UWA World Middleweight Championship

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UWA World Middleweight Championship
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Último Dragón, three time champion
Details
Promotion Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) (1976-1995)
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
Toryumon Japan
Kaientai Dojo (Current)
Date establishedNovember 26, 1975
Current champion(s)Kyu Mogami
Date wonJune 20, 2019
Statistics
First champion(s) Rene Guajardo
Most reigns Último Dragón (5 reigns)

The UWA World Middleweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial de Peso Medio UWA in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship originally created and sanctioned by the Mexican lucha libre promotion Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) from 1976 until the UWA closed in 1995. Upon the closing of the UWA, the title migrated to Japan's Michinoku Pro Wrestling and Toryumon Japan promotions. Currently, the title resides in Kaientai Dojo, where it is held by Kyu Mogami.

Contents

As it was 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 1] 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 2] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship, [lower-alpha 3] or leaving the company. [lower-alpha 4]

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
N/AUnknown information
Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Rene Guajardo November 26, 1975 Live event Mexico City1158Defeated Aníbal to become the first champion. [lower-alpha 5]
2 Gran Hamada May 2, 1976 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León1182 [lower-alpha 5]
3 Rene Guajardo October 31, 1976 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León2357 [lower-alpha 5]
4 Aníbal October 23, 1977 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León1476 [lower-alpha 5]
5Jungla NegraFebruary 11, 1979 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León1700 [lower-alpha 5]
6Centurión NegroJanuary 11, 1981 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León1399 [lower-alpha 5]
7 Gran Hamada February 14, 1982 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico2119 [lower-alpha 5]
8Centurión NegroJune 13, 1982 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León2210 [lower-alpha 5]
9Luis ArizonaJanuary 9, 1983 Live event Reynosa, Tamaulipas1133 [lower-alpha 5]
10 Gran Hamada May 22, 1983 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León3411 [lower-alpha 5]
11 Super Astro July 6, 1984 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco1100 [lower-alpha 5]
12 El Satánico October 14, 1984 Live event Mexico City1268 [lower-alpha 5]
13 Cachorro Mendoza July 9, 1985 Live event N/A1134 [lower-alpha 5]
14 El Solar November 20, 1985 Live event Mexico City1 [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 5]
Vacated April 1986Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. [lower-alpha 5]
15Valente FernándezJune 29, 1986 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León11,163 [lower-alpha 5]
16CuchilloSeptember 4, 1989 Live event Mexico City1214 [lower-alpha 5]
17 Yoshihiro Asai April 6, 1990 Live event Mexico City145 [lower-alpha 5]
18CuchilloMay 21, 1990 Live event Puebla, Puebla214 [lower-alpha 5]
19 Yoshihiro Asai June 4, 1990 Live event Tokyo, Japan2207 [lower-alpha 5]
20 Super Astro December 28, 1990 Live event Tijuana, Baja California232 [lower-alpha 5]
21 Negro Casas January 29, 1991 Live event Pachuca, Hidalgo1787 [lower-alpha 5]
22 Último Dragón March 26, 1993 Live event Mexico City355Previously won the title as "Yoshihiro Asai" [lower-alpha 5]
23 El Samurai May 20, 1993 Live event Inuyama, Japan14 [lower-alpha 5]
24 Último Dragón May 24, 1993 Live event Osaka, Japan4226 [lower-alpha 5]
25 Kōji Ishinriki January 5, 1994 Live event Osaka, Japan1139 [lower-alpha 5]
26 Último Dragón May 24, 1994 Live event Mexico City5168 [lower-alpha 5]
Vacated November 8, 1994Tokyo, JapanTitle vacated after Dragón wins the NWA World Middleweight Championship from Corazón de León. [lower-alpha 5]
27 El Texano February 12, 1995 Live event Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic1 [lower-alpha 7] Defeated Takashi Okano to win the vacant title. [lower-alpha 5]
28 Héctor Garza 1996N/AN/A1 [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 5]
29 Masayoshi Motegi June 11, 1996 Live event Tokyo, Japan10Won the title when Garza was knocked out accidentally during the match. [lower-alpha 5]
Vacated June 11, 1996 Live event Tokyo, JapanMotegi immediately vacated the title after winning it. [lower-alpha 5]
30 Tiger Mask September 23, 1996 Live event Towada, Japan1155 [lower-alpha 5]
Vacated February 25, 1997Title vacated after Tiger Mask is injured on December 11, 1996. [lower-alpha 5]
31 Shoichi Funaki March 19, 1997 Live event Yonezawa, Japan166Defeated El Pantera to win the vacant title. [lower-alpha 5]
32 Minoru Tanaka May 24, 1997 Live event Nagoya, Japan1330 [lower-alpha 5]
Vacated April 19, 1998Title vacated after defending against Tiger Mask. [lower-alpha 5]
33 The Willow June 14, 1998 Live event Iwate, Japan1 [lower-alpha 9] Defeated Ikuto Hidaka to win the vacant title. [lower-alpha 5]
Vacated 1998Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. [lower-alpha 5]
34 Silver Wolf May 25, 2002 Live event Tokyo, Japan1 [lower-alpha 10] Silver Wolf defeated Hi69 in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
Vacated September 2002Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
35 Hi69 October 27, 2002 Live event Tokyo, Japan1188Defeated PABLO in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
36 Yasu Urano May 24, 2003 Live event Chiba, Japan1154
37 Mr. X3 October 25, 2003 Live event Chiba, Japan1183
38 Sambo Oishi April 25, 2004 Live event Tokyo, Japan1188
39 Onryo October 30, 2004 Live event Chiba, Japan1105
40 GENTARO February 12, 2005 Live event Chiba, Japan17
41Boso Boy RaitoFebruary 19, 2005 Live event Shiwa, Japan1410
42 PSYCHO April 5, 2006 Live event Tokyo, Japan1214
43 Shiori Asahi November 5, 2006 Live event Fukuoka, Japan1303
44Boso Boy RaitoSeptember 4, 2007 Live event Tokyo, Japan2282
45 Sambo Oishi June 12, 2008 Live event Tokyo, Japan289
46 Men's Teioh September 9, 2008 Live event Chiba, Japan154
47 Sambo Oishi November 2, 2008 Live event Tokyo, Japan3133Match was also for the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship.
48 Quiet Storm March 15, 2009 Live event Tokyo, Japan1147
49 PSYCHO August 9, 2009 Live event Chiba, Japan297
50 Shinobu November 14, 2009 Live event Tokyo, Japan158
51 Kaji Tomato January 11, 2010 Live event Chiba, Japan1303
52 Yasu Urano November 10, 2010 Live event Tokyo, Japan2263
53 Kaji Tomato July 31, 2011 Live event Chiba, Japan298
54 Shiori Asahi November 6, 2011 Live event Tokyo, Japan2231This was a three-way match, also involving Marines Mask II.
55 Daigoro Kashiwa June 24, 2012 Live event Yokohama, Japan1133This was a three-way match, also involving Boso Boy Raito.
56 Yuki Sato November 4, 2012 Live event Yokohama, Japan1161This was a three-way match, also involving Hiro Tonai.
57 Taka Michinoku April 14, 2013 Live event Tokyo, Japan1119
58 Ryuichi Sekine August 11, 2013 Live event Chiba, Japan1119
59 Makoto Oishi December 8, 2013 Live event Chiba, Japan4259Previously won the title as "Sambo Oishi".
60 Kaji Tomato August 24, 2014 Live event Chiba, Japan3154
61 Yuki Sato January 25, 2015 Live event Chiba, Japan2245
62 Kaji Tomato September 27, 2015 Live event Shizuoka, Japan435
63 Hiro Tonai November 1, 2015Club-K Super in Korakuen HallTokyo, Japan1141
64 Men's Teioh March 21, 2016Club-K Tour in KitasenjuTokyo, Japan2132
65 Shiori Asahi July 31, 2016Club-K Super in TKP Garden City ChibaChiba, Japan398This match was also contested for the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship.
66Ayumu HondaNovember 6, 2016Club-K Super in Korakuen HallTokyo, Japan1497This was a three-way match, also involving Kaji Tomato.
67 Masamune March 18, 2018K-DOJO Tokyo Big ShowTokyo, Japan1133
68 Taka Michinoku July 29, 2018K-DOJO Grand Slam In TKP Garden City ChibaChiba, Japan284
69 Kaji Tomato October 21, 2018K-DOJO Grand Slam In Korakuen HallTokyo, Japan5193
70 Fuminori Abe May 2, 2019K-DOJO Chiba Festival 2019 - Exchange? Counter? BASARA DAYChiba, Japan149
71Kyu MogamiJune 20, 2019 Live event Chiba, Japan11,679+

Combined reigns

Indicates the current champion
¤The exact length of the title reign is uncertain.
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
days
1Kyu Mogami †11,679+
2Valente Fernández11,163
3 Negro Casas 1787
4 Kaji Tomato 5783
5 Gran Hamada 3712
6 Yoshihiro Asai/Último Dragón 5701
7Jungla Negra1700
8Boso Boy Raito2692
9 Makoto Oishi 4669
10 Shiori Asahi 3632
11Centurión Negro2609
12 Rene Guajardo 2515
13Ayumu Honda1497
14 Aníbal 1476
15 Yasu Urano 2417
16 Yuki Sato 2406
17 Minoru Tanaka 1330
18 PSYCHO 2311
19 El Satánico 1268
20Cuchillo2228
21 Taka Michinoku 2203
22 Hi69 1188
23 Men's Teioh 2186
24 Mr. X3/Silver Wolf 2183¤
25 Tiger Mask 1155
26 Quiet Storm 1147
27 Hiro Tonai 1141
28 Kōji Ishinriki 1139
29 Cachorro Mendoza 1134
30 Daigoro Kashiwa 1133
Luis Arizona1133
Masmune 1133
33Super Astro2132
34 Ryuichi Sekine 1119
35 Onryo 1105
36 Shoichi Funaki 166
37 Shinobu 158
38 Fuminori Abe 149
39 GENTARO 17
40 El Samurai 14
41 Masayoshi Motegi 1<1
42 El Solar 1N/A¤
El Texano 1N/A¤
Héctor Garza 1N/A¤
The Willow 1N/A¤

Footnotes

  1. 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" [1]
  2. 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" [2]
  3. 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" [3]
  4. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA." [4]
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Duncan & Will (2000) p. 399, Chapter: MEXICO: UWA World Middleweight Title [Flores, Mora] [5]
  6. The exact date El Solar vacated the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 132 and 161 days.
  7. The exact date El Texano lost the title is unknown, placing his title regin between 323 and 484 days.
  8. The exact date Héctor Garza won the title is unknown, placing the title reign between 484 and 323 days.
  9. The exact date on which the Willow vacated the title is unknown, placing the title reign between 1 and 200 days.
  10. The exact date on which Silver Wolf vacated is unknown, placing the title reign between 99 and 128 days.

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