UWA World Welterweight Championship#Title history
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
| championshipname = UWA World Welterweight Championship
| image =UWA World Welterweight Championship.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = The original championship belt
| currentholder =
| won =
| promotion = Universal Wrestling Association
Mexican independent circuit
Japanese Independent circuit
| created = December 14, 1975
| retired = 2004
| mostreigns =Black Man / Celestial (3 times){{cite news | author = Enciclopedia staff | title = Enciclopedia de las Mascaras | work = Black Man | location = Mexico City, Mexico | id = Tomo I | page = 32 | date = August 2007| language = es}}
| firstchamp = Villano III
| lastchamp =Takeshi Minamino
| longestreign = Super Crazy ({{age in days|month1=6|day1=15|year1=1998|month2=10|day2=13|year2=2000}} days)
| shortestreign =
| pastnames =
| titleretired = October 14, 2004
| pastlookimages =
}}
The UWA World Welterweight Championship is a championship in professional wrestling that is primarily contested for in various Lucha Libre promotions in Mexico. In 1993, the championship was recognized by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Michinoku Pro, following Super Delfin's victory over then champion Celestial. In 1995, Gran Hamada was stripped of the championship, because he exceeded the weight limit. The championship returned to being primarily contested for in Mexico, and it wasn't until Taiji Ishimori's victory over Super Crazy in 2003 that a Japanese wrestler would hold the championship again.
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|unrecognized=yes|unknown=yes}}
{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 1
|champion = Villano III
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1975|12|14}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=12|day1=14|year1=1975|month2=5|day2=29|year2=1977}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =Defeated Huracán Ramírez to become the first UWA World Welterweight Champion.
|ref ={{cite book |author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories |publisher=Archeus Communications |chapter = MEXICO: Universal Wrestling Federation Welterweight Title |page = 398 |year= 2000 |isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}{{cite web | url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/uwa-wl.html | publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com | title= UWA World Welterweight Title | access-date=June 18, 2015}}{{cite news | author = Luchas 2000 staff | title = Luchas 2000 | work = Villano III: El Ultimo Rey | publisher = Publicaciones citem, S.A. de C.V. | location = Juárez, Mexico | id = Especial 37 | pages = 1–35 | language = es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 2
|champion = {{sortname|El|Solar}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1977|5|29}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=5|day1=29|year1=1977|month2=7|day2=16|year2=1978}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{cite news | author = Enciclopedia staff | title = Enciclopedia de las Mascaras | work = El Solar | location = Mexico | id = Tomo V | pages = 19 | date = December 1, 2007 | language = es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 3
|champion = {{sort|Lee|Bobby Lee}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1978|7|16}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=7|day1=16|year1=1978|month2=6|day2=24|year2=1979}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Plaza de Toros UWA Show
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 4
|champion = {{sortname|El|Signo}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1979|6|24}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=6|day1=24|year1=1979|month2=4|day2=13|year2=1980}}
|location =Tijuana, Baja California
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{cite news | author = Enciclopedia staff | title = Enciclopedia de las Mascaras | work = El Solar | location = Mexico | id = Tomo V | pages = 19 | date = December 1, 2007 | language = es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 5
|champion = Garringo
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1980|4|13}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=4|day1=13|year1=1980|month2=9|day2=7|year2=1980}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 6
|champion = {{sortname|El|Texano}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1980|9|7}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=9|day1=7|year1=1980|month2=2|day2=10|year2=1982}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 6.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1982|2|10}}
|notes =The Championship was vacated for undocumented reasons.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 7
|champion = Lobo Rubio
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1982|5|30}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=5|day1=30|year1=1982|month2=10|day2=17|year2=1982}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =Defeated El Matematico to win the championship.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 8
|champion = {{sortname|El|Matematico}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1982|10|17}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=10|day1=17|year1=1982|month2=12|day2=16|year2=1984}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 9
|champion = Blue Panther
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1984|12|16}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=12|day1=16|year1=1984|month2=2|day2=9|year2=1986}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = UWA Carnaval de Campeones
|notes =
|ref ={{cite news | author = Luchas 2000 staff | title = Luchas 2000 | work = Blue Panther 30 Años: La Historia | publisher = Publicaciones citem, S.A. de C.V. | location = Juárez | id = Especial 34 | pages = 1–35 | language = es}}{{cite web | url=http://superluchas.com/2014/12/16/en-un-dia-como-hoy-carnaval-de-campeones-en-el-toreo/ | title=En un día como hoy… Carnaval de Campeones en El Toreo | first=Teddy | last=Centinela | work=SuperLuchas Magazine | language=es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 10
|champion = Black Man
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1986|2|9}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=2|day1=9|year1=1986|month2=9|day2=3|year2=1987}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 11
|champion = {{sort|Richard|Ray Richard}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1987|9|3}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=9|day1=3|year1=1987|month2=7|day2=29|year2=1988}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 12
|champion = {{sortname|Yoshihiro|Asai|Último Dragón}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1988|7|29}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=7|day1=29|year1=1988|month2=11|day2=9|year2=1988}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-july-29-ric-flair-vs-bobo-brazil-nick-bockwinkel-vs-mil | title=On this day in pro wrestling history (July 29): Ric Flair vs. Bobo Brazil, Nick Bockwinkel vs. Mil Mascaras | date=July 29, 2015 | access-date=February 18, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 13
|champion = {{sort|Lucero|Charles Lucero}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1988|11|9}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=11|day1=9|year1=1988|month2=4|day2=27|year2=1990}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 14
|champion = {{sortname|El|Hijo del Santo}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1990|4|27}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=4|day1=27|year1=1990|month2=5|day2=12|year2=1992}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{Cite news|author=L.L. Staff|title=Lucha Libre: Conoce la historia de las leyendas de cuadrilátero|work=El Hijo del Santo (1963)|location =Mexico|id=Grandes Figuras de la Lucha Libre|page= 31|year=2008|language=es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 15
|champion = Espanto Jr.
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|5|12}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=5|day1=12|year1=1992|month2=6|day2=25|year2=1992}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 16
|champion = {{sort|Celestial|Celestial}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1992|6|25}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=6|day1=25|year1=1992|month2=5|day2=17|year2=1993}}
|location =Monterrey, Nuevo León
|event = Live event
|notes =Previously held the championship under the name "Black Man"
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 17
|champion = Super Delfin
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1993|5|17}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=5|day1=17|year1=1993|month2=7|day2=24|year2=1993}}
|location =Tokyo, Japan
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 18
|champion = Great Sasuke
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1993|7|24}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=7|day1=24|year1=1993|month2=8|day2=24|year2=1993}}
|location =Moioka, Japan
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 19
|champion = Super Delfin
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1993|8|24}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=8|day1=24|year1=1993|month2=8|day2=28|year2=1993}}
|location =Tokyo, Japan
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 20
|champion = {{sort|Celestial|Celestial}}
|reign = 3
|date = |{{dts|1993|8|28}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=8|day1=28|year1=1993|month2=1|day2=30|year2=1994}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 21
|champion = {{sortname|Karloff|Lagarde Jr.}}
|reign = 1
|date = |{{dts|1994|1|30}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=1|day1=30|year1=1994|month2=5|day2=25|year2=1994}}
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 22
|champion = {{sortname|El|Hijo del Santo}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1994|5|25}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=5|day1=25|year1=1994|month2=11|day2=18|year2=1994}}
|location =Tlalnepantla de Baz
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 23
|champion = {{sortname|Norio|Honaga}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1994|11|18}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=11|day1=18|year1=1994|month2=12|day2=13|year2=1994}}
|location =Hiroshima, Japan
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 24
|champion = {{sortname|Shinjiro|Otani}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1994|12|13}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=12|day1=13|year1=1994|month2=4|day2=16|year2=1995}}
|location =Osaka, Japan
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 25
|champion = {{sortname|Koji|Kanemoto}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1995|4|16}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=4|day1=16|year1=1995|month2=9|day2=22|year2=1995}}
|location =Hiroshima, Japan
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 26
|champion = Gran Hamada
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1995|9|22}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=9|day1=22|year1=1995|month2=11|day2=13|year2=1995}}
|location =Nagoya, Japan
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 26.5
|type=vacated
|date = |{{dts|1995|11|13}}
|notes =Gran Hamada is stripped of the championship, after exceeding the weight limit. The UWA Closed shortly afterwards
|ref ={{cite news | author = Kristen Leoce | title = The Mexican Peso Crisis | work = The Mexican Peso Crisis | publisher = The Mexican Peso Crisis | url = http://econc10.bu.edu/Ec341_money/Papers/Leoce_mexican_peso_crisis.htm | pages = 1 | language = en}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle ||type=unrecognized
|sort number = 27
|champion = Super Crazy
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1995|11|17}}
|days = {{sort|{{age in days|month1=11|day1=17|year1=1995|month2=1|day2=1|year2=1997}}|{{efn|The exact date in October 1997 where Kid Guzmán won the championship has not been documented. Which means that the title reign lasted between {{age in days|month1=11|day1=17|year1=1995|month2=1|day2=1|year2=1997}} and {{age in days|month1=11|day1=17|year1=1995|month2=12|day2=31|year2=1997}} days.}}}}
|location =Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State
|event = Live event
|notes =It is unclear how the physical UWA World Welterweight Championship belt returned to Mexico. Super Crazy defeated Rey Bucanero to win the vacant championship
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle ||type=unrecognized
|sort number = 28
|champion = {{sortname|Kid|Guzmán|Tigre Blanco|}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1997|10}}
|days = {{sort|{{age in days|month1=12|day1=31|year1=1997|month2=6|day2=15|year2=1998}}|{{efn|The exact date in October 1997 where Kid Guzmán won the championship has not been documented. Which means that the title reign lasted between {{age in days|month1=10|day1=31|year1=1997|month2=6|day2=15|year2=1998}} and {{age in days|month1=10|day1=1|year1=1997|month2=6|day2=15|year2=1998}} days.}}}}
|location =Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle ||type=unrecognized
|sort number = 29
|champion = Super Crazy
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1998|6|15}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=6|day1=15|year1=1998|month2=10|day2=13|year2=2000}}
|location =Hakata, Japan
|event = Live event
|notes =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle ||type=unrecognized
|sort number = 30
|champion = {{sortname|El|Oriental}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2000|10|13}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=10|day1=13|year1=2000|month2=2|day2=1|year2=2001}}
|location =Torreon, Mexico
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{cite news|title=2000 Especial!|work=Box y Lucha Magazine|pages=2–28|id=issue 2488|date=January 9, 2001|language=es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 30.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|2001|2|1}}
|notes =El Oriental was stripped of the Championship due to injury.
|ref ={{cite news|title=2001 Especial!|work=Box y Lucha Magazine|pages=2–28|id=Issue 2540|date=January 13, 2002|language=es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle ||type=unrecognized
|sort number = 31
|champion = {{sort|Nemesis|Nemesis}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2001|9|23}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=9|day1=23|year1=2001|month2=4|day2=14|year2=2002}}
|location =Tulancingo, Hidalgo
|event = Live event
|notes =Teamed with Crazy Boy and Rey Cuvero against El Impostor, El Cazador and Poder Gitano, captain of the team won the championship.
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle ||type=unrecognized
|sort number = 32
|champion = Rey Cuervo
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2002|4|14}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=4|day1=14|year1=2002|month2=5|day2=3|year2=2005}}
|location =Tulancingo, Hidalgo
|event = Live event
|notes =
|ref ={{cite news|title=2002: considerar detrás|work=Box y Lucha Magazine|id=Issue 2593|date=January 19, 2003|language=es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 32.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|2003|5|3}}
|ref ={{cite news|title=Número Especial - Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2003|work=SuperLuchas|id=Issue 40|date=January 5, 2003|language=es}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle ||type=unrecognized
|sort number = 33
|champion = {{sortname|Taiji|Ishimori}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2003|5|11}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=5|day1=11|year1=2003|month2=8|day2=29|year2=2004}}
|location =Mexico City
|event = Live event
|notes =Defeated Super Crazy to win the vacant championship
|ref ={{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-may-11-von-erichs-vs-verne-don-leo-jonathan-shane-douglas | title=On this day in pro wrestling history (May 11): Von Erichs vs. Verne & Don Leo Jonathan, Shane Douglas vs 2 Cold Scorpio | date=May 11, 2015 | access-date=March 21, 2020 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 33.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|2004|8|29}}
|notes =The Championship was held up, after an inconclusive match against Takeshi Minamino
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle ||type=unrecognized
|sort number = 34
|champion = {{sortname|Takeshi|Minamino}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2004|9|9}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=9|day1=9|year1=2004|month2=10|day2=14|year2=2004}}
|location =Tokyo, Japan
|event = Live event
|notes =Defeated Pineapple Hanai and Mango Fukuda to win the vacant championship
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 34.5
|type=deactivated
|date = {{dts|2004|10|14}}
|notes =The Championship was vacated and later abandoned
}}
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- {{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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