List of CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champions

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Dr. Wagner Jr., one of two men to hold the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship twice. Dr-Wagner-Jr.jpg
Dr. Wagner Jr., one of two men to hold the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship twice.

The CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de CMLL in Spanish) is a singles professional wrestling world championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1991. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legitimately: it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. The official definition of the Light Heavyweight weight class in Mexico is between 92 kg (203 lb) and 97 kg (214 lb), but is not always strictly enforced. [Note 1] [1] Because Lucha Libre emphasizes the lower weight classes, this division is considered more important than the normally more prestigious heavyweight division of a promotion. [2] All title matches take place under two out of three falls rules.

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The current champion is Averno, who won the championship by defeating Bárbaro Cavernario at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas on March 29, 2024.

The first champion to be recognized by CMLL was Jerry Estrada, who defeated Pierroth Jr. in the finals of a 16-man tournament that took place between September 15 and September 26, 1991. Overall, there have been sixteen reigns shared among fourteen wrestlers. Dr. Wagner Jr. and Atlantis are the only two wrestlers to have held the title twice; Dr. Wagner Jr. is listed as an unofficial three-time champion, but he is not recognized as such by CMLL. [Note 2] Jerry Estrada's 175 day reign is the shortest in history, while Niebla Roja holds the record for his first reign, at 2,553 days. Aquarius' unofficial title reign is the shortest on record, 8 days, but is not acknowledged by CMLL.

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
Days recog.Number of days held recognized by the promotion
N/AUnknown information
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDays recog.
 1  Jerry Estrada  September 26, 1991 Live event Cuernavaca, Mexico  1 175 175 Defeated Pierroth Jr. in a tournament final [G]
 2 Pierroth Jr.  March 19, 1992 Live event Cuernavaca, Mexico  1 379 379   [G]
 3  Dr. Wagner Jr.  April 2, 1993 Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1 334 334   [G]
 4 Atlantis  March 2, 1994 Live event Acapulco, Mexico  1 655 655   [G]
 5  Dr. Wagner Jr.  December 17, 1995 Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  2 2151,240   [G]
†  Aquarius  July 19, 1996 Live event Tokyo, Japan  1 8— Title change is not officially recognized by CMLL [G]
† Dr. Wagner Jr.  July 27, 1996 Live event Sapporo, Japan  3 1,017— CMLL does not recognize Dr. Wagner Jr. as a three-time champion as they do not recognize Aquarius' title win. [G]
 6 Atlantis  May 10, 1999 Live event Puebla, Mexico  2 196 196   [G]
 7 Villano III  November 22, 1999 Live event Tampico, Mexico  1 685 685   [G]
 8 Shocker  October 7, 2001 Live event Guadalajara, Mexico  1 432 432   [3]
 9  Último Guerrero  December 13, 2002 Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1 1,309 1,309   [4]
 10 Rey Bucanero  July 14, 2006 Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1 1,047 1,047   [5]
 11 Ephesto  May 26, 2009 Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1 637 637   [6]
 12 Rush  February 22, 2011 Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1 693 693   [7]
— Vacated  January 15, 2013 Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal ——— Rush vacated the title to get a match for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship. [8]
 13 Rey Escorpión  January 29, 2013 Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1 637 637 Defeated Volador Jr. in a tournament final. [9]
 14 Ángel de Oro  October 28, 2014 Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1 528 528   [10]
 15  La Máscara  April 8, 2016  Super Viernes Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1 409 409   [11]
— Vacated  May 22, 2017————— La Máscara was fired by CMLL [12] [13]
 16 Niebla Roja  June 10, 2017 Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1 2,553 2,553 Won a 10-man Torneo Cibernetico match to win the vacant title. [14]
 17 Bárbaro Cavernario  July 15, 2022  Super Viernes Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1 692 692  [15]
 18 Averno  March 29, 2024 Homenaje A Dos Leyendas Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1 69+ 69+  [16]

Combined reigns

Atlantis, two time CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion. LuchaLibreObrera151.JPG
Atlantis, two time CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion.

As of June6, 2024.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
days		Ref(s).
1 Niebla Roja 12,553 [14]
2 Dr. Wagner Jr. 21,574 [G]
3 Último Guerrero 11,309 [4] [5]
4 Rey Bucanero 11,047 [5] [6]
5 Atlantis 2851 [G]
6 Rush 1693 [7] [8]
7 Villano III 1685 [G] [3]
8 Ephesto 1637 [6] [7]
9 Rey Escorpión 1637 [9] [10]
10 Bárbaro Cavernario 1692 [17]


11 Ángel de Oro 1528 [10]
12 Shocker 1432 [3] [4]
12 La Máscara 1409 [11] [13]
13 Pierroth Jr. 1379 [G]
14 Jerry Estrada 1175 [G]
15 Averno †169+ [18]
16 Aquarius 18 [G]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The most recent case of this is Mephisto's holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
  2. ↑ Before the Internet made information readily available on a global scale, it was not uncommon for championships to be lost and won back during a tour of a foreign country without being recognized by the promotion.

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