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== Current Champion == | == Current Champion == | ||
{{Gallery|name=cmllhistoric_averno.jpg|caption=[[Averno]], 85th Champion}} [[El Averno]] was the 85th champion, having won it on November 30, 2007 in [[Arena Mexico]]. The championship is current inactive. | {{Gallery|name=cmllhistoric_averno.jpg|caption=[[Averno]], 85th Champion}} [[El Averno]] was the 85th champion, having won it on November 30, 2007 in [[Arena Mexico]]. The championship is current inactive. | ||
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== History of Championship == | == History of Championship == | ||
The NWA World Middleweight Championship dated back to the early 1920s. The NWA name only existed to establish it as a world championship; since the 30s, it has been property of EMLL (much later CMLL.) It's one of the oldest active wrestling championships in the world. | The NWA World Middleweight Championship dated back to the early 1920s. The NWA name only existed to establish it as a world championship; since the 30s, it has been property of EMLL (much later CMLL.) It's one of the oldest active wrestling championships in the world. | ||
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{{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[Tarzan Lopez]] [2]|[[Black Guzman]]|[[1942]].[[02.11]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[Tarzan Lopez]] [2]|[[Black Guzman]]|[[1942]].[[02.11]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>Lucha Libre 19</ref>|[[El Santo]]|[[1943]].[[04.02]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>Lucha Libre 19</ref>|[[El Santo]]|[[1943]].[[04.02]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=147151#000000 Matt Farmer], title for title for the [[Mexican | {{TitleDefenseLine|2<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=147151#000000 Matt Farmer], title for title for the [[Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship]]</ref>|[[Gorila Ramos]]|[[1944]].[[11.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|6<Ref>[https://www.facebook.com/cmll.oficial/photos/a.352219088254374.1073741827.351036975039252/678636038946009/?type=3 CMLL]</ref>|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1946]].[[02.15]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|6<Ref>[https://www.facebook.com/cmll.oficial/photos/a.352219088254374.1073741827.351036975039252/678636038946009/?type=3 CMLL]</ref>|[[Gory Guerrero]]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1946]].[[02.15]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Rito Romero]]|[[1947]].[[September 26|09.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Rito Romero]]|[[1947]].[[September 26|09.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
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{{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Middleweight tournament, 1952|tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Middleweight tournament, 1952|tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|11|[[Tarzan Lopez]] [4]|?|[[1952]].[[07.13]]|?}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|11|[[Tarzan Lopez]] [4]|?|[[1952]].[[07.13]]|?}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|12|[[Sugi Sito]] [2]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1953]].[[ | {{TitleHistoryLine|12<ref>Lucha Libre 101</ref>|[[Sugi Sito]] [2]|[[Tarzan Lopez]]|[[1953]].[[07.10]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|13|[[El Santo]]|[[Sugi Sito]]|[[1954]].[[01.01]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|13|[[El Santo]]|[[Sugi Sito]]|[[1954]].[[01.01]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>El Informador 1954-09-12</ref>|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1954]].[[09.12]]|[[Parque Oro, Guadalajara, Jalisco]]}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>El Informador 1954-09-12</ref>|[[Blue Demon]]|[[1954]].[[09.12]]|[[Parque Oro, Guadalajara, Jalisco]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Black Shadow]]|[[1954]].[[09.23]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Black Shadow]]|[[1954]].[[09.23]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|?|[[Rolando Vera]]| | {{TitleDefenseLine|?<ref>Lucha Libre 149</ref>|[[Rolando Vera]]|[[1956]].[[06.22]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|?|[[Rolando Vera]]|?|?}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|?|[[Rolando Vera]]|?|?}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacant quickly after [[1956]].[[08.19]] when commission invalidates title change; rematch held two months later<ref>Rolando Vera defeated El Santo in [[Arena Coliseo Monterrey]] on [[1956]].[[08.19]], but the Mexico City commission rules it not to be a title match after the fact, declaring Santo had defended the title too many times recently and Vera had lost in two previous title challenges. The commission attempted to return the belt to Santo, who refused it. The title was vacant going into a rematch two months later - [http://superluchas.com/2015/08/19/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1988-hijo-del-santo-destapa-al-leon-chino-1956-el-santo-es-destronado-por-rolando-vera-pero-la-comision-revierte-el-resultado/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacant quickly after [[1956]].[[08.19]] when commission invalidates title change; rematch held two months later<ref>Rolando Vera defeated El Santo in [[Arena Coliseo Monterrey]] on [[1956]].[[08.19]], but the Mexico City commission rules it not to be a title match after the fact, declaring Santo had defended the title too many times recently and Vera had lost in two previous title challenges. The commission attempted to return the belt to Santo, who refused it. The title was vacant going into a rematch two months later - [http://superluchas.com/2015/08/19/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1988-hijo-del-santo-destapa-al-leon-chino-1956-el-santo-es-destronado-por-rolando-vera-pero-la-comision-revierte-el-resultado/ SuperLuchas]</ref>}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseIffy|4<Ref>El Informador 1959-07-19</ref>|[[Black Shadow|Alejandro Cruz]]|[[1959]].[[07.19]]|[[Plaza de Toros el Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco]]}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|4<Ref>El Informador 1959-07-19</ref>|[[Black Shadow|Alejandro Cruz]]|[[1959]].[[07.19]]|[[Plaza de Toros el Progreso, Guadalajara, Jalisco]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|15|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[Rolando Vera]]|[[1960]].[[October 13|10.13]]|[[Monterrey]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|15|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[Rolando Vera]]|[[1960]].[[October 13|10.13]]|[[Monterrey]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|16|[[Antonio Posa]]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[ | {{TitleHistoryLine|16|[[Antonio Posa]]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1962]].[[04.27]]<ref>Arena 193</ref>|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|17|[[Rene Guajardo]] [2]|[[Antonio Posa]]|[[ | {{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>Lucha Libre 125</ref>|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1962]].[[09.21]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|17<ref>previously listed as [[1962]].[[04.18]], which cannot be accurate given the correct date for the previous title change</ref>|[[Rene Guajardo]] [2]|[[Antonio Posa]]|?|[[Mexico City]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>Lucha Libre 166</ref>|[[El Gladiador]]|[[1963]].[[05.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo Monterrey]]}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|18|[[Rayo de Jalisco]]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1963]].[[10.25]]|[[Arena México]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|18|[[Rayo de Jalisco]]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1963]].[[10.25]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseSpan|'''[[NWA World Middleweight Contenders Tournament, 1964|tournament for title championship]]'''}} | {{TitleDefenseSpan|'''[[NWA World Middleweight Contenders Tournament, 1964|tournament for title championship]]'''}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>Lucha Libre 59, may be off a week</ref>|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1964]].[[11.27]]|[[Arena México]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>Lucha Libre 59, may be off a week</ref>|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1964]].[[11.27]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|21<ref>Lucha Libre 76</ref>|[[Rene Guajardo]] [3]|[[Rayo de Jalisco]]|[[1965]].[[03.26]]|[[Arena México]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|21<ref>Lucha Libre 76</ref>|[[Rene Guajardo]] [3]|[[Rayo de Jalisco]]|[[1965]].[[03.26]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|22|[[Jerry London]]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1966]].[[05. | {{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>Lucha Libre 93, date could be off a week</ref>|[[Rayo de Jalisco]]|[[1965]].[[07.24]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2<ref>Lucha Libre 94</ref>|[[Antonio Montoro]]|[[1965]].[[07.30]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3<ref>Lucha Libre 103</ref>|[[El Santo]]|[[1965]].[[09.26]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|4<ref>Lucha Libre 104</ref>|[[Rayo de Jalisco]]|[[1965]].[[10.04]]|[[Tampico]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|5<ref>Lucha Libre 107</ref>|[[Black Shadow]]|[[1965]].[[10.24]]|[[Arena Coliseo Monterrey]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|6<ref>Lucha Libre 120</ref>|[[Benny Galant]]|[[1965]].[[12.25]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|22<ref>Lucha Libre 167</ref>|[[Jerry London]]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1966]].[[05.22]]|[[Monterrey]]}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|23<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/07/01/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1972-rene-guajardo-le-quita-el-titulo-medio-nwa-a-jerry-london-1937-charro-aguayo-vs-yaqui-joe/ SuperLuchas]</ref>|[[Rene Guajardo]] [4]|[[Jerry London]]|[[1966]].[[07.01]]|[[Arena México]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|23<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/07/01/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1972-rene-guajardo-le-quita-el-titulo-medio-nwa-a-jerry-london-1937-charro-aguayo-vs-yaqui-joe/ SuperLuchas]</ref>|[[Rene Guajardo]] [4]|[[Jerry London]]|[[1966]].[[07.01]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>Lucha Libre 152</ref>|[[El Santo]]|[[1966]].[[09.06]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2<ref>Lucha Libre 157</ref>|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[1966]].[[10.10]]|[[Tampico, Tamaulipas]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3<ref>Lucha Libre 158</ref>|[[Jerry London]]|[[1966]].[[10.21]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|4<ref>Lucha Libre 165; Guajardo first won by DQ, match was restarted, Guajarado won agian</ref>|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[1966]].[[12.09]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|5<ref>Lucha Libre 220; 170 seems to imply a 01.12 date</ref>|[[El Santo]]|[[1967]].[[01.16]]|[[Tampico]]}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|24<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/03/10/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1967-ray-mendoza-vence-a-rene-guajardo-y-conquista-el-campeonato-mundial-de-peso-medio-nwa/ SuperLuchas] - previously listed as 03.11</ref>|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1967]].[[03.10]]|[[Arena México]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|24<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/03/10/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1967-ray-mendoza-vence-a-rene-guajardo-y-conquista-el-campeonato-mundial-de-peso-medio-nwa/ SuperLuchas] - previously listed as 03.11</ref>|[[Ray Mendoza]]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1967]].[[03.10]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[Ray Mendoza]] | {{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>Lucha Libre 220</ref>|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1967]].[[07.22]]|[[Puebla]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[Ray Mendoza]] vacates on [[1967]].[[08.25]] after winning the [[NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship]] three weeks prior<ref>Lucha Libre 202</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Middleweight Tournament, 1967|16 man tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|'''[[NWA World Middleweight Tournament, 1967|16 man tournament for vacant championship]]'''}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|25|[[Rene Guajardo]] [5]|[[Apolo Curiel]]|[[1967]].[[ | {{TitleHistoryLine|25<ref>Date listed as 07.29 previously, Lucha Libre 205 has it as September</ref>|[[Rene Guajardo]] [5]|[[Apolo Curiel]]|[[1967]].[[09.29]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>[http://superluchas.net/2014/12/17/en-un-dia-como-hoy-el-santo-rapo-chino-chow/ SuperLuchas]</ref>|[[Rayo de Jalisco]]|[[1967]].[[12.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo Monterrey]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2<ref>Lucha Libre 220</ref>|[[Karloff Lagarde]]|[[1967]].[[12.22]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|3<ref>El Siglo de Torreon 1968-04-41</ref>|[[Manolo Polman]]|[[1968]].[[03.31]]|[[Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila]]}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|26|[[Rayo de Jalisco]] [3]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1969]].[[04.18]]|[[Arena México]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|26|[[Rayo de Jalisco]] [3]|[[Rene Guajardo]]|[[1969]].[[04.18]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Santo]]|[[1969]].[[04.25]]|[[Arena México]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[El Santo]]|[[1969]].[[04.25]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
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{{TitleHistoryLine|37<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/12/02/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1977-el-faraon-destrona-a-joe-polardi-halcon-ortiz-rapa-a-herodes/ SuperLuchas]; previously listed as 11/25]</ref>|[[El Faraon]] [2]|[[Joe Palardy]]|[[1977]].[[12.02]]|[[Arena México]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|37<ref>[http://superluchas.com/2015/12/02/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1977-el-faraon-destrona-a-joe-polardi-halcon-ortiz-rapa-a-herodes/ SuperLuchas]; previously listed as 11/25]</ref>|[[El Faraon]] [2]|[[Joe Palardy]]|[[1977]].[[12.02]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|38|[[Ringo Mendoza]] [2]|[[El Faraon]]|[[1978]].[[02.17]]|[[Los Angeles]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|38|[[Ringo Mendoza]] [2]|[[El Faraon]]|[[1978]].[[02.17]]|[[Los Angeles]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=004698 Matt Farmer]</ref>|[[Carlos Plata]]|[[1978]].[[03.10]]|[[Arena México]]}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|39|[[Perro Aguayo]] [3]|[[Ringo Mendoza]]|[[1978]].[[04.09]]|[[Guadalajara]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|39|[[Perro Aguayo]] [3]|[[Ringo Mendoza]]|[[1978]].[[04.09]]|[[Guadalajara]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|40|[[Ringo Mendoza]] [3]|[[Perro Aguayo]]|[[1978]].[[06.23]]|[[Arena México]]<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=144944;p=0 Matt Farmer]</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|40|[[Ringo Mendoza]] [3]|[[Perro Aguayo]]|[[1978]].[[06.23]]|[[Arena México]]<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=144944;p=0 Matt Farmer]</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|41|[[Tony Salazar]]|[[Ringo Mendoza]]|[[1978]].[[08. | {{TitleHistoryLine|41<ref>previously listed as 08.13. Listed as a title match with Ringo defending on the lineup, title change date not confirmed</ref>|[[Tony Salazar]]|[[Ringo Mendoza]]|[[1978]].[[08.18]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>El Informador 1978-10-08</ref>|[[Cachorro Mendoza]]|[[1978]].[[10.08]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>El Informador 1978-10-08</ref>|[[Cachorro Mendoza]]|[[1978]].[[10.08]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|42<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10153525746626559 Box Y Lucha]</ref>|[[Ringo Mendoza]] [4]|[[Tony Salazar]]|[[1979]].[[02.07]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|42<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/96186896558/posts/10153525746626559 Box Y Lucha]</ref>|[[Ringo Mendoza]] [4]|[[Tony Salazar]]|[[1979]].[[02.07]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>El Informador 1982-02-14</ref>|[[Lizmark]]|[[1982]].[[02.14]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>El Informador 1982-02-14</ref>|[[Lizmark]]|[[1982]].[[02.14]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|51<Ref>luchablog photolog (20130915_234949)</reF>|[[Cesar Curiel]]|[[El Faraon]]|[[1982]].[[04.02]]|[[Arena México]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|51<Ref>luchablog photolog (20130915_234949)</reF>|[[Cesar Curiel]]|[[El Faraon]]|[[1982]].[[04.02]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|52|[[Satanico]] [2]|[[Cesar Curiel]]|[[1982]].[[10. | {{TitleHistoryLine|52<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=005180 Matt Farmer]</ref>|[[Satanico]] [2]|[[Cesar Curiel]]|[[1982]].[[10.15]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|53<ref>El Informador 1983-02-20</ref>|[[El Jalisco]]|[[Satanico]]|[[1983]].[[02.20]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|53<ref>El Informador 1983-02-20</ref>|[[El Jalisco]]|[[Satanico]]|[[1983]].[[02.20]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|54|[[Satanico]] [3]|[[El Jalisco]]|[[1983]].[[04.13]]|[[Arena Neza]]<ref>[http://www.cronicasyleyendasdelaluchalibre.com/?p=9541 Cronicas y Leyendas]</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|54|[[Satanico]] [3]|[[El Jalisco]]|[[1983]].[[04.13]]|[[Arena Neza]]<ref>[http://www.cronicasyleyendasdelaluchalibre.com/?p=9541 Cronicas y Leyendas]</ref>}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>[http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1983/06/25&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar01404&PageLabel=14 El Siglo de Torreon]</ref>|[[Sangre Chicana]]|[[1983]].[[06.25]]|[[Estadio Moctezuma, Torreón, Coahuila]]}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>[http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1983/06/25&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar01404&PageLabel=14 El Siglo de Torreon]</ref>|[[Sangre Chicana]]|[[1983]].[[06.25]]|[[Estadio Moctezuma, Torreón, Coahuila]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=004607 Matt Farmer]</ref>|[[Jaque Mate|El Enfermero Jr.]]|[[1983]].[[09.09]]|[[Arena México]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|2<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=004607 Matt Farmer]</ref>|[[Jaque Mate|El Enfermero Jr.]]|[[1983]].[[09.09]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|56|[[Satanico]] [4]|[[Lizmark]]|[[1983]].[[12.02]]|[[Arena | {{TitleHistoryLine|56<ref>Box Y Lucha 1618</ref>|[[Satanico]] [4]|[[Lizmark]]|[[1983]].[[12.02]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{ | {{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=004722;p=1#000000 Matt Farmer]</ref>|[[Lizmark]]|[[1984]].[[03.09]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Kamikaze Misawa]]|[[1984]].[[04.05]]|[[Arena México]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Kamikaze Misawa]]|[[1984]].[[04.05]]?|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[ | {{TitleDefenseLine|3<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=10;t=004722;p=1#000000 Matt Farmer]</ref>|[[Mogur]]|[[1984]].[[06.24]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|57|[[Gran Cochisse]]|[[Satanico]]|[[1984]].[[08.18]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|57|[[Gran Cochisse]]|[[Satanico]]|[[1984]].[[08.18]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|58|[[Satanico]] [5]|[[Gran Cochisse]]|[[1984]].[[September 14|09.14]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|58|[[Satanico]] [5]|[[Gran Cochisse]]|[[1984]].[[September 14|09.14]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=147151#000000 Matt Farmer]</ref>|[[El Satanico]]|[[1985]].[[11.30]]|[[Palacio de los Deportes DF]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=147151#000000 Matt Farmer]</ref>|[[El Satanico]]|[[1985]].[[11.30]]|[[Palacio de los Deportes DF]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|63|[[Gran Cochisse]] [3]|[[Chamaco Valaguez]]|[[1986]].[[05.18]]|?}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|63|[[Gran Cochisse]] [3]|[[Chamaco Valaguez]]|[[1986]].[[05.18]]|?}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>Box Y Lucha 1746</ref>|[[Chamaco Valgeuz]]|[[1986]].[[06.19]]|[[Arena Isabel de Cuernavaca]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>El Informador 1986-07-13</ref>|[[Atlantis]]|[[1986]].[[07.13]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>El Informador 1986-07-13</ref>|[[Atlantis]]|[[1986]].[[07.13]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=145819;p=0 Matt Farmer]</ref>|[[Solar I]]|[[1986]].[[08.19]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|2<ref>[http://wrestlingclassics.com/cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=145819;p=0 Matt Farmer]</ref>|[[Solar I]]|[[1986]].[[08.19]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Sumo FUJI]]|[[1999]].[[05.15]]|[[Arena Naucalpan]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Sumo FUJI]]|[[1999]].[[05.15]]|[[Arena Naucalpan]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Ultimo Guerrero]]|[[1999]].[[05.21]]|[[Arena México]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Ultimo Guerrero]]|[[1999]].[[05.21]]|[[Arena México]]}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|3<ref>[https://members.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-newsletter/december-18-2000-wrestling-observer-newsletter-wwf-armageddon-reviewed WON 2000-12-18]</ref>|Bret Como|[[2000]].[[12.03]]|Canada<ref>a match for western Canada promotion ECCW, city not listed</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|4<ref>[https://members.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-newsletter/december-18-2000-wrestling-observer-newsletter-wwf-armageddon-reviewed WON 2000-12-18]</ref>|[[Solar I]]|[[2000]].[[12.10]]|[[Kyoto]]}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|80|[[Ultimo Dragon]] [2]|[[the Great Sasuke]]|[[2003]].[[05.05]]|Sendai, [[Japan]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|80|[[Ultimo Dragon]] [2]|[[the Great Sasuke]]|[[2003]].[[05.05]]|Sendai, [[Japan]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[Ultimo Dragon]] vacates title May 2003 due to WWE jump}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[Ultimo Dragon]] vacates title May 2003 due to WWE jump}} | ||
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{{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Volador Jr.]]|[[2009]].[[11.30]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|8|[[Volador Jr.]]|[[2009]].[[11.30]]|[[Arena Puebla]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship renamed [[NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship]]}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|championship renamed [[NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship]]}} | ||
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=== [[Rene Guajardo]] branch === | |||
Guajardo left EMLL in 1974 to form the promotion which would eventually be known as [[LLI]]. Guajardo was NWA Middleweight Championship at the time. The NWA, working on behalf of EMLL, declared the championship vacant. Guajardo appears to have continued to defend the title anyway, perhaps until the [[UWA World Middleweight Championship]] began. | |||
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{{TitleDefenseIffy|-|?|[[1974]].[[07.05]]|[[Monterrey]]}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|-|[[El Solitario]]|[[1974]].[[11.10]]|[[Arena Lopez Mateos]]}} | |||
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{{Gallery|name=Nwamiddle_mistico84.jpg|caption=[[Mistico]], as 84th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=Nwamiddle_mistico84.jpg|caption=[[Mistico]], as 84th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Estelar36.jpg|caption=[[El Averno]], as 85th Champion, with old belt}} | {{Gallery|name=Estelar36.jpg|caption=[[El Averno]], as 85th Champion, with old belt}} | ||
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== Gallery of Title Belts == | == Gallery of Title Belts == | ||
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{{Gallery|name=Nwa-mid4thbelt.png|caption=4th Belt}} | {{Gallery|name=Nwa-mid4thbelt.png|caption=4th Belt}} | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
*[http://wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-m.html Wrestling-Titles.com] | *[http://wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-m.html Wrestling-Titles.com] |
Revision as of 00:00, 19 November 2019
Current Champion
El Averno was the 85th champion, having won it on November 30, 2007 in Arena Mexico. The championship is current inactive.
History of Championship
The NWA World Middleweight Championship dated back to the early 1920s. The NWA name only existed to establish it as a world championship; since the 30s, it has been property of EMLL (much later CMLL.) It's one of the oldest active wrestling championships in the world.
Corazon de Leon won the championship on December 7, 1993 by defeating Mano Negra. Negra had defeated Bestia Salvaje in a hair match the night prior, but suffered an ankle injury during the match. Leon attacked the hurt ankle, beating Negra in the same straight falls via anklelock. This would be the last time this title would change hands in a CMLL ring for over a decade.
For most of it's existence, the NWA World Middleweight Championship been held by Mexican wrestlers and defended in Mexico. In 1994, the title was sold to Ultimo Dragon, who brought it to Japan to be defended first by himself, and later as a championship belt for his promotions. When Ultimo Dragon left Japan to join WWE in 2003, he sold the belt back to CMLL. CMLL did nothing with it for a year, before doing a decision match with no particular build up.
On 01/01/05, Mistico beat Averno for the NWA World Middleweight Championship, using it as a launch point for his rise to the top of the promotion. Mistico winning was not an upset, but it signaled his transition from a momentarily favored young wrestler to a new permanent star. The match was well received, and the two met many times the rest of the year in rematches of the initial title match (which has never been shown on television.)
Black Warrior won the belt from Mistico, as part of the lead up to their mask match, and to provide big rematches after Mistico won the mask. Mistico was finally able to get the belt back on Kid's Day, 2007.
Averno won the belt back from Mistico in November of 2007. Despite holding the belt for almost 3 years, defenses were rare and the championship was rarely considered.
On August 12, 2010, CMLL announced a change with the NWA group of championships. The current physical title belts were all retired, replaced by newly belts with a different design. The old belts are now part of CMLL's mobile museum, though copies of them have turned up elsewhere.
CMLL referred to the new championships as the CMLL Historic Championships and said the former NWA champions would be the first champions of the new belts. Outside not getting the physical belt back, that appeared to satisfy the NWA's complaints about using their trademarks. However, since within weeks of that press conference, CMLL had changed course. The championships were referred to as NWA World Historic Championships.
This title has not been revived by NWA Mexico.
Champions Listing
Sources:
- ↑ a repint article in Lucha Libre (dated 1939-01-10) talks about Kallio defending the title against Gaona soon , says he's been champ sevenyears
- ↑ Lucha Libre 19
- ↑ Matt Farmer, title for title for the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
- ↑ CMLL
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Lucha Libre 101
- ↑ El Informador 1954-09-12
- ↑ Lucha Libre 149
- ↑ Rolando Vera defeated El Santo in Arena Coliseo Monterrey on 1956.08.19, but the Mexico City commission rules it not to be a title match after the fact, declaring Santo had defended the title too many times recently and Vera had lost in two previous title challenges. The commission attempted to return the belt to Santo, who refused it. The title was vacant going into a rematch two months later - SuperLuchas
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ El Informador 1957-09-15
- ↑ El Informador 1959-07-19
- ↑ Arena 193
- ↑ Lucha Libre 125
- ↑ previously listed as 1962.04.18, which cannot be accurate given the correct date for the previous title change
- ↑ Lucha Libre 166
- ↑ Lucha Libre 28 lists May 1 (not May 30th) as the title match, though does not list a result
- ↑ Lucha Libre 36, Superluchas
- ↑ Lucha Libre 48 - no date is specified, but possibly the 7th
- ↑ Lucha Libre 50
- ↑ Lucha Libre 59, may be off a week
- ↑ Lucha Libre 76
- ↑ Lucha Libre 93, date could be off a week
- ↑ Lucha Libre 94
- ↑ Lucha Libre 103
- ↑ Lucha Libre 104
- ↑ Lucha Libre 107
- ↑ Lucha Libre 120
- ↑ Lucha Libre 167
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Lucha Libre 152
- ↑ Lucha Libre 157
- ↑ Lucha Libre 158
- ↑ Lucha Libre 165; Guajardo first won by DQ, match was restarted, Guajarado won agian
- ↑ Lucha Libre 220; 170 seems to imply a 01.12 date
- ↑ SuperLuchas - previously listed as 03.11
- ↑ Lucha Libre 220
- ↑ Lucha Libre 202
- ↑ Date listed as 07.29 previously, Lucha Libre 205 has it as September
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Lucha Libre 220
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon 1968-04-41
- ↑ El Informador 1969-07-06
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ El Informador 1969-10-05
- ↑ DJ Spectro
- ↑ CMLL
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ UWA debut show; advertised as a defense and treated like one, but NWA (EMLL) announced they stripped Anibal of the title (for working the rival promotion)
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Informador 1975-10-12
- ↑ El Informador 1976-02-08
- ↑ El Informador 1976-05-23
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1976-11-14
- ↑ El Informador 1976-12-26
- ↑ El Informador 1977-04-10, Mendoza apparently beat Adorable Rubi the previous shot to win a title shot.
- ↑ El Informador 1977-05-15
- ↑ El Informador 1977-06-05
- ↑ El Informador 1977-07-03 lists title match
- ↑ El Informador 1977-11-06
- ↑ SuperLuchas; previously listed as 11/25]
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ previously listed as 08.13. Listed as a title match with Ringo defending on the lineup, title change date not confirmed
- ↑ El Informador 1978-10-08
- ↑ Box Y Lucha
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Cronicas Y Leyendas de Lucah Libre
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1979-09-09
- ↑ Cronicas Y Leyendas
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo
- ↑ El Informador 1980-04-27; this had been listed as 04.17 in Monterrey, but the poster for 04.27 indicates Satanico is still champion
- ↑ El Informador 1980-05-18
- ↑ El Informador 1980-07-13
- ↑ El Informador 1980-09-07
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 00.26.32)
- ↑ El Informador 1981-08-16
- ↑ El Informador 1981-11-29
- ↑ El Informador 1982-02-14
- ↑ luchablog photolog (20130915_234949)
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1983-02-20
- ↑ Cronicas y Leyendas
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Siglo de Torreon
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1618
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Box Y Lucha 1746
- ↑ El Informador 1986-07-13
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ luchablog photolog (20130916_021147)
- ↑ luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 03.25.29)
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ billed as Atlantis' 33rd defense
- ↑ billed as Atlantis' 35th defense
- ↑ billed as Atlantis' 36th defense - Lucha Libre Weekly #26
- ↑ billed as Atlantis' 38th defense - Lucha Libre Weekly #26
- ↑ would've been Atlantis' 42nd Defense
- ↑ WON 2000-12-18
- ↑ a match for western Canada promotion ECCW, city not listed
- ↑ WON 2000-12-18
Rene Guajardo branch
Guajardo left EMLL in 1974 to form the promotion which would eventually be known as LLI. Guajardo was NWA Middleweight Championship at the time. The NWA, working on behalf of EMLL, declared the championship vacant. Guajardo appears to have continued to defend the title anyway, perhaps until the UWA World Middleweight Championship began.
# | Champion(s) | Defeated | Date | Location | |
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- | ? | 1974.07.05 | Monterrey | ||
- | El Solitario | 1974.11.10 | Arena Lopez Mateos | ||
title change | |||||
successful title defense | |||||
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found |
Sources:
Gallery of Champions
Gallery of Title Belts
Sources
V | National Wrestling Alliance Championships (with lucha libre history) | E |
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World Welter (Akantus), NWA-Mexico: Mexico Light (Skayde), Mexico Welter (Vaquero Fantasma) | ||
Dragon Gym: International Junior Heavy (Último Dragón) | ||
Defunct: Middle, Light Heavy, Americas Tag | ||
Reference: Jr. Heavy, Heavy | ||
CMLL established titles: Historic Welter (Volador Jr.), Historic Middle (Carístico), Historic LH (Stuka Jr.) |