Mexican National Lightweight Championship

Mexican National Lightweight Championship

A color photo of a Mexican male wearing long black tights, standing in a wrestling ring

Ricky Marvin, who held the championship in 2001
Details
Current champion(s) Eléctrico
Date won August 13, 2013
Date established June 28, 1934
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)

The Mexican National Lightweight Championship (Campeonato Nacional de Peso Ligero in Spanish) is a Mexican professional wrestling singles championship created and sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. ("the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission" in Spanish). Although the Commission sanctions the title, it does not promote the events in which the title is defended. As it is 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 official definition of the lightweight weight class in Mexico is between 63 kg (139 lb) and 70 kg (150 lb), but the weight limits for the different classes are not always strictly enforced.[Note 1][1] Since the title was brought back after being inactive for approximately four years it has been contested for in the Mini-Estrellas division exclusively. All title matches take place under two out of three falls rules as is tradition in Mexico.[2]

The Mexican National Lightweight Championship was created in 1934, making it one of the oldest wrestling championships still active today.[3] Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for World Wrestling Council) has the promotional control of the championship while the Commission only serves to approve the champions and supervise championship matches.[Note 2] Jack O'Brien was recognized as the first champion in 1934, after winning a tournament sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. and promoted by CMLL.[G1][G2][Note 3] The championship has been vacated on a number of occasions, most notably four times because the champion moved up a weight class, once because the champion was not a Mexican citizen and once because the reigning champion, Guerrero Samurai, was killed in a car accident.[G1][G2]

Eléctrico is the current Mexican National Lightweight Champion, having defeated Pequeño Nitro in a tournament final on August 13, 2013.[4] He is the 49th overall champion and the 39th person to hold the title. Rodolfo Ruiz and Taro are tied for the most reigns as champion, with three in total; Mishima Ota has the shortest reign, at 1 day. Black Shadow holds the record for the longest individual reign, at over 1,901 days, while Juan Diaz held the championship 1,979 days divided over two reigns.

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 at 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 every day.
No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref(s)
1 Jack O'Brien 1 June 28, 1934 1,096 N/A Live event O'Brien defeated Hernandez in the final a tournament to become first champion. [G1][G2]
2 Dientes Hernandez 1 June 28, 1937 324 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
3 Jack O'Brien 2 May 18, 1938 718 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
4 Bonales, BobbyBobby Bonales 1 May 5, 1940 221 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
5 Dientes Hernandez 2 December 12, 1940 666 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
6 Adolfo Bonales 1 October 9, 1942 233 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
7 Joe Silva 1 May 30, 1943 334 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
8 Raul Romero 1 April 28, 1944 717 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
9 Emilio Charles 1 April 15, 1946 [Note 4] Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
— Vacated 1 1948 — N/A N/A Championship vacated for undocumented reasons [G1][G2]
10 Joe Marin 1 August 5, 1948 74 N/A Live event   [G1][G2]
11 Black Shadow 1 October 18, 1948 [Note 5] Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
— Vacated 1 1954 — N/A N/A Championship vacated for undocumented reasons [G1][G2]
12 Juan Diaz 1 March 30, 1957 109 N/A Live event Defeated Orquidea to win the vacant title [G1][G2]
13 Mishima Ota 1 July 17, 1957 1 Mexicali, Baja California Live event   [G1][G2]
— Vacated 1 July 18, 1957 — N/A N/A Championship vacated by the commission as Mishima Ota was not a Mexican citizen. [G1][G2]
14 Juan Diaz 2 May 17, 1958 1,979 Mexico City, D.F. Live event Defeated Jesus Garcia. [G1][G2]
15 Chanoc 1 October 17, 1963 110 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event   [G1][G2]
16 Ulises 1 February 4, 1964 129 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
17 Chanoc 2 June 12, 1964 215 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event   [G1][G2]
18 Rodolfo Ruiz 1 January 13, 1965 206 Mexico City, D.F. EMLL Carnaval de Campeones   [G1][G2]
19 Muñoz, AlbertoAlberto Muñoz 1 August 7, 1965 183 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
— Vacated 1 February 6, 1966 — N/A N/A Championship vacated when Alberto Muñoz won the Mexican National Welterweight Championship. [G1][G2]
20 Rolando Costa 1 April 3, 1966 28 N/A Live event   [G1][G2]
21 Raul Rojas 1 May 1, 1966 494 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
22 Raul Guerrero 1 September 7, 1967 348 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
23 Estrella Blanca 1 August 20, 1968 396 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
24 Rodolfo Ruiz 2 September 20, 1969 690 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
25 Estrella Blanca 2 August 11, 1971 974 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event   [G1][G2]
26 Tauro 2 April 11, 1973 647 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
27 Dardo Aguilar 1 January 18, 1975 134 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
28 Tauro 3 June 1, 1975 517 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
29 Flama Azul 1 October 30, 1976 162 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
30 Rocca, AméricoAmérico Rocca 1 April 10, 1977 82 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event   [G1][G2]
31 Flama Azul 2 July 1, 1977 82 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event   [G1][G2]
32 Mario Valenzuela 1 September 21, 1977 343 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event   [G1][G2]
scope="33 Talismán 1 August 30, 1978 221 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event   [G1][G2]
34 Rodolfo Ruiz 3 April 8, 1979 431 Cuernavaca, Morelos Live event   [G1][G2]
35 Valaguez, ChamacoChamaco Valaguez 1 June 12, 1980 [Note 6] N/A Live event   [G1][G2]
— Vacated 1 February 1982 — N/A N/A Championship vacated when Chamaco Valaguez moved up a weight class. [G1][G2]
36 Aristotle 1 May 2, 1982 [Note 7] Mexico City, D.F. Live event Defeated Negro Casas in a tournament final [G1][G2]
— Vacated 1 July 1983 — N/A N/A Championship vacated when Aristotle moved up a weight class. [G1][G2]
37 Fuerza Guerrera 1 November 6, 1983 [Note 8] Mexico City, D.F. Live event Defeated Aguila Venezolana in tournament final. [G1][G2]
— Vacated 1 May 1984 — N/A N/A Championship vacated when Fuerza Guerrera moved up a weight class. [G1][G2]
38 El Modulo 1 August 18, 1984 211 Mexico City, D.F. Live event Won a tournament. [G1][G2]
39 Pegasso I 1 March 17, 1985 118 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
40 El Khalifa 1 July 13, 1985 277 Puebla Puebla Live event   [G1][G2]
41 Guerrero Samurai 1 April 16, 1986 480 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
42 El Pantera II 1 August 9, 1987 181 Mexico City, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
43 Guerrero Samurai 2 February 6, 1988 1,022 Xochimilco, D.F. Live event   [G1][G2]
— Vacated 1 November 24, 1990 — N/A N/A Championship vacated after Guerrero Samurai died in an automobile accident. [G1][G2]
44 Flash 1 July 14, 1991 [Note 9] Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Defeated Guerrero Samurai II; [G1][G2]
— Vacated 1 1993 — N/A N/A Championship vacated for unknown reasons [G1][G2]
45 Damiancito el Guerrero/Virus 1 May 7, 1998 937 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event Defeated El Oriental in a tournament final. Later changed ring name to Virus. [G1][G2][5]
46 Marvin, RickyRicky Marvin 1 November 29, 2000 369 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event   [G2][6]
47 Loco Max 1 December 3, 2001 [Note 10] Puebla Puebla Live event   [G2]
— Vacated 1 February 2005 — N/A N/A Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. [7]
48 Pierrothito 1 September 23, 2008 1,765 Mexico City, D.F. Live event Defeated Mascarita Dorada in tournament final. [8]
— Vacated 1 July 24, 2013 — N/A N/A Championship vacated for unspecified reasons. [9]
49 Eléctrico 1 August 13, 2013 1,001+ Mexico City, D.F. Live event Defeated Pequeño Nitro in tournament final. [4]

Reigns by combined length

Color photo of a masked wrestler lifting a smaller masked wrestler over his head.
Pierrothito (in blue), the 48th champion and the first Mini-Estrella to hold the championship.
Key
Symbol Meaning
† Indicates the current champion
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
+ Indicates that the number of days held by this individual changes every day.
Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days Ref(s).
1 Juan Diaz 2 1,979 [G1][G2]
2 Black Shadow 1 1,901¤ [Note 5] [G1][G2]
3 Jack O'Brien 2 1,814 [G1][G2]
4 Pierrothito 1 1,765 [8][9]
5 Guerrero Samuari 2 1,502 [G1][G2]
6 Estrella Blanca 2 1,371 [G1][G2]
7 Rodolfo Ruiz 3 1,327 [G1][G2]
8 Tauro 2 1,164 [G1][G2]
9 Loco Max 1 1,156¤ [Note 10] [G2][7]
10 Eléctrico † 1 1,001 + [4]
11 Damiancito El Guerrero/Virus 1 937 [G1][G2]
12 Raul Romero 1 717 [G1][G2]
13 Dientes Hernandez 2 666 [G1][G2]
14 Emilio Charles 1 629¤ [Note 4] [G1][G2]
15 Chamaco Valaguez 1 599¤ [Note 6] [G1][G2]
16 Flash 1 537¤ [Note 9] [G1][G2]
17 Raul Rojas 1 494 [G1][G2]
18 Aristotle 1 425¤ [Note 7] [G1][G2]
19 Ricky Marvin 1 369 [G2][G1][G2]
20 Raul Guerrero 1 348 [G1][G2]
21 Mario Valenzuela 1 343 [G1][G2]
22 Chanoc 2 325 [G1][G2]
23 Joe Silva 1 324 [G1][G2]
24 El Khalifa 1 277 [G1][G2]
25 Flama Azul 2 244 [G1][G2]
26 Adolfo Bonales 1 233 [G1][G2]
27 Bobby Bonales 1 221 [G1][G2]
El Talisman 1 221 [G1][G2]
29 El Modulo 1 211 [G1][G2]
30 Alberto Muñoz 1 183 [G1][G2]
31 El Pantera II 1 181 [G1][G2]
32 Fuerza Guerrera 1 177¤ [Note 8] [G1][G2]
33 Dardo Aguilar 1 134 [G1][G2]
34 Ulises 1 129 [G1][G2]
35 Pegasso I 1 118 [G1][G2]
36 Américo Rocca 1 82 [G1][G2]
37 Joe Marin 1 74 [G1][G2]
38 Rolando Costa 1 28 [G1][G2]
39 Mishima Ota 1 1 [G1][G2]

Championship tournaments

2008 Mexican National Lightweight Tournament

Close up of a Mexican wrestler wearing white facepaint with black and red lines on it.
Mini Damián 666 one of 24 competitors in the 2008 tournament.

In 2008 the Mexican National Lightweight Championship was reintroduced after being vacant since 2005. CMLL held two Torneo cibernetico elimination matches, one on September 9 and one on September 16 to determine the finalists. Pierrothito won the first torneo cibernetico by eliminating Pequeño Olimpico in the end.[10] Mascarita Dorada won the second torneo cibernetico, eliminating Pequeño Black Warrior in the last fall.[11] On September 23, 2009 Pierrothito defeated Mascarita Dorada to win the championship, becoming the first Mini-Estrella to win the Mexican National Lightweight Championship.[8]

Cibernetico – September 9, 2008[10]
# Eliminated Eliminated by
1 Pequeño Lizmark Mr. Aguilita
2 Pequeño Universo 2000 Bracito de Oro
3 Mr. Aguilita Niño de Acero
4 Bracito de Oro Fire
5 Cosmico Último Dragóncito
6 Fire Shockercito
7 Niño de Acero Pierrothito
8 Último Dragoncito Pequeño Olímpico
9 Mini Damián 666 Pequeño Olímpico
10 Shockercito Pierrothito
11 Pequeño Olímpico Pierrothito
12 Pierrothito Winner
Cibernetico – September 16, 2008[11]
# Eliminated Eliminated by
Bam Bam Unknown
2 Celestial Unknown
3 Pequeño Ninja Unknown
4 Pequeño Black Warrior Unknown
5 Pequeño Halloween Unknown
6 Fantasy Unknown
7 Sombrita Unknown
8 Electrico Unknown
9 Pequeño Black Warrior Mascarita Dorada
10 Mascarita Dorada Winner

2013 Mexican National Lightweight Tournament

Color picture of a masked professional wrestler posting in the ring during an outdoor wrestling event.
Último Dragóncito one of 12 competitors in the 2013 tournament.

On June 24, 2013 CMLL announced that the Mexican National Lightweight Championship had been vacated, without stating specifically why previous champion Pierrothito had been stripped of the championship.[9] They also announced a 12-man tournament to determine a new champion that would start on July 30 with a six-man torneo cibernetico elimination match and a second six-man cibernetico the following week.[12][13] The winners of each block faced off on August 13, 2013 to determine the new champion. The finals saw Eléctrico defeat Pequeño Nitro to win the championship.[4]

Cibernetico – July 30, 2013[12]
# Eliminated Eliminated by Time
1 Pequeño Halcón Shockercito 07:15
2 Shockercito Mercurio 08:04
3 Mercurio Bam Bam 10:58
4 Bam Bam Pequeño Violencia 13:27
5 Pequeño Violencia Eléctrico 16:24
6 Eléctrico Winner 16:24
Cibernetico – August 6, 2013[13]
# Eliminated Eliminated by
1 Pequeño Universo 2000  
X Aéreo Order of elimination not documented
X Pequeño Black Warrior Order of elimination not documented
X Fantasy Order of elimination not documented
5 Último Dragóncito Pequeño Nitro
6 Pequeño Nitro Winner

Footnotes

  1. ↑ One example of this is Mephisto once holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit, despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
  2. ↑ In this statement, "control" refers to the everyday use of the title, determining which storylines the title is being used in, who gets to challenge for the title and how to use it in a public relations sense.
  3. ↑ At the time CMLL was known as Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), name changed in 1992
  4. 1 2 The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 626 and 842 days.
  5. 1 2 The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 1,901 and 2,265 days.
  6. 1 2 The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 599 and 626 days.
  7. 1 2 The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 425 and 455 days.
  8. 1 2 The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 177 and 207 days.
  9. 1 2 The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 537 and 901 days.
  10. 1 2 The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 1,156 and 1,183 days.

References

General sources
Specific
  1. ↑ Arturo Montiel Rojas (August 30, 2001). "Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2009. Articulo 242: "Pluma 63 kilos / Ligero 70 kilos"
  2. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). "Okay... what is Lucha Libre?". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. New York, New York: HarperCollins. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  3. ↑ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "19th Century and widely defended titles: NWA, WCW, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Wrestling Title Histories. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. pp. 8–32. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Salazar López, Alexis A. (August 14, 2013). "Resultados Arena México Martes 13 de Agosto '13". Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ "1998 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 1999. pp. 2–28. issue 2348.
  6. ↑ "SLAM! Wrestling International – 2000: The Year-In-Review Mexico". Slam Wrestling!. Canoe.ca. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. Issue 140.
  8. 1 2 3 Alfredo Ascencio (September 24, 2008). "En honor a Panther" (in Spanish). ESTO, OEM Online. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  9. 1 2 3 "De última hora: El Campeonato Nacional de Peso Ligero ha quedado vacante...". Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). Twitter. July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  10. 1 2 Alfredo Ascencio (September 10, 2009). "Despachan rápido a los Guerreros" (in Spanish). ESTO, OEM online. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  11. 1 2 Mario Licona (September 17, 2009). "Wagner se reivindica "en su casa"" (in Spanish). ESTO, OEM online. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  12. 1 2 Salazar López, Alexis A. (July 30, 2013). "Vangelys en plan de ídolo en busca de la gloria." (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  13. 1 2 Salazar López, Alexis A. (August 6, 2013). "En duelo de rudos los Revolucionarios fueron más que Los Guerreros" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on August 6, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2014.

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