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List of CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champions

October 31, 2023

The CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de CMLL in Spanish) is a singles professional wrestling world championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1991. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legitimately: it is 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 92 kg (203 lb) and 97 kg (214 lb), but is not always strictly enforced.[Note 1][1] Because Lucha Libre emphasizes the lower weight classes, this division is considered more important than the normally more prestigious heavyweight division of a promotion.[2] All title matches take place under two out of three falls rules.

Dr. Wagner Jr., one of two men to hold the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship twice.

The current champion is Bárbaro Cavernario, who won the championship on July 15, 2022.

The first champion to be recognized by CMLL was Jerry Estrada, who defeated Pierroth Jr. in the finals of a 16-man tournament that took place between September 15 and September 26, 1991. Overall, there have been sixteen reigns shared among fourteen wrestlers. Dr. Wagner Jr. and Atlantis are the only two wrestlers to have held the title twice; Dr. Wagner Jr. is listed as an unofficial three-time champion, but he is not recognized as such by CMLL.[Note 2] Jerry Estrada's 175 day reign is the shortest in history, while Niebla Roja holds the record for his first reign, at 2,334 days. Aquarius' unofficial title reign is the shortest on record, 8 days, but is not acknowledged by CMLL.

Title history edit

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
N/A Unknown information
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog.
 1  Jerry Estrada  September 26, 1991  Live event Cuernavaca, Mexico  1  175  175  Defeated Pierroth Jr. in a tournament final [G]
 2  Pierroth Jr.  March 19, 1992  Live event Cuernavaca, Mexico  1  379  379    [G]
 3  Dr. Wagner Jr.  April 2, 1993  Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1  334  334    [G]
 4  Atlantis  March 2, 1994  Live event Acapulco, Mexico  1  655  655    [G]
 5  Dr. Wagner Jr.  December 17, 1995  Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  2  215 1,240    [G]
†  Aquarius  July 19, 1996  Live event Tokyo, Japan  1  8 —  Title change is not officially recognized by CMLL [G]
†  Dr. Wagner Jr.  July 27, 1996  Live event Sapporo, Japan  3  1,017 —  CMLL does not recognize Dr. Wagner Jr. as a three-time champion as they do not recognize Aquarius' title win. [G]
 6  Atlantis  May 10, 1999  Live event Puebla, Mexico  2  196  196    [G]
 7  Villano III  November 22, 1999  Live event Tampico, Mexico  1  685  685    [G]
 8  Shocker  October 7, 2001  Live event Guadalajara, Mexico  1  432  432    [3]
 9  Último Guerrero  December 13, 2002  Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1  1,309  1,309    [4]
 10  Rey Bucanero  July 14, 2006  Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1  1,047  1,047    [5]
 11  Ephesto  May 26, 2009  Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1  637  637    [6]
 12  Rush  February 22, 2011  Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1  693  693    [7]
— Vacated  January 15, 2013  Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal — — —  Rush vacated the title to get a match for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship. [8]
 13  Rey Escorpión  January 29, 2013  Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1  637  637  Defeated Volador Jr. in a tournament final. [9]
 14  Ángel de Oro  October 28, 2014  Live event Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1  528  528    [10]
 15  La Máscara  April 8, 2016  Super Viernes Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1  409  409    [11]
— Vacated  May 22, 2017 — — — — —  La Máscara was fired by CMLL [12][13]
 16  Niebla Roja  June 10, 2017 N/A Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1  2,334  2,334  Won a 10-man Torneo Cibernetico match to win the vacant title. [14]
 17  Bárbaro Cavernario  July 15, 2022   Mexico City, Distrito Federal  1  473+  473+  

Combined reigns edit

 
Atlantis, two time CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion.

As of October 31, 2023.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days 		Ref(s).
1 Niebla Roja 1 2,334 [14]
2 Dr. Wagner Jr. 2 1,574 [G]
3 Último Guerrero 1 1,309 [4][5]
4 Rey Bucanero 1 1,047 [5][6]
5 Atlantis 2 851 [G]
6 Rush 1 693 [7][8]
7 Villano III 1 685 [G][3]
8 Ephesto 1 637 [6][7]
9 Rey Escorpión 1 637 [9][10]
10 Ángel de Oro 1 528 [10]
11 Bárbaro Cavernario † 1 473+
12 Shocker 1 432 [3][4]
12 La Máscara 1 409 [11][13]
13 Pierroth Jr. 1 379 [G]
14 Jerry Estrada 1 175 [G]
15 Aquarius 1 8 [G]

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ The most recent case of this is Mephisto's holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
  2. ^ Before the Internet made information readily available on a global scale, it was not uncommon for championships to be lost and won back during a tour of a foreign country without being recognized by the promotion.

References edit

General source

[G] -Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO: CMLL EMLL Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 395. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

Specific sources
  1. ^ Arturo Montiel Rojas (2001-08-30). (PDF) (in Spanish). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-03. Articulo 242: "Super medio 92 kilos / Semi Completo 97 kilos"
  2. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?"". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre& honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  3. ^ a b c "CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship > Title Reigns > 07.10.2001 - 13.12.2002: Shocker". CageMatch. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship > Title Reigns > 13.12.2002 - 14.07.2006: Ultimo Guerrero". CageMatch. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship > Title Reigns > 14.07.2006 - 26.05.2009: Rey Bucanero". CageMatch. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship > Title Reigns > 26.05.2009 - 22.02.2011: Ephesto Bucanero". CageMatch. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Ruiz Glez, Alex (February 23, 2011). "Arena México (resultados 22 de febrero) ¡Rush nuevo campeón mundial semicompleto del CMLL" (in Spanish). Super Luchas. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Rush renunció al Campeonato Semicompleto del CMLL". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Mexicool, Rey (January 29, 2013). "Rey Escorpión… ¡nuevo monarca mundial semicompleto del CMLL!" (in Spanish). Super Luchas. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  10. ^ a b c Granados, Sandra (October 29, 2014). . Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  11. ^ a b Salazar, Alexis (April 8, 2016). . Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  12. ^ Ocampo, Ernest (May 20, 2017). Ocampo, Ernesto (ed.). "Máximo y La Máscara fuera del CMLL — El Sindicato de Luchadores, nido de corrupción". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico: Impresos Camsam, SA de CV. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  13. ^ a b . Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). May 22, 2017. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  14. ^ a b Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (June 10, 2017). "Niebla Roja ha cumplido su sueño esta noche en la Arena Coliseo! Es el nuevo Campeón Mundial Semicompleto del CMLL" [Niebla Roja has fulfilled his dream tonight at Arena Coliseum! He is the new CML World Lightweight Champion]. CMLL_Oficial (in Spanish). Twitter. Retrieved June 11, 2017.

External links edit

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The CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de CMLL in Spanish is a singles professional wrestling world championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL since 1991 As it is a professional wrestling championship it is not won legitimately it is 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 92 kg 203 lb and 97 kg 214 lb but is not always strictly enforced Note 1 1 Because Lucha Libre emphasizes the lower weight classes this division is considered more important than the normally more prestigious heavyweight division of a promotion 2 All title matches take place under two out of three falls rules Dr Wagner Jr one of two men to hold the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship twice The current champion is Barbaro Cavernario who won the championship on July 15 2022 The first champion to be recognized by CMLL was Jerry Estrada who defeated Pierroth Jr in the finals of a 16 man tournament that took place between September 15 and September 26 1991 Overall there have been sixteen reigns shared among fourteen wrestlers Dr Wagner Jr and Atlantis are the only two wrestlers to have held the title twice Dr Wagner Jr is listed as an unofficial three time champion but he is not recognized as such by CMLL Note 2 Jerry Estrada s 175 day reign is the shortest in history while Niebla Roja holds the record for his first reign at 2 334 days Aquarius unofficial title reign is the shortest on record 8 days but is not acknowledged by CMLL Contents 1 Title history 2 Combined reigns 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksTitle history editKey No Overall reign numberReign Reign number for the specific championDays Number of days heldDays recog Number of days held recognized by the promotionN A Unknown information Current reign is changing dailyNo Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog 1 Jerry Estrada September 26 1991 Live event Cuernavaca Mexico 1 175 175 Defeated Pierroth Jr in a tournament final G 2 Pierroth Jr March 19 1992 Live event Cuernavaca Mexico 1 379 379 G 3 Dr Wagner Jr April 2 1993 Live event Mexico City Distrito Federal 1 334 334 G 4 Atlantis March 2 1994 Live event Acapulco Mexico 1 655 655 G 5 Dr Wagner Jr December 17 1995 Live event Mexico City Distrito Federal 2 215 1 240 G Aquarius July 19 1996 Live event Tokyo Japan 1 8 Title change is not officially recognized by CMLL G Dr Wagner Jr July 27 1996 Live event Sapporo Japan 3 1 017 CMLL does not recognize Dr Wagner Jr as a three time champion as they do not recognize Aquarius title win G 6 Atlantis May 10 1999 Live event Puebla Mexico 2 196 196 G 7 Villano III November 22 1999 Live event Tampico Mexico 1 685 685 G 8 Shocker October 7 2001 Live event Guadalajara Mexico 1 432 432 3 9 Ultimo Guerrero December 13 2002 Live event Mexico City Distrito Federal 1 1 309 1 309 4 10 Rey Bucanero July 14 2006 Live event Mexico City Distrito Federal 1 1 047 1 047 5 11 Ephesto May 26 2009 Live event Mexico City Distrito Federal 1 637 637 6 12 Rush February 22 2011 Live event Mexico City Distrito Federal 1 693 693 7 Vacated January 15 2013 Live event Mexico City Distrito Federal Rush vacated the title to get a match for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship 8 13 Rey Escorpion January 29 2013 Live event Mexico City Distrito Federal 1 637 637 Defeated Volador Jr in a tournament final 9 14 Angel de Oro October 28 2014 Live event Mexico City Distrito Federal 1 528 528 10 15 La Mascara April 8 2016 Super Viernes Mexico City Distrito Federal 1 409 409 11 Vacated May 22 2017 La Mascara was fired by CMLL 12 13 16 Niebla Roja June 10 2017 N A Mexico City Distrito Federal 1 2 334 2 334 Won a 10 man Torneo Cibernetico match to win the vacant title 14 17 Barbaro Cavernario July 15 2022 Mexico City Distrito Federal 1 473 473 Combined reigns edit nbsp Atlantis two time CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion As of October 31 2023 Indicates the current championRank Wrestler No ofreigns Combineddays Ref s 1 Niebla Roja 1 2 334 14 2 Dr Wagner Jr 2 1 574 G 3 Ultimo Guerrero 1 1 309 4 5 4 Rey Bucanero 1 1 047 5 6 5 Atlantis 2 851 G 6 Rush 1 693 7 8 7 Villano III 1 685 G 3 8 Ephesto 1 637 6 7 9 Rey Escorpion 1 637 9 10 10 Angel de Oro 1 528 10 11 Barbaro Cavernario 1 473 12 Shocker 1 432 3 4 12 La Mascara 1 409 11 13 13 Pierroth Jr 1 379 G 14 Jerry Estrada 1 175 G 15 Aquarius 1 8 G Footnotes edit The most recent case of this is Mephisto s holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship a belt with a 78 kg 172 lb upper limit despite weighing 90 kg 200 lb Before the Internet made information readily available on a global scale it was not uncommon for championships to be lost and won back during a tour of a foreign country without being recognized by the promotion References editGeneral source G Royal Duncan and Gary Will 2000 MEXICO CMLL EMLL Light Heavyweight Title Wrestling Title Histories Archeus Communications p 395 ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 Specific sources Arturo Montiel Rojas 2001 08 30 Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico PDF in Spanish Comision de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D F Archived from the original PDF on November 30 2006 Retrieved 2009 04 03 Articulo 242 Super medio 92 kilos Semi Completo 97 kilos Madigan Dan 2007 Okay what is Lucha Libre Mondo Lucha a Go Go the bizarre amp honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling HarperCollins Publishers pp 29 40 ISBN 978 0 06 085583 3 a b c CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship gt Title Reigns gt 07 10 2001 13 12 2002 Shocker CageMatch Retrieved June 6 2017 a b c CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship gt Title Reigns gt 13 12 2002 14 07 2006 Ultimo Guerrero CageMatch Retrieved June 6 2017 a b c CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship gt Title Reigns gt 14 07 2006 26 05 2009 Rey Bucanero CageMatch Retrieved June 6 2017 a b c CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship gt Title Reigns gt 26 05 2009 22 02 2011 Ephesto Bucanero CageMatch Retrieved June 6 2017 a b c Ruiz Glez Alex February 23 2011 Arena Mexico resultados 22 de febrero Rush nuevo campeon mundial semicompleto del CMLL in Spanish Super Luchas Retrieved February 23 2011 a b Rush renuncio al Campeonato Semicompleto del CMLL Medio Tiempo in Spanish January 16 2013 Retrieved January 16 2013 a b Mexicool Rey January 29 2013 Rey Escorpion nuevo monarca mundial semicompleto del CMLL in Spanish Super Luchas Retrieved January 30 2013 a b c Granados Sandra October 29 2014 Resultados Arena Mexico Martes 28 de Octubre 14 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Spanish Archived from the original on October 6 2014 Retrieved October 29 2014 a b Salazar Alexis April 8 2016 Viernes 8 de Abril 16 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Spanish Archived from the original on 2016 04 04 Retrieved April 9 2016 Ocampo Ernest May 20 2017 Ocampo Ernesto ed Maximo y La Mascara fuera del CMLL El Sindicato de Luchadores nido de corrupcion Super Luchas in Spanish Mexico City Mexico Impresos Camsam SA de CV Retrieved May 20 2017 a b Comuniado Oficial CMLL Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Spanish May 22 2017 Archived from the original on June 22 2017 Retrieved May 22 2017 a b Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre June 10 2017 Niebla Roja ha cumplido su sueno esta noche en la Arena Coliseo Es el nuevo Campeon Mundial Semicompleto del CMLL Niebla Roja has fulfilled his dream tonight at Arena Coliseum He is the new CML World Lightweight Champion CMLL Oficial in Spanish Twitter Retrieved June 11 2017 External links editCMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champions amp oldid 1181263073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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