The Crash Heavyweight Championship
{{short description|Mexican professional wrestling heavyweight championship}}
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
|name = The Crash Heavyweight Championship
|image = The Crash Heavyweight Championship.jpeg
|caption = The championship belt, with depictions of Perro Aguayo Jr. and Eddie Guerrero on the left and right side plates respectively
|promotion = The Crash Lucha Libre
|currentholder = DMT Azul
|firstchamp = Rey Mysterio
|mostreigns =
|longestreign = Bandido {{nobr|({{age in days nts|November 23, 2019|November 5, 2021}} days)}}
|shortestreign = Austin Theory {{nobr|({{age in days nts|March 2, 2019|May 4, 2019}} days)}}
|oldest = Rey Mysterio ({{age in years and days|1974|12|11|2017|11|04}})
|youngest = Austin Theory ({{age in years and days|August 2, 1997|March 2, 2019}})
|heaviest = Willie Mack ({{convert|130|kg|lb|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/roster/|title=Roster|access-date=April 25, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla}})
|lightest = El Hijo del Vikingo ({{convert|71|kg|lb|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/reymysterio|title=Rey Mysterio Bio|access-date=April 25, 2011|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}})
}}
The Crash Heavyweight Championship ({{langx|es|Campeonato de Peso Completo de The Crash}}) is a professional wrestling championship used in the Mexican lucha libre promotion The Crash Lucha Libre based in Tijuana, Baja California. It is the top male championship of the promotion, with both The Crash Cruiserweight Championship and The Crash Junior Championship considered secondary. Rey Mysterio defeated Penta el 0M, La Máscara and Rush in four-way match to become the inaugural champion at The Crash VII Aniversario on November 4, 2017. The current champion is DMT Azul. He defeated Blue Demon Jr., Matt Taven, and EC3 in a Four way match on May 5, 2023.
The championship is designated as a heavyweight title, which means that the championship can officially be competed for only by wrestlers weighing {{convert|105|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and above, while in reality it has no lower weight limit.{{cite web| url= http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf | title= Reglamento de Boy 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= April 3, 2009 | language= Spanish | quote= "Completo 105 kilos sin limite" ("Heavyweight 105 kilos with no upper limit") | 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}} As it was a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers.{{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}}}} On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline,{{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 issues such as a champion suffering an injury 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 leaving 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}}}}
Title history
{{Professional wrestling title history top|active=yes}}
{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 1
|champion = Rey Mysterio
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|November 4, 2017}}
|days = {{age in days nts|November 4, 2017|October 7, 2018}}
|location = Tijuana, Baja California
|event = The Crash VI Aniversario
|notes = Defeated Penta el 0M, La Máscara and Rush in four-way match to become the inaugural champion.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 1.5
|type = vacated
|date = {{dts|October 7, 2018}}
|notes = Championship declared vacant after Rey Mysterio signed a full-time contract with WWE
}}
{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number=2
|champion = Willie Mack
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|November 3, 2018}}
|days = {{age in days nts|November 3, 2018|March 2, 2019}}
|location = Tijuana, Baja California
|event = The Crash VII Aniversario
|notes = Defeated Bárbaro Cavernario, Michael Elgin and El Mesías to win the vacant championship.
|ref = {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15PCSEHJgKc | title=The Crash VII Aniversario | date=November 3, 2018 | access-date=November 4, 2018 | work=Mas Luchas | author=+LuchaTV | publisher=YouTube | language=Spanish}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 3
|champion = {{sortname|Austin|Theory}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|March 2, 2019}}
|days = {{age in days nts|March 2, 2019|May 4, 2019}}
|location = Tijuana, Baja California
|event = The Crash
|notes = This was a Four-way match, also involving Bárbaro Cavernario and Sansón.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 4
|champion = Rey Horus
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|May 4, 2019}}
|days = {{age in days nts|May 4, 2019|November 23, 2019}}
|location = Tijuana, Baja California
|event = The Crash
|notes = This was a Four-way match, also involving Adam Brooks and Maxwell Jacob Friedman.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 5
|champion = Bandido
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|November 23, 2019}}
|days = {{age in days nts|November 23, 2019|November 5, 2021}}
|location = Tijuana, Baja California
|event = The Crash
|notes = This was a three-way match that also included Marty Scurll.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 6
|champion = El Hijo del Vikingo
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|November 5, 2021}}
|days = {{age in days nts|November 5, 2021|March 18, 2022}}
|location = Tijuana, Baja California
|event = The Crash 10 Aniversario
|notes = This was a Four-way match that also included Dragon Lee and Willie Mack.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 6.5
|type = vacated
|date = {{dts|March 18, 2022}}
|notes = El Hijo del Vikingo vacated the championship due to an injury.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 7
|champion = Cinta de Oro
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|March 18, 2022}}
|days = {{age in days nts|March 18, 2022|July 7, 2022}}
|location = Tijuana, Baja California
|event = The Crash
|notes = This was a Three Way match that also included Lince Dorado and Penta El Zero M.
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 8
|champion = L. A. Park
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|July 7, 2022}}
|days = {{age in days nts|July 7, 2022|May 5, 2023}}
|location = Tijuana, Baja California
|event = The Crash
|notes = This was a Four way match that also included El Texano Jr. and Pierroth Jr.
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 8.5
|type = vacated
|date = {{dts|May 5, 2023}}
|notes = Vacated for undocumented reasons.
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 9
|champion = DMT Azul
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|May 5, 2023}}
|days = {{age in days nts|May 5, 2023}}+
|location = Tijuana, Baja California
|event = The Crash
|notes = This was a Four way match also involving Blue Demon Jr., Matt Taven, and EC3.
|ref =
}}
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Combined reigns
As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
File:Bandido_in_Quer%C3%A9taro.jpg holds the record for the longest reign at 713 days.]]
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#ffe6bd;"|†
|Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
| Rank
!Wrestler !No. of !Combined |
|---|
| 1
|Bandido || 1 || 713 |
| 2
|style="background:#ffe6bd;"| DMT Azul † || 1 || {{age in days nts|May 5, 2023}}+ |
| 3
|Rey Mysterio || 1 || 337 |
| 4
|L. A. Park || 1 || 308 |
| 5
|Rey Horus || 1 || 203 |
| 6
|El Hijo del Vikingo || 1 || 133 |
| 7
|Willie Mack || 1 || 119 |
| 8
| Cinta de Oro || 1 || 111 |
| 9
|Austin Theory || 1 || 63 |
Footnotes
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References
{{refbegin}}
- {{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 }}
- {{cite book|first1=Royal | last1=Duncan | first2=Gary | last2=Will | title=Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present | year=2000 | publisher=Archeus Communications | location=Waterloo, ON | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}
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External links
- [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=3514 The Crash Heavyweight Championship]
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