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{{TitleHistorySpan|[[David Barragan]] & [[Dientes Hernandez]] match is suspended, tournament has no finish}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[David Barragan]] & [[Dientes Hernandez]] match is suspended, tournament has no finish}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|[[Mexican National Lightweight Tournament, 1937|tournament to (again) determine initial champion]]}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|[[Mexican National Lightweight Tournament, 1937|tournament to (again) determine initial champion]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|1|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[Dientes Hernandez]]|[[1937]].[[06.28]]|[[Mexico | {{TitleHistoryLine|1|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[Dientes Hernandez]]|[[1937]].[[06.28]]|[[Old Arena Mexico]]|<ref name="LL367">Lucha Libre 367</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[ | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Lobo Negro]]|[[1937]].[[12.02]]|[[Old Arena Mexico]]|<ref name="LL367">Lucha Libre 367</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Oscar | {{TitleDefenseLine|2|[[Oscar Arzipe]]|[[1937]].[[12.05]]|[[Old Arena Mexico]]|<ref name="LL367">Lucha Libre 367</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|2|[[Dientes Hernandez]]|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[1938]].[[04. | {{TitleDefenseLine|3|[[Diablo Lopez]]|[[1937]].[[12.16]]|[[Old Arena Mexico]]|<ref name="LL367">Lucha Libre 367</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|2|[[Dientes Hernandez]]|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[1938]].[[04.07]]|[[Old Arena Mexico]]|<ref name="LL367">Lucha Libre 367</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|3|[[Jack O'Brien]] [2]|[[Dientes Hernandez]]|[[1938]].[[05.18]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|3|[[Jack O'Brien]] [2]|[[Dientes Hernandez]]|[[1938]].[[05.18]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[1940]].[[05.05]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|4|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[1940]].[[05.05]]|[[Old Arena Mexico]]|<ref name="LL367">Lucha Libre 367</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[Dientes Hernandez]] [2]|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[1940]].[[12.22]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Dientes Hernandez]]|[[1940]].[[06.09]]|[[Old Arena Mexico]]|<ref name="LL367">Lucha Libre 367</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[1942]].[[06.21]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|5|[[Dientes Hernandez]] [2]|[[Bobby Bonales]]|[[1940]].[[12.22]]|[[Mexico City]]||<ref name="LL367">Lucha Libre 367</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|6<ref>Lucha Libre 52</ref>|[[Adolfo Bonales]]|[[Dientes Hernandez]]|[[1942]].[[10.09]]|[[Old Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Jack O'Brien]]|[[1942]].[[06.21]]|[[Old Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|7|[[Joe Silva]]|[[Adolfo Bonales]]|[[1943]].[[05.30]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|6<ref>Lucha Libre 52</ref>|[[Adolfo Bonales]]|[[Dientes Hernandez]]|[[1942]].[[10.09]]|[[Old Arena Mexico]]||<ref name="LL367">Lucha Libre 367</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|7|[[Joe Silva]]|[[Adolfo Bonales]]|[[1943]].[[05.30]]|[[Mexico City]]||<ref name="LL367">Lucha Libre 367</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Miguel Cortez]]|[[1943]].[[11.07]]|[[Old Arena Mexico]]|<ref name="LL367">Lucha Libre 367</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistoryLine|8|[[Raul Romero]]|[[Joe Silva]]|[[1944]].[[04.28]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|8|[[Raul Romero]]|[[Joe Silva]]|[[1944]].[[04.28]]|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|9|[[Emilio Charles Sr.]]|[[Raul Romero]]|[[1946]].[[04.15]]<ref>Lucha Libre 172 has this as 1946.08.11, but also has typos in the same section</ref>|[[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|9|[[Emilio Charles Sr.]]|[[Raul Romero]]|[[1946]].[[04.15]]<ref>Lucha Libre 172 has this as 1946.08.11, but also has typos in the same section</ref>|[[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|10|[[Joe Marin]]|[[Emilio Charles]]<ref>[http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/11/04&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar01812&PageLabel=18 | {{TitleHistoryLine|10|[[Joe Marin]]|[[Emilio Charles]]<ref>[http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/11/04&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar01812&PageLabel=18 | ||
El Siglo de Torreon], Lucha Libre 142 has this as 1948.05.11 in Torreon</ref>|[[1948]].[[08.05]]|[[Torreon]]}} | El Siglo de Torreon], Lucha Libre 142 has this as 1948.05.11 in Torreon</ref>|[[1948]].[[08.05]]|[[Torreon]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|11|[[Black Shadow]]|[[Joe Marin]]|[[1950]].[[07.20]]<ref>Lucha Libre 142 says 1950, Lucha Libre 161 says 1951. Neither would be a regular day for this arena.</ref> | {{TitleHistoryLine|11|[[Black Shadow]]|[[Joe Marin]]|[[1950]].[[07.20]]|[[Arena Canada Dry]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 142 says 1950, Lucha Libre 161 says 1951. Neither would be a regular day of the week for this arena.</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated in 1954 when Black Shadow could no longer make weight<ref>Lucha Libre 31, page 4 - this narrative does not include many dates, but indicates Shadow defended against Juventino Romero sometime before vacating and implies it was prior to 1951</ref>}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|championship vacated in 1954 when Black Shadow could no longer make weight|<ref>Lucha Libre 31, page 4 - this narrative does not include many dates, but indicates Shadow defended against Juventino Romero sometime before vacating and implies it was prior to 1951</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|12<ref>Lucha Libre 50 confirms this was a tournament final, say it was actually in June. March 30 wsa previously known date. Orquidea was previously listed as final opponent.</ref>|[[ | {{TitleHistoryLine|12|[[Juan Diaz]]|[[El Rebelde|Chu-Chu Garcia]]|[[1957]].06.??|?|<ref>Lucha Libre 50 confirms this was a tournament final, say it was actually in June. March 30 wsa previously known date. Orquidea was previously listed as final opponent.</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|13|[[Mishima Ota]]|[[Juan Diaz]]|[[1957]].[[10.06]]|[[Plaza de Toros Torreon]]|<ref>Ota beats Diaz on 09.29 in a non-title match, then again the following week to win the title</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleDefenseLine|1|[[Barick Rivera]]|[[1957]].[[12.29]]|[[Arena Coliseo]]|<ref>Lucha Libre 125</ref>}} | |||
{{TitleHistorySpan|after about eight months, commission rules [[Mishima Ota]] can not be champion because he was not born in Mexico and orders championship vacant}} | {{TitleHistorySpan|after about eight months, commission rules [[Mishima Ota]] can not be champion because he was not born in Mexico and orders championship vacant}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1 | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[El Rebelde]]|[[1960]].[[09.23]]|[[Arena Coliseo Guadalajara]]|<ref>defended it long after he gave up the title? El Informador 1960-09-23</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|14|[[Juan Diaz]] [2]|[[Jesus Garcia]]|[[1958]].[[05.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]<ref>Lucha Libre 50 claims this occured in Plaza el Toros el Cortijo</ref>}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|14|[[Juan Diaz]] [2]|[[Jesus Garcia]]|[[1958]].[[05.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo DF]]<ref>Lucha Libre 50 claims this occured in Plaza el Toros el Cortijo</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>Arena 194</ref>|[[Pokarito Ramirez]]|[[1962]].[[05.13]]|[[Plaza de Toros El Cortijo]], [[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1<ref>Arena 194</ref>|[[Pokarito Ramirez]]|[[1962]].[[05.13]]|[[Plaza de Toros El Cortijo]], [[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|15|[[Chanoc]]|[[Juan Diaz]]|[[1963]].[[10.17]]|[[Acapulco]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|15|[[Chanoc]]|[[Juan Diaz]]|[[1963]].[[10.17]]|[[Arena Coliseo Acapulco]]|<ref name="LL367">Lucha Libre 367</ref>}} | ||
{{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Juan Diaz]]|[[1963]].[[12.08]]|[[Plaza de Toros El Cortijo]], [[Mexico City]]}} | {{TitleDefenseIffy|1|[[Juan Diaz]]|[[1963]].[[12.08]]|[[Plaza de Toros El Cortijo]], [[Mexico City]]}} | ||
{{TitleHistoryLine|16<ref>Lucha Libre 27; may be off a week but definitely a Tuesday show</ref>|[[Ulises (60s)|Ulises]]|[[Chanoc]]|[[1964]].[[04.21]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | {{TitleHistoryLine|16<ref>Lucha Libre 27; may be off a week but definitely a Tuesday show</ref>|[[Ulises (60s)|Ulises]]|[[Chanoc]]|[[1964]].[[04.21]]|[[Arena Mexico]]}} | ||
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== Gallery of Champions == | == Gallery of Champions == | ||
{{Gallery|name=mexlight_bobbybonales.png|caption=[[Bobby Bonales]], 4th Champion}} | |||
{{Gallery|name=mexlight_adolfobonales.png|caption=[[Adolfo Bonales]], 6th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=mexlight_adolfobonales.png|caption=[[Adolfo Bonales]], 6th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=mexlight_joesilva.png|caption=[[Joe Silva]], 7th Champion}} | |||
{{Gallery|name=mexlight_raulromero.jpg|caption=[[Raul Romero]], 8th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=mexlight_raulromero.jpg|caption=[[Raul Romero]], 8th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=957f2a9f.jpg|caption=[[Black Shadow]], 11th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=957f2a9f.jpg|caption=[[Black Shadow]], 11th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Juandiazk.jpg|caption=[[Juan Diaz]], 12th & 14th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=Juandiazk.jpg|caption=[[Juan Diaz]], 12th & 14th Champion}} | ||
<Br clear=all> | |||
{{Gallery|name=Mexlight_chanoc.png|caption=[[Chanoc]], 15th & 17th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=Mexlight_chanoc.png|caption=[[Chanoc]], 15th & 17th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Mexlightulises.png|caption=[[Ulises (60s)|Ulises]], 16th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=Mexlightulises.png|caption=[[Ulises (60s)|Ulises]], 16th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Rodolforuiz.PNG|caption=[[Rodolfo Ruiz]], 18th, 24th and 34th Champion}} | |||
{{Gallery|name=AMunoz-NatLW.jpg|caption=[[Alberto Munoz]], 19th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=AMunoz-NatLW.jpg|caption=[[Alberto Munoz]], 19th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=mexlw_costa.png|caption=[[Rolando Costa]], 20th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=mexlw_costa.png|caption=[[Rolando Costa]], 20th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=mexlw_rojas.jpg|caption=[[Raul Rojas]], 21st Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=mexlw_rojas.jpg|caption=[[Raul Rojas]], 21st Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=mexlw_blanca.jpg|caption=[[Estrella Blanca]], | <Br clear=all> | ||
{{Gallery|name=mexlight_raulguerrero.PNG|caption=[[Raul Guerrero]], 22nd Champion}} | |||
{{Gallery|name=mexlw_blanca.jpg|caption=[[Estrella Blanca]], 23th & 25th Champion}} | |||
{{Gallery|name=mexlw_tauro.jpg|caption=[[Tauro]], 26th & 28th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=mexlw_tauro.jpg|caption=[[Tauro]], 26th & 28th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=mexlw_dardo.jpg|caption=[[Dardo Aguilar]], 27th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=mexlw_dardo.jpg|caption=[[Dardo Aguilar]], 27th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Talisman-NatChamp.JPG|caption=[[Talisman]], 33th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=Talisman-NatChamp.JPG|caption=[[Talisman]], 33th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Aristotelesxx.jpg|caption=[[Aristoteles]], 36th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=Aristotelesxx.jpg|caption=[[Aristoteles]], 36th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=ligerofuerza.jpg|caption=[[Fuerza Guerrera]], | <Br clear=all> | ||
{{Gallery|name=ligerofuerza.jpg|caption=[[Fuerza Guerrera]], 37th Champion}} | |||
{{Gallery|name=Modulo-mexlight.jpg|caption=[[Modulo]], 38th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=Modulo-mexlight.jpg|caption=[[Modulo]], 38th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Pegaso1.jpg|caption=[[Pegaso I]], 39th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=Pegaso1.jpg|caption=[[Pegaso I]], 39th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Kalifanattitle.jpg|caption=[[Kalifa]], 40th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=Kalifanattitle.jpg|caption=[[Kalifa]], 40th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Guerrerosamuray.jpg|caption=[[Guerrero Samurai]], 41st & 43th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=Guerrerosamuray.jpg|caption=[[Guerrero Samurai]], 41st & 43th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=Virus-NatLight.jpg|caption=[[Virus|Damiancito el Guerrero]], 46th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=Virus-NatLight.jpg|caption=[[Virus|Damiancito el Guerrero]], 46th Champion}} | ||
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{{Gallery|name=RickyMarvin-NatLW.jpg|caption=[[Ricky Marvin]], 47th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=RickyMarvin-NatLW.jpg|caption=[[Ricky Marvin]], 47th Champion}} | ||
{{Gallery|name=mexlight_locomax.jpg|caption=[[Loco Max]], 48th Champion}} | {{Gallery|name=mexlight_locomax.jpg|caption=[[Loco Max]], 48th Champion}} |
Revision as of 15:40, 20 May 2020
Current Champion
Electrico defeated Pequeno Nitro in Arena Mexico on August 13, 2013 in the finals of a tournament to crown a new champion.
History of Championship
In the prior era of this championship, it was used to transition a mini (Damiancito el Guerrero, who soon became Virus) into his new role as a full sized wrestler. Virus lost the belt to Ricky Marvin, in similar bid to give more spotlight to a small wrestler. Marvin lost in turn to Loco Max, who was a local Arena Puebla wrestler at the time. If there were further plans for the championship, they were forgotten after Loco Max joined the main CMLL roster (thru the Guapos U group) in 2002. Luchas 2000's special on the history of the Mexican National Championships included an interview with Loco Max, who said he vacated this championship, but no specific date was mentioned.
As usual, CMLL brought this championship back with no notice or advance warning in 2008, announcing a lineup for a tournament to decide a new champion without previously mentioning the title would be returning. It never seemed to be officially announced as such, but the championship has clearly been repurposed as a minis championship, secondary to the CMLL World Minis Championship. All wrestlers in the tournament to decide a new champion were minis, and no normal size wrestler has challenged for it. (No minis wrestler has either, due to the lack of defenses.) It's not said why the Mexican National Minis Championship, a title which exists for this very use, is not being used by CMLL, but the assumption is they don't actually have control of the title.
The lightweight division has rarely had the prominence of the other weight divisions and is usually skipped by most promotions. Perhaps because of this championship switching over to the minis division, CMLL has brought back the CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship to fill this niche.
Champions Listing
Sources:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Lucha Libre 367
- ↑ Lucha Libre 52
- ↑ Lucha Libre 172 has this as 1946.08.11, but also has typos in the same section
- ↑ [http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1993/11/04&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar01812&PageLabel=18 El Siglo de Torreon], Lucha Libre 142 has this as 1948.05.11 in Torreon
- ↑ Lucha Libre 142 says 1950, Lucha Libre 161 says 1951. Neither would be a regular day of the week for this arena.
- ↑ Lucha Libre 31, page 4 - this narrative does not include many dates, but indicates Shadow defended against Juventino Romero sometime before vacating and implies it was prior to 1951
- ↑ Lucha Libre 50 confirms this was a tournament final, say it was actually in June. March 30 wsa previously known date. Orquidea was previously listed as final opponent.
- ↑ Ota beats Diaz on 09.29 in a non-title match, then again the following week to win the title
- ↑ Lucha Libre 125
- ↑ defended it long after he gave up the title? El Informador 1960-09-23
- ↑ Lucha Libre 50 claims this occured in Plaza el Toros el Cortijo
- ↑ Arena 194
- ↑ Lucha Libre 27; may be off a week but definitely a Tuesday show
- ↑ Lucha Libre 36, Superluchas
- ↑ Lucha Libre 56
- ↑ Lucha Libre 56, El Informador 1964.08.28
- ↑ Lucha Libre 56
- ↑ Lucha Libre 56; order for all these defenses are unclear
- ↑ Lucha Libre 56
- ↑ Lucha Libre 76
- ↑ date previously listed as 1965.08.07, but Golpe 6 has it at April 13 at a Union show on a Tuesday
- ↑ Lucha Libre 114
- ↑ Lucha Libre 139
- ↑ Lucha Libre 161/162/163, a draw
- ↑ Lucha Libre 163, date is a guess
- ↑ Lucha Libre 220; a double DQ
- ↑ Listed as 1967-09-07 historically, but Rojas is still champion at start of 1968. Match announced for 02.18 but no result found
- ↑ Luchas 2000 #574 p7
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Lucha Libre 259
- ↑ Lucha Libre 284
- ↑ Lucha Libre 300
- ↑ Lucha Libre 309; date is an estimation
- ↑ draw, countout of the ring
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ SuperLuchas
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ El Informador 1976-04-11
- ↑ all defenses from Luchas 2000 #565, p14
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha foro
- ↑ http://www.boxylucha.com/foro/viewtopic.php?p=736963#p736963 ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha foro]
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Superluchas.net
- ↑ ricardo aguilar hidalgo @ box y lucha foro, listed as first defense
- ↑ El Informador 1982-08-22
- ↑ Matt Farmer
- ↑ Estrellas del Ring Acapulco- listed as Guerrero defending, but need another title match to confirm
- ↑ La Magia del Ring #14 says this title change took place 1999/04/12 versus Akira in Arena Coliseo Guadalajara; need a tie break source
- ↑ LuchaWorld.com
Gallery of Champions
Gallery of Title Belts
Sources
- Wrestling-Titles.com
- Luchas 2000 Especial #21
Also Listed As
Mexican National Championships |
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Men's: Light (Panterita del Ring Jr.) • Welter (vacant) Middle (Templario) • Light Heavy (Ángel de Oro) Heavy (Euforia) • Tag (Esfinge & Fugaz) Trios (Los Cancerberos del Infierno (Virus, Raziel and Cancerbero)) |
Women's: Singles (Dark Silueta) • Women's Tag (Jarochita & Lluvia) |
Defunct: Mini • Feather • Cruiser • Atomicos |