List of WWC Universal Heavyweight Champions
The WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the World Wrestling Council (WWC) promotion. Locally, it is exclusively defended in WWC, but has made several appearances in foreign promotions during international tours.[1] Being a professional wrestling championship, it is won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. All but two of the title changes have occurred at WWC-promoted events, with the exceptions taking place at events hosted by International Championship Wrestling (ICW) and the International Wrestling Association (IWA). Title changes that occur on WWC's television program Súperestrellas de la Lucha Libre usually air on tape delay and as such are listed with the day the tapings occurred, rather than the air date.
The title was introduced as a plot device to promote the return of Abdullah the Butcher on July 21, 1982, and was originally named the "Capitol Sports Promotions (CSP) World Heavyweight Championship".[2] Within a year, the title was renamed "CSP Universal Heavyweight Championship" following a storyline where titlist Carlos Colón defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair in a match to determine which title had supremacy.[2] When CSP reorganized and adopted the name of WWC, the championship's acronym was changed along it. It has remained under this name ever since, but due to copyright concerns it was briefly renamed "Capitol Heavyweight Championship" when the IWA gained possession of the belt on January 6, 2008.
The inaugural champion was Abdullah the Butcher. The current champion is Carly Colón, who won the title on March 6, 2016 at a television taping for Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre. Carlos Colón, Sr. has held the title the most, with 26 reigns. The longest reign in the title history is Colón, Sr.'s second reign at 655 days. Carly Colón's 11th and the only reigns of Vampiro and Lance Hoyt are tied for the record of shortest reign in the title's history, lasting less than one day. Carlos Colón holds the record for combined days as champion, with 3,945. Overall, there have been 140 reigns shared among 49 wrestlers, not including one expunged reign and one unofficial title change, with 35 vacancies.
Title history
Names | Dates | Ref(s). |
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CSP World Heavyweight Championship | July 21, 1982 – July 24, 1982 | |
CSP/WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship | December 18, 1983 – present | |
Capitol Heavyweight Championship (unofficial) | January 6, 2008 – January 10, 2008 | [3][4][5] |
Reigns
# | Order in reign history |
---|---|
Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
+ | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
† | Indicates title reigns and changes not recognized by WWC |
# | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
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1 | Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | July 21, 1982 | 3 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Phantom tournament | Abdullah was billed as the WWC World Heavyweight Champion upon arrival and later billed as having defeated Antonio Inoki on June 20 in Okinawa, Japan to win the title. | [6] |
2 | Carlos Colón | 1 | July 24, 1982 | 273 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
3 | Ox Baker | 1 | April 23, 1983 | 21 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
4 | Carlos Colón | 2 | May 14, 1983 | 655 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Title renamed WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship on December 18, 1983 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico after Colón defeats NWA World Heavyweight champion Ric Flair in a cage match. | [6] |
5 | Dory Funk, Jr. | 1 | February 27, 1985 | 80 | Bangor, Maine | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | At an International Championship Wrestling event. This marked the first (and, to date, only) time that the title changed hands outside of Puerto Rico. | [6] |
— | Vacated | — | May 18, 1985 | — | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Carlos Colón. | [6] |
6 | Carlos Colón | 3 | June 15, 1985 | 98 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Won rematch against Dory Funk, Jr. | [6] |
— | Vacated | — | September 21, 1985 | — | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Abdullah the Butcher. | [6] |
7 | Carlos Colón | 4 | October 19, 1985 | 193 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Won rematch against Abdullah the Butcher. | [6] |
— | Vacated | — | September 21, 1985 | — | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | The title was vacated when Colón was injured. | [6] |
8 | Carlos Colón | 5 | September 21, 1986 | 300 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Terry Funk in a tournament final. | [6] |
9 | Hercules Ayala | 1 | July 18, 1987 | 64 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
10 | Carlos Colón | 6 | September 20, 1987 | 146 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
11 | Hercules Ayala | 2 | February 13, 1988 | 56 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
12 | Carlos Colón | 7 | April 9, 1988 | 105 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
13 | Hercules Ayala | 3 | July 23, 1988 | 32 | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
— | Vacated | — | August 24, 1988 | — | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Ayala was stripped of the title after attacking Carlos Colón's wife during a banquet. | [6] |
14 | Ron Garvin | 1 | November 24, 1988 | 18 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Carlos Colón in a tournament final. | [6] |
15 | Carlos Colón | 8 | December 12, 1988 | 166 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
16 | Steve Strong | 1 | May 27, 1989 | 133 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
17 | Carlos Colón | 9 | October 7, 1989 | 21 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
— | Vacated | — | October 28, 1989 | — | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Steve Strong. | [6] |
18 | Carlos Colón | 10 | November 23, 1989 | 24 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Strong in a rematch. | [6] |
19 | Leo Burke | 1 | December 17, 1989 | 24 | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
20 | TNT | 1 | February 9, 1990 | 43 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
21 | Abdullah the Butcher | 2 | March 24, 1990 | 7 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
22 | Carlos Colón | 11 | March 31, 1989 | 259 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
— | Vacated | — | December 15, 1990 | — | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match involving Greg Valentine. | [6] |
23 | Carlos Colón | 12 | February 2, 1991 | 245 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Valentine in a rematch. | [6] |
— | Vacated | — | October 5, 1991 | — | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Dino Bravo. | [6] |
24 | Carlos Colón | 13 | November 2, 1991 | 91 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Bravo in a rematch. | [6] |
25 | Ron Garvin | 2 | February 1, 1992 | 63 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
26 | Carlos Colón | 14 | April 4, 1992 | 126 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
27 | Invader I | 1 | August 8, 1992 | 42 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [6] | |
28 | Abdullah the Butcher | 3 | September 19, 1992 | 4 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
29 | Invader I | 2 | September 23, 1992 | 17 | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Awarded the title when decision of the September 19 match is overturned because of outside interefence by Dick Murdoch. | [6] |
— | Vacated | — | October 10, 1992 | — | Ponce, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Dick Murdoch. | [7] |
30 | Dick Murdoch | 1 | October 25, 1992 | 34 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated the Invader I in a rematch. | [7] |
31 | Carlos Colón | 15 | November 28, 1992 | 246 | Manatí, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | August 1, 1993 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Colón entered a temporary retirement. | [7] |
32 | Greg Valentine | 1 | August 8, 1993 | 259 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Invader I in a tournament final. | [7] |
33 | Ray González | 1 | April 24, 1994 | 59 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
34 | Dutch Mantell | 1 | June 22, 1994 | 45 | Toa Alta, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
35 | Carlos Colón | 16 | August 6, 1994 | 496 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | December 15, 1995 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Mabel. | [7] |
36 | Carlos Colón | 17 | January 6, 1996 | 1 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Mabel in a rematch. | [7] |
37 | Mabel | 1 | January 7, 1996 | 34 | San Germán, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Mabel in a rematch. | [7] |
38 | Abdullah the Butcher | 4 | February 10, 1996 | 42 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
39 | El Bronco | 1 | March 23, 1996 | 28 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
40 | Carlos Colón | 18 | April 20, 1996 | 35 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | May 25, 1996 | - | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Mr. Hughes. | [7] |
41 | Carlos Colón | 19 | June 15, 1996 | 157 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Hughes in a rematch. | [7] |
42 | Huracán Castillo | 1 | October 19, 1996 | 4 | Humacao, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
43 | Carlos Colón | 20 | October 23, 1996 | 122 | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Awarded by official decision. | [7] |
44 | El Nene | 1 | February 22, 1997 | 15 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
45 | Carlos Colón | 21 | March 9, 1997 | 13 | Humacao, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | March 22, 1997 | - | Yabucoa, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Jim Steele. | [7] |
46 | Carlos Colón | 22 | April 5, 1997 | 36 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | May 11, 1997 | - | Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
47 | Ray González | 2 | August 13, 1997 | 172 | Humacao, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Tom Brandi in a tournament final. | [7] |
— | Vacated | — | February 1, 1998 | - | Manatí, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Fidel Sierra. | [7] |
48 | Ray González | 3 | February 14, 1998 | 43 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Sierra in a rematch. | [7] |
49 | El Nene | 2 | March 29, 1998 | 41 | Gurabo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | May 9, 1998 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | El Nene was stripped of the title for using a foreign object. | [7] |
50 | Ray González | 4 | May 9, 1998 | 84 | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Awarded. | [7] |
51 | Carlos Colón | 23 | August 1, 1998 | 1 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
52 | Ray González | 5 | August 2, 1998 | 116 | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
53 | Glamour Boy Shane | 1 | November 26, 1998 | 2 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
54 | Ray González | 6 | November 28, 1998 | 39 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
55 | Carlos Colón | 24 | January 6, 1999 | 3 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | January 9, 1999 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Colón was stripped of the title for using an illegal object against the referee and against Gonzalez. | [7] |
56 | Ray González | 7 | January 9, 1999 | 77 | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Awarded. | [7] |
— | Vacated | — | March 27, 1999 | - | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Pierroth, Jr. | [7] |
57 | Ray González | 8 | April 3, 1999 | 1 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Pierroth Jr. in a rematch. | [7] |
58 | Pierroth, Jr. | 8 | April 4, 1999 | 13 | San Germán, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
59 | Ray González | 9 | April 17, 1999 | 119 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
60 | Carlos Colón | 25 | August 14, 1999 | 91 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | November 13, 1999 | - | Naguabo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Ray González. | [7] |
61 | Carlos Colón | 26 | November 27, 1999 | 42 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
62 | Ray González | 10 | January 8, 2000 | 21 | Fajardo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
63 | Carly Colón | 1 | January 29, 2000 | 21 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
64 | Ray González | 11 | February 19, 2000 | 148 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
65 | Carly Colón | 2 | July 16, 2000 | 76 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
66 | Curt Hennig | 1 | September 30, 2000 | 4 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | October 4, 2000 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Carly Colón. | [7] |
67 | Carly Colón | 3 | November 25, 2000 | 76 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Hennig in a rematch. | [7] |
68 | Jerry Flynn | 1 | February 17, 2001 | 14 | Manatí, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
69 | El Bronco | 2 | March 3, 2001 | 28 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
70 | Ray González | 12 | March 31, 2001 | 77 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | June 16, 2001 | - | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against Super Gladiador. | [7] |
71 | Ray González | 13 | July 7, 2001 | 147 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Super Gladiador in a rematch. | [7] |
72 | Carly Colón | 4 | December 1, 2001 | 126 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Hennig in a rematch. | [7] |
— | Vacated | — | April 6, 2002 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Carly Colón surrendered the title to Vampiro, following a controversial match between the two. | [7] |
73 | Vampiro | 1 | April 6, 2002 | [[<span style="display:none" class="sortkey">5000000000000000000♠</span>0]] | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | April 6, 2002 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up by official decision. | [7] |
74 | Carly Colón | 5 | April 13, 2002 | 203 | Fajardo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Vampiro for the held up title. | [7] |
75 | Konnan | 1 | November 2, 2002 | 21 | San Sebastián, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
76 | Carly Colón | 6 | November 23, 2002 | 49 | Las Piedras, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
77 | Chicky Starr | 1 | January 11, 2003 | 21 | Morovis, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
78 | Carly Colón | 7 | February 1, 2003 | 42 | Humacao, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
79 | Sabu | 1 | March 15, 2003 | 77 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
80 | Carly Colón | 8 | May 31, 2003 | 7 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | June 7, 2003 | - | Cayey, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up after a match against El Bronco. | [7] |
81 | Carly Colón | 9 | June 14, 2003 | 13 | Cataño, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated El Bronco in a rematch. | [7] |
— | Vacated | — | June 27, 2003 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Vacated when Carly Colón signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. | [7] |
82 | Lightning | 1 | July 18, 2003 | 57 | Guayama, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Eddie Colón in a tournament final. | [7] |
83 | El Diamante | 1 | September 13, 2003 | 98 | Yabucoa, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
84 | Carly Colón | 10 | December 20, 2003 | 14 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
85 | Abdullah the Butcher | 5 | January 3, 2004 | 252 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | September 11, 2004 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
86 | El Bronco | 3 | September 25, 2004 | 42 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Huracan Castillo in a tournament final. | [7] |
87 | Eddie Colón | 1 | November 6, 2004 | 35 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | December 11, 2004 | - | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
88 | Eddie Colón | 2 | January 6, 2005 | 142 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Crossfire 2004 | Defeated Titus for the held up title. | [7] |
89 | El Diamante | 2 | May 28, 2005 | 49 | Gurabo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
90 | Eddie Colón | 3 | July 16, 2005 | 55 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
— | Vacated | — | September 9, 2005 | - | Manatí, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
91 | La Amenaza Bryan | 1 | September 11, 2005 | 56 | Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
92 | Glamour Boy Shane | 2 | November 6, 2005 | 90 | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
93 | La Amenaza Bryan | 2 | February 4, 2006 | 49 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
94 | Lance Hoyt | 1 | March 25, 2006 | 0 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
95 | Black Pain | 1 | March 25, 2006 | 140 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [7] | |
96 | La Amenaza Bryan | 3 | August 12, 2006 | 39 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Aniversario 2006 | [8] | |
— | Vacated | — | September 20, 2006 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Amenaza Bryan was stripped of the title after leaving the company due to payment and creative differences. | [7] |
97 | Abbad | 1 | September 30, 2006 | 28 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Won a tournament final to determine the new champion. | [9] |
98 | Jon Heidenreich | 1 | October 28, 2006 | 49 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [10] | |
99 | Carlito Caribbean Cool (Carly Colón) |
11 | December 16, 2006 | 0 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Lockout 2006 | [11] | |
— | Vacated | — | December 16, 2006 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Carlito Caribbean Cool was stripped by Victor Jovica. | |
100 | Jon Heidenreich | 2 | December 16, 2006 | 21 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Lockout 2006 | Awarded. | [12] |
101 | Eddie Colón | 4 | January 6, 2007 | 70 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Euphoria 2007 | [13] | |
102 | Alofa The Samoan Tank | 1 | March 17, 2007 | 56 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Honor vs Traición 2007 | [14] | |
103 | Apolo | 1 | May 12, 2007 | 7 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Summmer Madness 2007 | [15] | |
104 | Eddie Colón | 5 | May 19, 2007 | 22 | Manatí, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Colón participated in a Battle Royal where Apolo defended the championship. | [16] |
105 | Apolo | 2 | June 10, 2007 | 34 | Yauco, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [17] | |
106 | Razor Ramon | 1 | July 14, 2007 | 154 | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Aniversario 2007 | Won a three way match that included Carlito and Apolo. | [18] |
— | Biggie Size | 1† | December 15, 2007 | 14 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Lockout 2007 | Won the title by forfeit when Scott Hall failed to appear and Biggie Size pinned Jack Meléndez. Despite being originally regarded as an official reign, WWC withdrew its recognition afterwards. | [19] |
— | Vacated | — | December 29, 2007 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Announced on a spot during television programming, the decision was officially announced by the company after closing its season and the incumbent retained custody of the championship. | [7] |
— | Blitz | 1† | January 6, 2008 | 4 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Histeria Boricua 2008 (IWA) | Blitz defeated Biggie Size in a unification match and became the first Undisputed IWA World Heavyweight Champion in Puerto Rico that is recognized by the NWA. | |
107 | Noriega | 1 | July 19, 2008 | 37 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Aniversario 2008 | Defeated Orlando Colón in a tournament final. | [20] |
— | Vacated | — | August 25, 2008 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Vacated when Noriega leaves the company. | [21] |
108 | Ray González | 14 | September 21, 2008 | 140 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Shane to win the vacant title. | |
109 | Steve Corino | 1 | February 8, 2009 | 153 | Naguabo, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | ||
110 | BJ | 1 | July 11, 2009 | 35 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Aniversario 2009 | ||
— | Vacated | — | August 15, 2009 | - | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Summer Madness 2009 | [22] | |
111 | Noriega | 2 | September 26, 2009 | 1 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Septiembre Negro 2009 | ||
112 | Glamour Boy Shane | 3 | September 27, 2009 | 62 | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated BJ, Noriega and Orlando Colón. | |
113 | Noriega | 3 | November 28, 2009 | 49 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Crossfire 2009 | Defeated BJ, Noriega and Orlando Colón. | [23] |
114 | BJ | 2 | January 16, 2010 | 56 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | ||
115 | Ray González | 15 | March 13, 2010 | 42 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | ||
116 | Scott Steiner | 01 | April 24, 2010 | 35 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | ||
— | Vacated | — | May 29, 2010 | - | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Summer Madness 2009 | Title held up after a match between Steiner and Ray González went to a no contest. | [24] |
117 | Ray González | 16 | July 11, 2010 | 20 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Aniversario 2010 | Defeated Scott Steiner in a rematch refereed by Ricky Banderas. | [25] |
118 | Shelton Benjamin | 1 | July 31, 2010 | 119 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | La Revolución 2010 | [26] | |
119 | Carlito Caribbean Cool | 12 | November 27, 2010 | 42 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Crossfire 2010 | [27] | |
120 | Ricky Banderas | 1 | January 8, 2011 | 42 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Euphoria 2011 | [28] | |
— | Vacated | — | February 19, 2011 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Title vacated when Banderas leaves to the IWA. | [29] |
121 | Steve Corino | 2 | April 23, 2011 | 42 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool, Shane the Glamour Boy and Gilbert in a gauntlet match to win the vacant title. | |
122 | Carlito Caribbean Cool | 13 | June 4, 2011 | 274 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Summer Madness 2011 | ||
123 | Gilbert | 1 | March 4, 2012 | 118 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Noche de Campeones 2012 | ||
124 | Apolo | 3 | June 30, 2012 | 70 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Aniversario 39 | ||
125 | Andy Leavine | 1 | September 8, 2012 | 50 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Septiembre Negro 2012 | Defeated Apolo and Gilbert. | [30] |
126 | Ray González | 17 | October 28, 2012 | 126 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Halloween Wrestling Xtravaganza 2012 | ||
127 | Super Fénix (Gilbert) | 2 | March 3, 2013 | 55 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | This was a Hair vs Title Match. | |
128 | Ray González | 18 | March 27, 2013 | 45 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | ||
129 | Chris Angel | 1 | May 11, 2013 | 189 | Cataño, Puerto Rico | Summer Madness 2013 | ||
130 | TNT | 2 | November 16, 2013 | 29 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Crossfire 2013 | ||
131 | The Mighty Ursus | 1 | December 15, 2013 | 29 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Lockout 2013 | Won a Triple threat also including Chris Angel. | [31] |
132 | TNT | 3 | January 19, 2014 | 48 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | ||
133 | Ray González | 19 | March 8, 2014 | 133 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | ||
134 | The Mighty Ursus | 2 | July 19, 2014 | 140 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [32] | |
135 | Carlito Caribbean Cool | 14 | December 6, 2014 | 29 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Lockdown 2014 | ||
136 | Ray González | 20 | January 4, 2015 | 13 | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Euphoria 2015 | [33] | |
— | Vacated | — | January 17, 2015 | - | — | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | Held up due to a controversy when González won the title. | [34] |
137 | Carlito Caribbean Cool | 15 | January 24, 2015 | 70 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | La Hora de la Verdad 2015 | ||
138 | El Chicano | 1 | April 4, 2015 | 119 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Camino a la Gloria 2015 | ||
139 | Mr. 450 | 1 | August 1, 2015 | 218 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Noche de Campeones 2015 | [35] | |
140 | Carlito Caribbean Cool Carly Colón |
16 | March 6, 2016 | 32+ | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre | [36] |
Combined reigns
† | Indicates the current champion(s) |
Rank[A] | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Carlos Colón | 26 | 3,945 |
2 | Ray González | 20 | 1,622 |
3 | Carly Colón† | 16 | [[<span style="display:none" class="sortkey">7003108900000000000♠</span>1,089]] |
4 | Eddie Colón | 5 | 324 |
5 | Abdullah the Butcher | 5 | 308 |
6 | Greg Valentine | 1 | 259 |
7 | Mr. 450 | 1 | 218 |
8 | Steve Corino | 2 | 195 |
9 | Chris Angel | 1 | 189 |
10 | Mighty Ursus | 2 | 174 |
11 | Gilbert | 2 | 173 |
12 | Glamour Boy Shane | 3 | 154 |
13 | Razor Ramon | 1 | 154 |
14 | Hercules Ayala | 3 | 152 |
15 | El Diamante | 2 | 147 |
16 | La Amenaza Bryan | 3 | 144 |
17 | Black Pain | 1 | 140 |
18 | Steve Strong | 1 | 133 |
19 | TNT | 3 | 120 |
20 | Shelton Benjamin | 1 | 119 |
21 | El Chicano | 1 | 119 |
22 | Apolo | 3 | 111 |
23 | El Bronco | 3 | 98 |
24 | BJ | 2 | 91 |
25 | Noriega | 3 | 87 |
26 | Ron Garvin | 2 | 81 |
27 | Dory Funk | 1 | 80 |
28 | Sabu | 1 | 77 |
29 | Jon Heidenreich | 2 | 70 |
30 | Invader I | 2 | 59 |
31 | Lightning | 1 | 57 |
32 | El Nene | 2 | 56 |
33 | Alofa the Samoan Tank | 1 | 56 |
34 | Leo Burke | 1 | 54 |
35 | Andy Levine | 1 | 50 |
36 | Dutch Mantell | 1 | 45 |
37 | Ricky Banderas | 1 | 42 |
38 | Scott Steiner | 1 | 35 |
39 | Dick Murdoch | 1 | 34 |
40 | Mabel | 1 | 34 |
41 | Abbad | 1 | 28 |
42 | Ox Baker | 1 | 21 |
43 | Konnan | 1 | 21 |
44 | Chicky Starr | 1 | 21 |
45 | Jerry Flynn | 1 | 14 |
46 | Pierroth, Jr. | 1 | 13 |
47 | Huracán Castillo | 1 | 4 |
48 | Curt Hennig | 1 | 4 |
49 | Vampiro | 1 | <1 |
50 | Lance Hoyt | 1 | <1 |
Footnotes
- A. ^ Each wrestler's total number of days as champion is ranked highest to lowest; wrestlers with the same number are tied for that certain rank.
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