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Mexican National Middleweight Championship

Mexican National Middleweight Championship
The front plate of the championship belt.
Mexican National Middleweight Championship.jpg
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PromotionAsistencia Asesoría y Administración
Date established1933
Date retiredDecember 8, 2008

The Mexican National Middleweight Championship (Campeonato Nacional de Peso Medio) is a professional wrestling championship controlled by the Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. (Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission). The official weight definition of the middleweight division in Mexico is from 82 to 87 kg (181 to 192 lb).[a] The championship was created in 1933 and was promoted regularly until December 8, 2008. Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) had control of the championship from its creation until 1992,[b] at which point it was transferred to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA).[c] The championship's history between 1933 and 1937 is only partially known; for some periods it is unclear who held the championship. The first champion was Yaqui Joe; records of the identity of his opponent for the championship are unclear. The last champion was Octagón, who won the title on June 20, 2003. In early 2009, AAA stopped promoting all Mexican National Championships, opting to focus on its AAA-branded championships instead.[2]

There have been at least 62 championship reigns, and 37 wrestlers have held the championship. El Santo and Octagón both held it four times, the most for any wrestler. The longest confirmed reign belongs to El Santo. His third reign lasted 1,758 days from May 31, 1956, to March 24, 1961.[d] The shortest reign lasted 11 days; Perro Aguayo held it from February 28 to March 11, 1977. As with all professional wrestling championships, matches for the Mexican National Tag Team Championship were not won or lost competitively but by a pre-planned ending to the match, the outcome of which was determined by the CMLL bookers and match makers.[e] Occasionally, organizers of a promotion declared the championship vacant, which meant there was no champion for a period. This was either due to a storyline,[f] or real-life problems such as an injured champion being unable to defend the championship[g] or they had left the company.[h] All title matches took place under two out of three falls rules.[i]

Title history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
N/A Unknown information
(NLT) Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1  Yaqui Joe 1933 Live event  N/A  1  N/A
Championship history is unrecorded from 1933 to 1937.
 2 Octavio Gaona February 6, 1937 Live event Mexico City  1 573 Defeated Black Guzmán
 3 Firpo Segura September 2, 1938 Live event Mexico City  1  N/A
 4 Octavio Gaona 1938/1939 Live event  N/A  2  N/A
 5 Tarzán López February 9, 1939 Live event Mexico City  1 823
 6 Black Guzmán May 12, 1941 Live event Mexico City  1 218
— Vacated December 16, 1941 — — — — Championship vacated after Guzman won the NWA World Middleweight Championship, defeating Tarzán López in Mexico City
 7 Murciélago Velázquez May 24, 1942 Live event Mexico City  1 299 Defeated Octavio Gaona to win the championship
 8 El Santo March 19, 1943 Live event  Mexico City  1 43
 9 Bobby Bonales June 1, 1943 Live event  Mexico City  1 128 [8]
 10 El Santo October 7, 1943 Live event  Mexico City  2 177
 11 Tarzán López April 1, 1944 Live event  Mexico City  2 7
— Vacated April 8, 1944 — — — —  Vacated the championship as he already held the NWA World Middleweight Championship
 12 El Santo May 31, 1944 Live event  Mexico City  2 366 Defeated Tuffy Truesdale to win the vacant championship
 13 Bobby Bonales June 1, 1945 Live event  Mexico City  2 116
 14 Gory Guerrero September 25, 1945 EMLL 12th Anniversary Show Mexico City  1 151 [9]
— Vacated February 23, 1946 — — — — Championship vacated after Guerrero won the NWA World Middleweight Championship
 15 Tarzán López April 12, 1946 Live event  N/A  3 11
— Vacated April 23, 1946 — — — — López won the NWA World Middleweight Championship
 16 El Santo May 31, 1956 Live event  Mexico City  2 1,758
 17 Karloff Lagarde March 24, 1961 Live event  Pachuca  1 826 Won a tournament for the vacant championship
 18 El Santo June 28, 1963 Live event  Mexico City  4 1,455
 19 René Guajardo June 22, 1967 Live event  Mexico City  1 261
— Vacated July 29, 1967 — — — —
 20 Karloff Lagarde December 15, 1967 Live event Mexico City  2 880
 21 Humberto Gárza February 25, 1968 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León  2 328
 22 Alberto Muñoz October 12, 1968 Live event  Guadalajara, Jalisco  1 345
 23 Rene Guajardo November 20, 1969 Live event  Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes  1 174
 24 Humberto Gárza May 13, 1970 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León  2 328
 25 Ciclón Veloz Jr. April 6, 1971 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León  1 983
 26 Adorable Rubí December 14, 1973 Live event Mexico City  1 196
 27 Aníbal June 28, 1974 Live event Mexico City  1 84
— Vacated September 20, 1974 — — — — Anibal won the NWA World Middleweight Championship
 28 Ringo Mendoza November 29, 1974 Live event Mexico City  1 822 Won a tournament for the vacant championship
 29 Perro Aguayo February 28, 1977 Live event Mexico City  1 11
— Vacated March 11, 1977 — — — — Championship vacated after Perro Aguayo won the NWA World Middleweight Championship, defeating El Faraón in Mexico City
 30 José Luis Mendieta April 14, 1977 Live event Mexico City  1 219
 31 Sangre Chicana November 19, 1977 Live event Mexico City 1  N/A
— Vacated  1978/1979 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
 32 Cachorro Mendoza June 8, 1979 Live event Mexico City  1 133
 33 El Satánico October 19, 1979 Live event Mexico City  1 231
 34 Ringo Mendoza June 6, 1980 Live event  Mexico City  2 182
 35 El Faraón December 5, 1980 Live event Mexico City  1  N/A
— Vacated  1980/1981 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
 36 El Solar May 29, 1981 Live event Mexico City  1 147 Defeated Cachorro Mendoza
 37 El Satánico October 23, 1981 Live event  Mexico City  2 119
 38 Lizmark February 19, 1982 Live event Mexico City  1 377
 39  Espectro Jr. (II) March 3, 1983 Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos  1 86 [10]
 40 Lizmark May 28, 1983 Live event Puebla, Puebla  2 6
— Vacated June 3, 1983 — — — — Championship vacated when Lizmark won the NWA World Middleweight Championship
 41 Ultraman August 12, 1983 Live event Mexico City  1 205 Defeated Águila Solitaria in a tournament final
 42 Jerry Estrada March 4, 1984 Live event Mexico City  1 271
 43 Atlantis November 30, 1984 Live event Mexico City  1 457
 44 El Talismán March 2, 1986 Live event Mexico City  1 273
 45  Mogur November 30, 1986 Live event Mexico City  1 427
 46 El Satánico January 31, 1988 Live event Mexico City  3  N/A
 47 El Dandy  1989 Live event  Mexico City  1  N/A
 48 Javier Cruz July 26, 1990 Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos  1 35
 49 Emilio Charles Jr. August 30, 1990 Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos  1 82
 50 Octagón November 20, 1990 Live event Mexico City  1 612
 51 Blue Panther July 24, 1992 Live event León, Guanajuato  1 665
 52 Octagón April 30, 1994 AAA Show Veracruz, Veracruz  2 27
 53 Blue Panther May 27, 1994 AAA Show Tijuana, Baja California  2 609 Awarded the title by default when Octagón was unable to defend it because of injury
 54 El Hijo del Santo January 26, 1996 AAA Show Tijuana, Baja California  1 233
 55 Fuerza Guerrera September 15, 1996 AAA Show Saltillo, Coahuila  1 867
 56 Octagón January 29, 1997 AAA Show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  3 58
 57 Pentagón (II) March 28, 1997 AAA Show Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico  1 417
 58 Abismo Negro May 19, 1998 AAA Show Tlalnepantla de Baz  1 253
 59  Espectro Jr. (II) January 27, 1999 AAA Show Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico  2 141
 60 Máscara Sagrada Jr. June 17, 1999 AAA Show Toluca, State of Mexico  1 21
 61  Espectro Jr. (II) July 8, 1999 AAA Show Toluca, State of Mexico  3 659
 62 Pimpinela Escarlata April 27, 2001 AAA Show Querétaro, Querétaro  1 473
 63 Psicosis II August 13, 2002 AAA Show Huamantla, Tlaxcala  1 1,086
— Vacated August 3, 2005 — — — — Psicosis was stripped of the title for defending the title in a hardcore match against Histeria. [11]
 64 Zumbido January 29, 2006 AAA Show Salamanca, Guanajuato  1 167 Defeated Histeria in a tournament final to win the championship. [12]
 65 Octagón July 15, 2006 AAA Show Torreón, Coahuila  4 877 [13]
— Deactivated December 8, 2008 — — — — AAA stopped using all of the Mexican National championships around this time, focusing on AAA-branded championships instead.

List of Championship reigns by combined length

Octagón, the last champion.
Octagón standing masked wearing his wrestling costume

Championships without a specific start or end date are not included as it is not possible to calculate the specific number of dates for a reign.

Rank Wrestler # Of Reigns Combined Days
1 El Santo 4 3,256 ¤
2 Lizmark 1 2,204
3 Octagón 4 1,574
4 Blue Panther 2 1,274
5 Psicosis (II) 1 1,086
6 Ringo Mendoza 2 1,004
7 Ciclón Veloz Jr. 1 983
8 Espectro Jr. (II) 3 886
9 Fuerza Guerrera 1 867
10 Karloff Lagarde 1 826
11 Tarzán López 1 823
12 Alberto Muñoz 1 621
13 Octavio Gaona 1 573
14 Pimpinela Escarlata 1 473
15 Atlantis 1 457
16 René Guajardo 2 435
17 Mogur 1 427
18 Pentagón (II) 1 417
19 Satánico 2 350
20 Humberto Gárza 1 328
21 Murciélago Velázquez 1 299
22 Talismán 1 273
23 Jerry Estrada 1 271
24 Abismo Negro 1 253
25 El Hijo del Santo 1 233
26 José Luis Mendieta 1 219
27 Black Guzmán 1 218
28 Ultraman 1 205
29 Adorable Rubí 1 196
30 Zumbido 1 167
31 Aníbal 1 154
32 El Solar 1 147
33 Cachorro Mendoza 1 133
34 Emilio Charles Jr. 1 82
35 Javier Cruz 1 35
36 Máscara Sagrada Jr. 1 21
37 Perro Aguayo 1 11

Championship tournaments

1977

Perro Aguayo won the NWA World Middleweight Championship on March 11, 1977, while being the reigning Mexican National Middleweight Champion. As a result, Aguayo relinquished the Mexican National title so that the EMLL could hold an eight-man tournament to determine the next champion. The first round was held on March 25, the semi-finals on April 8 and the tournament's finals on April 15. In the finals, Jose Luis Mendieta defeated Rubí Ruvalcaba to win the championship.

March 25 April 8 April 15
1 Demonio Blanco W
8 As Charro [14]
Demonio Blanco [15]
Jose Luis Mendieta W
5 Jose Luis Mendieta W
4 Spirit [14]
Jose Luis Mendieta W
Rubí Ruvalcaba [16]
3 Rubí Ruvalcaba W
6 Tony Salazar [14]
Rubí Ruvalcaba W
El Faraón [15]
7 El Faraón W
2 Ringo Mendoza [14]

2005–2006

The tournament ran from October 14, 2005 – January 9, 2006. Records are unclear as to who Histeria and Psicosis II defeated to qualify for the semi-finals.[17]

First Round Second Round Semi-Final Finals
1 El Ángel W
16 Gran Apache L
El Ángel L
El Hijo del Fantasma W
8 El Hijo del Fantasma W
9 Hator L
El Hijo del Fantasma L
Zumbido W
5 Audaz II Jr. L
12 Charly Manson W
Charly Manson L
Zumbido W
4 El Oriental L
13 Zumbido W
Zumbido W
Psicosis II L
6 bye n/a
11 bye n/a
bye n/a
bye n/a
3 bye n/a
14 bye n/a
Histeria L
Psicosis II W
7 bye n/a
10 bye n/a
bye n/a
bye n/a
2 bye n/a
15 bye n/a

Footnotes

  1. ^ Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre (2001): "Articulo 242: Super Welter 82 kilos / Medio 87 kilos" ("Article 242: Super Welter 82 kilos / Middleweight 87 kilos")[1]
  2. ^ EMLL was renamed Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in late 1991
  3. ^ In this, "control" refers to the everyday use of the title, determination of storylines in which the title is being used, selection of wrestlers who challenge the title, and use the championship's name for public relations.
  4. ^ Due to gaps in the title's history, it is not clear if there was a longer reign.
  5. ^ 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."[3]
  6. ^ 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"[4]
  7. ^ 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"[5]
  8. ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[6]
  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")[7]

References

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  • "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). 2004-12-20. 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. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2.
  1. ^ Rojas, Arturo Montiel (August 30, 2001). "Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
  2. ^ "¿AAA dejará de contar campeonatos de terceros?" [Will AAA stop recognizing third-party championships?]. SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 24, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
  3. ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
  4. ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271.
  5. ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20.
  6. ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201.
  7. ^ Arturo Montiel Rojas (August 30, 2001). "Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico" (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.
  8. ^ Hoops, Brian (June 1, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (June 1): Rogers beats Gomez, Gordman & Goliath, Baba loses PWF Title, Flair Vs. KVE, Lawler Vs. Son, Undertaker Vs. Edge". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  9. ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  10. ^ Hoops, Brian (March 3, 2019). "Daily pro wrestling history (03/03): Sting wins TNA World Title". Figure Four Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. issue 140.
  12. ^ "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 23, 2006. issue 192. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  13. ^ "2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 26, 2007. issue 244. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  14. ^ a b c d "EMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. March 25, 1977. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  15. ^ a b "EMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. April 8, 1977. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  16. ^ "EMLL Super Viernes". CageMatch. April 15, 1977. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  17. ^ "AAA Title Tournaments". Pro Wrestling History. Archived from the original on 2007-09-22. Retrieved 2007-10-15.

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