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Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship
The Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship (Campeonato Nacional Mini-Estrella in Spanish), also referred to as the Mexican National Minis Championship, is an inactive professional wrestling championship sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. (Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission). While the commission sanctioned the title, it did not promote the events at which the championship was defended. Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promoted the events and had the everyday control of the championship.[h] The championship was exclusively for wrestlers in the Mini-Estrellas, or Minis, division. A "Mini" is not necessarily a person with dwarfism, as in North American Midget wrestling; wrestlers who do not have dwarfism but are very short also work in the Mini-Estrellas division.[i] As it was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won legitimately; it was instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline.[j] All title matches took place under two out of three falls rules.[k]
| Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The front plate of the championship belt | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Asistencia Asesoría y Administración / AAA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | June 21, 2007[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mexican National Minis Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The championship was introduced in January 1993,[l] to be used as the top championship in AAA's newly created Mini-Estrella division. Espectrito won a match against Mascarita Sagrada; Mascarita Sagrada had been the CMLL World Mini-Estrellas Champion when Antonio Peña left Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) to create AAA and was initially offered the championship without a match; Sagrada declined, opting to face Espectrito in a match to decide who would become the first champion instead.[a] In 1995 then-reigning champion Super Muñequito defeated Espectrito to win the IWC World Mini-Estrella Championship, merging it with the Mexican National title.[a][m][n] In 1997 then-reigning champion Mascarita Sagrada Jr. left AAA to work for Promo Azteca; he vacated the title and changed his name to "Tzuki".[13] Octagoncito II defeated Pentagoncito to win the vacant title.[o] In 2007, Mascarita Sagrada 2000 left AAA for rival promotion CMLL, while still holding the championship.[1][2]
AAA replaced the championship with the AAA World Mini-Estrella Championship in 2008.[14] The first Mini-Estrella champion, Espectrito, was one of three wrestlers to hold the championship twice, the others being Octagoncito II and Mascarada Sagrada 2000. There was a total of 15 championship reigns shared by 11 wrestlers. Mascarita Sagrada 2000 has the longest individual championship reign at 958 days,[b] as well the longest combined reigns at 1,867 days.[p] Jerrito Estrada's 26-day reign was the shortest.[c][d]
Title history edit
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Espectrito | January 8, 1993 | AAA Live event | Querétaro | 1 | 98 | Defeated Mascarita Sagrada to win the vacant title | [a][15] |
| 2 | Mascarita Sagrada | April 16, 1993 | AAA Sin Limite | Mexico City | 1 | 294 | [d][16] | |
| 3 | Jerrito Estrada | February 4, 1994 | AAA Live event | Cuernavaca | 1 | 26 | [c][17] | |
| 4 | Octagoncito | March 26, 1994 | AAA Sin Limite | Mérida, Yucatán | 1 | 112 | [q][18] | |
| 5 | Fuercita Guerrera | July 16, 1994 | AAA Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 38 | [r][19] | |
| 6 | Super Muñequito | August 23, 1994 | AAA Live event | Zacatecas | 1 | 703 | [s][20] | |
| 7 | Espectrito | July 26, 1996 | AAA Sin Limite | Actopan, Hidalgo | 2 | 50 | [t][21] | |
| 8 | Mascarita Sagrada Jr. | September 14, 1996 | AAA Live event | Orizaba | 1 | [u] | [v][22] | |
| — | Vacated | 1997 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated when Mascarita Sagrada Jr. left the promotion. | [w] |
| 9 | Octagoncito II | July 26, 1997 | AAA Live event | Tulancingo | 1 | 314 | Octagoncito defeated Pentagoncito to win the vacant title. | [o][23] |
| 10 | Mini Abismo Negro | June 5, 1998 | AAA Live event | Fresnillo, Zacatecas | 1 | 334 | [x][24] | |
| 11 | Octagoncito II | May 5, 1999 | AAA Live event | Tecamac | 2 | 550 | [y][25] | |
| 12 | Rocky Marvin | November 5, 2000 | AAA Live event | Monterrey | 1 | 274 | [z][27] | |
| 13 | Mascarita Sagrada 2000 | August 6, 2001 | AAA Live event | León, Guanajuato | 1 | 909 | [p][28] | |
| 14 | Mini Abismo Negro | February 1, 2004 | AAA Sin Limite | Zapopan | 2 | 278 | [aa][29] | |
| 15 | Mascarita Sagrada 2000 | November 5, 2004 | AAA Sin Limite | Veracruz, Veracruz | 2 | 958 | [b][30] | |
| — | Deactivated | June 21, 2007 | — | — | — | — | Date of last AAA match for Mascarita Sagrada 2000 | [1][2] |
Reigns by combined length edit
| ¤ | The exact length of the title reign is uncertain; the shortest possible length is used. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mascarita Sagrada 2000 | 2 | 1,867 |
| 2 | Octagoncito II | 2 | 864 |
| 3 | Super Muñequito | 1 | 703 |
| 4 | Mini Abismo Negro | 1 | 612 |
| 5 | Mascarita Sagrada | 2 | 295 |
| 6 | Rocky Marvin | 1 | 274 |
| 7 | Espectrito | 2 | 148 |
| 8 | Octagoncito | 1 | 112 |
| 9 | Mascarita Sagrada Jr. | 1 | 109¤[u] |
| 10 | Fuercita Guerrera | 1 | 38 |
| 11 | Jerrito Estrada | 1 | 26 |
Footnotes edit
- ^ a b c d Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "Espectrito I 1993/01/08 Queretaro" [11]
- ^ a b c d Lucha 2000 Especial 21 (December 20, 2004) p. 13 "Mascarita Sagrada 2000 5 noviembre 2004" [26]
- ^ a b c Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "Jerrito Estrada 1994/02/04 Cuernavaca" [11]
- ^ a b c Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "Mascarita Sagrada [2] 1993/04/16 Mexico City" [11]
- ^ a b c d e Madigan (2007), chapter: You ain't seen nothing yet: the minis, pps 209–212
- ^ a b Sorted by age, youngest to oldest:
- Rocky Marvin – 18 years, 184 days[3]
- Mascarita Sagrada 2000 – 19 years, 168 days[4]
- Octagoncito – 19 years, 335 days[5]
- Tzuki – 22 years, 258 days [6]
- Mascarita Sagrada 2000 – 22 years, 260 days[4]
- Mini Abismo Negro – 23 years, 350 days[3]
- Octagoncito II – 25 years, 94 days [7]
- Espectro I – 26 years, 21 days[e]
- Octagoncito II – 27 years, 12 days[7]
- Mini Abismo Negro – 27 years, 72 days[3]
- Jerrito Estrada – 27 years, 252 days
- Super Munequito – 27 years, 299 days
- Mascarita Sagrada – 28 years, 95 days[e]
- Espectro I – 29 years, 221 days[e]
- Fuercita Guerrera – undocumented
- ^ a b Sorted by weight, lightest to heaviest:
- Tzuki – 40 kilograms (88 lb)[6]
- Mascaria Sagrada – 42 kilograms (93 lb)[e]
- Octagoncito – 46 kilograms (101 lb)[5]
- Mascarita Sagrada 2000 – 50 kilograms (110 lb)[4]
- Octagoncito II – 62 kilograms (137 lb)[7]
- Espectro I – 65 kilograms (143 lb)[e]
- Rocky Marvin – 68 kilograms (150 lb)[3]
- Mini Abismo Negro – 75 kilograms (165 lb)[3]
- Jerrito Estrada – Undocumented
- Fuercita Guerrera – Undocumented
- Super Munequito – Undocumented
- ^ In this context, "control" refers to the everyday use of the championship, determining which storylines the championship is being used in, who gets to challenge for it and how to use it in a public relations sense.
- ^ Madigan (2007), pp.209: "They invited some of the wrestlers of smaller physical stature south of the border to work."[8]
- ^ 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"[9]
- ^ Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre p. 44 "Articulo 258.- Cada combate de lucha libre tendrá como limite tres caídas; cada caída será sin limite de tiempo, ganará quien obtenga dos caídas de las tres en disputa" ("Article 258.- Each wrestling match shall have as limit three falls; Each fall will be without time limit. The winner will be the one to first obtain two of the three falls in the match")[10]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000), chapter "Mexico: National Midget (miniestrella) title, p. 401 [11]
- ^ IWC stood for "International Wrestling Council", a name used to Promote AAA in the United States between 1994 and 1995.
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "International World Minis Championship" [12]
- ^ a b Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "AAA Octagoncito 1997/07/26 Tulancingo Defeats Pentagoncito." [11]
- ^ a b Lucha 2000 Especial 21 (December 20, 2004) p. 13 "Mascarita Sagrada 2000 6 augusto 2001 " [26]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "Octagoncito 1994/03/26 Merida" [11]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "Fuercita Guerrera 1994/07/16 Mexico City" [11]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "Super Muñequito 1994/08/23 Zacatecas" [11]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "Espectrito I [2] 1996/07/26 Actopan" [11]
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 109 and 314 days.
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "Mascarita Sagrada Jr. 1996/09/14 Orizaba" [11]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "Vacant when Sagrada jumps to Promo Azteca." [11]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "Mini Abismo Negro 1998/06/05 Fresnillo, Zacateca" [11]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 401 "AAA Octagoncito [2] 1999/05/05 Tecamac" [11]
- ^ Lucha 2000 Especial 21 (December 20, 2004) p. 13 "Rocky Marvin" [26]
- ^ Lucha 2000 Especial 21 (December 20, 2004) p. 13 "Mini Abismo Negro 2000 1 febrero 2004" [26]
References edit
- 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 978-0-9698161-5-7.
- "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). December 20, 2004. Especial 21.
- 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. p. 550. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2.
- Madigan, Dan (2007). Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
- ^ a b c "Mexican National Mini's Championship". CageMatch. from the original on 2016-05-06. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mascarita Dorada >> Matches >> Lucha Libre AAA World Wide". CageMatch. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
21 21.06.2007 Lucha Libre AAA World Wide Mascarita Divina & Mascarita Sagrada defeat Mini Abismo Negro & Mini Charly Manson
- ^ a b c d e "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2008 Wrestling Almanac and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 69. 2008 Edition.
- ^ a b c . Fuego En El Ring (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ a b "El Amo de los Ocho Angulos / The Lord of the Eight Angles". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2005. pp. 110–119. ISBN 978-968-6842-48-7.
- ^ a b . Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2011 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. 2011. p. 63. 2011 Edition.
- ^ Madigan 2007, pp. 209–212.
- ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
- ^ Arturo Montiel Rojas (August 30, 2001). (PDF) (in Spanish). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Duncan & Will 2000, p. 401.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 409.
- ^ "Statistics for Professional wrestlers". PWI Presents: 2009 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 72. 2009 Edition.
- ^ . Pro Wrestling History. September 14, 2008. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 08.01.1993 - 16.04.1993: Espectrito I". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 16.04.1993 - 04.02.1993: Mascarita Sagrada". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 04.02.1994 - 26.02.1994: Jerrito Estrada". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 26.03.1994 - 16.07.1994: Octagoncito". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 16.07.1994 - 23.08.1994: Fuercio Guerrera". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 16.07.1994 - 23.08.1993: Super Munequito". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 26.07.1996 - 14.09.1996: Espectrito I (2)". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 14.09.1996 - xx.xx.1997: Mascarita Sagrada Jr". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 26.07.1997 - 05.06.1997: Octagoncito". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 05.06.1998 - 05.05.1999: Mini Abismo Negro". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 05.05.1999 - 05.11.2000: Octagoncito (2)". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Lucha 2000 2004, p. 13.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 05.11.2000 - 06.08.2001: Rocky Marvin". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 06.08.2001 - 01.02.2004: Mascarita Sagrada". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 01.02.2004 - 05.11.2004: Mini Abismo Negro (2)". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mexican National Mini's Championship >> Reigns >> 05.11.2004 - xx.xx.2007: Mascarita Sagrada (2)". CageMatch. Retrieved January 20, 2019.