IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship

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IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship
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Shiima Nobunaga, the second ever Welterweight champion
Details
Promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group
Date establishedMarch 1, 1998 [1]
Current champion(s)Dr. Cerebro Jr.
Date wonJanuary 1, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s) Dr. Cerebro [1]
Most reigns Cerebro Negro (7 reigns)
Longest reignDr. Cerebro (788 days)
Shortest reignCerebro Negro (11 days)

The IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship (Campeonato Intercontinental Welter IWRG in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) since 1998. [1] The official definition of the Welterweight weight class in Mexico is between 70 kg (150 lb) and 78 kg (172 lb), but the weight limits are not always strictly adhered to. [lower-alpha 1] [2] Because Lucha Libre puts more emphasis on the lower weight classes, this division is considered more important than the normally more prestigious heavyweight division of the promotion. [3]

Contents

The first Welterweight champion was Dr. Cerebro, winning the title on March 1, 1998, in a tournament final against Shiima Nobunaga. [1] Dr. Cerebro Jr. is the current champion, having defeated Puma de Oro and then-champion Tonali for the title on January 1, 2024. Dr. Cerebro Jr. is the 40th overall champion and the 22nd person to have held the championship. Cerebro Negro is the person with most title reigns, a total of seven. He also has the distinction of having the shortest reign (at seven days) and the longest reign (1,246 days).

As it is a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers. [lower-alpha 2] On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline, [lower-alpha 3] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship, [lower-alpha 4] or leaving the company. [lower-alpha 5]

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
N/AUnknown information
(NLT)Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed
†Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
 1 Dr. Cerebro  March 1, 1998 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 287Defeated Shiima Nobunaga in the finals of a 16-man tournament. [1]
 2  Shiima Nobunaga  December 13, 1998 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 175  [1]
 3  Último Vampiro  June 6, 1999 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 340  [1]
 4 Dr. Cerebro  May 11, 2000 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 2 49  [8] [9]
 5  Ciclón Ramírez  June 29, 2000 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 45   [8] [9]
 6 Dr. Cerebro  August 13, 2000 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 3 788   [8] [9]
 7 Cerebro Negro  October 10, 2002 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 17   [10]
 8  Fantasy  October 27, 2002 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 301   [10]
 9 Cerebro Negro  August 24, 2003 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 2 105   [11]
 10 Avisman December 7, 2003 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 497   [11]
 11 Cerebro Negro  April 17, 2005 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 3 7   [12]
 12 Avisman April 24, 2005 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 2 287   [12]
 13 Fantasma de la Ópera February 5, 2006 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 175   [13]
 14 Panterita/Freelance July 30, 2006 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 210Panterita changed his ring persona to Freelance during the title reign. [13]
 15 Cerebro Negro  February 25, 2007 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 4 21   [14]
 16 Fantasma de la Ópera March 18, 2007 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 2 123Defeated Cerebro Negro in a 10-man steel cage match. [14]
 17 Black Terry  July 19, 2007 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 94   [14]
 18 Cerebro Negro  October 21, 2007 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 5 11   [14]
 19 Fantasma de la Ópera November 1, 2007 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 3 45Defeated Cerebro Negro and Black Terry in a three-way elimination title vs. mask vs. hair match. Ópera's mask, Negro's title and Terry's hair were at stake. Negro was the last to be pinned, so he lost the title. [14]
 20 Black Terry  December 16, 2007 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 2 98   [14]
 21  Multifacético  March 23, 2008 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 67   [15]
 22 Fuerza Guerrera  May 29, 2008 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 101   [15]
 23 Black Terry  September 7, 2008 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 3 70Defeated Multifacético and Fuerza Guerrera in a three-way elimination title vs. mask vs. hair match. Multifacético's mask, Guerrera's title and Terry's hair were at stake. Guerrera was the last to be pinned, so he lost the title [15]
 24 Fuerza Guerrera  November 16, 2008 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 2 553Defeated Black Terry in a match with Guerrera's mask and Terry's hair and title on the line. [15]
 25 Dr. Cerebro  May 23, 2010 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 4 14  [16]
 26  CIMA  June 6, 2010 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 2 448   [16]
— Vacated  August 28, 2011————Vacated when CIMA did not return to Mexico to defend the championship. 
 27 Golden Magic  September 8, 2011 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 105Defeated Bestia 666 in a tournament final to win the vacant title. [16]
 28 Eterno  December 22, 2011 Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 290Eterno's WWS Welterweight Championship was also on the line in the match. [17]
 29 Oficial Rayan  October 7, 2012 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 140  [18]
 30 Dinamic Black  February 24, 2013 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 210  [19]
— Vacated  September 22, 2013————Vacated when Dinamic Black left IWRG.
 31 Canis Lupus  September 29, 2013 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 67  
 32 Golden Magic  December 5, 2013 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 2 346  
 33 Canis Lupus  November 16, 2014 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 2 519This was a "Mask. vs Title" match. 
— Vacated  April 18, 2016————IWRG announced a tournament for the championship, but did not explain why Canis Lupus was not defending the championship [20]
 34 Cerebro Negro  April 20, 2016 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 6 291Defeated Mike Segura in the finals of a tournament for the vacant championship. [21]
 35 La Mosca February 5, 2017 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 133  [22]
 36 Emperador Azteca June 18, 2017 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 371  [23]
 37 Cerebro Negro  June 24, 2018 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico 7 1,246 [24]
 38 Jessy Ventura November 21, 2021 Mas Lucha Torneo Suprema Mas LuchasNaucalpan, State of Mexico 1 399 [25]
39TonalliDecember 25, 2022 IWRG Ruleta De La MurteNaucalpan, State of Mexico1372 [26]
40Dr. Cerebro Jr.January 1, 2024IWRG Guerreros De Acero 2024Naucalpan, State of Mexico1291+ [27]

Combined reigns

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1 Cerebro Negro 71,698
2 Dr. Cerebro 41,138
3Avisman2784
4 Fuerza Guerrera 2654
5 Shiima Nobunaga / CIMA 2623
6 Canis Lupus 2587
7 Golden Magic 2451
8Jessy Ventura1399
9Tonalli1372
10Emperador Azteca1371
11Fantasma de la Ópera3343
12 Último Vampiro 1340
13 Fantasy 1301
14Dr. Cerebro Jr. †1291+ [28]
15 Eterno 1290
16 Black Terry 3262
17 Dinamic Black 1210
Panterita/Freelance1210
19 Oficial Rayan 1140
20Mosca1133
21 Multifacético 167
22 Ciclón Ramírez 145

Footnotes

  1. ↑ One example the weightlimits not being strictly enforced is Mephisto winning the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, a championship with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
  2. ↑ Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters" [4]
  3. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 271, Chapter: Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [World Class, Adkisson] "Championship held up and rematch ordered because of the interference of manager Gary Hart" [5]
  4. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 20, Chapter: (United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title "Rhodes stripped on 85/10/19 for not defending the belt after having his leg broken by Ric Flair and Ole & Arn Anderson" [6]
  5. ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA." [7]

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