AAA Latin American Championship

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AAA Latin American Championship
Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA
Dr. Wagner, Jr. Latin American Champion.jpg
Inaugural champion Dr. Wagner Jr. with the title in October 2011
Details
Promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Date establishedJune 18, 2011 [1]
Current champion(s) Octagon Jr.
Date wonNovember 19, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s) Dr. Wagner Jr.
Longest reign Daga (553 days)
Shortest reign Pentagón Jr. (56 days)
Oldest champion Blue Demon Jr. (46 years, 335 days)
Youngest champion Psycho Clown (29 years, 258 days)
Heaviest champion L.A. Park (116 kg (256 lb))
Lightest champion Drago (79 kg (174 lb))

The AAA Latin American Championship (Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) promotion in Mexico. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.

Contents

History

The title was first announced on May 18, 2011, as part of a storyline, where wrestlers from American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) invaded AAA. It was revealed that on June 18 at Triplemanía XIX AAA's Dr. Wagner Jr. would face TNA's Rob Van Dam for the newly created AAA Latin American Championship. No qualification matches took place prior to the match. [2] [3] Wagner went on to defeat Van Dam in the main event of Triplemanía XIX to become the first champion. [4] The physical belt was designed and crafted by All Star Championship Belts. [5]

Octagon Jr. is the current champion, in his first reign. He defeated previous champion QT Marshall at Guerra de Titanes on November 19, 2023.

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
 1  Dr. Wagner Jr.  June 18, 2011 Triplemanía XIX Mexico City, Mexico  1 1811Wagner Jr. defeated Rob Van Dam to become the inaugural champion. [4]
 2  L.A. Park  December 16, 2011 Guerra de Titanes Puebla, Puebla  1 5241 [6]
— Vacated  May 23, 2013—————The championship was vacated after L.A. Park had left AAA. [7]
 3 Blue Demon Jr.  June 16, 2013 Triplemanía XXI Mexico City, Mexico  1 2731Demon Jr. defeated El Mesías to win the vacant championship. [8]
— Vacated  March 16, 2014 Rey de Reyes Monterrey, Nuevo León ———The championship was vacated when Blue Demon Jr. was unable to attend a scheduled title defense. [9]
 4 Chessman  March 16, 2014 Rey de Reyes Monterrey, Nuevo León  1 5331Chessman defeated Villano IV to win the vacant championship. [9]
 5 Psycho Clown  August 31, 2015 Sin Límite Tehuacán, Puebla  1 3071 [1]
 6 Pentagón Jr.  July 3, 2016 Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico  1 560 [10]
 7  Johnny Mundo  August 28, 2016 Triplemanía XXIV Mexico City, Mexico  1 3994 [11]
 8  El Hijo del Fantasma  October 1, 2017 Héroes Inmortales XI San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí  1 4273This was a 14-man battle royal, also contested for the 2017 Copa Antonio Peña . [12]
 9 Drago  December 2, 2018 Guerra de Titanes (December) Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes  1 3217 [13]
 10 Daga  October 19, 2019 Héroes Inmortales XIII Orizaba, Veracruz  1 5531 [14]
— Vacated  April 24, 2021—————Daga vacated the title due to a lack of challengers. [15] [16]
11 Taurus May 1, 2021 Rey de Reyes San Pedro Cholula, Puebla 14131Taurus defeated Octagón Jr. and Villano III Jr. to win the vacant championship. [17]
12 Fénix June 18, 2022 Triplemanía XXX Tijuana, Mexico 13940This was a Winner Takes All match where the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship was also on the line between defending champion Taurus, Bandido, Hijo del Vikingo and Laredo Kid. [18]
— Vacated  July 17, 2023—————Fénix relinquished the championship and left AAA due to his commitments with other promotions. [19]
 13 Q.T. Marshall August 12, 2023 Triplemanía XXXI Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico 1996This was a Four-way match for the vacant championship including Pentagón Jr., Dralístico, and Texano Jr. [20]
 14 Octagón Jr. November 19, 2023 Guerra de Titanes Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico 191+0 [21]


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