NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship

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NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
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Close up of the championship belt design currently used
Details
Promotion National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
Statistics
First champion(s) Gypsy Joe
Final champion(s) Súper Nova
Most reignsRay Mendoza (6 reigns)
Longest reignFrank Stojack (1,573 days)
Shortest reign Roddy Piper (2 days)
Oldest championFrank Stojack (41 years, 182 days)
Youngest championGypsy Joe {(Joe Dorsetti)} (18 years, 341 days)
Heaviest champion Vampiro (260 lb (120 kg))
Lightest champion Tarzan Boy (190 lb (86 kg))

The NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). For the majority of its existence the title was promoted by Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where it was known in Spanish as the Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de NWA. It began as an official National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) title and was given to the NWA's Mexican affiliate, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL, later CMLL), to control. The title was also promoted in NWA Hollywood Wrestling until Hollywood Wrestling's closure in 1982. The title remained under the control of EMLL even after EMLL pulled out of the NWA and changed its name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Due to its history, it was considered one of the most important titles in EMLL/CMLL. [1] [2] As it was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won legitimately; it was 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 this was not always strictly enforced. [Note 1] [3]

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The first champion was "Gypsy Joe" Dorsetti, who won the title on November 6, 1952. In 1957 the NWA stripped Frank Stojack of the title for lack of NWA-mandated title defenses, but Stojack kept the physical belt and defended the title for over a year until the NWA regained possession of the actual Championship belt. (Edit: The NWA never regained possession of the actual belt. The actual original belt is in the possession of a private collector.) After Stojack was stripped of the title, the NWA executive board decided to give Salvador Lutteroth and Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre control of the championship in 1958. [4] The first champion under Lutteroth's authority was Dory Dixon, who had worked for EMLL for many years. During the late 1970s and early 1980s the title was also defended in the Los Angeles area; after the 1980s, the title was only defended in Mexico.

In March 2010, Blue Demon, Jr., the president of NWA Mexico, sent letters to CMLL, telling them to stop promoting the NWA-branded championships since they were not part of the NWA. NWA Mexico had previously tried to reclaim the three NWA-branded championships promoted by CMLL, but was ignored by CMLL. The promotion did not directly respond to the latest claim either; the NWA Welterweight Champion, Mephisto, commented, simply stating that the titles belonged to CMLL. [5] Finally, on August 12, 2010, CMLL debuted the new NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship and returned the old title to NWA. [6] In 2013, NWA Mexico crowned its first recognized World Light Heavyweight Champion, with Súper Nova winning the vacant title. Súper Nova has not defended the title since 2014, with the championship being de facto retired.

There have been a total of 65 reigns shared between 40 wrestlers. Ray Mendoza has held the Championship the highest number of times with six title reigns; Gory Guerrero's two reigns combined come to 1,963 days, the highest total of any champion. Roddy Piper is the champion with the shortest reign, 2 days; while the longest title reign belongs to Frank Stojack with 1,573 days.

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
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
1 Gypsy Joe November 6, 1952 Live event Des Moines, Iowa1277Gypsy Joe defeated Johnny Balbo in a decision match to become the inaugural champion. [G]
2 Frank Stojack August 10, 1953 Live event Spokane, Washington11,573  [G]
— Vacated November 30, 1957————  Stojack was stripped of the title due to inactivity. [G]
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL)
3 Dory Dixon February 13, 1958 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1575Dixon defeated Al Kashley to win the vacant championship. [4] [G]
4 Ray Mendoza September 11, 1959 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco1323  [G]
5 Gory Guerrero July 30, 1960 Live event Mexico City, Mexico11,102  [G]
6Ali BeyAugust 6, 1963 Live event El Paso, Texas149  [G]
7 Gory Guerrero September 24, 1963 Live event Mexico City, Mexico2861  [G]
— Vacated February 1, 1966————Guerrero was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion; Guerrero kept the physical belt for nine years after being stripped of the championship. [G]
8 Ray Mendoza August 4, 1967 Live event Mexico City, Mexico2289Mendoza defeated Dory Dixon in a tournament final to win the vacant title. [G]
9 Ángel Blanco May 19, 1968 Live event Torreón, Coahuila1220  [G]
10 Ray Mendoza December 25, 1968 Live event Mexico City, Mexico3359  [G]
11 Coloso Colosetti December 19, 1969 Live event Mexico City, Mexico191  [G]
12 Ray Mendoza March 20, 1970 Live event Mexico City, Mexico4252  [G]
13 El Solitario November 27, 1970 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1476  [G]
14David MorganMarch 17, 1972 Live event Mexico City, Mexico135  [G]
15 Ray Mendoza April 21, 1972 Live event Mexico City, Mexico553  [G]
16 Alfonso Dantés June 13, 1972 Live event Tijuana, Baja California1381  [G]
17Kim Sung HoJune 29, 1973 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1175  [G] [7]
18 Ray Mendoza December 21, 1973 Live event Los Angeles, California6 [Note 2]   [G]
— Vacated February 1974————The championship was vacated when Mendoza left EMLL to form the Universal Wrestling Association. [G]
19 Dr. Wagner September 22, 1974 EMLL 41st Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico1523Dr. Wagner defeated El Halcon in a tournament final to win the vacant title. [G]
20 Adorable Rubí February 27, 1976 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1140  [G]
21Carlos PlataJuly 16, 1976 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1100  [G]
22 Alfonso Dantés October 24, 1976 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco2110  [G]
23 Chavo Guerrero February 11, 1977 Live event Los Angeles, California130  [G]
24 Roddy Piper March 13, 1977 Live event California12  [G]
25 Chavo Guerrero March 15, 1977 Live event Los Angeles, California26  [G]
26 Alfonso Dantés April 21, 1977 Live event Mexico City, Mexico3407  [G]
27 El Faraón June 2, 1978 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1193  [G] [8]
28 Pak Choo December 8, 1978 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1145  [G]
29 Alfonso Dantés April 30, 1979 Live event Mexico City, Mexico4265  [G]
30 Raul Mata January 20, 1980 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco1330  [G] [9]
31 Alfonso Dantés December 15, 1980 Live event Mexico City, Mexico5112  [G]
32 Tony Salazar April 3, 1981 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1343  [G] [10]
33David MorganMarch 12, 1982 Live event Mexico City, Mexico221  [G] [11]
34 Máscara Año 2000 April 2, 1982 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1228  [G]
35 El Faraón November 16, 1982 Live event Mexico City, Mexico260  [G]
36 Ringo Mendoza January 15, 1983 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco1194 [G] [12]
37 El Satánico July 28, 1983 Live event Mexico City, Mexico187  [G] [13]
38 Ringo Mendoza October 23, 1983 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco2479  [G]
39 MS-1 February 13, 1985 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero139  [G]
40 Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. June 21, 1985 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1637  [G]
Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL)
41 MS-1 March 20, 1987 Live event Mexico City, Mexico265  [G]
42 Cien Caras June 24, 1987 Live event Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State1270  [G]
43 Lizmark March 20, 1988 Live event Mexico City, Mexico196  [G]
44 Fabuloso Blondy June 24, 1988 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1168  [G]
45 Lizmark December 9, 1988 JUicio Final Mexico City, Mexico2224  [G]
46 El Satánico July 21, 1989 Live event Mexico City, Mexico292  [G]
47 Pirata Morgan October 21, 1989 Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos1116  [G]
47 Fabuloso Blondy February 14, 1990 Live event Mexico City, Mexico235  [G]
49 Lizmark March 21, 1990 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero3249  [G]
50 El Satánico November 25, 1990 Live event León, Guanajuato3157  [G]
51 Lizmark May 1, 1991 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero4340  [G]
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
52 El Satánico April 5, 1992 CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico Mexico City, Mexico4111  [G]
53 Apolo Dantés July 25, 1992 Live event Puebla, Puebla1243  [G]
54 Jaque Mate March 25, 1993 Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos1619  [G]
55 El Dandy December 4, 1994 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1681  [G]
56 Black Warrior October 15, 1996 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1201  [G]
57 Shocker May 4, 1997 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1310  [G]
58 Black Warrior March 10, 1998 Live event Mexico City, Mexico2727  [G]
59 Tarzan Boy March 6, 2000 Live event Puebla, Puebla1 [Note 3]   [G]
— Vacated 2003————The championship was vacated when Tarzan Boy was unable to defend the championship due to injury. [14]
60 Vampiro Canadiense February 9, 2003 Live event Mexico City, Mexico1450Vampiro defeated Tarzan Boy in a decision match for the vacant title. [14] [15]
61 Shocker May 3, 2004 Live event Puebla, Puebla2 [Note 4]   [16]
— Vacated 2005————CMLL stripped Shocker of the title when he did not appear for a scheduled title defense. [17]
62 Dr. Wagner, Jr. April 17, 2005 CMLL Domingos De Coliseo Mexico City, Mexico1461Dr. Wagner, Jr. defeated Último Guerrero in a decision match for the vacant title. [17]
63 Atlantis July 22, 2006 Super Viernes Mexico City, Mexico1988  [18]
64 El Texano, Jr. April 5, 2009 CMLL Guadalajara Domingos Guadalajara, Jalisco1494  
— Vacated August 12, 2010————The championship was vacated when CMLL returned it to NWA. CMLL replaces the championship with the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship. [19] [20]
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / NWA Mexico
65 Súper Nova May 19, 2013 Live event Blackfoot, Idaho1283Defeated El Hijo de Rey Misterio and Lizmark Jr. in a tournament final. Súper Nova is recognized by NWA Mexico and the International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) but is not recognized by the NWA in the United States. Súper Nova last defended the championship on February 26, 2014 during an IWRG event; [21] no known defenses have occurred after this date.
Championship history is unrecorded from February 26, 2014 to present.

Reigns by combined length

Key
SymbolMeaning
†Indicates the current champion
¤The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
+Indicates that the date changes daily for the current champion.
RankWrestlerNo. of ReignsCombined Days
1 Gory Guerrero 21,963
2 Ray Mendoza 61,318¤ [Note 2]
3 Alfonso Dantés 51,275
4 Apolo Dantés 11,098
5 Tarzan Boy 11,031¤ [Note 3]
6 Atlantis 1988
7 Black Warrior 2928
8 Lizmark 4909
9 El Dandy 1681
10 Ringo Mendoza 2673
11 Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. 1637
12 Jaque Mate 1619
13 Dory Dixon 1575
14 Shocker 3553¤ [Note 4]
15 Dr. Wagner 1523
16 Fabuloso Blondy 2511
17 El Texano, Jr. 1494
18 El Solitario 1476
19 Dr. Wagner, Jr. 1461
20 Vampiro Canadiense 1450
21 El Satánico 4447
22 Tony Salazar 1343
23 Raul Mata 1330
24 Súper Nova 1283¤
25 Gypsy Joe 1277
26 Cien Caras 1270
27 El Faraón 2253
28 Adorable Rubí 1231
29 Máscara Año 2000 1228
30 Ángel Blanco 1220
31Kim Sung Ho1175
32 Pak Choo 1145
33 Pirata Morgan 1116
34 MS-1 1104
35Carlos Plata1100
36 Coloso Colosetti 191
37Ali Bey149
38David Morgan256
39 Chavo Guerrero 236
40 Roddy Piper 12

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The most recent case of this was 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. 1 2 The exact date on which Ray Mendoza vacated the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 42 and 69 days.
  3. 1 2 The exact date on which Tarzan Boy vacated the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1,031 and 1,069 days.
  4. 1 2 The exact date on which Shocker vacates the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 243 and 348 days.

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