Title history[]
# | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Gus Kallio
|
1
|
Unknown
|
N/A
|
Live event | Gus Kallio was awarded the championship in late 1938 or early 1939 due to the fact that he already held the World Middleweight Championship in the United States. | |
2
|
Octavio Gaona
|
1
|
February 19, 1939
|
350 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Octavio Gaona won the championship to permanently establish it as an EMLL title. He also won Kallio's other World Middleweight Championship. |
3
|
Tarzán López
|
1
|
February 4, 1940
|
681 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | López won both versions of the World Middleweight Championship. After this title change only the Mexican version remained active. |
4
|
Black Guzmán
|
1
|
December 16, 1941
|
57 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
5
|
Tarzán López
|
2
|
February 11, 1942
|
1473 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
6
|
Gory Guerrero
|
1
|
February 23, 1946
|
782 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
7
|
Mike Kelly
|
1
|
April 12, 1948
|
411 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
8
|
Tarzán López
|
3
|
May 28, 1949
|
481 | N/A
|
EMLL 15th Anniversary Show | |
9
|
Sugi Sito
|
1
|
September 21, 1950
|
368 | N/A
|
Live event | |
10
|
Enrique Llanes
|
1
|
September 24, 1951
|
132 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | EMLL 18th Anniversary Show | |
—
|
Vacated | —
|
February 3, 1952
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
EMLL vacated the championship for unknown reasons. |
11
|
Tarzán López
|
4
|
July 13, 1952
|
342 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Tarzán López won a tournament to win the vacant title. |
12
|
Sugi Sito
|
2
|
June 20, 1953
|
195 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
13
|
El Santo
|
1
|
January 1, 1954
|
1021 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
14
|
Rolando Vera
|
1
|
October 19, 1956
|
1455 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
15
|
René Guajardo
|
1
|
October 13, 1960
|
415 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
16
|
Antonio Posa
|
1
|
December 2, 1961
|
140 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
17
|
René Guajardo
|
2
|
April 18, 1962
|
190 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
18
|
Rayo de Jalisco | 1
|
October 25, 1962
|
583 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
19
|
Benny Galant
|
1
|
May 30, 1964
|
118 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
20
|
Rayo de Jalisco | 2
|
September 25, 1964
|
196 | N/A
|
Live event | |
21
|
René Guajardo
|
3
|
April 9, 1965
|
400 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
22
|
Jerry London
|
1
|
May 14, 1966
|
48 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
23
|
René Guajardo
|
4
|
July 1, 1966
|
253 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
24
|
Ray Mendoza
|
1
|
March 11, 1967
|
|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
—
|
Vacated | —
|
May 1967
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
EMLL vacated the championship for unknown reasons. |
25
|
René Guajardo
|
5
|
July 29, 1967
|
629 | N/A
|
Live event | Guajardo won a decision match for the vacant title. |
26
|
Rayo de Jalisco | 3
|
April 18, 1969
|
119 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
27
|
El Solitario
|
1
|
August 15, 1969
|
378 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
28
|
Masio Koma | 1
|
June 28, 1970
|
161 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
29
|
Aníbal | 1
|
December 6, 1970
|
845 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
30
|
René Guajardo
|
6
|
March 30, 1973
|
|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
—
|
Vacated | —
|
1974
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
EMLL vacated the championship for unknown reasons. |
31
|
Aníbal | 2
|
September 20, 1974
|
|
Mexico City, Distrito Federal | EMLL 41st Anniversary Show | Aníbal defeated El Cobarde in a decision match to win the title. |
—
|
Vacated | —
|
May 1975
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
The championship was vacated when Aníbal left EMLL to work for the Universal Wrestling Association. |
32
|
Perro Aguayo
|
1
|
July 4, 1975
|
476 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Perro Aguayo won a tournament to claim the vacant championship. |
33
|
El Faraón
|
1
|
October 22, 1976
|
140 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
34
|
Perro Aguayo
|
2
|
March 11, 1977
|
114 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
35
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
1
|
July 3, 1977
|
101 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | |
36
|
Joe Plardy
|
1
|
October 12, 1977
|
44 | Acapulco, Guerrero | Live event | |
37
|
El Faraón
|
2
|
November 25, 1977
|
84 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
38
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
2
|
February 17, 1978
|
51 | Los Angeles, California | Live event | |
39
|
Perro Aguayo
|
3
|
April 9, 1978
|
75 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | |
40
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
3
|
June 23, 1978
|
51 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
41
|
Tony Salazar
|
1
|
August 13, 1978
|
174 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
42
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
4
|
February 3, 1979
|
218 | Acapulco, Guerrero | Live event | |
43
|
Satoru Sayama
|
1
|
September 9, 1979
|
201 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | |
44
|
El Satánico
|
1
|
March 28, 1980
|
20 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
45
|
Cachorro Mendoza
|
1
|
April 17, 1980
|
59 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
46
|
Sangre Chicana | 1
|
June 15, 1980
|
217 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
47
|
Tony Salazar
|
2
|
January 18, 1981
|
54 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
48
|
Sangre Chicana | 2
|
March 13, 1981
|
21 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
49
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
5
|
April 3, 1981
|
240 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
50
|
El Faraón
|
3
|
November 29, 1981
|
124 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | |
51
|
César Curiel
|
1
|
April 2, 1982
|
206 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
52
|
El Satánico
|
2
|
October 25, 1982
|
0 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
53
|
El Jalisco
|
1
|
October 25, 1982
|
139 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | |
54
|
El Satánico
|
3
|
March 13, 1983
|
82 | N/A | Live event | |
55
|
Lizmark | 1
|
June 3, 1983
|
182 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
56
|
El Satánico
|
4
|
December 2, 1983
|
250 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
57
|
Gran Cochisse | 1
|
August 8, 1984
|
37 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
58
|
El Satánico
|
5
|
September 14, 1984
|
16 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
59
|
Gran Cochisse | 2
|
September 30, 1984
|
49 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | |
60
|
Gran Hamada | 1
|
November 18, 1984
|
138 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
61
|
La Fiera
|
1
|
April 5, 1985
|
106 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
62
|
Chamaco Valaguez
|
1
|
July 20, 1985
|
302 | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | |
63
|
Gran Cochisse | 3
|
May 18, 1986
|
152 | N/A
|
Live event | |
64
|
Kung Fu | 1
|
October 17, 1986
|
273 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
65
|
El Dandy
|
1
|
July 17, 1987
|
81 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
66
|
Kung Fu | 2
|
October 6, 1987
|
248 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
67
|
Atlantis | 1
|
June 10, 1988
|
37 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
68
|
Emilio Charles, Jr.
|
1
|
July 17, 1988
|
11 | N/A
|
Live event | |
69
|
Atlantis | 2
|
July 28, 1988
|
15 | N/A
|
Live event | |
70
|
Emilio Charles, Jr.
|
2
|
August 12, 1988
|
259 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
71
|
Ángel Azteca
|
1
|
April 28, 1989
|
400 | N/A
|
Live event | |
72
|
El Dandy
|
2
|
June 2, 1990
|
60 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
73
|
Atlantis | 3
|
August 1, 1990
|
945 | Acapulco, Guerrero | Live event | |
74
|
Mano Negra | 1
|
March 3, 1993
|
81 | Acapulco, Guerrero | Live event | |
75
|
Oro | 1
|
May 23, 1993
|
41 | N/A
|
Live event | |
76
|
Mano Negra | 2
|
July 3, 1993
|
155 | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | |
77
|
Corazón de León
|
1
|
December 4, 1993
|
339 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
78
|
Último Dragón
|
1
|
November 8, 1994
|
|
Tokyo, Japan | Live event | |
—
|
Vacated | —
|
1998
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Último Dragón was forced to vacate the championship due to an arm injury. |
79
|
Great Sasuke
|
1
|
February 7, 1999
|
1487 | Yokohama, Japan | Live event | Great Sasuke defeated Tokyo Magnum in tournament final to win the championship. |
80
|
Último Dragón
|
2
|
March 5, 2003
|
|
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | Live event | |
—
|
Vacated | —
|
April 2003
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
The championship was vacated when Último Dragon began to work for World Wrestling Entertainment. |
81
|
Averno | 1
|
September 3, 2004
|
161 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Averno defeated Zumbido in a decision match for the vacant championship. |
82
|
Místico
|
1
|
February 11, 2005
|
455 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | CMLL Super Viernes | |
83
|
Black Warrior | 1
|
May 12, 2006
|
474 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | CMLL Super Viernes | |
84
|
Místico
|
2
|
April 29, 2007
|
215 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Dia de los Niños | |
85
|
Averno | 2
|
November 30, 2007
|
986 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | CMLL Super Viernes | Title renamed the NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship on August 12, 2010. |
—
|
Vacated | —
|
August 12, 2010
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
The championship was vacated when CMLL returned it to NWA. |
Reigns by combined length[]
- Key
Symbol | Meaning |
† | Indicates the current champion |
¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
+ | Indicates that the date changes daily for the current champion. |
Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tarzán López | 4 | 2,977 |
2 | René Guajardo | 5 | 1,938¤ |
3 | Great Sasuke | 1 | 1,487 |
4 | Rolando Vera | 1 | 1,455 |
5 | Último Dragón | 2 | 1,177¤ |
6 | Aníbal | 2 | 1,122¤ |
7 | El Santo | 1 | 1,021 |
8 | Atlantis | 3 | 997 |
9 | Averno | 2 | 986 |
10 | Rayo de Jalisco | 3 | 898 |
11 | Gory Guerrero | 1 | 782 |
12 | Místico | 2 | 670 |
13 | Perro Aguayo | 3 | 665 |
14 | Ringo Mendoza | 5 | 661 |
15 | Sugi Sito | 2 | 564 |
16 | Kung Fu | 2 | 521 |
17 | Black Warrior | 1 | 474 |
18 | Mike Kelly | 1 | 411 |
19 | Ángel Azteca | 1 | 400 |
20 | El Satánico | 5 | 388 |
21 | El Solitario | 1 | 378 |
22 | Octavio Gaona | 1 | 350 |
23 | El Faraón | 3 | 348 |
24 | Corazón de León | 1 | 339 |
25 | Chamaco Valaguez | 1 | 302 |
26 | Emilio Charles, Jr. | 2 | 270 |
27 | Gran Cochisse | 3 | 238 |
28 | Sangre Chicana | 2 | 237 |
29 | Mano Negra | 2 | 236 |
30 | Tony Salazar | 2 | 228 |
31 | César Curiel | 1 | 206 |
32 | Satoru Sayama | 1 | 201 |
33 | Lizmark | 1 | 182 |
34 | Masio Koma | 1 | 161 |
35 | El Dandy | 2 | 141 |
36 | Antonio Posa | 1 | 140 |
37 | El Jalisco | 1 | 139 |
38 | Gran Hamada | 1 | 138 |
39 | Enrique Llanes | 1 | 132 |
40 | Benny Galant | 1 | 118 |
41 | La Fiera | 1 | 106 |
42 | Cachorro Mendoza | 1 | 59 |
43 | Black Guzmán | 1 | 57 |
44 | Ray Mendoza | 1 | 51¤ |
45 | Jerry London | 1 | 48 |
46 | Joe Plardy | 1 | 44 |
47 | Oro | 1 | 41 |
48 | Gus Kallio | 1 | Unknown¤ |