Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship

Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship

A picture of the masked wrestler Atlantis in the ring, wearing his cape.

65th and current champion Atlantis
Details
Current champion(s) Atlantis[1]
Date won August 24, 2015[1]
Date established September 25, 1942[2]
Promotion Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.
(Sanctioning body)
Empressa Mexicana de Lucha LF2ibre
(1942–1992)
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
(1992–2004)
ENSEMA
(2004–2007)
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(2007–current)

The Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Nacional Semicompleto in Spanish) is a national Mexican singles professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. (Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission). Since its creation in 1942, the championship has not been promoted by one specific promotion throughout its existence, but shared between many Mexican promotions. Among others, Empressa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), the ENSEMA promotion and the Independent circuit but since December 2007 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) has had the exclusive rights to the championship.[Note 1] 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.[3] The official definition of the Light Heavyweight weight class in Mexico is between 92 kg (203 lb) and 97 kg (214 lb), but the weight limits for the different classes are not always strictly enforced.[Note 2][4] Championship matches normally take place under best two-out-of-three falls rules.[5]

Jesus Anaya became the first National Light Heavyweight Champion when he won the inaugural tournament that concluded on the EMLL 9th Anniversary Show, defeating Black Guzmán. Empresa Mexicana de Luch Libre was the primary promotion to use the championship in subsequent years, although did not have exclusive control of the championship.[G1][G2] In 1992 then-CMLL booker Antonio Peña left the company to create AAA and brought a number of CMLL wrestlers with him, including among others the then-reigning Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion Máscara Sagrada. The commission allowed Máscara Sagrada to take the championship with him to AAA.[G1][G2] From AAA's creation in 1992 until 2002 they had exclusive control of the championship, In 2002 El Dandy won the title, transitioning the championship to the ENSEMA promotion.[G2] In December 2007 Místico won the title from Vangelis, making it an official CMLL recognized championship from that point forward.[6]

The current champion is Atlantis, having defeated Mephisto for the championship on August 24, 2015.[1] He is the 65th overall champion and this is his first title reign. La Parka / L.A. Park and Pierroth Jr. are tied for most title reigns, with four reigns; Pierroth Jr. has the shortest reign at no more than 11 days.[Note 3] El Dandy's two reigns combine to 1,526 days, the most days for any champion, while the longest continuous reign belongs to Cavernario Galindo, with 1,249 days.[G2]

Title history

Key
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion at which the championship was won
N/A The specific information is not known
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
[Note] Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.
(n) Indicates that a championship change took place "no later than" the date listed.[Note 4]
† Indicates that the championship was promoted by AAA at this point in time.
± Indicates that the championship was promoted by the ENSEMA promotion at this point in time.
§ Indicates that the championship is promoted by CMLL at this point in time.
No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref(s)
1 Jesus Anaya 1 September 25, 1942 [Note 5] Mexico EMLL 9th Anniversary Show Defeated Black Guzmán in the finals of a tournament [G1][G2][2]
2 Guzmán, BlackBlack Guzmán 1 March 1943 [Note 6] Mexico Live event   [G1][G2]
3 Gorila Ramos 1 September 20, 1944 28 Mexico EMLL 11th Anniversary Show   [G1][G2][2]
4 Tarzán Lόpez 1 October 18, 1944 [Note 7] Mexico Live event   [G1][G2]
5 Guzmán, BlackBlack Guzmán 2 January 1945 [Note 8] Mexico Live event   [G1][G2]
6 Tarzán Lόpez 2 April 12, 1947 811 Mexico Live event   [G1][G2]
7 Galindo, CavernarioCavernario Galindo 1 July 1, 1949 [Note 9] Mexico City Live event   [G1][G2]
8 Llanes, EnriqueEnrique Llanes 1 December 1950 [Note 10] Mexico Live event   [G1][G2]
— Vacated — 1951 — — — Championship vacated for unverified reasons [G1][G2]
9 Tarzán Lόpez 3 September 9, 1956 [Note 11] Mexico Live event It is unknown whom Lόpez defeated [G1][G2]
— Vacated — January 1957 — — — Championship vacated for unverified reasons [G1][G2]
10 Espectro I 1 April 21, 1957 [Note 12] Mexico Live event Defeated Bobby Bonales [G1][G2]
— Vacated — September 1960 (n) — — — Championship vacated for unverified reasons [G1][G2]
11 Rubén Juárez 1 September 23, 1960 1,086 Mexico City EMLL 27th Anniversary Show Defeated Ray Mendoza to win the championship [G1][G2][2]
12 Espanto I 1 September 14, 1963 77 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event   [G1][G2]
13 Mendoza, RayRay Mendoza 1 November 30, 1963 410 Mexico City Live event   [G1][G2]
14 Raúl Reyes 1 January 13, 1965 112 Mexico City EMLL Carnaval de Campeones   [G1][G2]
15 Dantés, AlfonsoAlfonso Dantés 1 May 5, 1965 286 Mexico Live event   [G1][G2]
16 Espanto I 2 February 15, 1966 241 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event   [G1][G2]
17 Santo, ElEl Santo 1 October 14, 1966 [Note 13] Mexicali, Baja California Live event   [G1][G2]
18 Espanto I 3 March 1967 [Note 14] Mexico Live event   [G1][G2]
19 Mil Máscaras 1 June 12, 1967 125 Mexico City Live event   [G1][G2]
20 El Nazi 1 October 15, 1967 159 Mexico City Live event   [G1][G2]
21 Mil Máscaras 2 March 22, 1968 19 Mexico Live event   [G1][G2]
— Vacated — April 10, 1968 — — — Championship vacated for unverified reasons [G1][G2]
22 Mata, RaulRaul Mata 1 April 11, 1969 1,164 Mexico Live event Defeated Dr. Wagner to win the championship. [G1][G2]
23 Enrique Vera 1 June 18, 1972 271 Mexico Live event   [G1][G2]
24 Wagner, Dr.Dr. Wagner 1 March 16, 1973 555 Mexico City Live event   [G1][G2]
— Vacated — September 22, 1974 — — — Championship vacated for unverified reasons. [G1][G2]
25 Dantés, AlfonsoAlfonso Dantés 2 November 15, 1974 513 Mexico City Live event Defeated El Halcón to win the championship. [G1][G2]
26 Wagner, Dr.Dr. Wagner 2 April 11, 1976 644 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event   [G1][G2]
27 El Canek 1 January 15, 1978 156 Mexico City Live event   [G1][G2]
28 Dos Caras 1 June 20, 1978 292 Pachuca, Hidalgo Live event   [G1][G2]
29 Astro Rey 1 April 8, 1979 217 Mexico City Live event   [G1][G2]
30 Wagner, Dr.Dr. Wagner 3 November 11, 1979 19 Mexico Live event   [G1][G2]
31 Enrique Vera 2 November 30, 1979 658 Mexico City Live event   [G1][G2]
32 Dantés, AlfonsoAlfonso Dantés 3 September 18, 1981 100 Mexico City Live event   [G1][G2]
33 Babe Face 1 December 27, 1981 570 Mexico City Live event   [G1][G2]
34 Mano Negra 1 July 20, 1983 410 Cuernavaca, Morelos Live event   [G1][G2]
35 Valente Fernández 1 September 2, 1984 581 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event   [G1][G2]
36 Luis Mariscal 1 April 6, 1986 193 Mexico Live event   [G1][G2]
37 El Halcón '78 1 October 16, 1986 536 Mexico City Live event   [G1][G2]
38 Pierroth Jr. 1 April 4, 1988 156 San Lorenzo, Oaxaca Live event   [G1][G2][7]
39 Mogur 1 September 7, 1988 492 Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State Live event   [G1][G2][7]
40 Pierroth Jr. 2 January 12, 1990 433 Mexico City Live event   [G1][G2]
41 Máscara Sagrada 1 March 21, 1991 435 Cuernavaca, Morelos Live event   [G1][G2]
42 Universo 2000 † 1 May 29, 1992 112 Veracruz, Veracruz Live event   [G1][G2]
43 Lizmark † 1 September 18, 1992 721 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event   [G1][G2]
44 Parka, LaLa Parka † 1 September 9, 1994 200 Río Bravo, Tamaulipas Live event   [G1][G2]
45 Estrada, JerryJerry Estrada † 1 March 28, 1995 131 Matamoros, Tamaulipas Live event   [G1][G2]
46 Parka, LaLa Parka † 2 August 6, 1995 167 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event   [G1][G2]
47 Pierroth Jr. † 3 January 20, 1996 [Note 15] Mexicali, Baja California Live event   [G1][G2][8]
48 Parka, LaLa Parka † 3 January 1996 [Note 16] Mexico Live event   [G1][G2][8]
49 Pimpinela Escarlata † 1 May 20, 1996 112 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Live event   [G1][G2][8]
50 Latin Lover † 1 September 9, 1996 252 Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Live event   [G1][G2][8]
51 Pierroth Jr. † 4 May 19, 1997 [Note 17] Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Live event   [G1][G2]
52 Máscara Sagrada † 1 1998 [Note 18] Mexico Live event   [G1][G2][9]
53 Sangre Chicana † 1 May 16, 1998 1,080 Torreón, Coahuila Live event   [G1][G2][9]
54 Garza, HéctorHéctor Garza † 1 April 30, 2000 776 Monterrey, Nuevo León Live event   [G2][10]
55 Electroshock † 1 June 15, 2001 310 Tijuana, Baja California Live event   [G2][11]
56 Aguayo Jr., PerroPerro Aguayo Jr. † 1 April 21, 2002 132 Chihuahua, Chihuahua Live event   [G2][12]
57 Dandy, ElEl Dandy ± 1 August 31, 2002 776 Reynosa, Tamaulipas Live event   [G2][12]
58 Park, L.A.L.A. Park ± 4 October 15, 2004 162 Mexico City Live event   [G2][13]
59 Dandy, ElEl Dandy ± 2 March 26, 2005 750 Acapulco, Guerrero Live event   [14]
60 Vangelis 1 April 15, 2007 233 Mexico City Live event This match was possibly fictitious[Note 19] [6]
61 Místico § 1 December 4, 2007 798 Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro Live event This was a double title match with Místico's CMLL World Welterweight Championship also at stake. [6]
62 Volador Jr. § 1 February 12, 2010 239 Mexico City CMLL Super Viernes   [15]
63 La Máscara § 1 October 5, 2010 1,043 Mexico City Live event   [16]
64 Mephisto § 1 August 13, 2013 741 Guadalajara, Jalisco Live event   [17]
65 Atlantis § 1 August 24, 2015 259+ Puebla, Puebla Live event   [1]

Reigns by combined length

Mephisto, wearing a mask with spikes down the middle of his forehead, in the middle of a match.
Mephisto, the 64th champion
La Máscara, posing on the turnbuckles before a wrestling match.
La Máscara, who held the championship for 1,043 days.
An unmasked wrestler lifting a masked wrestler up over his head with outstretched arms.
Héctor Garza (the 54th champion), lifting Místico (the 61st champion) over his head
A masked wrestler wearing a full body suit that makes him look like a skeleton/
La Parka, who won the championship on four occasions, three times in AAA and once in ENSEMA.
Key
Symbol Meaning
† Indicates the current champion
¤ The exact length of at least one championship reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
+ Indicates that the date changes daily for the current champion.
Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days Ref(s).
1 Dandy, ElEl Dandy 2 1,526 [G2][6][12][14]
2 Guzmán, BlackBlack Guzmán 2 1,368¤[Note 20] [G1][G2]
3 Galindo, CavernarioCavernario Galindo 1 1,249¤[Note 21] [G1][G2]
4 Espectro I 1 1,229¤[Note 22] [G1][G2]
5 Wagner, Dr.Dr. Wagner 3 1,218 [G1][G2]
6 Mata, RaulRaul Mata 1 1,164 [G1][G2]
7 Rubén Juárez 1 1,086 [G1][G2]
8 Sangre Chicana 1 1,080 [G1][G2]
9 La Máscara 1 1,043 [16][17]
10 Lόpez, TarzánTarzán Lόpez 3 1,019¤[Note 23] [G1][G2]
11 Enrique Vera 2 929 [G1][G2]
12 Dantés, AlfonsoAlfonso Dantés 3 899 [G1][G2]
13 Pierroth Jr. 4 826¤[Note 24] [G1][G2]
14 Místico 1 802 [6][15]
15 Garza, HéctorHéctor Garza 1 776 [G2][10]
16 Mephisto 1 742 [1][17]
17 Lizmark 2 721 [G1][G2]
18 La Parka / L.A. Park 4 639¤[Note 25] [G1]][G2][13]
19 Valente Fernández 1 581 [G1][G2]
20 Babe Face 1 570 [G1][G2]
21 El Halcón '78 1 536 [G1][G2]
22 Mogur 1 492 [G1][G2]
23 Máscara Sagrada 1 435 [G1][G2]
24 Mano Negra 1 410 [G1][G2]
Mendoza, RayRay Mendoza 1 410 [G1][G2]
26 Espanto I 3 335¤[Note 26] [G1][G2]
27 Electroshock 1 310 [G2][11]
28 Dos Caras 1 292 [G1][G2]
29 Atlantis † 1 259+ [1]
30 Latin Lover 1 252 [G1][G2]
31 Volador Jr. 1 236 [15][16]
32 Vangelis 1 233 [6]
33 Astro Rey 1 217 [G1][G2]
34 Luis Mariscal 1 193 [G1][G2]
35 El Nazi 1 159 [G1][G2]
36 Jesus Anaya 1 157¤[Note 27] [G1][G2]
37 El Canek 1 156 [G1][G2]
38 Mil Máscaras 2 144 [G1][G2]
39 Santo, ElEl Santo 1 138¤[Note 28] [G1][G2]
40 Aguayo Jr., PerroPerro Aguayo Jr. 1 132 [G2][12]
41 Estrada, JerryJerry Estrada 1 131 [G1][G2]
42 Raúl Reyes 1 122 [G1][G2]
43 Pimpinela Escarlata 1 112 [G1][G2]
43 Universo 2000 1 112 [G1][G2]
45 Gorila Ramos 1 28 [G1][G2]
46 Llanes, EnriqueEnrique Llanes 1 1¤[Note 29] [G1][G2]
46 Máscara Sagrada II 1 1¤[Note 30] [G1][G2]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ In this statement, the rights refers to the every day use of the championship, determining which storylines the championship is being used in, who gets to challenge for it and how to use it in a public relations sense.
  2. ↑ One example of this is Mephisto's holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
  3. ↑ Two individuals have potentially shorter reigns as both Enrique Llanes and Máscara Sagrada II have a minimum length of 1 day but Pierroth, Jr's reign is the shortest documented reign.
  4. ↑ Documentation of the specific date of a championship change was not found but documentation of the champion holding the championship on that date/in that period.
  5. ↑ The exact date on which the championship was lost is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 157 and 187 days
  6. ↑ The exact date Black Guzmán won the championship has not been found, which means the championship reign lasted between 567 and 597 days
  7. ↑ The exact date on which Tarzán Lόpez lost the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 75 and 105 days
  8. ↑ The exact date on which Black Guzmán won the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 801 and 831 days
  9. ↑ The exact date on which Cavernario Galindo lost the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 1,249 and 1,279 days
  10. ↑ The exact date on which Enrique Llanes won the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 1 and 365 days
  11. ↑ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 114 and 144 days
  12. ↑ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 1,229 and 1,251 days
  13. ↑ The exact date on which El Santo lost the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 138 and 168 days
  14. ↑ The exact date on which Espanto I won the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 73 and 103 days
  15. ↑ The exact date on which Pierroth Jr. lost the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 1 and 11 days
  16. ↑ The exact date on which La Parka won the championship not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 110 and 120 days
  17. ↑ The exact date on which Pierroth Jr. lost the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 227 and 362 days
  18. ↑ The exact date on which Máscara Sagrada won the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 1 and 135 days
  19. ↑ From time to time promotions will award a championship to a wrestler and then publicize results of a match that did not actually take place.
  20. ↑ Black Guzmán's first reign lasted at least 567 days while his second reign lasted at least 801 days.
  21. ↑ Cavernario Galindo's only reign lasted at least 1,249 days
  22. ↑ Espanto I's only reign lasted at least 1,229 days.
  23. ↑ Tarzán Lόpez' first reign lasted at least 75 days, his second reign lasted 811 days and his third reign lasted at least 114 days.
  24. ↑ Pierroth Jr.'s first reign lasted 156 days, his second reign lasted 433 days. His third reign lasted at least 1 day and his fourth reign lasted at least 227 days.
  25. ↑ La Parka's first reign lasted 200 days, the second reign lasted 167 days, the third reign lasted at least 110 days and the four reign lasted 162 days.
  26. ↑ Espanto I's first reign lasted 241 days, his second reign lasted at least 73 days.
  27. ↑ Jesus Anaya's reign lasted at least 157 days.
  28. ↑ El Santo's reign lasted at least 138 days.
  29. ↑ Enrique Llanes' title reign lasted at least 1 day.
  30. ↑ Máscara Sagrada's only title reign lasted at least 1 day.

References

General sources

Specific

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