The following champion history features the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship.
Champion history[]
| Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konnan el Barbaro | 1
|
June 9, 1991
|
70
|
Defeated Cien Caras in a tournament final | |
| Cien Caras
|
1
|
August 18, 1991
|
299
|
||
| Championship vacated when Cien Caras left CMLL to jump to Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) | |||||
| Black Magic | 1
|
November 20, 1992
|
219
|
Defeated Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. in a tournament final | |
| Brazo de Plata | 1
|
June 27, 1993
|
396
|
||
| Silver King | 1
|
July 28, 1994
|
330
|
||
| Apolo Dantés
|
1
|
June 23, 1995
|
296
|
||
| Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. | 1
|
April 14, 1996
|
369
|
||
| Sean Morley
|
1
|
April 18, 1997
|
N/A
|
||
| Championship vacated when Sean Morley left CMLL for the World Wrestling Federation | |||||
| Universo 2000 | 1
|
October 17, 1997
|
331
|
Defeated Cien Caras and Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. in a three-way match | |
| Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. | 2
|
September 13, 1998
|
453
|
||
| Universo 2000 | 2
|
December 10, 1999
|
1225
|
||
| Mr. Niebla
|
1
|
April 18, 2003
|
543
|
||
| Universo 2000 | 3
|
October 12, 2004
|
999
|
||
| Dos Caras Jr. | 1
|
July 8, 2007
|
533
|
||
| Último Guerrero
|
1
|
December 22, 2008
|
963
|
||
| Héctor Garza | 1
|
August 12, 2011
|
128
|
||
| Championship announced vacated on December 18, 2011 edition of Domingos Arena Mexico after Garza left CMLL for join Perros del Mal Producciones on November 11, 2011. | |||||
| El Terrible | 1
|
January 1, 2012
|
1125 | Defeated Rush to win the vacant championship. | |
| Maximo Sexy | 1
|
January 30, 2015 | 843 | ||
| Championship vacated when Maximo Sexy is fired. | |||||
| Marco Corleone | 1
|
June 6, 2017 | 442 | Won a Torneo Cibernetico to win the vacant championship. | |
| Championship vacated when Corleone leaves CMLL. | |||||
| Último Guerrero | 2
|
October 16, 2018 | 1074 | Defeated Diamante Azul to win the vacant championship. | |
| Hechicero | 1
|
September 24, 2021 | 409 | ||
| Gran Guerrero | 1
|
November 7, 2022 | 1103+ | ||