NWA World Middleweight Championship

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NWA World Middleweight Championship
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The championship belt
Details
Promotion Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
(1939–1990)
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(1990–1994, 2003–2010)
Various
(1994–2003)
Date established1939 [G]
Date retiredAugust 12, 2010 [1]
Other name(s)
World Middleweight Championship (1939–1952) [G]
Statistics
First champion(s) Gus Kallio [G]
Final champion(s) Averno [1]
Most reigns René Guajardo (6 reigns) [G]
Longest reign The Great Sasuke (1,487)
Shortest reign El Satánico (Less than 1 day)
Heaviest champion El Satánico (97 kilograms (214 lb)) [Note 1]
Lightest champion Averno (79 kilograms (174 lb)) [Note 2] [2]

The NWA World Middleweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) between 1939 and 2010. For most of its existence, it was defended in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), who called it the Campeonato Mundial Peso Medio de NWA. As it is a professional wrestling championship, its holders were determined by promoters or promotions, not by athletic competition. The official middleweight limits in lucha libre are 82 kg (181 lb) to 87 kg (192 lb), but this rule is broken when convenient. [Note 3] [3]

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The championship was created as the "World Middleweight Championship" in early 1939, by Salvador Lutteroth, owner of Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL). [G] He awarded it to Gus Kallio, a five-time National Wrestling Association World Middleweight Champion, nicknamed "The King of the Middleweights" in the United States. [G] [4] When Octavio Gaona defeated Kallio on March 29, 1939, he won both middleweight championships. The National Wrestling Association title was retired in 1940, to give prominence to Lutteroth's creation. [5] When EMLL joined the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 1952, the belt was prefixed with "NWA". [6]

In the late 1980s, EMLL withdrew from the NWA and in the early 1990s changed its name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). [7] CMLL retained ownership of three NWA-branded championships which originated in the promotion. [G] The other two were the NWA World Welterweight Championship and the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship. All continued to be billed as "Campeonatos de NWA". In 1994, Último Dragón bought the NWA World Middleweight Championship and its booking rights from CMLL. [G] He chose to make himself first champion, and won it in a match with Corazón de León at a Wrestle and Romance (WAR) show on November 8, 1994, in Korakuen Hall. At that point he began promoting the title exclusively in Japan, holding it himself until vacating it in 1998. During his run with the championship Último Dragón also won the J-Crown championships, eight unified lightweight championships, but the NWA World Middleweight Championship was never integrated into the J-Crown. In 2003, after ending The Great Sasuke's long reign, Dragón signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and returned the championship to CMLL who he worked with off and on until that point. Averno defeated Zumbido to win the vacant title in its first CMLL match since 1994. [8]

In March 2010, Blue Demon Jr., the president of NWA Mexico the local representative of the National Wrestling Alliance, demanded that CMLL (a non-member of NWA Mexico) cease promoting the NWA-branded championships, declaring that all three championships had been vacated as far as the NWA was concerned. [9] NWA Mexico had already tried to reclaim CMLL's three NWA-branded titles on a previous occasion. CMLL ignored both requests; the NWA Welterweight Champion, Mephisto, commented instead that "the titles belong to CMLL", thus the NWA could not vacate them. [10] On August 12, 2010, CMLL unveiled the new NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship to replace the original championship, which it conceded to NWA Mexico. [11]

Since 1939 45 wrestlers have shared 84 NWA Middleweight Championship reigns. René Guajardo held the championship a record six times. Tarzán López' four reigns totalled 2,948 days, the longest of any champion. The Great Sasuke had the longest single reign, at 1,548 days. Emilio Charles, Jr. had the shortest reign at 11 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
Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL)
1 Gus Kallio N/A Live event N/A1 [Note 4] Gus Kallio was awarded the championship in late 1938 or early 1939 due to the fact that he already held the World Middleweight Championship in the United States. [G]
2 Octavio Gaona February 19, 1939 Live event Mexico City1350Octavio Gaona won the championship to permanently establish it as an EMLL title. He also won Kallio's other World Middleweight Championship. [G]
3 Tarzán López February 4, 1940 Live event Mexico City1681López won both versions of the World Middleweight Championship. After this title change only the Mexican version remained active. [G]
4 Black Guzmán December 16, 1941 Live event Mexico City157  [G]
5 Tarzán López February 11, 1942 Live event Mexico City21,473  [G] [12]
6 Gory Guerrero February 23, 1946 Live event Mexico City1782  [G]
7Mike KellyApril 12, 1948 Live event Mexico City1411  [G]
8 Tarzán López May 28, 1949 Live event N/A3481  [G]
9 Sugi Sito September 21, 1950 EMLL 17th Anniversary Show Mexico City1368  [G] [13]
10 Enrique Llanes September 24, 1951 EMLL 18th Anniversary Show Mexico City1132  [G] [13]
— Vacated February 3, 1952————EMLL vacated the championship for undocumented reasons. [G]
11 Tarzán López July 13, 1952 Live event Mexico City4342Tarzán López won a tournament to win the vacant title. [G]
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL)
12 Sugi Sito June 20, 1953 Live event Mexico City2195  [G]
13 Santo January 1, 1954 Live event Mexico City11,021  [G]
14 Rolando Vera October 19, 1956 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León11,455  [G]
15 René Guajardo October 13, 1960 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León1415  [G]
16Antonio PosaDecember 2, 1961 Live event Mexico City1140  [G]
17 René Guajardo April 18, 1962 Live event Mexico City2190  [G]
18 Rayo de Jalisco October 25, 1962 Live event Mexico City1583  [G]
19Benny GalantMay 30, 1964 Live event Mexico City1118  [G] [14]
20 Rayo de Jalisco September 25, 1964 EMLL 31st Anniversary Show Mexico City2196  [G] [13]
21 René Guajardo April 9, 1965 Live event Mexico City3400  [G]
22 Jerry London May 14, 1966 Live event Mexico City148  [G]
23 René Guajardo July 1, 1966 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León4253  [G] [15]
24 Ray Mendoza March 10, 1967 Live event Mexico City1 [Note 5]   [G] [16]
— Vacated May 1967————EMLL vacated the championship for undocumented reasons. [G]
25 René Guajardo July 29, 1967 Live event N/A5629Guajardo won a decision match for the vacant title. [G]
26 El Santo December 13, 1968Super ViernesMexico City2133  [G] [17]
26 Rayo de Jalisco April 18, 1969 13. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City3119  [G]
27 El Solitario August 15, 1969 EMLL 36th Anniversary Show Mexico City1378  [G] [13]
28Mashio KomaJune 28, 1970 Live event Mexico City1161  [G]
29 Aníbal December 6, 1970 Live event Mexico City1845  [G]
30 René Guajardo March 30, 1973 Live event Mexico City6 [Note 6]   [G]
— Vacated 1974————EMLL vacated the championship for undocumented reasons. [G]
31 Aníbal September 20, 1974 EMLL 41st Anniversary Show Mexico City2 [Note 7] Aníbal defeated El Cobarde in a decision match to win the title. [G] [13]
— Vacated May 1975————The championship was vacated when Aníbal left EMLL to work for the Universal Wrestling Association. [G]
32 Perro Aguayo July 4, 1975 Live event Mexico City1476Perro Aguayo won a tournament to claim the vacant championship. [G]
33 El Faraón October 22, 1976 Live event Mexico City1140  [G]
34 Perro Aguayo March 11, 1977 Live event Mexico City2114  [G]
35 Ringo Mendoza July 3, 1977 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco1101  [G]
36Joe PlardyOctober 12, 1977 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero144  [G]
37 El Faraón November 25, 1977 Live event Mexico City284  [G]
38 Ringo Mendoza February 17, 1978 Live event Los Angeles, California251  [G]
39 Perro Aguayo April 9, 1978 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco375  [G]
40 Ringo Mendoza June 23, 1978 Live event Mexico City351  [G]
41 Tony Salazar August 13, 1978 Live event Mexico City1174  [G]
42 Ringo Mendoza February 3, 1979 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero4218  [G]
43 Satoru Sayama September 9, 1979 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco1201  [G]
44 El Satánico March 28, 1980 Live event Mexico City120  [G]
45 Cachorro Mendoza April 17, 1980 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León159  [G]
46 Sangre Chicana June 15, 1980 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León1217  [G]
47 Tony Salazar January 18, 1981 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León154  [G] [18] [19]
48 Sangre Chicana March 13, 1981 Live event Mexico City221  [G] [18]
49 Ringo Mendoza April 3, 1981 Live event Mexico City5240  [G] [18]
50 El Faraón November 29, 1981 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco3124  [G] [18]
51 César Curiel April 2, 1982 Live event Mexico City1206  [G]
52 El Satánico October 25, 1982 Live event Mexico City20  [G]
53El JaliscoOctober 25, 1982 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco1139  [G]
54 El Satánico March 13, 1983 Live event N/A382  [G]
55 Lizmark June 3, 1983 Live event Mexico City1182  [G]
56 El Satánico December 2, 1983 Live event Mexico City4250  [G]
57 Gran Cochisse August 8, 1984 Live event Mexico City137  [G] [20]
58 El Satánico September 14, 1984 Live event Mexico City516  [G] [20]
59 Gran Cochisse September 30, 1984 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco249  [G] [20]
60 Gran Hamada November 18, 1984 Live event Mexico City1138  [G] [20]
61 La Fiera April 5, 1985 Live event Mexico City1106  [G]
62 Chamaco Valaguez July 20, 1985 Live event Puebla, Puebla1302  [G]
63 Gran Cochisse May 18, 1986 Live event N/A3152  [G]
64 Kung Fu October 17, 1986 Live event Mexico City1273  [G]
Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL)
65 El Dandy July 17, 1987 Live event Mexico City181  [G] [21]
66 Kung Fu October 6, 1987 Live event Mexico City2248  [G] [21]
67 Atlantis June 10, 1988 Live event Mexico City137  [G] [22]
68 Emilio Charles Jr. July 17, 1988 Live event Mexico City [23] 111  [G]
69 Atlantis July 28, 1988 Live event Mexico City [24] 215  [G]
70 Emilio Charles Jr. August 12, 1988 Live event Mexico City2259  [G]
71 Ángel Azteca April 28, 1989 Live event Mexico City [25] 1399  [G] [26]
72 El Dandy June 1, 1990 Live event Mexico City261  [G] [27]
73 Atlantis August 1, 1990 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero3945  [G]
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
74 Mano Negra March 3, 1993 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero181  [G] [28]
75 Oro May 23, 1993 Live event N/A141  [G] [28]
76 Mano Negra July 3, 1993 Live event Puebla, Puebla2155  [G] [28]
77 Corazón de León December 4, 1993 Live event Mexico City1339  [G] [28]
78 Último Dragón November 8, 1994 WAR WAR-ISM 1994Tokyo, Japan1 [Note 8] Match promoted by WAR. Último Dragón stops defending the title around 1997. [G]
— Vacated 1998————Último Dragón was forced to vacate the championship due to an arm injury. [G]
79 The Great Sasuke February 7, 1999 Toryumon King of Dragon 1999Yokohama, Japan11,546Great Sasuke defeated Tokyo Magnum in tournament final to win the championship. [G]
80 Último Dragón May 3, 2003 Live event Sendai, Miyagi, Japan2 [Note 9]   [29]
— Vacated May 2003————The championship was vacated when Último Dragon began to work for World Wrestling Entertainment. [29] [G]
81 Averno September 3, 2004 Live event Mexico City1120Averno defeated Zumbido in a decision match for the vacant championship. [8]
82 Místico January 1, 2005 Super Viernes Mexico City1496  [30] [31]
83 Black Warrior May 12, 2006 Super Viernes Mexico City1474  [32]
84 Místico April 29, 2007N/AMexico City2215  [33]
85 Averno November 30, 2007 Super Viernes Mexico City2986CMLL replaced the championship with the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship on August 12, 2010. [33]
—DeactivatedAugust 12, 2010————The championship was retired when CMLL returned it to NWA. [1]

Reigns by combined length

The Great Sasuke, who had the longest individual reign of any NWA World Middleweight Champion. Great Sasuke 2.jpg
The Great Sasuke, who had the longest individual reign of any NWA World Middleweight Champion.
Ultimo Dragon, brought the championship to Japan uruteimodoragon15.jpg
Último Dragón, brought the championship to Japan
Chris Jericho, as Corazon de Leon, lost the championship in Japan to signal the transition from CMLL's control. Jerichoentrance.jpg
Chris Jericho, as Corazón de León, lost the championship in Japan to signal the transition from CMLL's control.
Key
SymbolMeaning
¤The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
RankWrestlerNo. of reignsCombined
days		Ref(s).
1 Tarzán López 42,977 [G]
2 René Guajardo 61,937¤ [Note 6] [G]
3 Great Sasuke 11,487 [G] [29]
4 Rolando Vera 11,455 [G]
5 Último Dragón 21,177¤ [Note 8] [Note 9] [G] [29]
6 Aníbal 21,122¤ [Note 7] [G]
7 Averno 21,106 [1] [8] [30] [33]
8 El Santo 21,021 [G]
9 Atlantis 3997 [G]
10 Rayo de Jalisco 3898 [G]
11 Gory Guerrero 1782 [G]
12 Místico 2711 [30] [32] [33]
13 Perro Aguayo 3665 [G]
14 Ringo Mendoza 5662 [G]
15 Sugi Sito 2564 [G]
16 Kung Fu 2521 [G]
17 Black Warrior 1474 [32] [33]
18Mike Kelly1411 [G]
19 Ángel Azteca 1400 [G]
20 El Satánico 5388 [G]
21 El Solitario 1378 [G]
22 Octavio Gaona 1350 [G]
23 El Faraón 3348 [G]
24 Corazón de León 1339 [G]
25 Chamaco Valaguez 1302 [G]
26 Emilio Charles Jr. 2270 [G]
27 Gran Cochisse 3238 [G]
28 Sangre Chicana 2237 [G]
29 Mano Negra 2236 [G]
30 Tony Salazar 2228 [G]
31 César Curiel 1206 [G]
32 Satoru Sayama 1201 [G]
33 Lizmark 1182 [G]
34Mashio Koma1161 [G]
35 El Dandy 2141 [G]
36Antonio Posa1140 [G]
37El Jalisco1139 [G]
38 Gran Hamada 1138 [G]
39 Enrique Llanes 1132 [G]
40Benny Galant1118 [G]
41 La Fiera 1106 [G]
42 Cachorro Mendoza 159 [G]
43 Black Guzmán 157 [G]
44 Ray Mendoza 151¤ [Note 5] [G]
45Jerry London148 [G]
46Joe Plardy144 [G]
47 Oro 141 [G]
48 Gus Kallio 1¤ [Note 4] [G]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The official weight of some of the champions have not been documented, making it possible that there was a heavier champion
  2. ↑ The official weight of some of the champions have not been documented, making it possible that there was a lighter champion
  3. ↑ One example of the weight limits being ignored was El Satánico holding the title, despite weighing 97 kg (214 lb).
  4. 1 2 The length of Gus Kallio's title reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  5. 1 2 The exact date on which Ray Mendoza vacated the championship is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 51 and 81 days.
  6. 1 2 The exact date on which René Guajardo vacated the championship during his sixth reign is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 277 and 538 days.
  7. 1 2 The exact date on which Aníbal vacated the championship during his second reign is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 223 and 253 days.
  8. 1 2 The exact date on which Último Dragon vacated the championship during his first reign is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1,150 and 1,514 days.
  9. 1 2 The exact date on which Último Dragon vacated the championship during his second reign is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 28 days.

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