UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de UWA | |||||||||||
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Promotion | Universal Wrestling Association Mexican independent circuit Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) Just Tap Out (JTO) | ||||||||||
Date established | November 25, 1975 | ||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Sumika Yanagawa | ||||||||||
Date won | May 10, 2024 | ||||||||||
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The UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de UWA in Spanish) is a singles professional wrestling championship initially promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) from 1975 until the UWA closed in 1995 and since then been defended on the Mexican independent circuit until 2007. By the year 2000 the title became a mainstay in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) when it was won by El Zorro who worked for AAA. 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. [lower-alpha 1] [1]
Chessman was the last UWA Light Heavyweight champion recognized by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración having defeated El Zorro in April, 2007. [2] in 2007 Chessman competed in the tournament to crown the first ever AAA Mega Champion and put his title on the line in the tournament. In the finals he lost to El Mesias by disqualification, while the title does not change hands on a disqualification the UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship was eliminated as the purpose of the tournament was to find one top champion and clear up the muddled championship picture in AAA.
As a professional wrestling championship, the championship is 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]
There have been a total of 44 reigns shared between 28 different champions. The current title holder is Sumika Yanagawa, who is in her first reign.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
N/A | Unknown information |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
Universal Wrestling Association | ||||||||||
1 | Ray Mendoza | November 25, 1975 | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 117 | Won a tournament to become the first champion. | [lower-alpha 6] | ||
2 | Audaz | March 21, 1976 | Live event | Veracruz, Mexico | 1 | 154 | [lower-alpha 6] [8] | |||
3 | Ray Mendoza | August 22, 1976 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 2 | 214 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
4 | El Solitario | March 24, 1977 | Live event | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | 1 | 584 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
5 | Ray Mendoza | October 29, 1978 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 3 | 371 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
6 | Gran Hamada | November 4, 1979 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 203 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
7 | Perro Aguayo | May 25, 1980 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 201 | [lower-alpha 6] [9] [10] | |||
8 | Fishman | December 12, 1980 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 79 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
9 | Villano III | March 1, 1981 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 140 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
10 | Fishman | July 19, 1981 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 2 | 481 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
11 | Sangre Chicana | November 12, 1982 | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 107 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
12 | Fishman | February 27, 1983 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 3 | 224 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
13 | Sangre Chicana | October 9, 1983 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 2 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [lower-alpha 6] | ||
— | Vacated | February 1984 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated when Sangre Chicana could not defend due to injuries. | [lower-alpha 6] | ||
14 | Fishman | April 11, 1984 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 4 | 1,217 | Defeated Villano III in a tournament final. | [lower-alpha 6] | ||
15 | Villano I | August 10, 1986 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 160 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
16 | Zandokan | January 17, 1987 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 1,171 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
17 | Gran Hamada | April 2, 1990 | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 | 311 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
18 | El Signo | February 7, 1991 | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 98 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
19 | Villano III | May 16, 1991 | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 | 168 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
20 | El Signo | October 31, 1991 | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 | 155 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
21 | Villano V | April 3, 1992 | Live event | Nezahualcóyotl, México | 1 | 212 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
22 | El Texano | November 1, 1992 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 364 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
23 | Silver King | October 31, 1993 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 62 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
24 | Villano V | January 1, 1994 | Live event | Nezahualcóyotl, México | 2 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [lower-alpha 6] | ||
— | Vacated | 1995 | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated and later inactivated after UWA closed down. | [lower-alpha 6] | ||
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) | ||||||||||
25 | Adrian el Exstico | September 17, 1995 | Live event | Nezahualcóyotl, México | 1 | 299 | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
26 | Prince Maya | July 12, 1996 | Live event | N/A | 1 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [lower-alpha 6] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from July 1996 to 1999. | ||||||||||
27 | El Cobarde | 1999 | Live event | N/A | 1 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [lower-alpha 6] | ||
28 | Heavy Metal | April 16, 2000 | Live event | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | 1 | 418 | [11] | |||
29 | Electroshock | June 8, 2001 | Live event | Albuquerque, NM | 1 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [12] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from June 2001 to 2002. | ||||||||||
30 | El Zorro | 2002 | Live event | Albuquerque, NM | 1 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [13] | ||
31 | Mr. Águila | July 3, 2003 | Live event | Toluca, Mexico | 1 | 87 | [14] | |||
32 | El Zorro | September 28, 2003 | Live event | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 2 | 266 | [14] | |||
33 | Mr. Águila | June 20, 2004 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 2 | 19 | [15] | |||
34 | El Zorro | July 9, 2004 | Live event | Tijuana, Baja California | 3 | 23 | [15] | |||
35 | Charly Manson | August 1, 2004 | Live event | Guadalupe, Nuevo León | 1 | 395 | [15] | |||
36 | El Zorro | August 31, 2005 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 4 | 123 | [16] | |||
37 | Hator | January 1, 2006 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [2] | ||
38 | El Zorro | April 2007 | Live event | N/A | 5 | N/A | Zorro won the title no later than this date. The length of the reign in uncertain. | [2] | ||
39 | Chessman | August 18, 2007 | Live event | Salamanca, Guanajuato | 1 | 29 | [2] | |||
— | Deactivated | September 16, 2007 | — | Guadalajara, Jalisco | — | — | Title inactivated when Chessman is eliminated from the AAA Mega Championship tournament. | [2] | ||
Just Tap Out (JTO) | ||||||||||
41 | Black Eagle | November 18, 2021 | JTO Itadaki | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 470 | Black Eagle defeated Eagle Mask to win the reactivated title. | [17] | ||
42 | Carbell Ito | March 3, 2023 | JTO 2023 Tournament - Day 3 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 359 | [18] | |||
— | Vacated | February 25, 2024 | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated by Ito. | [lower-alpha 6] | ||
43 | Naoya Akama | March 1, 2024 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 70 | Defeated ARA, Blazer Tanai, Hiro Iijima, Kensuke, Mr. Mask and Yuu Yamagata in a battle royal to win the vacant title. | [19] | ||
44 | Sumika Yanagawa | May 10, 2024 | JTO Michinoku The Super Best 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 44+ | Defeated Naoya Akama in a battle royal also involving ARA, Arata, Blazer Tanni, Kensuke, Maxi, Mizuna and Mr. Mask. Yanagawa became the first female wrestler to win the title. | [20] |
† | Indicates the current champion |
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¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain. |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | Fishman | 4 | 2,001 |
2 | Zandokan | 1 | 1,171 |
3 | El Solitario | 1 | 584 |
4 | Gran Hamada | 2 | 514 |
5 | Black Eagle | 1 | 470 |
6 | Heavy Metal | 1 | 418 |
7 | El Zorro | 5 | 412 |
8 | Charly Manson | 1 | 395 |
9 | Ray Mendoza | 3 | 371 |
10 | El Texano | 1 | 364 |
11 | Carbell Ito | 1 | 359 |
12 | Villano III | 2 | 308 |
13 | Adrian el Exstico | 1 | 299 |
14 | El Signo | 2 | 253 |
15 | Villano V | 2 | ¤212 |
16 | Perro Aguayo | 1 | 201 |
17 | Villano I | 1 | 160 |
18 | Audaz | 1 | 154 |
19 | Sangre Chicana | 2 | ¤107 |
20 | Mr. Águila | 2 | 106 |
21 | Naoya Akama | 1 | 70 |
22 | Silver King | 1 | 62 |
23 | Sumika Yanagawa † | 1 | 44+ |
24 | Chessman | 1 | 29 |
25 | El Cobarde | 1 | ¤N/A |
Electroshock | 1 | ¤N/A | |
Hator | 1 | ¤N/A | |
Prince Maya | 1 | ¤N/A |
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Articulo 242: "Super medio 92 kilos / Semi Completo 97 kilos"