NWA World Middleweight Championship#Title history
{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}}
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
| championshipname={{nobr|NWA World Middleweight Championship}}
| image= NWA World Middleweight Championship.jpg
| caption = The championship belt
| promotion=Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
(1939–1990)
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(1990–1994, 2003–2010)
Various
(1994–2003)
| created=1939{{sup|[G]}}
| mostreigns=René Guajardo (6 reigns){{sup|[G]}}
| lastchamp=Averno
| firstchamp=Gus Kallio{{sup|[G]}}
| longestreign=The Great Sasuke ({{age in days|February 7, 1999|March 5, 2003}})
| shortestreign=El Satánico {{nobr|(Less than 1 day)}}
| heaviest = El Satánico ({{Convert|97|kg|lb}})The official weight of some of the champions have not been documented, making it possible that there was a heavier champion
| lightest = Averno ({{Convert|79|kg|lb}})The official weight of some of the champions have not been documented, making it possible that there was a lighter champion{{cite web|url=http://www.fuegoenelring.com/wrestlers_full_rudo.php?wrestlers_id=59|title=Rudos – Averno|access-date=October 17, 2009|work=Fuego en el ring|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711054029/http://www.fuegoenelring.com/wrestlers_full_rudo.php?wrestlers_id=59|archive-date=July 11, 2011}}
| pastnames = World Middleweight Championship (1939–1952){{sup|[G]}}
}}
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 {{convert|82|kg|lb|abbr=on}} to {{convert|87|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, but this rule is broken when convenient.One example of the weight limits being ignored was El Satánico holding the title, despite weighing {{convert|97|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.{{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.|date=2001-08-30|access-date=2009-04-03|quote=Articulo 242: "Super welter 82 kilos / Medio 87 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 championship was created as the "World Middleweight Championship" in early 1939, by Salvador Lutteroth, owner of Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL).{{sup|[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.{{sup|[G]}}{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19330920&id=1W8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B4gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6115,3143021&hl=en|title=Londos Rated Champ By National Association|date=September 20, 1933|access-date=February 20, 2010|publisher=Reading Eagle|archive-date=September 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927160550/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19330920&id=1W8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B4gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6115,3143021&hl=en|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006|edition=4th | chapter= United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: World Middleweight Title | page= 14 | isbn=0-9698161-5-4}} When EMLL joined the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in 1952, the belt was prefixed with "NWA".{{cite book|author=Hornbaker, Tim|title=National Wrestling Alliance: the untold story of the monopoly that strangled pro wrestling|url=https://archive.org/details/nationalwrestlin00horn|url-access=limited|publisher=ECW Press|year=2007|chapter=International Expansion|pages=[https://archive.org/details/nationalwrestlin00horn/page/n33 24]–25|isbn=978-1-55022-741-3}}
In the late 1980s, EMLL withdrew from the NWA and in the early 1990s changed its name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).{{cite book|author=Madigan, Dan|title=Mondo Lucha a Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|year=2007| page= 32 | quote=in the late 1980s EMLL withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance|isbn=978-0-06-085583-3}} CMLL retained ownership of three NWA-branded championships which originated in the promotion.{{sup|[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.{{sup|[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.
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.{{cite web | url=http://superluchas.com/2010/03/04/blue-demon-jr-no-reconoce-los-titulos-de-nwa-que-estan-en-el-cmll-realizara-eliminatorias-para-sacar-a-los-nuevos-campeones/ | title=Blue Demon Jr. no reconoce los títulos de NWA que están en el CMLL- Realizará eliminatorias para sacar a los nuevos campeones | date=March 4, 2010 | access-date=June 25, 2015 | work=Súper Luchas | language=es | first=Alex | last=Ruiz | archive-date=June 26, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626110552/http://superluchas.com/2010/03/04/blue-demon-jr-no-reconoce-los-titulos-de-nwa-que-estan-en-el-cmll-realizara-eliminatorias-para-sacar-a-los-nuevos-campeones/ | url-status=live }} 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.{{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=Súper Luchas|language=es|archive-date=June 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626125211/http://superluchas.com/2010/03/12/mephisto-responde-a-blue-demon-jr-no-tengo-que-entrar-a-ninguna-eliminatoria-porque-yo-soy-el-campeon/|url-status=live}} On August 12, 2010, CMLL unveiled the new NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship to replace the original championship, which it conceded to NWA Mexico.{{cite web | url=http://cmll.com/?page_id=18 | title=Campeones | publisher=Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | access-date=June 24, 2015 | language=es | archive-date=September 22, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922000948/http://cmll.com/?page_id=18 | url-status=dead }}
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
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|location ={{sort|00|N/A}}
|event = Live event
|notes =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.
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 2
|champion = {{sortname|Octavio|Gaona}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1939|2|19}}
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|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =Octavio Gaona won the championship to permanently establish it as an EMLL title. He also won Kallio's other World Middleweight Championship.
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 3
|champion = {{sort|Lopez|Tarzán López}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1940|2|4}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=4|year1=1940|month2=12|day2=16|year2=1941}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =López won both versions of the World Middleweight Championship. After this title change only the Mexican version remained active.
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 4
|champion = {{sortname|Black|Guzmán}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1941|12|16}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=16|year1=1941|month2=2|day2=11|year2=1942}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 5
|champion = {{sort|Lopez|Tarzán López}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1942|2|11}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=11|year1=1942|month2=2|day2=23|year2=1946}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
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|champion = {{sortname|Gory|Guerrero}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1946|2|23}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=23|year1=1946|month2=4|day2=15|year2=1948}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 7
|champion = {{sort|Kelly|Mike Kelly}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1948|4|12}}
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|location =Mexico City
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|champion = {{sort|Lopez|Tarzán López}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1949|5|28}}
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|number = 9
|champion = {{sortname|Sugi|Sito}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1950|9|21}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=21|year1=1950|month2=9|day2=24|year2=1951}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = EMLL 17th Anniversary Show
|notes =
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|number = 10
|champion = {{sortname|Enrique|Llanes}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1951|9|24}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=24|year1=1951|month2=2|day2=3|year2=1952}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = EMLL 18th Anniversary Show
|notes =
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|sort number = 10.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1952|2|3}}
|notes =EMLL vacated the championship for undocumented reasons.
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 11
|champion = {{sort|Lopez|Tarzán López}}
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|date = {{dts|1952|7|13}}
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|sort number = 11.5
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|champion = {{sortname|Sugi|Sito}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1953|6|20}}
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|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|number = 13
|champion = Santo
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1954|1|1}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=1|year1=1954|month2=10|day2=18|year2=1956}}
|location =Mexico City
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|number = 14
|champion = {{sortname|Rolando|Vera|Rolando Vera (wrestler)}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1956|10|19}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=19|year1=1956|month2=10|day2=13|year2=1960}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
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|number = 15
|champion = {{sortname|René|Guajardo}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1960|10|13}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=13|year1=1960|month2=12|day2=2|year2=1961}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Live event
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|number = 16
|champion = {{sort|Posa|Antonio Posa}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1961|12|2}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=2|year1=1961|month2=4|day2=21|year2=1962}}
|location =Mexico City
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|number = 17
|champion = {{sortname|René|Guajardo}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1962|4|18}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=18|year1=1962|month2=10|day2=25|year2=1962}}
|location =Mexico City
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 18
|champion = Rayo de Jalisco
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1962|10|25}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=25|year1=1962|month2=5|day2=30|year2=1964}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 19
|champion = {{sort|Galant|Benny Galant}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1964|05|30}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=30|year1=1964|month2=9|day2=25|year2=1964}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
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|number = 20
|champion = Rayo de Jalisco
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1964|9|25}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=25|year1=1964|month2=4|day2=9|year2=1965}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = EMLL 31st Anniversary Show
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 21
|champion = {{sortname|René|Guajardo}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1965|4|9}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=9|year1=1965|month2=5|day2=14|year2=1966}}
|location =Mexico City
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|number = 22
|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|London|Jerry London (wrestler)}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1966|5|14}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=14|year1=1966|month2=7|day2=1|year2=1966}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 23
|champion = {{sortname|René|Guajardo}}
|reign = 4
|date = {{dts|1966|7|1}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=1|year1=1966|month2=3|day2=11|year2=1967}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Live event
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|number = 24
|champion = {{sortname|Ray|Mendoza}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1967|3|10}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=10|year1=1967|month2=7|day2=29|year2=1967}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite web | url=https://superluchas.com/2015/03/10/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1967-ray-mendoza-vence-a-rene-guajardo-y-conquista-el-campeonato-mundial-de-peso-medio-nwa/ | title=En un día como hoy… 1967: Ray Mendoza vence a René Guajardo y conquista el Campeonato Mundial de Peso Medio NWA | first=Teddy | last=Centinela | date=March 10, 2015 | access-date=July 1, 2015 | work=Súper Luchas | language=es | archive-date=July 8, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708180206/https://superluchas.com/2015/03/10/en-un-dia-como-hoy-1967-ray-mendoza-vence-a-rene-guajardo-y-conquista-el-campeonato-mundial-de-peso-medio-nwa/ | url-status=live }}
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|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1967|5|29}}
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 25
|champion = {{sortname|René|Guajardo}}
|reign = 5
|date = {{dts|1967|7|29}}
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|notes =Guajardo won a decision match for the vacant title.
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 26
|champion = El Santo
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1968|12|13}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=13|year1=1968|month2=4|day2=25|year2=1969}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Super Viernes
|notes =
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|champion = Rayo de Jalisco
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|date = {{dts|1969|4|18}}
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|number = 27
|champion = {{sortname|El|Solitario}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1969|8|15}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=15|year1=1969|month2=8|day2=28|year2=1970}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = EMLL 36th Anniversary Show
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 28
|champion = {{sort|Koma|Mashio Koma}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1970|6|28}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=28|year1=1970|month2=12|day2=6|year2=1970}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|number = 29
|champion = Aníbal
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1970|12|6}}
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|location =Mexico City
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|number = 30
|champion = {{sortname|René|Guajardo}}
|reign = {{sort|06|6}}
|date = {{dts|1973|3|30}}
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|location =Mexico City
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|sort number = 30.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1974|7|17}}
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 31
|champion = Aníbal
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1974|9|20}}
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|location =Mexico City
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|sort number = 31.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1975|5}}
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 32
|champion = {{sortname|Perro|Aguayo}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1975|7|4}}
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|location =Mexico City
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 33
|champion = {{sortname|El|Faraón}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1976|10|22}}
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|location =Mexico City
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 34
|champion = {{sortname|Perro|Aguayo}}
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|date = {{dts|1977|3|11}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=11|year1=1977|month2=7|day2=3|year2=1977}}
|location =Mexico City
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 35
|champion = {{sortname|Ringo|Mendoza}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1977|7|3}}
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|location =Guadalajara, Jalisco
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|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 36
|champion = {{sort|Plardy|Joe Plardy}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1977|10|12}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=12|year1=1977|month2=11|day2=25|year2=1977}}
|location =Acapulco, Guerrero
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 37
|champion = {{sortname|El|Faraón}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1977|11|25}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=25|year1=1977|month2=2|day2=17|year2=1978}}
|location =Mexico City
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 38
|champion = {{sortname|Ringo|Mendoza}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1978|2|17}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=17|year1=1978|month2=4|day2=9|year2=1978}}
|location =Los Angeles, California
|event = Live event
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 39
|champion = {{sortname|Perro|Aguayo}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1978|4|9}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=9|year1=1978|month2=6|day2=23|year2=1978}}
|location =Guadalajara, Jalisco
|event = Live event
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 40
|champion = {{sortname|Ringo|Mendoza}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1978|6|23}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=23|year1=1978|month2=8|day2=13|year2=1978}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 41
|champion = {{sortname|Tony|Salazar}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1978|8|13}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=13|year1=1978|month2=2|day2=3|year2=1979}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 42
|champion = {{sortname|Ringo|Mendoza}}
|reign = 4
|date = {{dts|1979|2|3}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=3|year1=1979|month2=9|day2=9|year2=1979}}
|location =Acapulco, Guerrero
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 43
|champion = {{sortname|Satoru|Sayama}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1979|9|9}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=9|year1=1979|month2=3|day2=28|year2=1980}}
|location =Guadalajara, Jalisco
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 44
|champion = {{sortname|El|Satánico}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1980|3|28}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=28|year1=1980|month2=4|day2=17|year2=1980}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 45
|champion = {{sortname|Cachorro|Mendoza}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1980|4|17}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=17|year1=1980|month2=6|day2=15|year2=1980}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 46
|champion = Sangre Chicana
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1980|6|15}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=15|year1=1980|month2=1|day2=18|year2=1981}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Live event
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 47
|champion = {{sortname|Tony|Salazar}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1981|1|18}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=18|year1=1981|month2=3|day2=13|year2=1981}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Live event
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite news|title=1981 Especial|work=Box y Lucha Magazine|pages=2–28|id=issue 1501|date=January 7, 1982|language=es}}{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0118-ivan-koloff-defeats-bruno-sammartino-wwwf-title | title=Pro wrestling history (01/18): Ivan Koloff defeats Bruno Sammartino for WWWF title | date=January 18, 2019 | access-date=January 18, 2019 | work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online | first=Brian | last=Hoops | archive-date=July 26, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726050019/https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0118-ivan-koloff-defeats-bruno-sammartino-wwwf-title | url-status=live }}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 48
|champion = Sangre Chicana
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1981|3|13}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=13|year1=1981|month2=4|day2=3|year2=1981}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 49
|champion = {{sortname|Ringo|Mendoza}}
|reign = {{sort|05|5}}
|date = {{dts|1981|4|3}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=3|year1=1981|month2=11|day2=29|year2=1981}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 50
|champion = {{sortname|El|Faraón}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1981|11|29}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=29|year1=1981|month2=4|day2=2|year2=1982}}
|location =Guadalajara, Jalisco
|event = Live event
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 51
|champion = {{sort|Curiel|César Curiel}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1982|4|2}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=2|year1=1982|month2=10|day2=25|year2=1982}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
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|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 52
|champion = {{sortname|El|Satánico}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1982|10|25}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=25|year1=1982|month2=10|day2=25|year2=1982}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 53
|champion = {{sort|Jalisco|El Jalisco}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1982|10|25}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=25|year1=1982|month2=3|day2=13|year2=1983}}
|location =Guadalajara, Jalisco
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 54
|champion = {{sortname|El|Satánico}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1983|3|13}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=13|year1=1983|month2=6|day2=3|year2=1983}}
|location =N/A
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 55
|champion = Lizmark
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1983|6|3}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=3|year1=1983|month2=12|day2=2|year2=1983}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 56
|champion = {{sortname|El|Satánico}}
|reign = 4
|date = {{dts|1983|12|2}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=2|year1=1983|month2=8|day2=8|year2=1984}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 57
|champion = Gran Cochisse
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1984|8|8}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=8|year1=1984|month2=9|day2=14|year2=1984}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite news|title=1984 Especial|work=Box y Lucha Magazine|pages=2–28|id=issue 1656|date=January 10, 1985|language=es}}
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|number = 58
|champion = {{sortname|El|Satánico}}
|reign = 5
|date = {{dts|1984|9|14}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=14|year1=1984|month2=9|day2=30|year2=1984}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 59
|champion = Gran Cochisse
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1984|9|30}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=30|year1=1984|month2=11|day2=18|year2=1984}}
|location =Guadalajara, Jalisco
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 60
|champion = Gran Hamada
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1984|11|18}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=18|year1=1984|month2=4|day2=5|year2=1985}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 61
|champion = {{sortname|La|Fiera}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1985|4|5}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=5|year1=1985|month2=7|day2=20|year2=1985}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 62
|champion = {{sortname|Chamaco|Valaguez}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1985|7|20}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=20|year1=1985|month2=5|day2=18|year2=1986}}
|location =Puebla, Puebla
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 63
|champion = Gran Cochisse
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1986|5|18}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=18|year1=1986|month2=10|day2=17|year2=1986}}
|location ={{sort|00|N/A}}
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 64
|champion = Kung Fu
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1986|10|17}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=17|year1=1986|month2=7|day2=17|year2=1987}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|sort number = 64.5
|type = promotion
|name = Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre (EMLL)
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 65
|champion = {{sortname|El|Dandy}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1987|7|17}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=17|year1=1987|month2=10|day2=6|year2=1987}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 66
|champion = Kung Fu
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1987|10|6}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=6|year1=1987|month2=6|day2=10|year2=1988}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite news|title=1986 Especial|work=Box y Lucha Magazine|pages=2–28|id=issue 1760|date=January 8, 1987|language=es}}
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|number = 67
|champion = Atlantis
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1988|6|10}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=10|year1=1988|month2=7|day2=17|year2=1988}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-june-10-harley-race-beats-ric-flair-nwa-title-jerry | title=ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (JUNE 10): HARLEY RACE BEATS RIC FLAIR FOR NWA TITLE, JERRY BLACKWELL TURNS BABYFACE | date=June 10, 2015 | access-date=February 10, 2017 | author=F4W Staff | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online | archive-date=February 12, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212164732/http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-june-10-harley-race-beats-ric-flair-nwa-title-jerry | url-status=live }}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 68
|champion = {{sortname|Emilio|Charles Jr.}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1988|7|17}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=17|year1=1988|month2=7|day2=28|year2=1988}}
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 69
|champion = Atlantis
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1988|7|28}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=28|year1=1988|month2=8|day2=12|year2=1988}}
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 70
|champion = {{sortname|Emilio|Charles Jr.}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1988|8|12}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=12|year1=1988|month2=4|day2=28|year2=1989}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 71
|champion = {{sort|Angel|Ángel Azteca}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1989|4|28}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=28|year1=1989|month2=6|day2=1|year2=1990}}
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite news|title=1988 Especial|work=Box y Lucha Magazine|pages=2–28|id=issue 1864|date=January 10, 1989|language=es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 72
|champion = {{sortname|El|Dandy}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1990|6|1}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=1|year1=1990|month2=8|day2=1|year2=1990}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-june-1-rogers-beats-gomez-gordman-goliath-baba-loses-pwf | title=On this day in pro wrestling history (June 1): Rogers beats Gomez, Gordman & Goliath, Baba loses PWF Title, Flair Vs. KVE, Lawler Vs. Son, Undertaker Vs. Edge | date=June 1, 2015 | access-date=February 11, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online | archive-date=February 13, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213000927/http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-june-1-rogers-beats-gomez-gordman-goliath-baba-loses-pwf | url-status=live }}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 73
|champion = Atlantis
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1990|8|1}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=1|year1=1990|month2=3|day2=3|year2=1993}}
|location =Acapulco, Guerrero
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|sort number = 2.6
|type = promotion
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|number = 74
|champion = Mano Negra
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1993|3|3}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=3|year1=1993|month2=5|day2=23|year2=1993}}
|location =Acapulco, Guerrero
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 75
|champion = Oro
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1993|5|23}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=23|year1=1993|month2=7|day2=3|year2=1993}}
|location ={{sort|00|N/A}}
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
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|number = 76
|champion = Mano Negra
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1993|7|3}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=2|year1=1993|month2=12|day2=4|year2=1993}}
|location =Puebla, Puebla
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 77
|champion = {{sort|Corazon|Corazón de León}}
|reign = 1
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|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=4|year1=1993|month2=11|day2=8|year2=1994}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}{{cite news|title=1992 Especial|work=Box y Lucha Magazine|pages=2–28|id=issue 2072|date=January 10, 1993|language=es}}
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|number = 78
|champion = {{sort|Ultimo|Último Dragón}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1994|11|8}}
|days = {{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=8|year1=1994|month2=1|day2=1|year2=1998}}|The exact date on which Último Dragon vacated the championship during his first reign is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=8|year1=1994|month2=1|day2=1|year2=1998}} and {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=8|year1=1994|month2=12|day2=31|year2=1998}} days.}}
|location =Tokyo, Japan
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|notes =Match promoted by WAR. Último Dragón stops defending the title around 1997.
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 78.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1998}}
|notes =Último Dragón was forced to vacate the championship due to an arm injury.
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 79
|champion = {{sortname|The|Great Sasuke}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1999|2|7}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=2|day1=7|year1=1999|month2=5|day2=3|year2=2003}}
|location =Yokohama, Japan
|event = Toryumon King of Dragon 1999
|notes =Great Sasuke defeated Tokyo Magnum in tournament final to win the championship.
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 80
|champion = {{sort|Ultimo|Último Dragón}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2003|5|3}}
|days = {{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=3|year1=2003|month2=4|day2=1|year2=2003}}|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 {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=3|year1=2003|month2=5|day2=31|year2=2003}} days.}}
|location =Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{cite news|title=Número Especial – Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2003|work=Súper Luchas|id=40|date=January 5, 2004|language=es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 80.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|2003|5}}
|notes =The championship was vacated when Último Dragon began to work for World Wrestling Entertainment.
|ref ={{sup|[G]}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 81
|champion = Averno
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2004|9|3}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=3|year1=2004|month2=1|day2=1|year2=2005}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =Averno defeated Zumbido in a decision match for the vacant championship.
|ref ={{cite news|title=Número Especial – Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2004|work=Súper Luchas|id=91|date=January 24, 2005|language=es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 82
|champion = {{sort|Mistico|Místico}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2005|1|1}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=1|year1=2005|month2=5|day2=12|year2=2006}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = {{sort|Super Viernes|Super Viernes}}
|notes =
|ref ={{cite web | url=http://superluchas.com/2015/01/01/en-un-dia-como-hoy-funciones-de-ano-nuevo-en-1935-palillo-vs-pompin-iglesias/ | title=En un día como hoy… Funciones de Año Nuevo… En 1935, Palillo vs. Pompín Iglesias | first=Teddy | last=Centela | date=January 1, 2015 | access-date=June 29, 2015 | work=Súper Luchas | language=es | archive-date=August 2, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802141808/http://superluchas.com/2015/01/01/en-un-dia-como-hoy-funciones-de-ano-nuevo-en-1935-palillo-vs-pompin-iglesias/ | url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana|work=Súper Luchas|id=140|date=January 3, 2006|language=es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 83
|champion = Black Warrior
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2006|5|12}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=5|day1=12|year1=2006|month2=8|day2=29|year2=2007}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = {{sort|Super Viernes|Super Viernes}}
|notes =
|ref ={{cite news|title=Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006|work=Súper Luchas|id=192|date=December 23, 2006|url=http://Superluchas.com/super-luchas-193/|access-date=July 11, 2009|language=es|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111095435/https://superluchas.com/super-luchas-193/|url-status=live}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 84
|champion = {{sort|Mistico|Místico}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2007|4|29}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=29|year1=2007|month2=11|day2=30|year2=2007}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = |Dia de los Niños
|notes =
|ref ={{cite news|title=2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana|work=Súper Luchas|id=244|date=December 26, 2007|url=http://Superluchas.com/superluchas-224-lo-mejor-del-2007/|access-date=July 11, 2009|language=es|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702035550/https://superluchas.com/superluchas-224-lo-mejor-del-2007/|url-status=live}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 85
|champion = Averno
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2007|11|30}}
|days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=30|year1=2007|month2=8|day2=12|year2=2010}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = {{sort|Super Viernes|Super Viernes}}
|notes =CMLL replaced the championship with the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship on August 12, 2010.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 85.5
|type=deactivated
|date = {{dts|2010|8|12}}
|notes =The championship was retired when CMLL returned it to NWA.
|ref ={{cite news|title=Número Especial – Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2004|work=Súper Luchas|id=399|date=January 12, 2011|language=es}}
}}
{{BundleEnd}}
Reigns by combined length
File:Great Sasuke 2.jpg, who had the longest individual reign of any NWA World Middleweight Champion.|alt=A color photograph of a Japanese man in a black mask with a white front and red and blue markings pointing at the camera]]
File:ウルティモ・ドラゴン15.jpg, brought the championship to Japan|alt=A color photograph of a Japanese wrestler wearing a light blue mask, cape and trunks posing on a turnbuckle with his hands in the air]]
File:Jerichoentrance.jpg, as Corazón de León, lost the championship in Japan to signal the transition from CMLL's control.|alt=A color photograph of a Caucasian wrestler smiling as he leans back against the ropes.]]
;Key
| class="wikitable"
|style="background: #f0f0f0;"|Symbol |style="background: #f0f0f0;"|Meaning |
| style="background-color:#bbeeff"|¤
|The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! scope="col" |Rank ! scope="col" |Wrestler ! scope="col" |No. of reigns ! scope="col" |Combined ! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}} | |||
| scope="row" |1
| {{sort|Lopez|Tarzán López}} || 4 || {{sort|2977|2,977}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:#bbeeff"
!scope="row" | 2 | {{sortname|René|Guajardo}} | 6 | | {{sort|1937|1,937¤ The exact date on which René Guajardo vacated the championship during his sixth reign is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=30|year1=1973|month2=1|day2=1|year2=1974}} and {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=30|year1=1973|month2=9|day2=19|year2=1974}} days.}} | {{sup|[G]}} |
| scope="row" | 3
| Great Sasuke || 1 || {{sort|1487|1,487}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 4
| {{sortname|Rolando|Vera|Rolando Vera (wrestler)}} || 1 || {{sort|1455|1,455}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| style="background-color:#bbeeff"
!scope="row" | 5 | {{sort|Ultimo|Último Dragón}} | 2 | {{sort|1177|1,177¤ }} | {{sup|[G]}} |
| style="background-color:#bbeeff"
!scope="row" | 6 | Aníbal | 2 | {{sort|1122|1,122¤ }} | {{sup|[G]}} |
| scope="row" | 7
| Averno || 2 || {{sort|1106|1,106}}|| | |||
| scope="row" | 8
| {{sortname|El|Santo}} || 2 || {{sort|1021|1,021}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 9 | |||
| scope="row" | 10
| Rayo de Jalisco || 3 || {{sort|0898|898}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 11
| {{sortname|Gory|Guerrero}} || 1 || {{sort|0782|782}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 12
| Místico || 2 || {{sort|0771|711}}|| | |||
| scope="row" | 13
| {{sortname|Perro|Aguayo}} || 3 || {{sort|0665|665}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 14
| {{sortname|Ringo|Mendoza}} || {{sort|05|5}} || {{sort|0662|662}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 15
| {{sortname|Sugi|Sito}} || 2 || {{sort|0564|564}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 16 | |||
| scope="row" | 17
| Black Warrior || 1 || {{sort|0474|474}}|| | |||
| scope="row" | 18
| {{sort|Kelley|Mike Kelly}} || 1 || {{sort|0411|411}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 19
| {{sort|Angel|Ángel Azteca}} || 1 || {{sort|0400|400}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 20
| {{sortname|El|Satánico}} || {{sort|05|5}} || {{sort|0388|388}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 21
| {{sortname|El|Solitario}} || 1 || {{sort|0378|378}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 22
| {{sortname|Octavio|Gaona}} || 1 || {{sort|0350|350}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 23
| {{sortname|El|Faraón}} || 3 || {{sort|0348|348}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 24
| {{sort|Corzon|Corazón de León}} || 1 || {{sort|0339|339}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 25
| {{sortname|Chamaco|Valaguez}} || 1 || {{sort|0302|302}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 26
| {{sortname|Emilio|Charles Jr.}} || 2 || {{sort|0270|270}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 27
| Gran Cochisse || 3 || {{sort|0238|238}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 28
| Sangre Chicana || 2 || {{sort|0237|237}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 29
| Mano Negra || 2 || {{sort|0236|236}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 30
| {{sortname|Tony|Salazar}} || 2 || {{sort|0228|228}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 31
| {{sort|Curiel|César Curiel}} || 1 || {{sort|0206|206}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 32
| {{sortname|Satoru|Sayama}} || 1 || {{sort|0201|201}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 33 | |||
| scope="row" | 34
| {{sort|Koma|Mashio Koma}} || 1 || {{sort|0161|161}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 35
| {{sortname|El|Dandy}} || 2 || {{sort|0141|141}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 36
| {{sort|Posa|Antonio Posa}} || 1 || {{sort|0140|140}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 37
| {{sort|Jalisoc|El Jalisco}} || 1 || {{sort|0139|139}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 38
| Gran Hamada || 1 || {{sort|0138|138}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 39
| {{sortname|Enrique|Llanes}} || 1 || {{sort|0132|132}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 40
| {{sort|Galant|Benny Galant}} || 1 || {{sort|0118|118}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 41
| {{sortname|La|Fiera}} || 1 || {{sort|0106|106}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 42
| {{sortname|Cachorro|Mendoza}} || 1 || {{sort|0059|59}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 43
| {{sortname|Black|Guzmán}} || 1 || {{sort|0057|57}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| style="background-color:#bbeeff"
!scope="row" | 44 | {{sortname|Ray|Mendoza}} | 1 | {{sort|0051|51¤ The exact date on which Ray Mendoza vacated the championship is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=11|year1=1967|month2=5|day2=1|year2=1967}} and {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=11|year1=1967|month2=5|day2=31|year2=1967}} days.}} | {{sup|[G]}} |
| scope="row" | 45
| {{sort|London|Jerry London}} || 1 || {{sort|0048|48}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 46
| {{sort|Plardy|Joe Plardy}} || 1 || {{sort|0044|44}}|| {{sup|[G]}} | |||
| scope="row" | 47 | |||
| style="background-color:#bbeeff"
!scope="row" | 48 | {{sortname|Gus|Kallio}} | 1 | {{sort|0000|¤ }} | {{sup|[G]}} |
Footnotes
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See also
References
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;General source
[G] – {{cite book|author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|year=2006|edition=4th|chapter=Mexico: EMLL NWA World Middlweight Title|pages=389–390|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
;Specific
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External links
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