IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship

IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship
Negro Casas, Middleweight Champion when IWRG worked with CMLL
Details
Promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group
Date established July 27, 1997[1]
Current champion(s) Imposible[2]
Date won September 9, 2018[2]

The IWRG Intercontinental Middleweight Championship (Campeonato Intercontinental de Peso Medio IWRGL in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). Being 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 Middleweight weight class in Mexico is between 82 kg (181 lb) and 87 kg (192 lb), but the weight limits are not always strictly adhered to.[Note 1][3] Because Lucha Libre puts more emphasis on the lower weightclasses, this division is considered more important than the normally more prestigious heavyweight division of the promotion.[4]

The current champion is Imposible, having defeated Dr. Cerebro on September 9, 2018, at IWRG's annual Caravana de Campeones show, to win the championship. Imposible is the 41st overall champion and the 22nd person to win the championship, and the wrestler to have won the championship the most time with the most recent victory being his seventh reign. The first champion was Pantera, who defeated Tony Rivera in Naucalpan, Mexico on July 27, 1997 in the finals of a tournament.[1] It has since been defended throughout Mexico, but primarily in Naucalpan which is the IWRG's "home ground". In November 2007 Negro Casas, who was under contract with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) but worked for IWRG under a talent sharing agreement between IWRG and CMLL, won the title. The talent sharing agreement ended in 2008 but the Middleweight championship was not declared vacant even though Negro Casas was not able to defend it. After four years of inactivity, the title was vacated and put up in a tournament in May 2012 and has been active in IWRG since.

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
† Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1  Pantera II  July 27, 1997  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  [Note 2] Won an 8-man tournament by defeating Tony Rivera to become first champion. [1]
 2  El Hijo del Gladiador  Unknown  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  [Note 3]   [1]
 3  Magnum Tokyo  July 5, 1998  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  91   [1]
 4  Mr. Niebla  October 4, 1998  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  98   [1]
 5  Bombero Infernal  January 10, 1999  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  147   [1]
 6  Mr. Niebla  June 6, 1999  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  140 During this reign Mr. Niebla is unmasked and begins to work under the ring name Mr. Mexico. [1]
 7  Bombero Infernal  October 24, 1999  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  53   [1]
 8  Último Vampiro (III)  December 16, 1999  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  24    [1]
 9  Black Dragon  January 9, 2000  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  315    [5][6]
 10  Bombero Infernal  November 19, 2000  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  3  126    [6][5]
 11  Último Vampiro (III)  March 25, 2001  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  246    [7]
 12  Bombero Infernal  November 25, 2001  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  4  13    [7]
 13  Último Vampiro (III)  December 2, 2001  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  3  53    [7]
 14  Pantera  January 24, 2002  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  49 Defeated Último Vampiro in a "title vs. mask" triangle match that also included Pentagón Black. [8]
 15  Bombero Infernal  March 14, 2002  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  5  136    [8]
 16  Tony Rivera  July 28, 2002  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  28    [8]
 17  Último Vampiro (V)  August 25, 2002  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  [Note 4] A different wrestler had taken over the Último Vampiro character [8]
— Vacated  2003 — — — — Championship vacated when Último Vampiro left the promotion
 18  Fantasy  March 18, 2004  Rey del Ring Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  66 Won the championship by winning the annual IWRG Rey del Ring tournament. [9]
 19  Cerebro Negro  May 23, 2004  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  [Note 5]    [9]
 20  Matrix  2004  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  6  [Note 6] Previously won the title under the name Bombero Infernal. [9]
 21  Veneno  January 13, 2005  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  147    [10]
 22  Black Dragon  June 9, 2005  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  7    [10]
 23  Veneno  June 16, 2005  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  35    [10]
 24  Cyborg  July 21, 2005  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  143    [10]
 25  Veneno  December 11, 2005  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  3  231    [10]
 26  Pantera  July 30, 2006  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  3  71    [11]
 27  Nitro  October 9, 2006  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  6    [11]
 28  Pentagón Black  October 15, 2006  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  [Note 7]    [11]
— Vacated  October 2007 — — — — Championship vacated when Pentagón Black left the promotion. [12]
 29  Negro Casas  November 1, 2007  El Castillo del Terror Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  [Note 8] Defeated Villano III in the finals of an eight-man tournament to win the vacant title. [12]
—  November 2007 — — IWRG and CMLL stopped working together in late 2007, leaving the Middleweight Championship inactive.
— Vacated  May 1, 2012 — — — — Championship officially vacated after four years of inactivity.
 30  Oficial AK-47  May 6, 2012  Caravan de Campeones Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  154 Defeated Veneno in the finals of an eight-man tournament to win the vacant title. [13]
 31  El Ángel  October 7, 2012  Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  186   This was a ten-man steel cage match, also involving Carta Brava, Jr (IWL), Carta Brava, Jr., El Hijo del Dr. Wagner, El Hijo de Pirata Morgan, El Hijo de Máscara Año 2000, Oficial Factor, Veneno and Violencia, Jr.. [14]
 32  Eterno  April 11, 2013  Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  49    [15]
 33  El Hijo de Pirata Morgan  April 11, 2013  Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  668    [16]
 34  Veneno  March 29, 2015  Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico  4  210   [17]
 35  Heddi Karaoui  October 25, 2015  Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  315    [18]
 36  Imposible  September 4, 2016  La Hora de la Verdad Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  140   [19]
 37  Relámpago  January 22, 2017  IWRG House show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  238   [20]
 38  Eterno  September 17, 2017  IWRG House show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  14   [21]
 39  Bombero Infernal  October 1, 2017  IWRG House show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  7  324   [22]
 40  Dr. Cerebro  January 21, 2018  IWRG House show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  231  
 41  Imposible  September 9, 2018  Caravana de Campeones Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  40+   [2]

Reigns by combined length

Magnum TOKYO, third overall champion
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 El Hijo de Pirata Morgan1717
2 Bombero Infernal / Matrix7675¤ [Note 6]
3 Veneno4623
4 Pentagón Black1351¤ [Note 7]
5 Black Dragon2322
6 Heddi Karaoui1315
7 Último Vampiro (III)3280
8 Relámpago1240
9 Mr. Niebla2238
10 Dr. Cerebro1231
11 El Ángel1186
12 Oficial AK-471154
13 Imposible †1180+
14 Cyborg1143
15 Pantera / Pantera II3121¤ [Note 2]
16 Magnum Tokyo191
17 Fantasy166
18 Eterno263
19 Último Vampiro (V)153¤ [Note 4]
20 Negro Casas134¤ [Note 8]
21 Tony Rivera128
22 Nitro16
23 El Hijo del Gladiador13
24 Cerebro Negro11¤ [Note 5]

Championship tournaments

Details of the initial tournament in July 1997 has not been verified only that Pantera II defeated Tony Rivera in the finals of an eight-man tournament.[1]

November 2007 Championship tournament

IWRG stripped Pentagón Black of the championship and started an eight-man, single elimination tournament on October 15, 2007. The final match took place on November 1, 2007 at IWRG's annual El Castillo del Terror tournament.[12]

Quarter-finals semi-finals Finals
         
1 Ultraman, Jr. W
8 Oficial Fierro [12]
Ultraman, Jr. [12]
Negro Casas W
5 Nitro [12]
4 Negro Casas W
Negro Casas W
Villano III [12]
3 Villano III W
6 El Felino [12]
Villano III W
Damian 666 [12]
7 Bogeman [12]
2 Damian 666 W

May 2012 Championship tournament

The Middleweight Championship had been inactive since late 2007 until May 1, 2012 when IWRG officially announced that the championship was vacated and would be decided in an eight-man tournament that was the focal point of their May 6, 2013 Caravan de Campeones show.[13]

Quarter-finals semi-finals Finals
         
1 The Mummy W
8 Tony Rivera [13]
The Mummy [13]
Oficial AK-47 W
5 Oficial Spartan [13]
4 Oficial AK-47 W
Oficial AK-47 W
Veneno [13]
3 Veneno W
6 El Hijo del Diablo [13]
Veneno W
Super Nova [13]
7 Dr. Cerebro [13]
2 Super Nova W

Footnotes

  1. ↑ One example the weightlimits not being strictly enforced is Mephisto winning the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, a championship with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
  2. 1 2 The exact date Pantera lost the Championship is not known placing the title reign between 1 and 342 days.
  3. ↑ The exact date Hijo del Gladiador won the Championship is not known placing the title reign between 1 and 342 days.
  4. 1 2 The exact date Último Vampiro won the Championship is not known placing the title reign between 53 and 492 days.
  5. 1 2 The exact date on which Cerebro Negro lost the title is not documented, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 222 days.
  6. 1 2 The exact date on which Matrix won the title is not documented, which means the title reign lasted between 13 and 234 days.
  7. 1 2 The exact date Pentagon Black vacated the Championship is not known placing the title reign between 351 and 381 days.
  8. 1 2 The exact date IWRG and CMLL stopped working together is not known placing the title reign between 35 and 60 days.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO: IWRG Intercontinental World Middleweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 402. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. 1 2 3 Lizarraga, Alfonso (September 10, 2018). "Mr. Electro continúa como campeón, Cuervo y Escoria llegan a Naucalpan". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ Arturo Montiel Rojas (2001-08-30). "Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico" (PDF). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2006. Retrieved August 18, 2009. Articulo 242: "Super welter 82 kilos / Medio 87 kilos"
  4. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?"". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  5. 1 2 "SLAM Wrestling International -- 2000: The Year-In-Review Mexico". Slam Wrestling. Canoe.ca. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "2000 Especial". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 2001. pp. 2–20. issue 2488.
  7. 1 2 3 "2001: Los Campeones". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 13, 2002. pp. 15–17. issue 2540.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "2002: considerar detrás". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 19, 2003. 2593.
  9. 1 2 3 "Número Especial - Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2004". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 24, 2005. 91.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. issue 140.
  11. 1 2 3 "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 23, 2006. issue 192. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 26, 2007. issue 244. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Los campeones, firmes en sus tronos en IWRG; AK-47, nuevo campeón de peso medio". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  14. ↑ "El Ángel, nuevo campeón de peso medio". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Sigue la guerra entre Toscano y Máscara Año Dos Mil jr". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). April 11, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  16. ↑ Eguiluz, Diego Mejía (April 12, 2013). "Sigue la guerra entre Toscano y Máscara Año Dos Mil jr" (in Spanish). The Gladiatores. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  17. ↑ Eguiluz, Diego Mejía (March 30, 2015). "Pese a ser una pareja disfuncional, Negro Navarro y Pirata Morgan salieron con el brazo en alto" (in Spanish). The Gladiatores. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  18. ↑ Eguiluz, Diego Mejía (October 26, 2015). "Con ayuda de un capo, el francés Karaoui es el nuevo campeón de peso medio" (in Spanish). The Gladiatores. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  19. ↑ Reyes Ruiz, Eduardo (September 4, 2016). "Canis Lupus pierde la máscara, su verdugo, el Trauma Primero". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  20. ↑ Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (January 23, 2017). "Relámpago destronó al Imposible". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  21. ↑ Lizárraga, Alfonso (September 18, 2017). "Los Warriors continúan como campeones de parejas en Naucalpan". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  22. ↑ Lizárraga, Alfonso (October 2, 2017). "Bombero Infernal nuevo campeón Intercontinental Medio de IWRG". The Gladiatores (in Spanish). Retrieved October 2, 2017.
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