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IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship
The IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship is a singles professional wrestling championship promoted by International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) since May 2008. The official definition of the Lightweight class in Mexico is between 70 kg (150 lb) and 77 kg (170 lb), but are not always strictly enforced.[a][2]
| IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The championship belt | |||||||||||
| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Revolution Group | ||||||||||
| Date established | May 29, 2008[1] | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Spider Fly | ||||||||||
| Date won | November 24, 2022 | ||||||||||
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The Lightweight championship is considered a secondary championship in IWRG, with the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship being considered the primary championship of the promotion. Spider Fly is the current champion, having defeated Aster Boy on November 24, 2022 at Torneo Fill 101. Spider Fly is the 18th overall champion and the 17th person to have held the championship. The Lightweight championship was first won by Freelance in Naucalpan, Mexico when he won a 10-man elimination match.[1] The championship has only changed hands in Arena Naucalpan on IWRG promoted shows. Only Tetsuya/Tetsuya Bushi has held the title twice, he is also the person with the shortest reign, 35 days, while Impossible has the record for the longest reign so far, 1,142 days in total.[3]
As it is 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.[b] 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,[c] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[d] or leaving the company.[e]
Tournaments Edit
November 2016 Edit
| First round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| Astro | W | ||||||||||
| Black Dragon | Astro | ||||||||||
| Pantera I | W | Pantera I | W | ||||||||
| Demonio Infernal | Pantera I | W | |||||||||
| Diablo Jr. | W | Diablo Jr. | |||||||||
| Omega | Diablo Jr. | W | |||||||||
| Dragón Fly | W | Dragón Fly | |||||||||
| Cadillac | |||||||||||
Title history Edit
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Freelance | May 29, 2008 | Caravana de Campeones | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 255 | Defeated Areoman as the last man in a 10-man elimination match. | [1] |
| 2 | Tetsuya | February 8, 2009 | Revolucionarios de IWRG | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 35 | Defeated Freelance and Dr. Cerebro in 3-way match. | [3] |
| 3 | Zatura | March 13, 2009 | Caravana de Campeones | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 95 | [8] | |
| 4 | Trauma II | June 18, 2009 | Revolucionarios de IWRG | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 59 | [9] | |
| 5 | Avisman | August 16, 2009 | Guerra Revolucionaria | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 102 | [10] | |
| 6 | Tetsuya Bushi | November 26, 2009 | IWRG Homenaje a El Pantera | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 45 | [11] | |
| 7 | Dr. Cerebro | January 10, 2010 | Revolucionarios de IWRG | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 385 | [12] | |
| 8 | Comando Negro | January 30, 2011 | Caravana de Campeones | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 277 | [13] | |
| 9 | Dinamic Black | November 3, 2011 | El Castillo del Terror | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 49 | [14] | |
| 10 | Carta Brava Jr. | December 22, 2011 | Arena Naucalpan 34th Anniversary Show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 192 | [15] | |
| 11 | Chicano | July 1, 2012 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 365 | [16] | |
| 12 | Imposible | July 7, 2013 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 1,142 | ||
| — | Vacated | August 22, 2016 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | — | — | Imposible declared that he was moving up to the middleweight division | [17] |
| 13 | Pantera I | November 13, 2016 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 630 | Defeated Diablo Jr. in the finals of a sixteen-man tournament | [18] |
| — | Vacated | August 5, 2018 | — | — | — | — | Vacated after Pantera had not defended the championship since January 2018 | |
| 14 | Redimido | November 15, 2018 | IWRG Cabelleras Vs. Cabelleras | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 21 | Defeated Atomic Star, Baby Extreme, Baby Star, Mr. Puma, Puma de Oro and Sobredosis in a battle royal for the vacant title | [19] |
| — | Vacated | December 6, 2020 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 15 | Baby Extreme | December 6, 2020 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 218 | Defeated Puma de Oro for the vacant title | [20] |
| — | Vacated | July 12, 2021 | — | — | — | — | Vacated when Baby Extreme left the promotion | |
| 16 | Puma de Oro | July 15, 2021 | IWRG Thursday Night Wrestling | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 107 | Defeated Aster Boy, Baby Star Jr., Lunatic Xtreme, Mr. Puma, Noicy Boy, Redimido and Sobredosis in an eight-way elimination match for the vacant title | [21] |
| 17 | Aster Boy | October 30, 2021 | IWRG Castillo Del Terror 2021 | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 389 | [22] | |
| 18 | Spider Fly | November 24, 2022 | 101. Torneo Fill | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 331+ | [23] | |
Combined reigns Edit
As of October 21, 2023
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imposible | 1 | 1,142 |
| 2 | Pantera I | 1 | 630 |
| 3 | Aster Boy | 1 | 389 |
| 4 | Dr. Cerebro | 1 | 385 |
| 5 | Chicano | 1 | 365 |
| 6 | Spider Fly † | 1 | 331+ |
| 7 | Comando Negro | 1 | 277 |
| 8 | Freelance | 1 | 255 |
| 9 | Baby Extreme | 1 | 218 |
| 10 | Carta Brava Jr. | 1 | 192 |
| 11 | Puma de Oro | 1 | 107 |
| 12 | Avisman | 1 | 102 |
| 13 | Zatura | 1 | 95 |
| 14 | Tetsuya Bushi | 2 | 80 |
| 15 | Trauma II | 1 | 59 |
| 16 | Dinamic Black | 1 | 49 |
| 17 | Redimido | 1 | 21 |
Notes Edit
- ^ One example the weightlimits not being strictly enforced is Mephisto winning the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, a championship with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
- ^ 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"[4]
- ^ 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"[5]
- ^ 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"[6]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[7]
References Edit
- Hornbaker, Tim (2016). "Statistical notes". Legends of Pro Wrestling - 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers (Revised ed.). New York, New York: Sports Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 6, 2008. 296. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ Arturo Montiel Rojas (August 30, 2001). (PDF). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2006. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
Articulo 242: "Ligero 70 kilos / Welter 77 kilos"
- ^ a b Velazquez, Israel (May 30, 2008). "Resultados de IWRG: Caravana de Campeones (jueves 29 de mayo)". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved June 27, 2009.
- ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201.
- ^ Islas, Alejandro (March 23, 2009). "Caravana de Campeones". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Mexico, D.F. pp. 14–15. 307.
- ^ Rivera, Manuel (July 18, 2009). "Dr. Cerebro venció a Juvi en dos al hilo". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Mexico, D.F. p. 17. 320.
- ^ Reyes, Eduardo (August 16, 2009). "Resultados IWRG, Avisman Destrona A El Trauma II y Chico Che Rapa A Black Terry" (in Spanish). Estrellas del Ring. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
- ^ "Arena Naucalpan 26 de Noviembre" (in Spanish). The Gladiatores. December 1, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ "Nuevo Campeón Ligero En La IWRG". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). January 11, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ . Mi Lucha Libre. January 31, 2011. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Reyes Ruiz, Eduardo (November 4, 2011). "Golden Magic triunfador en el "Castillo del Terror" Drako la victima". Estrellas del Ring. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ^ Mexicool, Rey (December 23, 2011). "IWRG (Resultados 22 de dic.): Trauma I gana la máscara del Oficial AK-47 – Eterno y Carta Brava Jr., nuevos campeones Welter y Ligero de IWRG". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ Mexicool, Rey (July 2, 2012). "IWRG (Resultados 01/07/12): Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 salva su máscara y se convierte en el nuevo Campeón Junior de Junior's". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ^ Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (August 23, 2016). "Hijo de Dos Caras aún es el júnior a vencer" (in Spanish). The Gladiatores. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ^ Lizarraga, Alfonso (November 14, 2016). "Golden Magic masacrado y Pantera I nuevo campeón ligero". The Gladiatores Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "IWRG Cabelleras Vs. Cabelleras". cagematch.net. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "IWRG Event". cagematch.net. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "IWRG Thursday Night Wrestling". cagematch.net. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "IWRG Castillo Del Terror 2021". cagematch.net. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 24, 2022). "IWRG 101. Torneo Fill - Event @ Arena Naucalpan in Naucalpan de Juarez, Estado de Mexico, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
External links Edit
- IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Title History at Cagematch.net