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NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship#Title history

{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}}

{{confused|NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship}}

{{Infobox pro wrestling championship

|championshipname = {{nobr|NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship}}

|image = NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship.jpeg

|caption = Close up of the championship belt design currently used

|promotion = National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)

|retired =

|mostreigns = Ray Mendoza (6 reigns)

|firstchamp = Gypsy Joe

|finalchamp=Súper Nova

|longestreign = Frank Stojack {{nobr|(1,573 days)}}

|shortestreign = Roddy Piper {{nobr|(2 days)}}

|oldest = Frank Stojack {{nobr|(41 years, 182 days)}}

|youngest = Gypsy Joe {(Joe Dorsetti)} {{nobr|(18 years, 341 days)}}

|heaviest = Vampiro ({{convert|260|lb|kg|abbr=on}})

|lightest = Tarzan Boy ({{convert|190|lb|kg|abbr=on}})

|pastnames =

}}

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.{{cite book|title=Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling|publisher=Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.|year=2005|chapter=Pastor y Luchador / Both a priest and a wrestler|pages=191–194|isbn=968-6842-48-9}}{{cite book|author=Madigan, Dan|title=Mondo Lucha a Go-Go: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|year=2007|chapter=Ángel Blanco|pages=102–105|isbn=978-0-06-085583-3}} 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 {{convert|92|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and {{convert|97|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, but this was not always strictly enforced.The most recent case of this was Mephisto's holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a {{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}} upper limit, despite weighing {{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf|format=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.|date=August 30, 2001|access-date=July 27, 2009|quote=Articulo 242: "Super medio 92 kilos / Semi Completo 97 kilos"|language=es|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}}

The first champion was Gypsy Joe, 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. 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.{{cite book|author=Hornbaker, Tim|title=National Wrestling Alliance: the untold story of the monopoly that strangled pro wrestling|publisher=ECW Press|year=2007|chapter=Distinguished Wrestling Champions|page=226|isbn=978-1-55022-741-3}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://superluchas.com/2010/03/12/mephisto-responde-a-blue-demon-jr-no-tengo-que-entrar-a-ninguna-eliminatoria-porque-yo-soy-el-campeon/ |title=Mephisto responde a Blue Demon Jr.: "No tengo que entrar a ninguna eliminatoria porque yo soy el campeón..."|author=Ruiz Glez, Alex|date=March 12, 2010|access-date=March 14, 2010|work=SuperLuchas|language=es}} Finally, on August 12, 2010, CMLL debuted the new NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship and returned the old title to NWA.{{cite web|url=http://cmll.com/?page_id=18|title= Campeones|publisher=Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|access-date=December 16, 2010|language=es}} 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

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{{PWtitlereign

|sort number = 0.5

|type = promotion

|name = National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 1

|champion = {{sort|Gypsy|Gypsy Joe}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1952|11|6}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=6|year1=1952|month2=8|day2=10|year2=1953}}

|location =Des Moines, Iowa

|event = Live event

|notes =Gypsy Joe defeated Johnny Balbo in a decision match to become the inaugural champion.

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 2

|champion = {{sortname|Frank|Stojack}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1953|8|10}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=10|year1=1953|month2=11|day2=30|year2=1957}}

|location =Spokane, Washington

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 2.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|1957|11|30}}

|notes =  Stojack was stripped of the title due to inactivity.

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 2.6

|type = promotion

|name = National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL)

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 3

|champion = {{sortname|Dory|Dixon}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1958|2|13}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=13|year1=1958|month2=9|day2=11|year2=1959}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes =Dixon defeated Al Kashley to win the vacant championship.

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 4

|champion = {{sortname|Ray|Mendoza}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1959|9|11}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=11|year1=1959|month2=7|day2=30|year2=1960}}

|location =Guadalajara, Jalisco

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 5

|champion = {{sortname|Gory|Guerrero}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1960|7|30}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=30|year1=1960|month2=8|day2=6|year2=1963}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 6

|champion = {{sort|Bey, |Ali Bey}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1963|8|6}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=6|year1=1963|month2=9|day2=24|year2=1963}}

|location =El Paso, Texas

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 7

|champion = {{sortname|Gory|Guerrero}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1963|9|24}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=24|year1=1963|month2=2|day2=1|year2=1966}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 7.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|1966|2|1}}

|notes =Guerrero was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion; Guerrero kept the physical belt for nine years after being stripped of the championship.

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 8

|champion = {{sortname|Ray|Mendoza}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1967|8|4}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=4|year1=1967|month2=5|day2=19|year2=1968}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes =Mendoza defeated Dory Dixon in a tournament final to win the vacant title.

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 9

|champion = {{sort|Angel|Ángel Blanco}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1968|5|19}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=19|year1=1968|month2=12|day2=25|year2=1968}}

|location =Torreón, Coahuila

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 10

|champion = {{sortname|Ray|Mendoza}}

|reign = {{sort|03|3}}

|date = {{dts|1968|12|25}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=25|year1=1968|month2=12|day2=19|year2=1969}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 11

|champion = {{sortname|Coloso|Colosetti}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1969|12|19}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=19|year1=1969|month2=3|day2=20|year2=1970}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 12

|champion = {{sortname|Ray|Mendoza}}

|reign = {{sort|04|4}}

|date = {{dts|1970|3|20}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=20|year1=1970|month2=11|day2=27|year2=1970}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 13

|champion = {{sortname|El|Solitario}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1970|11|27}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=27|year1=1970|month2=3|day2=17|year2=1972}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 14

|champion = {{sort|Morgan, |David Morgan}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1972|3|17}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=17|year1=1972|month2=4|day2=21|year2=1972}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 15

|champion = {{sortname|Ray|Mendoza}}

|reign = {{sort|05|5}}

|date = {{dts|1972|4|21}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=21|year1=1972|month2=6|day2=13|year2=1972}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 16

|champion = {{sortname|Alfonso|Dantés}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1972|6|13}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=13|year1=1972|month2=6|day2=29|year2=1973}}

|location =Tijuana, Baja California

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 17

|champion = {{sort|Ho, |Kim Sung Ho}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1973|6|29}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=29|year1=1973|month2=12|day2=21|year2=1973}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-2nd-steve-austin-wwe-title-reign-begins-infamous-stan | title=On this day in pro wrestling history: 2nd Steve Austin WWE title reign begins, infamous Stan Hansen AWA title belt stripping story | date=June 29, 2015 | access-date=February 19, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 18

|champion = {{sortname|Ray|Mendoza}}

|reign = {{sort|06|6}}

|date = {{dts|1973|12|21}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=21|year1=1973|month2=7|day2=17|year2=1974}}

|location =Los Angeles, California

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 18.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|1974|7|17}}

|notes =The championship was vacated when Mendoza left EMLL to form the Universal Wrestling Association.

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 19

|champion = {{sortname|Dr.|Wagner}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1974|9|22}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=22|year1=1974|month2=2|day2=27|year2=1976}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = EMLL 41st Anniversary Show

|notes =Dr. Wagner defeated El Halcon in a tournament final to win the vacant title.

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 20

|champion = Adorable Rubí

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1976|2|27}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=27|year1=1976|month2=7|day2=16|year2=1976}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 21

|champion = {{sort|Plata|Carlos Plata}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1976|7|16}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=16|year1=1976|month2=10|day2=24|year2=1976}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 22

|champion = {{sortname|Alfonso|Dantés}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1976|10|24}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=24|year1=1976|month2=2|day2=11|year2=1977}}

|location =Guadalajara, Jalisco

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 23

|champion = {{sort|Guerrero|Chavo Guerrero}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1977|2|11}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=11|year1=1977|month2=3|day2=13|year2=1977}}

|location =Los Angeles, California

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 24

|champion = {{sortname|Roddy|Piper}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1977|3|13}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=13|year1=1977|month2=3|day2=15|year2=1977}}

|location =California

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 25

|champion = {{sort|Guerrero|Chavo Guerrero}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1977|3|15}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=15|year1=1977|month2=3|day2=21|year2=1977}}

|location =Los Angeles, California

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 26

|champion = {{sortname|Alfonso|Dantés}}

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|1977|4|21}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=21|year1=1977|month2=6|day2=2|year2=1978}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 27

|champion = {{sortname|El|Faraón}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1978|6|2}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=2|year1=1978|month2=12|day2=12|year2=1978}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-june-2-hogan-beats-inoki-win-1st-iwgp-tourney-htms | title=On this day in pro wrestling history (June 2): Hogan beats Inoki to win 1st IWGP tourney, HTM's Intercontinental title reign begins | date=June 2, 2015 | access-date=February 11, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 28

|champion = {{sort|Choo, |Pak Choo}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1978|12|8}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=6|year1=1978|month2=4|day2=30|year2=1979}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 29

|champion = {{sortname|Alfonso|Dantés}}

|reign = 4

|date = {{dts|1979|4|30}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=30|year1=1979|month2=1|day2=20|year2=1980}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 30

|champion = {{sortname|Raul|Mata}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1980|1|20}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=20|year1=1980|month2=12|day2=15|year2=1980}}

|location =Guadalajara, Jalisco

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0120-hhh-returns-wins-2002-royal-rumble-302156 | title=Pro wrestling history (01/20): HHH returns, wins 2002 Royal Rumble | date=January 20, 2019 | access-date=January 18, 2019 | work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 31

|champion = {{sortname|Alfonso|Dantés}}

|reign = 5

|date = {{dts|1980|12|15}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=15|year1=1980|month2=4|day2=6|year2=1981}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 32

|champion = {{sortname|Tony|Salazar}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1981|4|3}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=3|year1=1981|month2=3|day2=12|year2=1982}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite web | url=http://superluchas.com/2015/04/03/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1981-sangriento-choque-villano-iii-kuniaki-kobayashi-aguila-india-y-gran-cochisse-rapados/ | title=En un día como hoy… 1981: Sangriento choque Villano III-Kuniaki Kobayashi — Águila India y Gran Cochisse, rapados | date=April 4, 2015 | access-date=April 4, 2015 | first=Trddy | last=Centela | publisher=SuperLuchas Magazine | language=es}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 33

|champion = {{sort|Morgan|David Morgan}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1982|3|12}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=12|year1=1982|month2=4|day2=2|year2=1982}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite web | url=https://superluchas.com/2015/03/12/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1982-david-morgan-campeon-se-presenta-atsushi-onita-el-fantasma-y-cesar-curiel-ganan-lucha-de-apuestas/| title=En un día como hoy… 1982: David Morgan, campeón — Se presenta Atsushi Onita — El Fantasma y César Curiel ganan lucha de apuestas | first=Teddy | last=Centinela | date=March 12, 2015 | access-date=July 1, 2015 | work=SuperLuchas Magazine | language=es}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 34

|champion = {{sort|Mascara Ano 2000|Máscara Año 2000}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1982|4|2}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=2|year1=1982|month2=11|day2=16|year2=1982}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 35

|champion = {{sortname|El|Faraón}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1982|11|16}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=16|year1=1982|month2=1|day2=15|year2=1983}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 36

|champion = {{sortname|Ringo|Mendoza}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1983|1|15}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=15|year1=1983|month2=7|day2=28|year2=1983}}

|location =Guadalajara, Jalisco

|event = Live event

|notes =

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0115-big-john-studd-wins-1989-royal-rumble-301781 | title=Pro wrestling history (01/15): Big John Studd wins 1989 Royal Rumble | date=January 15, 2019 | access-date=January 18, 2019 | work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 37

|champion = {{sortname|El|Satánico}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1983|7|28}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=28|year1=1983|month2=10|day2=23|year2=1983}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-july-28-lou-thesz-wrestles-husband-worlds-greatest-all | title=On this day in pro wrestling history (July 28): Lou Thesz wrestles the husband of the world's greatest all-time female athlete | date=July 28, 2015 | access-date=February 11, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 38

|champion = {{sortname|Ringo|Mendoza}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1983|10|23}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=23|year1=1983|month2=2|day2=13|year2=1985}}

|location =Guadalajara, Jalisco

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 39

|champion = MS-1

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1985|2|13}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=13|year1=1985|month2=6|day2=21|year2=1985}}

|location =Acapulco, Guerrero

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 40

|champion = Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1985|6|21}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=21|year1=1985|month2=3|day2=20|year2=1987}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 40.5

|type = promotion

|name = Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL)

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 41

|champion = MS-1

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1987|3|20}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=20|year1=1987|month2=5|day2=24|year2=1987}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 42

|champion = Cien Caras

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1987|6|24}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=24|year1=1987|month2=3|day2=20|year2=1988}}

|location =Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 43

|champion = Lizmark

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1988|3|20}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=20|year1=1988|month2=6|day2=24|year2=1988}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 44

|champion = {{sort|Fabuloso|Fabuloso Blondy}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1988|6|24}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=24|year1=1988|month2=12|day2=9|year2=1988}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 45

|champion = Lizmark

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1988|12|9}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=9|year1=1988|month2=7|day2=21|year2=1989}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = JUicio Final

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 46

|champion = {{sortname|El|Satánico}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1989|7|21}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=21|year1=1989|month2=10|day2=21|year2=1989}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 47

|champion = Pirata Morgan

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1989|10|21}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=21|year1=1989|month2=2|day2=14|year2=1990}}

|location =Cuernavaca, Morelos

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 47

|champion = {{sort|Fabuloso|Fabuloso Blondy}}

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1990|2|14}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=14|year1=1990|month2=3|day2=21|year2=1990}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 49

|champion = Lizmark

|reign = {{sort|03|3}}

|date = {{dts|1990|3|21}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=21|year1=1990|month2=11|day2=25|year2=1990}}

|location =Acapulco, Guerrero

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 50

|champion = {{sortname|El|Satánico}}

|reign = {{sort|03|3}}

|date = {{dts|1990|11|25}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=25|year1=1990|month2=5|day2=1|year2=1991}}

|location =León, Guanajuato

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 51

|champion = Lizmark

|reign = {{sort|04|4}}

|date = {{dts|1991|5|1}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=1|year1=1991|month2=4|day2=5|year2=1992}}

|location =Acapulco, Guerrero

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 51.5

|type = promotion

|name = Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 52

|champion = {{sortname|El|Satánico}}

|reign = {{sort|04|4}}

|date = {{dts|1992|4|5}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=5|year1=1992|month2=7|day2=25|year2=1992}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 53

|champion = {{sortname|Apolo|Dantés}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1992|7|25}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=25|year1=1992|month2=3|day2=25|year2=1993}}

|location =Puebla, Puebla

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 54

|champion = Jaque Mate

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1993|3|25}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=25|year1=1993|month2=12|day2=4|year2=1994}}

|location =Cuernavaca, Morelos

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 55

|champion = {{sortname|El|Dandy}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1994|12|4}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=4|year1=1994|month2=10|day2=15|year2=1996}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 56

|champion = Black Warrior

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1996|10|15}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=15|year1=1996|month2=5|day2=4|year2=1997}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 57

|champion = {{sort|Shocker|Shocker}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|1997|5|4}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=4|year1=1997|month2=3|day2=10|year2=1998}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 58

|champion = Black Warrior

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|1998|3|10}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=10|year1=1998|month2=3|day2=6|year2=2000}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 59

|champion = Tarzan Boy

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|2000|3|6}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=6|year1=2000|month2=2|day2=9|year2=2003}}

|location =Puebla, Puebla

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 60

|champion = Vampiro Canadiense

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|2003|2|9}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=9|year1=2003|month2=5|day2=4|year2=2004}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 61

|champion = {{sort|Shocker|Shocker}}

|reign = {{sort|02|2}}

|date = {{dts|2004|5|3}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=3|year1=2004|month2=4|day2=17|year2=2005}}

|location =Puebla, Puebla

|event = Live event

|notes = 

|ref ={{sup|[G]}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 61.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|2005|4|17}}

|notes =CMLL stripped Shocker of the title when he did not appear for a scheduled title defense.

|ref ={{cite news|title=2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana|work=SuperLuchas|id=140|date=January 3, 2006|language=es}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 62

|champion = {{sortname|Dr.|Wagner, Jr.}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|2005|4|17}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=17|year1=2005|month2=7|day2=22|year2=2006}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = CMLL Domingos De Coliseo

|notes =Dr. Wagner, Jr. defeated Último Guerrero in a decision match for the vacant title.

|ref =

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 63

|champion = Atlantis

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|2006|7|22}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=22|year1=2006|month2=4|day2=5|year2=2009}}

|location =Mexico City, Mexico

|event = {{sort|Super Viernes|Super Viernes}}

|notes = 

|ref ={{cite news|title=Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006|work=SuperLuchas|id=192|date=December 23, 2006|url=http://Superluchas.com/super-luchas-193/|access-date=July 11, 2009|language=es}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 64

|champion = {{sort|Texano, Jr.|El Texano, Jr.}}

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|2009|4|5}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=5|year1=2009|month2=8|day2=12|year2=2010}}

|location =Guadalajara, Jalisco

|event = CMLL Guadalajara Domingos

|notes = 

|ref = 

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 64.5

|type=vacated

|date = {{dts|2010|8|12}}

|notes =The championship was vacated when CMLL returned it to NWA. CMLL replaces the championship with the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship.{{cite news|title=Texanito derrota Atlantis|work=SuperLuchas|id=issue 310|date=April 13, 2009|author=Ocampo, Jorge|language=es}}

|ref ={{cite news|title=Número Especial - Lo mejor de la mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana durante el 2010|work=SuperLuchas|id=399|date=January 12, 2011|language=es}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number = 2.6

|type = promotion

|name = National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / NWA Mexico

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|number = 65

|champion = Súper Nova

|reign = 1

|date = May 19, 2013

|days = 283

|location =Blackfoot, Idaho

|event = Live event

|notes =Defeated 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=108237|title=IWRG Zona XXI|work=Cagematch|accessdate=February 7, 2023}}

}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle

|sort number=65.5

|type=deactivated

|date = {{dts|2014|2|26}}

|notes =No known defenses have occurred after this date.

|ref =

}}

{{BundleEnd}}

Reigns by combined length

;Key

class="wikitable"

|style="background: #f0f0f0;"|Symbol

|style="background: #f0f0f0;"|Meaning

style="background: #ffdead;"|†

|Indicates the current champion

style="background-color:#bbeeff"|¤

|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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"

!data-sort-type="number"|Rank

!Wrestler

!data-sort-type="number"|No. of Reigns

!data-sort-type="number"|Combined Days

style="background-color:#bbeeff"
1

| {{sortname|Gory|Guerrero}} || 2 || {{sort|1963|1,963}}

style="background-color:#bbeeff"

!2

| {{sortname|Ray|Mendoza}}

6{{sort|1318|1,318¤ The exact date on which Ray Mendoza vacated the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=21|year1=1973|month2=2|day2=1|year2=1974}} and {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=21|year1=1973|month2=2|day2=28|year2=1974}} days.}}
3

| {{sortname|Alfonso|Dantés}} || 5 || {{sort|1275|1,275}}

4

| {{sortname|Apolo|Dantés}} || 1 || {{sort|1098|1,098}}

style="background-color:#bbeeff"
style="background: #ffdead;"
5

| Tarzan Boy || 1 || {{sort|1031|1,031¤ The exact date on which Tarzan Boy vacated the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=6|year1=2000|month2=1|day2=1|year2=2003}} and {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=6|year1=2000|month2=2|day2=8|year2=2003}} days.}}

6

| Atlantis || 1 || {{sort|0988|988}}

7

| Black Warrior || 2 || {{sort|0928|928}}

8

| Lizmark || {{sort|04|4}} || {{sort|0909|909}}

9

| {{sortname|El|Dandy}} || 1 || {{sort|0681|681}}

10

| {{sortname|Ringo|Mendoza}} || 2 || {{sort|0673|673}}

11

| Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. || 1 || {{sort|0637|637}}

12

| Jaque Mate || 1 || {{sort|0619|619}}

13

| {{sortname|Dory|Dixon}} || 1 || {{sort|0575|575}}

style="background-color:#bbeeff"

!14

| Shocker

{{sort|03|3}}{{sort|0553|553}}¤ The exact date on which Shocker vacates the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=3|year1=2004|month2=1|day2=1|year2=2005}} and {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=3|year1=2004|month2=4|day2=17|year2=2005}} days.
15

| {{sortname|Dr.|Wagner}} || 1 || {{sort|0523|523}}

16

| {{sort|Fabuloso Blondy|Fabuloso Blondy}} || 2 || {{sort|0511|511}}

17

| {{sortname|El|Texano, Jr.}} || 1 || {{sort|0494|494}}

18

| {{sortname|El|Solitario}} || 1 || {{sort|0476|476}}

19

| {{sortname|Dr.|Wagner, Jr.}} || 1 || {{sort|0461|461}}

20

| Vampiro Canadiense || 1 || {{sort|0450|450}}

21

| {{sortname|El|Satánico}} || {{sort|04|4}} || {{sort|0447|447}}

22

| {{sortname|Tony|Salazar}} || 1 || {{sort|0343|343}}

23

| {{sortname|Raul|Mata}} || 1 || {{sort|0330|330}}

style="background-color:#bbeeff"

!24

| Súper Nova

1{{sort|283|283¤}}
25

| {{sort|Gypsy|Gypsy Joe}} || 1 || {{sort|0277|277}}

26

| Cien Caras || 1 || {{sort|0270|270}}

27

| {{sortname|El|Faraón}} || 2 || {{sort|0253|253}}

28

| Adorable Rubí || 1 || {{sort|0231|231}}

29

| {{sort|Mascara|Máscara Año 2000}} || 1 || {{sort|0228|228}}

30

| {{sort|Angel|Ángel Blanco}} || 1 || {{sort|0220|220}}

31

| {{sort|Ho|Kim Sung Ho}} || 1 || {{sort|0175|175}}

32

| {{sort|Choo|Pak Choo}} || 1 || {{sort|0145|145}}

33

| Pirata Morgan || 1 || {{sort|0116|116}}

34

| MS-1 || 1 || {{sort|0104|104}}

35

| {{sort|Plata|Carlos Plata}} || 1 || {{sort|0100|100}}

36

| {{sortname|Coloso|Colosetti}} || 1 || {{sort|0091|91}}

37

| {{sort|Morgan|David Morgan}} || 2 || {{sort|0056|56}}

38

| {{sort|Bey|Ali Bey}} || 1 || {{sort|0049|49}}

39

| {{sort|Guerrero|Chavo Guerrero}} || 2 || {{sort|0036|36}}

40

| {{sortname|Roddy|Piper}} || 1 || {{sort|0002|2}}

Footnotes

{{Reflist|group=Note}}

{{Refbegin}}

  • The NWA endorsed another NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship in New Jersey in 1997 and 1998, referred to as the "New Jersey version"; this short-lived title was not connected to the CMLL version.{{cite book|author=Royal Duncan and Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|chapter=New Jersey: NWA Light Heavyweight Title|page=53|publisher=Archeus Communications|year=2006|edition=4th|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}

{{Refend}}

See also

References

{{Refbegin}}

;General source for title changes before 2000

[G] - {{Cite book|author=Royal Duncan and Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|chapter=Mexico: EMLL NWA World Light Heavyweight Title|page=389|publisher=Archeus Communications|year=2006|edition=4th|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}

;Specific

{{Refend}}

{{Reflist|30em}}

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