Northern Light Heavyweight Championship

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The Northern Light Heavyweight Championship is a regional championship promoted and defended in the Northern states of Mexico. The title is not restricted to any specific wrestling promotion. It's commonly referred to as LLU Light Heavyweight Championship due to it's connection with the promotion Lucha Libre Unida (LLU).

Known champions include:

Current Champion

Jessy El Vasco Jr. is the current champion. He defeated Kid Lion on November 1, 2015 in Gimnasio Nuevo Mezquital in San Nicolás, Nuevo León to win the title.

History of Championship

Lucha Libre Unida (LLU) announced through Facebook they agreed to a deal with Luis Reyna in order to promote three championships in hands of Reyna's older brother, and former lucha libre promoter Tony Reyna. These championships were the Northern Light Heavyweight Championship, the Northern Welterweight Championship, the Nuevo Leon Middleweight Championship and the Nuevo Leon Women's Championship.

The first champions recognized under management of the promotion were Furor (Light Heavyweight), Sombra del Ring (Welterweight), and Luis Reyna (Middleweight).

Champions Listing

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
status unclear
- Dr. Cianuro ? ? Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
vacant on January 6, 2008 after a match between Aguila Extrema and Dr. Cianuro
- Aguila Extrema Dr. Cianuro 2008.01.13 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
1 Dr. Cianuro 2008.01.27 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
2 Dr. Cianuro 2008.05.04 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
- Dr. Cianuro [2] Dr. Cianuro 2008.07.27 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
1 Fomer Lover 2009.01.18 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
2 Luis Reyna 2009.03.08 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
- Furor Apolo Estrada Jr., Dr. Cianuro, Luis Reyna, Mortifero & Voltaje Negro 2009.07.05 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
1 Tigre Universitario 2009.08.09 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
- Androide Furor 2009.11.01 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
- Black Soul Androide 2010.01.24 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
vacant on February 7, 2010 when Black Soul was stripped from the title
decision match to crown the new champion
- El Hijo del Espanto II Tigre Universitario 2010.02.07 Monterrey, Nuevo León
1 Black Soul 2010.08.15 Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
- Titanik El Hijo del Espanto II 2010.10.03 Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
1 El Misionero, and Mortifero 2010.11.07 Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
2 Mortifero 2011.07.17 Kid's Arena - Monterrey, Nuevo León
- Galactar Chico de Barrio, Sangre Negra, and Titanik[1] 2011.08.28 Kid's Arena - Monterrey, Nuevo León
1 Kaientai[2] 2011.10.23 Gimnasio Constituyentes Querétaro - Monterrey, Nuevo León
2 Titanik 2012.04.15 Kid's Arena - Monterrey, Nuevo León
3 Memo Valle 2012.10.21 Kid's Arena - Monterrey, Nuevo León
4 Barba Roja 2012.12.09 Kid's Arena - Monterrey, Nuevo León
5 Golden Boy 2013.07.13 Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
6 Jungla Negra Jr. 2013.08.25 Terraza Elma - Apodaca, Nuevo León
7 Guerrillero Jr. 2014.05.04 Arena Cuadrilátero - Matamoros, Tamaulipas
8 Titanik 2014.05.31 Gimnasio Factores Mutuos - Monterrey, Nuevo León
- Titanik [2] Arquero, Galactar, and Rico Rodríguez 2014.08.29 Gimnasio Factores Mutuos - Monterrey, Nuevo León
- Kid Lion Titanik 2015.09.06 Gimnasio Nuevo Mezquital - San Nicolás, Nuevo León
- Jessy El Vasco Jr. Kid Lion 2015.11.01 Gimnasio Nuevo Mezquital - San Nicolás, Nuevo León
1 Azrael 2016.12.11 Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
2 Quinto Elemento 2017.04.23 Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
3 Azrael 2017.05.28 Arena Femenil - Monterrey, Nuevo León
4 Etreus 2017.09.24 Terraza Elma - Apodaca, Nuevo León
5 Pee Wee 2018.04.22 Deportivo Guadalupe Victoria - Guadalupe, Nuevo León
6 Gato Fantasma 2018.06.10 Terraza Elma - Apodaca, Nuevo León
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

  1. Ruleta De Apuestas; Chico de Barrio bet his hair, Galactar bet his mask, Sangre Negra bet his mask, and Titanik bet the Northern Light Heavyweight Championship. Galactar beat Titanik to win the title belt.
  2. Double Title Match; Kaientai also bet his LLU Extreme Championship. Outcome is unknown.
Monterrey
Arenas: Arena Coliseo Monterrey, Arena Femenil, Arena Monterrey, Arena José Sulaimán, Gimnasio Nuevo León, Plaza de Toros Monumental
Local Legends: Blue Demon, Humberto Garza, Karonte, Mr. Lince, Princesa Sugehit, Super Parka, Tigre Universitario; all
Local Titles: Lucha Libre Azteca (LLA), Northern (Light Heavy), Northeast (Tag), Nuevo Leon (Junior Tag, Women's), NGX (Extreme, Tag, Women's), LLF (Junior, Juvenil, Tag),
FILL (Welter, Middle, Light Heavy, Heavy, Super Heavy, Tag, Trios, Atomicos, Mixed Tag, Women's), FULL (Super Middle), OLX (Extreme)