Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes
1 Guajardo, ReneRene Guajardo 1 01975-11-26 November 26, 1975 &10000000000000158000000158 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event Defeated Aníbal to become the first champion.
2 Gran Hamada 1 01976-05-02 May 2, 1976 &10000000000000182000000182 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event  
3 Guajardo, ReneRene Guajardo 2 01976-10-31 October 31, 1976 &10000000000000336000000336 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event  
4 Aníbal 1 01977-10-02 October 2, 1977 &10000000000000497000000497 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event  
5 Jungla Negra 1 01979-02-11 February 11, 1979 &10000000000000700000000700 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event  
6 Centurión Negro 1 01981-01-11 January 11, 1981 &10000000000000399000000399 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event  
7 Gran Hamada 2 01982-02-14 February 14, 1982 &10000000000000119000000119 Naucalpan, México Live event  
8 Centurión Negro 2 01982-06-13 June 13, 1982 &10000000000000210000000210 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event  
9 Luis Arizona 1 01983-01-09 January 9, 1983 &10000000000000133000000133 Reynosa, Tamaulipas Live event  
10 Gran Hamada 3 01983-05-22 May 22, 1983 &10000000000000411000000411 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event  
11 Super Astro 1 01984-07-06 July 6, 1984 &10000000000000100000000100 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event  
12 Satánico 1 01984-10-14 October 14, 1984 &10000000000000268000000268 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
13 Mendoza, CachorroCachorro Mendoza 1 01985-07-09 July 9, 1985 &10000000000000134000000134 N/A Live event  
14 Solar, ElEl Solar 1 01985-11-20 November 20, 1985 [Note 1] Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
— Vacated — 01986-04 April 1986 — N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons.
16 Valente Fernández 1 01986-06-29 June 29, 1986 &100000000000011630000001,163 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event  
17 Cuchillo 1 01989-09-04 September 4, 1989 &10000000000000214000000214 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
18 Yoshihiro Asai 1 01990-04-06 April 6, 1990 &1000000000000004500000045 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
19 Cuchillo 2 01990-05-21 May 21, 1990 &1000000000000001400000014 Puebla, Puebla Live event  
20 Yoshihiro Asai 2 01990-06-04 June 4, 1990 &10000000000000207000000207 Tokyo, Japan Live event  
21 Super Astro 2 01990-12-28 December 28, 1990 &1000000000000003200000032 Tijuana, Baja California Live event  
22 Casas, NegroNegro Casas 1 01991-01-29 January 29, 1991 &10000000000000787000000787 Pachuca, Hidalgo Live event  
23 Último Dragón 3 01993-03-26 March 26, 1993 &1000000000000005500000055 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event Previously won the title as "Yoshihiro Asai"
24 El Samurai 1 01993-05-20 May 20, 1993 &100000000000000040000004 Inuyama, Japan Live event  
25 Último Dragón 4 01993-05-24 May 24, 1993 &10000000000000226000000226 Osaka, Japan Live event  
26 Kouji Ishinriki 1 01994-01-05 January 5, 1994 &10000000000000139000000139 Osaka, Japan Live event  
27 Último Dragón 5 01994-05-24 May 24, 1994 &10000000000000168000000168 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Live event  
— Vacated — 01994-11-08 November 8, 1994 — Tokyo, Japan N/A Title vacated after Dragón wins the NWA World Middleweight Championship from Corazón de León.
28 Texano, ElEl Texano 1 01995-02-12 February 12, 1995 [Note 2] Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Live event Defeated Takashi Okano to win the vacant title.
29 Garza, HéctorHéctor Garza 1 01996 1996 [Note 3] N/A N/A  
30 Motegi, MasayoshiMasayoshi Motegi 1 01996-06-11 June 11, 1996 &100000000000000000000000 Tokyo, Japan Live event Won the title when Garza was knocked out accidentally during the match.
— Vacated — 01996-06-11 June 11, 1996 — Tokyo, Japan Live event Motegi immediately vacated the title after winning it.
31 Tiger Mask IV 1 01996-09-23 September 23, 1996 &10000000000000155000000155 Towada, Japan Live event  
— Vacated — 01997-02-25 February 25, 1997 — N/A N/A Title vacated after Tiger Mask is injured on December 11, 1996.
31 Funaki, ShoichiShoichi Funaki 1 01997-03-19 March 19, 1997 &1000000000000006600000066 Yonezawa, Japan Live event Defeated El Pantera to win the vacant title.
32 Minoru Tanaka 1 01997-05-24 May 24, 1997 &10000000000000330000000330 Nagoya, Japan Live event  
— Vacated — 01998-04-19 April 19, 1998 — N/A N/A Title vacated after defending against Tiger Mask.
33 The Willow 1 01998-06-14 June 14, 1998 [Note 4] Iwate, Japan Live event Defeated Ikuto Hidaka to win the vacant title.
— Vacated — 01998 1998 — N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons.
34 Silver Wolf 1 02002-05-25 May 25, 2002 [Note 5] Tokyo, Japan Live event Silver Wolf defeated Hi69 in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
— Vacated — 02002-09 September 2002 — N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons.
35 Hi69 1 02002-10-27 October 27, 2002 &10000000000000188000000188 Tokyo, Japan Live event Defeated PABLO in a tournament final to win the vacant title.}
36 Yasu Urano 1 02003-05-24 May 24, 2003 &10000000000000154000000154 Chiba, Japan Live event  
37 X #3 1 02003-10-25 October 25, 2003 &10000000000000183000000183 Chiba, Japan Live event  
38 Sambo Oishi 1 02004-04-25 April 25, 2004 &10000000000000188000000188 Tokyo, Japan Live event  
39 Onryo 1 02004-10-30 October 30, 2004 &10000000000000105000000105 Chiba, Japan Live event  
40 GENTARO 1 02005-02-12 February 12, 2005 &100000000000000080000008 Chiba, Japan Live event  
41 Boso Boy Raito 1 02005-02-20 February 20, 2005 &10000000000000409000000409 Shiwa, Japan Live event  
42 PSYCHO 1 02006-04-05 April 5, 2006 &10000000000000214000000214 Tokyo, Japan Live event  
43 Asahi, ShioriShiori Asahi 1 02006-11-05 November 5, 2006 &10000000000000303000000303 Fukuoka, Japan Live event  
44 Boso Boy Raito 2 02007-09-04 September 4, 2007 &10000000000000282000000282 Tokyo, Japan Live event  
45 Sambo Oishi 2 02008-06-12 June 12, 2008 &1000000000000008900000089 Tokyo, Japan Live event  
46 Teioh, Men'sMen's Teioh 1 02008-09-09 September 9, 2008 &1000000000000005400000054 Chiba, Japan Live event  
47 Sambo Oishi 3 02008-11-02 November 2, 2008 &10000000000000133000000133 Tokyo, Japan Live event Match was also for the Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship.
48 Quiet Storm 1 02009-03-15 March 15, 2009 &10000000000000147000000147 Tokyo, Japan Live event  
49 PSYCHO 2 02009-08-09 August 9, 2009 &1000000000000009700000097 Chiba, Japan Live event  
50 Shinobu 1 02009-11-14 November 14, 2009 &1000000000000005800000058 Tokyo, Japan Live event  
51 Kaji Tomato 1 02009-08-09 August 9, 2009 &10000000000000303000000303 Chiba, Japan Live event  
52 Yasu Urano 1 02010-11-10 November 10, 2010 &10000000000000263000000263 Tokyo, Japan Live event  
53 Kaji Tomato 2 02011-07-31 July 31, 2011 &09999999999999793999999-206 Chiba, Japan Live event  
54 Shiori Asahi 2 02011-11-06 November 6, 2011 &10000000000000115000000115+ Tokyo, Japan Live event This was a three-way match, also involving Marines Mask II.

Footnotes

  1. ^ The exact date El Solar vacated the title is unknown, placing his title reign between &10000000000000132000000132 and &10000000000000162000000162 days.
  2. ^ The exact date El Texano lost the title is unknown, placing his title regin between &10000000000000323000000323 and &10000000000000484000000484 days.
  3. ^ The exact date Héctor Garza won the title is unknown, placing the title reign between &10000000000000484000000484 and &10000000000000323000000323 days.
  4. ^ The exact date on which the Willow vacated the title is unknown, placing the title reign between &100000000000000010000001 and &10000000000000200000000200 days.
  5. ^ The excat date on which Silver Wolf vacated is unknown, placing the title reign between &1000000000000009900000099 and &10000000000000128000000128 days.

References

General source for title history before 2000
  • Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: UWA Middleweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 399. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
Specific sources

External links

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