Mexican National Middleweight Championship#Title history
{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}}
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
| championshipname = Mexican National Middleweight Championship
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =The front plate of the championship belt.
| retired =
| currentholder = Guerrero Maya, Jr.
| won = June 2, 2023
| promotion = Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (1933–1992)
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración/AAA (1991–2008)
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2021–present)
| created = 1933
| mostreigns = El Santo, Octagón (4 reigns)
| firstchamp = Yaqui Joe
| longestreign = El Santo (1,758 days, disputed)
| shortestreign = Perro Aguayo (11 days)
| oldest =
| youngest =
| heaviest =
| lightest =
}}
The Mexican National Middleweight Championship ({{lang|es-419|Campeonato Nacional de Peso Medio}}) is a professional wrestling championship controlled by the {{lang|es-419|Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.}} (Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission). The official weight definition of the middleweight division in Mexico is from {{convert|82|to|87|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.{{efn|Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre (2001): "Articulo 242: Super Welter 82 kilos / Medio 87 kilos" ("Article 242: Super Welter 82 kilos / Middleweight 87 kilos"){{cite web| url= http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf | title= Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico | last1= Rojas | first1= Arturo Montiel | publisher= Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. | date= August 30, 2001 | access-date= April 3, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130181418/http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf|archive-date=November 30, 2006|language=es}}}} The championship was created in 1933 and was promoted regularly until December 8, 2008. {{lang|es-419|Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre}} (EMLL) had control of the championship from its creation until 1992,{{efn|EMLL was renamed Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in late 1991}} at which point it was transferred to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA).{{efn|In this, "control" refers to the everyday use of the title, determination of storylines in which the title is being used, selection of wrestlers who challenge the title, and use the championship's name for public relations.}} The championship's history between 1933 and 1937 is only partially known; for some periods it is unclear who held the championship. The first champion was Yaqui Joe; records of the identity of his opponent for the championship are unclear. In early 2009, AAA stopped promoting all Mexican National Championships, opting to focus on its AAA-branded championships instead.{{cite web | url=https://superluchas.com/aaa-dejara-de-contar-campeonatos-de-terceros/ | title=¿AAA dejará de contar campeonatos de terceros? | trans-title=Will AAA stop recognizing third-party championships? | access-date=February 22, 2009 | work=SuperLuchas | language=es | archive-date=February 24, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224233125/https://superluchas.com/aaa-dejara-de-contar-campeonatos-de-terceros/ | url-status=live }} In 2021, the championship was reactivated by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, with Templario defeating Dragón Rojo Jr. to win the vacant title.{{cite web|url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2021/09/25/cmll-88th-anniversary-la-jarochita-lluvia-vs-dark-silueta-reyna-isis/|title=CMLL 88TH ANNIVERSARY: La Jarochita & Lluvia vs. Dark Silueta & Reyna Isis|work=POST Wrestling|author=thecubsfan|date=September 25, 2021|accessdate=October 18, 2021}}
There have been at least 63 championship reigns, and 38 wrestlers have held the championship. El Santo and Octagón both held it four times, the most for any wrestler. The longest confirmed reign belongs to El Santo. His third reign lasted 1,758 days from May 31, 1956, to March 24, 1961.{{efn|Due to gaps in the title's history, it is not clear if there was a longer reign.}} The shortest reign lasted 11 days; Perro Aguayo held it from February 28 to March 11, 1977. As with all professional wrestling championships, matches for the Mexican National Tag Team Championship were not won or lost competitively but by a pre-planned ending to the match, the outcome of which was determined by the CMLL bookers and match makers.{{efn|name=Hornbaker|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."{{sfn|Hornbaker|2016|p=550}}}} Occasionally, organizers of a promotion declared the championship vacant, which meant there was no champion for a period. This was either due to a storyline,{{efn|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"{{sfn|Duncan|Will|2000|p=271}}}} or real-life problems such as an injured champion being unable to defend the championship{{efn|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"{{sfn|Duncan|Will|2000|p=20}}}} or they had left the company.{{efn|Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."{{sfn|Duncan|Will|2000|p=201}}}} All title matches took place under two out of three falls rules.{{efn|Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre p. 44 "Articulo 258.- Cada combate de lucha libre tendrá como limite tres caídas; cada caída será sin limite de tiempo, ganará quien obtenga dos caídas de las tres en disputa" ("Article 258.- Each wrestling match shall have as limit three falls; Each fall will be without time limit. The winner will be the one to first obtain two of the three falls in the match"){{cite web| url= http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf | title= Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico | author= Arturo Montiel Rojas | publisher= Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. | page=24 | date= August 30, 2001 | access-date= April 3, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130181418/http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf|archive-date=November 30, 2006|language=es}}}}
Title history
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|name = Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
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|champion = Yaqui Joe
|reign = 1
|date = {{sort|{{dts|1933|1|1}}|1933}}
|days = N/A
|location = N/A
|event = Live event
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|type=unrecorded
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|end=1937
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|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1938|2|6}}
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|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|champion = {{sortname|Firpo|Segura}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1938|9|2}}
|days = N/A
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|champion = Octavio Gaona
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|reign = 1
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|champion = Black Guzmán
|reign = 1
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|location =Mexico City
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|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1941|12|16}}
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|number = 7
|champion = Murciélago Velázquez
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1942|5|24}}
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|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|number = 8
|champion = {{sortname|El|Santo}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1943|3|19}}
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|location = Mexico City
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|number = 9
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|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1943|6|11}}
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|location = Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|number = 10
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|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1943|10|08}}
|days = {{age in days nts|1943|10|08|1944|4|1}}
|location = Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|days = {{age in days nts|1944|4|1|1944|4|8}}
|location = Mexico City
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|type=vacated
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|reign = 3
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|location = Mexico City
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|number = 14
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|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1945|9|25}}
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|location =Mexico City
|event = EMLL 12th Anniversary Show
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|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1946|02|23}}
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|number = 15
|champion = {{sortname|Tarzán|López}}
|reign = 3
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|location = N/A
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|number = 16
|champion = {{sortname|El|Santo}}
|reign = 4
|date = {{dts|1956|5|31}}
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|location = Mexico City
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|champion = {{sortname|Karloff|Lagarde}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1961|3|24}}
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|location = Pachuca
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|champion = {{sortname|René|Guajardo}}
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|date = {{dts|1967|6|22}}
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|champion = {{sortname|Karloff|Lagarde}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1967|12|15}}
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|location =Mexico City
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|number = 21
|champion = {{sort|Garza|Humberto Gárza}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1968|2|25}}
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|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Live event
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|number = 22
|champion = {{sortname|Alberto|Muñoz}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1968|10|20}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=20|year1=1968|month2=11|day2=20|year2=1969}}
|location = Guadalajara, Jalisco
|event = Live event
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|number = 23
|champion = {{sortname|Rene|Guajardo}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1969|11|20}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=20|year1=1969|month2=5|day2=13|year2=1970}}
|location = Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
|event = Live event
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|number = 24
|champion = {{sort|Garza|Humberto Gárza}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1970|5|13}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=13|year1=1970|month2=4|day2=6|year2=1971}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Live event
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|number = 25
|champion = {{sort|Veloz|Ciclón Veloz Jr.}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1971|4|6}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=6|year1=1971|month2=12|day2=14|year2=1973}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
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|number = 26
|champion = Adorable Rubí
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1973|12|14}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=1973|month2=6|day2=28|year2=1974}}
|location =Mexico City
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|number = 27
|champion = Aníbal
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1974|6|28}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=28|year1=1974|month2=9|day2=20|year2=1974}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|sort number=27.5
|type=vacated
|date= {{dts|1974|9|20}}
|notes =Anibal won the NWA World Middleweight Championship
|ref =
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|number = 28
|champion = {{sortname|Ringo|Mendoza}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1974|11|29}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=29|year1=1974|month2=2|day2=18|year2=1977}}
|location =Mexico City
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|number = 29
|champion = {{sortname|Perro|Aguayo}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1977|2|18}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=18|year1=1977|month2=3|day2=11|year2=1977}}
|location =Mexico City
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|number = 30
|champion = {{sort|Mendieta|José Luis Mendieta}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1977|4|15}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=15|year1=1977|month2=11|day2=19|year2=1977}}
|location =Mexico City
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|number = 31
|champion = Sangre Chicana
|reign = {{sort|01|1}}
|date = {{dts|1977|11|19}}
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|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|sort number = 31.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1979|3}}
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|number = 32
|champion = {{sortname|Cachorro|Mendoza}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1979|6|8}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=8|year1=1979|month2=10|day2=19|year2=1979}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|number = 33
|champion = {{sortname|El|Satánico}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1979|10|19}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=19|year1=1979|month2=6|day2=6|year2=1980}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|number = 34
|champion = {{sortname|Ringo|Mendoza}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1980|6|6}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=6|year1=1980|month2=12|day2=5|year2=1980}}
|location = Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|number = 35
|champion = {{sortname|El|Faraón}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1980|12|5}}
|days = N/A
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|type=vacated
|date = 1980/1981
|notes =Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
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|number = 36
|champion = {{sortname|El|Solar}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1981|5|29}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=29|year1=1981|month2=10|day2=23|year2=1981}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|champion = {{sortname|El|Satánico}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1981|10|23}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=23|year1=1981|month2=2|day2=19|year2=1982}}
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|number = 38
|champion = Lizmark
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1982|2|19}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=19|year1=1982|month2=3|day2=3|year2=1983}}
|location =Mexico City
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|number = 39
|champion = Espectro Jr. (II)
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1983|3|3}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=3|year1=1983|month2=5|day2=28|year2=1983}}
|location =Cuernavaca, Morelos
|event = Live event
|notes =
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|number = 40
|champion = Lizmark
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1983|5|28}}
|days = {{age in days nts|1983|5|28|1983|06|03}}
|location =Puebla, Puebla
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|date = {{dts|1983|06|03}}
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|number = 41
|champion = Ultraman
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1983|8|12}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=12|year1=1983|month2=3|day2=4|year2=1984}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =Defeated Águila Solitaria in a tournament final
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|number = 42
|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Estrada}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1984|3|4}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=4|year1=1984|month2=11|day2=30|year2=1984}}
|location =Mexico City
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|number = 43
|champion = Atlantis
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1984|11|30}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=30|year1=1984|month2=3|day2=2|year2=1986}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|number = 44
|champion = {{sort|Talisman|El Talismán}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1986|3|2}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=2|year1=1986|month2=11|day2=30|year2=1986}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|number = 45
|champion = Mogur
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1986|11|30}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=30|year1=1986|month2=1|day2=31|year2=1988}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|number = 46
|champion = {{sortname|El|Satánico}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1988|1|31}}
|days = N/A
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref =
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|champion = {{sortname|El|Dandy}}
|reign = 1
|date = 1989
|days = N/A
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|event = Live event
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|number = 48
|champion = {{sort|Cruz|Javier Cruz}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1990|7|26}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=26|year1=1990|month2=8|day2=30|year2=1990}}
|location =Cuernavaca, Morelos
|event = Live event
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|number = 49
|champion = {{sortname|Emilio|Charles Jr.}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1990|8|30}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=30|year1=1990|month2=11|day2=20|year2=1990}}
|location =Cuernavaca, Morelos
|event = Live event
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|ref =
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|number = 50
|champion = Octagón
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1990|11|20}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=20|year1=1990|month2=7|day2=24|year2=1992}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|number = 51
|champion = Blue Panther
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|7|24}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=4|year1=1992|month2=4|day2=30|year2=1994}}
|location =León, Guanajuato
|event = Live event
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|ref =
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|number = 52
|champion = Octagón
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1994|4|30}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=30|year1=1994|month2=5|day2=27|year2=1994}}
|location =Veracruz, Veracruz
|event = AAA Show
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|number = 53
|champion = Blue Panther
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1994|5|27}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=27|year1=1994|month2=1|day2=26|year2=1996}}
|location =Tijuana, Baja California
|event = AAA Show
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|number = 54
|champion = {{sortname|El|Hijo del Santo}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1996|1|26}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=26|year1=1996|month2=9|day2=15|year2=1996}}
|location =Tijuana, Baja California
|event = AAA Show
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|number = 55
|champion = Fuerza Guerrera
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1996|9|15}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=15|year1=1994|month2=1|day2=29|year2=1997}}
|location =Saltillo, Coahuila
|event = AAA Show
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|number = 56
|champion = Octagón
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1997|1|29}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=29|year1=1997|month2=3|day2=28|year2=1997}}
|location =Naucalpan, State of Mexico
|event = AAA Show
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|number = 57
|champion = Pentagón (II)
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1997|3|28}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=28|year1=1997|month2=5|day2=19|year2=1998}}
|location =Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico
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|number = 58
|champion = Abismo Negro
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1998|5|19}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=19|year1=1998|month2=1|day2=27|year2=1999}}
|location =Tlalnepantla de Baz
|event = AAA Show
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|number = 59
|champion = Espectro Jr. (II)
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1999|1|27}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=27|year1=1999|month2=6|day2=17|year2=1999}}
|location =Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico
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|number = 60
|champion = Máscara Sagrada Jr.
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1999|6|17}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=17|year1=1999|month2=7|day2=8|year2=1999}}
|location =Toluca, State of Mexico
|event = AAA Show
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|number = 61
|champion = Espectro Jr. (II)
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1999|7|8}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=8|year1=1999|month2=4|day2=27|year2=2001}}
|location =Toluca, State of Mexico
|event = AAA Show
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|number = 62
|champion = Pimpinela Escarlata
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2001|4|27}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=27|year1=2001|month2=8|day2=13|year2=2002}}
|location =Querétaro, Querétaro
|event = AAA Show
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|ref =
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|number = 63
|champion = Psicosis II
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2002|8|13}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=13|year1=2002|month2=8|day2=3|year2=2005}}
|location =Huamantla, Tlaxcala
|event = AAA Show
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|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|2005|8|3}}
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|number = 64
|champion = Zumbido
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2006|1|29}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=29|year1=2006|month2=7|day2=15|year2=2006}}
|location =Salamanca, Guanajuato
|event = AAA Show
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|number = 65
|champion = Octagón
|reign = 4
|date = {{dts|2006|7|15}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=15|year1=2006|month2=12|day2=8|year2=2008}}
|location =Torreón, Coahuila
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|date = {{dts|2008|12|8}}
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|number = 66
|champion = Templario
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2021|9|24}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=24|year1=2021|month2=6|day2=2|year2=2023}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Aniversario 88
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|number = 67
|champion = Guerrero Maya, Jr.
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2023|6|2}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=2|year1=2023}}+
|location =Mexico City
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{{BundleEnd}}
List of championship reigns by combined length
Championships without a specific start or end date are not included as it is not possible to calculate the specific number of dates for a reign.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Rank !Wrestler !# Of Reigns !Combined Days | |||
| {{sort|01|1}} | El Santo | {{sort|05|5}} | {{sort|3839|3,839 ¤}} |
| {{sort|02|2}} | Lizmark | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|2204|2,204}} |
| {{sort|03|3}} | Octagón | {{sort|04|4}} | {{sort|1574|1,574}} |
| {{sort|04|4}} | Blue Panther | {{sort|02|2}} | {{sort|1274|1,274}} |
| {{sort|05|5}} | Psicosis (II) | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|1086|1,086}} |
| {{sort|06|6}} | Ringo Mendoza | {{sort|02|2}} | {{sort|1004|1,004}} |
| {{sort|07|7}} | Ciclón Veloz Jr. | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0983|983}} |
| {{sort|08|8}} | Espectro Jr. (II) | {{sort|03|3}} | {{sort|0886|886}} |
| {{sort|09|9}} | Fuerza Guerrera | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0867|867}} |
| {{sort|10|10}} | Karloff Lagarde | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0826|826}} |
| {{sort|11|11}} | Tarzán López | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0823|823}} |
| {{sort|12|12}} | Alberto Muñoz | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0621|621}} |
| {{sort|13|13}} | Octavio Gaona | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0573|573}} |
| {{sort|14|14}} | Pimpinela Escarlata | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0473|473}} |
| {{sort|15|15}} | Atlantis | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0457|457}} |
| {{sort|16|16}} | René Guajardo | {{sort|02|2}} | {{sort|0435|435}} |
| {{sort|17|17}} | Mogur | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0427|427}} |
| {{sort|18|18}} | Pentagón (II) | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0417|417}} |
| {{sort|19|19}} | Satánico | {{sort|02|2}} | {{sort|0350|350}} |
| {{sort|20|20}} | Humberto Gárza | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0328|328}} |
| {{sort|21|21}} | Murciélago Velázquez | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0299|299}} |
| {{sort|22|22}} | Talismán | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0273|273}} |
| {{sort|23|23}} | Jerry Estrada | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0271|271}} |
| {{sort|24|24}} | Abismo Negro | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0253|253}} |
| {{sort|25|25}} | El Hijo del Santo | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0233|233}} |
| {{sort|26|26}} | José Luis Mendieta | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0219|219}} |
| {{sort|27|27}} | Black Guzmán | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0218|218}} |
| {{sort|28|28}} | Ultraman | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0205|205}} |
| {{sort|29|29}} | Adorable Rubí | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0196|196}} |
| {{sort|30|30}} | Zumbido | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0167|167}} |
| {{sort|31|31}} | Aníbal | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0154|154}} |
| {{sort|32|32}} | El Solar | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0147|147}} |
| {{sort|33|33}} | Cachorro Mendoza | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0133|133}} |
| {{sort|34|34}} | Emilio Charles Jr. | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0082|82}} |
| {{sort|35|35}} | Javier Cruz | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0035|35}} |
| {{sort|36|36}} | Templario | {{sort|01|1}} | {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=24|year1=2021}}+ |
| {{sort|37|37}} | Máscara Sagrada Jr. | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0021|21}} |
| {{sort|38|38}} | Perro Aguayo | {{sort|01|1}} | {{sort|0011|11}} |
Championship tournaments
=1977=
Perro Aguayo won the NWA World Middleweight Championship on March 11, 1977, while being the reigning Mexican National Middleweight Champion. As a result, Aguayo relinquished the Mexican National title so that the EMLL could hold an eight-man tournament to determine the next champion. The first round was held on March 25, the semi-finals on April 8 and the tournament's finals on April 15. In the finals, Jose Luis Mendieta defeated Rubí Ruvalcaba to win the championship.
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=March 25
| RD2=April 8
| RD3=April 15
| RD1-team1=Demonio Blanco
| RD1-score1=W
| RD1-team2=As Charro
| RD1-team3=Jose Luis Mendieta
| RD1-score3=W
| RD1-team4=Spirit
| RD1-team5=Rubí Ruvalcaba
| RD1-score5=W
| RD1-team6=Tony Salazar
| RD1-team7=El Faraón
| RD1-score7=W
| RD1-team8=Ringo Mendoza
| RD2-team1=Demonio Blanco
| RD2-team2=Jose Luis Mendieta
| RD2-score2=W
| RD2-team3=Rubí Ruvalcaba
| RD2-score3=W
| RD2-team4=El Faraón
| RD3-team1=Jose Luis Mendieta
| RD3-score1=W
| RD3-team2=Rubí Ruvalcaba
}}
=2005–2006=
The tournament ran from October 14, 2005 – January 9, 2006. Records are unclear as to who Histeria and Psicosis II defeated to qualify for the semi-finals.{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/aaa/titletny.html#middle2006|title=AAA Title Tournaments|access-date=2007-10-15|publisher=Pro Wrestling History|archive-date=2007-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070922035159/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/aaa/titletny.html#middle2006|url-status=live}}
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First Round
| RD2=Second Round
| RD3=Semi-Final
| RD4=Finals
| RD1-team01=El Ángel
| RD1-score01=W
| RD1-team02=Gran Apache
| RD1-score02=L
| RD1-team03=El Hijo del Fantasma
| RD1-score03=W
| RD1-team04=Hator
| RD1-score04=L
| RD1-team05=Audaz II Jr.
| RD1-score05=L
| RD1-team06=Charly Manson
| RD1-score06=W
| RD1-team07=El Oriental
| RD1-score07=L
| RD1-team08=Zumbido
| RD1-score08=W
| RD1-team09=bye
| RD1-score09=n/a
| RD1-team10=bye
| RD1-score10= n/a
| RD1-team11=bye
| RD1-score11= n/a
| RD1-team12=bye
| RD1-score12= n/a
| RD1-team13=bye
| RD1-score13= n/a
| RD1-team14=bye
| RD1-score14= n/a
| RD1-team15=bye
| RD1-score15= n/a
| RD1-team16=bye
| RD1-score16= n/a
| RD2-team01=El Ángel
| RD2-score01=L
| RD2-team02=El Hijo del Fantasma
| RD2-score02=W
| RD2-team03=Charly Manson
| RD2-score03=L
| RD2-team04=Zumbido
| RD2-score04=W
| RD2-team05=bye
| RD2-score05=n/a
| RD2-team06=bye
| RD2-score06= n/a
| RD2-team07=bye
| RD2-score07= n/a
| RD2-team08=bye
| RD2-score08= n/a
| RD3-team01=El Hijo del Fantasma
| RD3-score01=L
| RD3-team02=Zumbido
| RD3-score02=W
| RD3-team03=Histeria
| RD3-score03=L
| RD3-team04=Psicosis II
| RD3-score04=W
| RD4-team01=Zumbido
| RD4-score01=W
| RD4-team02=Psicosis II
| RD4-score02=L
}}
Footnotes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{refbegin}}
- {{cite book|first1=Royal|last1= Duncan |first2= Gary|last2= Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=Mexico: National Middleweight Championship|year=2000|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
- {{cite news|title=Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales|work=Lucha 2000|id=Especial 21|date=2004-12-20|language=es}}
- {{cite book | title=Legends of Pro Wrestling - 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers | first=Tim | last=Hornbaker | publisher=Sports Publishing | isbn=978-1-61321-808-2 | location=New York, New York | chapter= Statistical notes | year= 2016 | edition=Revised }}
{{refend}}
{{reflist}}
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{{Mexican National Middleweight Champions}}
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