AAA World Cruiserweight Championship

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AAA World Cruiserweight Championship
Campeonato Mundial Crucero AAA
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship.png
The current AAA World Cruiserweight Championship belt
Details
Promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Date establishedMay 21, 2009
Current champion(s) Matt Riddle
Date wonAugust 17, 2024
Other name(s)
  • AAA Cruiserweight Championship (May 2009–August 2014)
  • AAA World Cruiserweight Championship (August 2014–present)
Statistics
First champion(s) Alex Koslov
Most reigns Alex Koslov and Xtreme Tiger (2 reigns)
Longest reign Laredo Kid (1,218 days)
Shortest reign Alex Koslov (9 days)
Oldest champion Juventud Guerrera (37 years and 178 days)
Youngest champion Daga (24 years and 136 days)
Heaviest champion Johnny Mundo (98 kg (216 lb))
Lightest champion Xtreme Tiger (67 kg (148 lb))

The AAA World Cruiserweight Championship (Spanish : Campeonato Mundial Crucero AAA) is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). The championship cannot be competed for by anyone who is over the Cruiserweight division weight limit of 105 kg (231 lb). [1] Traditionally this division is labelled as the "Junior Heavyweight" division in Mexico while "Cruiserweight" is a term more used in the United States or Canada.

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The championship was originally named the AAA Cruiserweight Championship. but had the word "world" added to the name after El Hijo del Fantasma won a match on August 17, 2014, that unified the championship with the AAA Fusión Championship. [2] A total of fourteen men have held the championship for a total of sixteen different title reigns.

The current champion is Matt Riddle, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating defending champion Komander and Laredo Kid at Triplemanía XXXII: Mexico City on August 17, 2024.

History

Alex Koslov became the inaugural champion when he defeated Alan Stone and Xtreme Tiger in 2009 Alex Koslov.JPG
Alex Koslov became the inaugural champion when he defeated Alan Stone and Xtreme Tiger in 2009

The inaugural champion was Alex Koslov, who defeated Alan Stone and Xtreme Tiger at AAA Television Taping on May 21, 2009, in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. On August 17, 2014, at Triplemanía XXII, the Cruiserweight Champion Daga defended the title in a 10-man elimination match, where also participated the AAA Fusion Champion Fénix. El Hijo del Fantasma won the match and unified both titles, deactivating the Fusion Championship and renaming the title as AAA World Cruiserweight Championship. On February 10, 2021, the champion Laredo Kid faced the Major League Wrestling's World Middleweight Champion Lio Rush in a title vs. title match. Despite Rush winning the match and being recognized as champion, a few days later AAA did not recognize the title change. Instead, Laredo Kid appeared on AAA show with the title belt. According to Konnan, an AAA booker, Rush lost the title back to Laredo Kid in a un-televised match. On May 5, Laredo Kid appeared in MLW Fusion with the AAA title, making an in-character statement where he refused to recognize Rush as champion. [3]

The current champion, Laredo Kid, has been the longest reigning champion at 2053+ days. The youngest champion is Daga who won at the age of 24 years and 136 days. During his reign, Laredo Kid was defeated by Lio Rush in a unification match to unify the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship with Rush's MLW World Middleweight Championship – though this reign was not recognized by AAA. The shortest reigning champion was Alex Koslov who held the title for 9 days from August 21, 2009 to August 30, 2009. Alex Koslov and Xtreme Tiger has held the title the most times with 2 championship reigns. The oldest champion is Juventud Guerrera who won at the age of 37 years and 178 days.

Reigns

Names
NameDuration
AAA Cruiserweight ChampionshipMay 2009 – August 2014
AAA World Cruiserweight ChampionshipAugust 2014 – present
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  Alex Koslov  May 21, 2009 AAA Sin Limite Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes  1 231Koslov defeated Alan Stone and Xtreme Tiger in the final of a 12-man tournament to become the inaugural champion. This episode aired on tape delay on May 31, 2009. [4]
 2 Xtreme Tiger  June 13, 2009 Triplemanía XVII Mexico City, Mexico  1 691This was a four-way elimination hardcore match, also involving Alan Stone and Crazy Boy. [5]
 3  Alex Koslov  August 21, 2009 Verano de Escándalo Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas  2 90This was a five-way elimination match, also involving Jack Evans, Rocky Romero, and Teddy Hart. This episode aired on tape delay on September 6, 2009. [6]
— Vacated  August 30, 2009 AAA Sin Limite Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico ———The championship was vacated after Alex Koslov lost a six-man steel cage match in which the last man left in the cage was forced out of AAA. This episode aired on tape delay on September 20, 2009. [7]
 4 Xtreme Tiger  September 26, 2009 Héroes Inmortales III Monterrey, Nuevo León  2 2532Tiger defeated Jack Evans, Rocky Romero, Sugi San, and Teddy Hart to win the vacant championship. [8]
 5  Jack Evans  June 6, 2010 Triplemanía XVIII Mexico City, Mexico  1 7131This was a four-way elimination match, also involving Christopher Daniels and Nosawa Rongai. [9]
 6 Juventud Guerrera  May 19, 2012 Noche de Campeones Chilpancingo, Guerrero  1 1972This was a four-way Extreme match, Psicosis and Teddy Hart. This episode aired on tape delay on June 10, 2012. [10]
 7 Daga  December 2, 2012 Guerra de Titanes Zapopan, Jalisco  1 6234This was a six-way ladder match, also involving Fénix, Jack Evans, Joe Líder and Psicosis. This episode aired on tape delay on December 19, 2012. [11]
 8  El Hijo del Fantasma  August 17, 2014 Triplemanía XXII Mexico City, Mexico  1 9456This was a ten-way elimination match, also involving Angélico, Australian Suicide, Bengala, Drago, Fénix, Jack Evans, Joe Líder and Pentagón Jr., where the AAA Fusión Championship was also unified into the title. Title renamed from "AAA Cruiserweight Championship" to "AAA World Cruiserweight Championship" [2] [12]
 9  Johnny Mundo  March 19, 2017 Rey de Reyes Monterrey, Nuevo León  1 1961This was a three-way match, also involving El Texano Jr. This match was also contested for the AAA Mega and AAA Latin American Championships [13]
 10 Lanzeloth  October 1, 2017 Héroes Inmortales XI San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí  1 1171This was a ten-way match, also involving Angelikal, Dragon Solar, El Hijo del Vikingo, Máscara de Bronce, Solaris, Tiger Boy, Venum and Villano III Jr. [14]
 11  Australian Suicide  January 26, 2018 Guerra de Titanes Mexico City, Mexico  1 2113 [15]
 12  Sammy Guevara  August 25, 2018 Triplemanía XXVI Mexico City, Mexico  1 1751This was a four-way match, also involving A. C. H. and Shane Strickland. [16]
 13 Laredo Kid  February 16, 2019 AAA TV-Taping Morelia, Michoacán  1 1,2189 [17]
† Lio Rush February 10, 2021 MLW Fusion Orlando, FL †N/AN/ARush defeated Laredo Kid in a match where Rush's MLW World Middleweight Championship was also on the line. However, AAA didn't recognize the title change and kept recognizing Laredo Kid as the champion since February 16, 2019. [18] [19]
 14 Fénix  June 18, 2022 Triplemanía XXX Tijuana, Mexico  1 3940This was a Winner Takes All match where the AAA Latin American Championship was also on the line between Bandido, Taurus, defending champion Laredo Kid and Hijo del Vikingo [20]
— Vacated  July 17, 2023—————Fénix relinquished the championship and left AAA due to his commitments with other promotions. [21]
 15 Komander  September 23, 2023 AAA Luchando Por Mexico Mexico City, Mexico  1 3730This was a four-way match also involving Kuukai, Mecha Wolf 450, and SB Kento. [22]
 16 Matt Riddle  August 17, 2024  Triplemanía XXXII: Mexico City Aguascalientes, Mexico  1 44+0This was a three-way match also involving Laredo Kid. [23]

Combined reigns

Former champion Laredo Kid who holds the record for longest reign at 1,218 days Laredo Kid 2.jpg
Former champion Laredo Kid who holds the record for longest reign at 1,218 days

As of September30, 2024.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
defenses		Combined
days
1 Laredo Kid 191,218
2 El Hijo del Fantasma 16945
3 Jack Evans 11713
4 Daga 14623
5 Fénix 10394
6 Komander 10331
7 Xtreme Tiger 22322
8 Australian Suicide 13211
9 Juventud Guerrera 12197
10 Johnny Mundo 11196
11 Sammy Guevara 11175
12 Lanzeloth 11118
13 Matt Riddle †1044+
14 Alex Koslov 2032
— Lio Rush —0—

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