Mexican National Middleweight Championship

The Mexican National Middleweight Championship (Campeonato Nacional de Peso Medio) is a professional wrestling championship that is 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).[lower-alpha 1] The championship was created in 1933 and was regularly promoted until December 8, 2008. Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) had control of the championship from its creation until 1992,[lower-alpha 2] at which point it was transferred to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA).[lower-alpha 3] The championship's history between 1933 and 1937 is only partially known; for some periods of time 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.[2]

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

There have been at least 62 championship reigns and 37 wrestlers have held the championship. El Santo and Octagón both held it four times each, the most times 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.[lower-alpha 4] 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.[lower-alpha 5] On occasion, a promotion declared the championship vacant, which meant there was no champion for a period of time. This was either due to a storyline,[lower-alpha 6] or real-life problems such as an injured champion being unable to defend the championship[lower-alpha 7] or leaving the company.[lower-alpha 8] All title matches took place under two out of three falls rules.[lower-alpha 9]

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
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  January 1, 19391938/1939  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 N/A  1  43    
 9  Bobby Bonales  June 1, 1943  Live event N/A  1  N/A   [8]
 10  Tarzán López  1943  Live event N/A  2  N/A    
 11  Bobby Bonales  January 1, 1944  Live event N/A  2  N/A    
 12  Gory Guerrero  September 25, 1945  EMLL 12th Anniversary Show Mexico City  1  N/A   [9]
— Vacated  1945/1946 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
 13  El Santo  May 31, 1946  Live event N/A  2  N/A Defeated Tuffy Truesdale  
 14  El Gladiador  N/A  Live event N/A  1  N/A    
 15  El Santo  May 31, 1956  Live event Mexico City  3  1,758    
 16  Karloff Lagarde  March 24, 1961  Live event N/A  1  826    
 17  El Santo  June 28, 1963  Live event N/A  4  1,455    
 18  René Guajardo  June 22, 1967  Live event N/A  1  261    
 19  Alberto Muñoz  March 9, 1968  Live event N/A  1  621    
 20  René Guajardo  November 20, 1969  Live event N/A  2  174    
 21  Humberto Gárza  May 13, 1970  Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León  1  328    
 22  Ciclón Veloz Jr.  April 6, 1971  Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León  1  983    
 23  Adorable Rubí  December 14, 1973  Live event Mexico City  1  196    
 25  Aníbal  June 28, 1974  Live event Mexico City  1  154    
 25  Ringo Mendoza  November 29, 1974  Live event Mexico City  1  822    
 26  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
 27  José Luis Mendieta  April 14, 1977  Live event Mexico City  1  219    
 28  Sangre Chicana  November 19, 1977  Live event Mexico City  1  N/A    
— Vacated  1978/1979 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
 29  Cachorro Mendoza  June 8, 1979  Live event Mexico City  1  133    
 30  El Satánico  October 19, 1979  Live event Mexico City  1  231    
 31  Ringo Mendoza  June 6, 1980  Live event N/A  2  182    
 32  El Faraón  December 5, 1980  Live event Mexico City  1  N/A    
— Vacated  1980/1981 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons  
 33  El Solar  May 29, 1981  Live event Mexico City  1  147 Defeated Cachorro Mendoza  
 34  El Satánico  October 23, 1981  Live event N/A  2  119    
 35  Lizmark  February 19, 1982  Live event Mexico City  1  377    
 36  Espectro Jr. (II)  March 3, 1983  Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos  1  86   [10]
 37  Lizmark  May 28, 1983  Live event Puebla, Puebla  2  N/A    
— Vacated  1983 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
 38  Ultraman  August 12, 1983  Live event Mexico City  1  205 Defeated Águila Solitaria in a tournament final  
 39  Jerry Estrada  March 4, 1984  Live event Mexico City  1  271    
 40  Atlantis  November 30, 1984  Live event Mexico City  1  457    
 41  Talismán  March 2, 1986  Live event Mexico City  1  273    
 42  Mogur  November 30, 1986  Live event Mexico City  1  427    
 43  El Satánico  January 31, 1988  Live event Mexico City  3  N/A    
 44  El Dandy  1989  Live event N/A  1  N/A    
 45  Javier Cruz  July 26, 1990  Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos  1  35    
 46  Emilio Charles Jr.  August 30, 1990  Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos  1  82    
 47  Octagón  November 20, 1990  Live event Mexico City  1  612    
 48  Blue Panther  July 24, 1992  Live event León, Guanajuato  1  665    
 49  Octagón  April 30, 1994  Live event Veracruz, Veracruz  2  27    
 50  Blue Panther  May 27, 1994  Live event Tijuana, Baja California  2  609 Awarded the title by default when Octagón was unable to defend due to injury  
 51  El Hijo del Santo  January 26, 1996  Live event Tijuana, Baja California  1  233    
 52  Fuerza Guerrera  September 15, 1996  Live event Saltillo, Coahuila  1  867    
 53  Octagón  January 29, 1997  Live event Naucalpan, Mexico  3  58    
 54  Pentagón (II)  March 28, 1997  Live event Nezahualcóyotl  1  417    
 55  Abismo Negro  May 19, 1998  Live event Tlalnepantla de Baz  1  253    
 56  Espectro Jr. (II)  January 27, 1999  Live event Ecatepec de Morelos  2  141    
 57  Máscara Sagrada Jr.  June 17, 1999  Live event Toluca  1  21    
 58  Espectro Jr. (II)  July 8, 1999  Live event Toluca, Mexico  3  659    
 59  Pimpinela Escarlata  April 27, 2001  Live event Querétaro, Querétaro  1  473    
 60  Psicosis II  August 13, 2002  Live event 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]
 61  Zumbido  January 29, 2006  Live event Salamanca, Guanajuato  1  167 Defeated Histeria in a tournament final to win the championship. [12]
 62  Octagón  July 15, 2006  Live event 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.

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
1El Santo43,256 ¤
2Lizmark12,204
3Octagón41,574
4Blue Panther21,274
5Psicosis (II)11,086
6Ringo Mendoza21,004
7Ciclón Veloz Jr.1983
8Espectro Jr. (II)3886
9Fuerza Guerrera1867
10Karloff Lagarde1826
11Tarzán López1823
12Alberto Muñoz1621
13Octavio Gaona1573
14Pimpinela Escarlata1473
15Atlantis1457
16René Guajardo2435
17Mogur1427
18Pentagón (II)1417
19Satánico2350
20Humberto Gárza1328
21Murciélago Velázquez1299
22Talismán1273
23Jerry Estrada1271
24Abismo Negro1253
25El Hijo del Santo1233
26José Luis Mendieta1219
27Black Guzmán1218
28Ultraman1205
29Adorable Rubí1196
30Zumbido1167
31Aníbal1154
32El Solar1147
33Cachorro Mendoza1133
34Emilio Charles Jr.182
35Javier Cruz135
36Máscara Sagrada Jr.121
37Perro Aguayo111

2006 Mexican Middleweight Title Tournament

The tournament ran from October 14, 2005 – January 29, 2006. Records are not clear on who Histeria and Psicosis II defeated to qualify for the semi-finals.[14]

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]

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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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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). 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. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  9. Ruiz Glez, Alex (September 7, 2010). "CMLL: 79 historias, 79 Aniversario, las 79 luchas estelares". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). 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. 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.
  13. "2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 26, 2007. issue 244.
  14. "AAA Title Tournaments". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
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