This is a dynamic visualization based on the Wikipedia article for the Mexican National Welterweight Championship. Read the full source article here. (opens in new tab)

Lucha Libre Legacy

A deep dive into the storied history and iconic champions of Mexico's most enduring wrestling title.

Discover the Title 👇 View Champions 👑

Dive in with Flashcard Learning!


When you are ready...
🎮 Play the Wiki2Web Clarity Challenge Game🎮

The Championship

Defining Lucha Libre

The Mexican National Welterweight Championship (Campeonato Nacional Peso Welter) is a prestigious title in Mexican professional wrestling. Sanctioned by the Comisi\u00f3n de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F., its day-to-day management and promotion fall under the purview of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), though it has also been promoted by Asistencia Asesor\u00eda y Administraci\u00f3n (AAA) during specific periods.[Note 1]

Weight Class Nuances

While officially defined for the welterweight division (77-87 kg), the enforcement of weight limits in Lucha Libre can be flexible. Historically, lower weight divisions are often emphasized for their technical prowess and speed, making this welterweight title particularly significant, sometimes even more so than heavyweight titles within a promotion.[Note 2][1][2]

Longevity and Legacy

Established on June 17, 1934, this championship boasts the distinction of being the oldest professional wrestling title still actively promoted. Its lineage traces back through legendary figures and pivotal eras of Mexican wrestling, reflecting the sport's dynamic evolution.[4]

History & Evolution

From EMLL to AAA and Back

Initially, no single promotion held exclusive control. However, as Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), later CMLL, rose to dominance, it became the primary promoter, with the Commission pre-approving champions. Following El Felino's vacation of the title in 1992, control shifted to AAA for six years. In 1998, the championship returned to CMLL, where it has remained exclusively promoted since.[Note 1]

Tournament Traditions

Tournaments have frequently been used to crown new champions, especially following title vacations. Notable examples include the 16-man tournament in 1992 after El Felino vacated the title, and a similar tournament culminating in 2013, which saw Averno emerge victorious.[5][8] These tournaments highlight the competitive spirit and narrative arcs surrounding the championship.

The 1992 tournament involved 16 wrestlers competing over two days. The final match saw Cicl\u00f3n Ram\u00edrez defeat Fantasma de la Quebrada to claim the vacant title.

RoundWinnerLoser
FinalCicl\u00f3n Ram\u00edrezFantasma de la Quebrada
SemifinalCicl\u00f3n Ram\u00edrezEl Contado
SemifinalFantasma de la QuebradaEl Solar II
QuarterfinalCicl\u00f3n Ram\u00edrez\u00c1guila Solitaria
QuarterfinalEl ContadoBabe Richard
QuarterfinalFantasma de la QuebradaGran Apache I
QuarterfinalEl Solar IIApolo Chino
First RoundCicl\u00f3n Ram\u00edrez\u00c1guila Solitaria
First RoundEl ContadoEl Cortado
First RoundFantasma de la QuebradaBello Incognito
First RoundGran Apache IEl Mestizo
First RoundEl Solar IIBabe Richard
First RoundApolo ChinoLudwig Star
First RoundEl CortadoPegasso
First RoundBello IncognitoEl Vencedor
First RoundEl MestizoGuerrero Maya Jr.
First RoundBabe RichardTiger
First RoundLudwig StarNamajague
First RoundEl VencedorFuego
First RoundGuerrero Maya Jr.Sangre Azteca
First RoundTigerRey Cometa
First RoundNamajagueVolador Jr.
First RoundFuegoM\u00edstico II
First RoundRey CometaAverno
First RoundVolador Jr.Valiente

Record Holders

Karloff Lagarde stands out with unparalleled records, holding the longest individual reign (1,859 days), the longest combined reign (2,731 days), and the most reigns overall (four). Conversely, Psicosis holds the record for the shortest reign, lasting only two days.[Note 3]

Championship Statistics

Key Metrics

The championship's history is marked by significant reigns and numerous title changes. Karloff Lagarde's dominance is a testament to his legendary status, while the frequency of reigns highlights the title's active role in Lucha Libre narratives.

First ChampionMario Nu\u00f1ez
Most ReignsKarloff Lagarde (4 reigns)
Longest ReignKarloff Lagarde (1,859 days)
Shortest ReignPsicosis (2 days)

Current Holder

The current champion is Magia Blanca, who secured the title on June 24, 2022. This marks his first reign with the National Welterweight Championship, making him the 76th overall champion and the 57th distinct holder of this historic title.

Championship Reigns

A comprehensive list of all reigns, including dates, events, locations, and reign lengths, showcasing the championship's extensive history.

No. Champion Championship Change Reign Statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL)
1 Mario Nu\u00f1ez June 17, 1934 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 1[Note 5] Defeated Tony Canales to become the first champion
Vacated January 1, 1936 Championship vacated for unknown reasons.
2 Tarz\u00e1n L\u00f3pez March 11, 1936 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 1,026[Note 6] Defeated Dientes Hern\u00e1ndez.
Vacated 1939 Championship vacated for unknown reasons.
3 Bobby Arreola February 3, 1940 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 1[Note 7] Won a tournament final
Vacated 1940 Arreola was stripped of the title due to injury
4 Lobo Negro April 6, 1941 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 231 Defeated Bobby Bonales in a tournament final
5 Jack O'Brien November 23, 1941 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 98
6 Cicl\u00f3n Veloz March 1, 1942 Live event Puebla, Puebla 1 357
7 El Santo February 21, 1943 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 362
8 Jack O'Brien February 18, 1944 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 2 427
9 Gory Guerrero April 20, 1945 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 309
Vacated February 23, 1946 Championship vacated after Guerrero won the NWA World Middleweight Championship
10 El Santo 1950 (n) Live event N/A 2 999[Note 8] Records unclear as to who Santo defeated, as well as when and where
11 Blue Demon September 25, 1953 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 1[Note 9]
Vacated 1953 Championship vacated for unknown reasons
12 Jalisco Gonzalez April 6, 1956 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco 1 538 Defeated El Enfermero in a tournament final
13 Karloff Lagarde March 2, 1957 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 1,859
14 Blue Demon April 4, 1962 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 2 24
15 Karloff Lagarde April 28, 1962 Live event Pachuca, Hidalgo 2 248[Note 10]
Vacated 1963 As Lagarde already held the NWA World Welterweight Championship
16 Javier Escobedo November 15, 1963 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 45[Note 11] Defeated Halc\u00f3n Dorado in a tournament final
Vacated 1964 Escobedo died in an automobile accident
17 Rizado Ruiz April 13, 1964 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 294[Note 12] Defeated Black Shadow in a tournament final
18 Hurac\u00e1n Ram\u00edrez February 1965 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero 1 343[Note 13]
19 Alberto Mu\u00f1oz February 6, 1966 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco 1 979
Vacated October 20, 1968 Mu\u00f1oz won the Mexican National Middleweight Championship
20 Hurac\u00e1n Ram\u00edrez June 14, 1969 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 2 87
21 Karloff Lagarde September 9, 1969 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco 3 329
22 Hurac\u00e1n Ram\u00edrez August 4, 1970 Live event N/A 3 808
23 Karloff Lagarde October 20, 1972 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 4 295
24 El Marquez August 11, 1973 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 53
25 Fishman October 3, 1973 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero 1 577
Vacated May 3, 1975 Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
26 Fishman October 12, 1975 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco 1 180 Defeated Alberto Mu\u00f1oz in a tournament final.
Vacated April 9, 1976 Fishman won the NWA World Welterweight Championship
27 Blue Demon July 30, 1976 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 3 212 Defeated Mano Negra in a tournament final
28 Fishman February 27, 1977 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco 3 211
29 Kung Fu September 26, 1977 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco 1 154
30 Am\u00e9rico Rocca February 7, 1978 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 70
31 Lizmark April 18, 1978 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero 1 711
32 Am\u00e9rico Rocca March 29, 1980 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 2 217
33 Franco Columbo November 1, 1980 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 92
34 El Supremo February 1, 1981 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco 1 422
35 Talism\u00e1n March 30, 1982 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 227
36 Mocho Cota November 12, 1982 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 265
37 Chamaco Valaguez August 4, 1983 Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos 1 357
Vacated July 26, 1984 Valaquez won the NWA World Welterweight Championship.
38 Talism\u00e1n August 19, 1984 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 2 222 Defeated Am\u00e9rico Rocca in a tournament final.
39 Am\u00e9rico Rocca March 29, 1985 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 3 156
40 El Dandy September 1, 1985 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco 1 77
Vacated November 17, 1985 El Dandy won the NWA World Welterweight Championship
41 Fuerza Guerrera December 3, 1985 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 241[Note 14] Defeated Javier Cruz
Vacated August 1986 Fuerza Guerrera left EMLL
42 S\u00edmbolo January 27, 1987 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 173 Defeated Solar II in a tournament final
43 \u00c1guila Solitaria July 19, 1987 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 605
44 Bestia Salvaje September 3, 1988 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 388
45 \u00c1ngel Azteca February 26, 1989 Live event N/A 1 61
Vacated April 28, 1989 \u00c1ngel Azteca won the NWA World Middleweight Championship
46 Cicl\u00f3n Ram\u00edrez May 21, 1989 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 430 Defeated Bestia Salvaje in a tournament final
47 Canelo Casas July 25, 1990 Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos 1 203 [9]
48 Cicl\u00f3n Ram\u00edrez February 13, 1991 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero 2 508
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
49 El Felino July 5, 1992 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 11
Vacated July 16, 1992 El Felino won the CMLL World Welterweight Championship
Asistencia Asesor\u00eda y Administraci\u00f3n (AAA)
50 Cicl\u00f3n Ram\u00edrez August 16, 1992 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 3 45 Defeated Fantasma de la Quebrada in the finals of a 16-man tournament.
51 Fantasma de la Quebrada September 30, 1992 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero 1 28
52 Rey Misterio Jr. October 28, 1992 Live event Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes 1 121
53 Heavy Metal February 26, 1993 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 2 245 Previously held the title as "Canelo Casas" [10]
54 El Hijo del Santo October 29, 1993 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 475 El Hijo del Santo's WWA World Welterweight Championship was also at stake
55 Psicosis February 16, 1995 Live event Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes 1 336
56 Ultraman 2000 January 18, 1996 Live event Tijuana, Baja California 1 61 [11]
Vacated March 19, 1996 Ultraman 2000 changed his identity to Dami\u00e1n 666
57 Psicosis February 14, 1997 Live event Xochimilco, Mexico 2 2 Defeated Super Elektra in a tournament final
58 El Salsero February 16, 1997 Live event Ciudad Ju\u00e1rez, Chihuahua 1 117
59 Nygma June 13, 1997 Live event Xochimilco, Mexico 1 42
60 El Torero July 25, 1997 Live event Cuautitl\u00e1n, Mexico 1 427
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
61 Arkangel de la Muerte September 25, 1998 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero 1 178
62 Astro Rey Jr. March 22, 1999 Live event Puebla, Puebla 1 581
63 Karloff Lagarde Jr. October 23, 2000 Live event Puebla, Puebla 1 176 [12]
64 Tigre Blanco April 17, 2001 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 693
65 Doctor X March 11, 2003 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 794
66 La M\u00e1scara May 13, 2005 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 583 [13]
67 Sangre Azteca December 17, 2006 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 973 [14]
68 Valiente August 16, 2009 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 698 [15]
69 P\u00f3lvora July 15, 2011 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 417 [16]
70 Tit\u00e1n September 4, 2012 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 197 [17]
Vacated March 20, 2013 Due to an injury to Tit\u00e1n. [5]
71 Averno April 26, 2013 Arena Mexico 57th Anniversary Show Mexico City, Mexico 1 219 Defeated M\u00edstico II in a tournament final [8]
72 Tit\u00e1n December 1, 2013 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 2 518 [18]
73 B\u00e1rbaro Cavernario May 3, 2015 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 404 [19]
74 Rey Cometa June 10, 2016 CMLL Super Viernes Mexico City, Mexico 1 336 [20]
75 Soberano Jr. May 12, 2017 CMLL Super Viernes Mexico City, Mexico 1 1,664 [3]
Vacated December 1, 2021 CMLL Super Viernes Mexico City, Mexico Soberano Jr. vacated the title to challenge for the CMLL World Welterweight Championship
76 Magia Blanca June 24, 2022 CMLL Super Viernes Mexico City, Mexico 1 1,212+ Won a tournament to win the vacant title.

Combined Reigns

An analysis of cumulative championship reigns, ranking wrestlers by the total number of days they have held the title.

Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined days
1 Karloff Lagarde 4 2,731[Note 10]
2 Soberano Jr. 1 1,664
3 El Santo 2 1,361[Note 8]
4 Hurac\u00e1n Ram\u00edrez 3 1,238[Note 13]
5 Tarz\u00e1n L\u00f3pez 1 1,026[Note 6]
6 Cicl\u00f3n Ram\u00edrez 3 983
7 Alberto Mu\u00f1oz 1 979
8 Fishman 3 968
9 Sangre Azteca 1 973
10 Doctor X 1 794
11 El Torero 1 792
12 Tit\u00e1n 2 715
13 Lizmark 1 711
14 Valiente 1 698
15 Tigre Blanco 1 693
16 \u00c1guila Solitaria 1 605
17 La M\u00e1scara 1 583
18 Astro Rey Jr. 1 581
19 Jalisco Gonzalez 1 538
20 Jack O'Brien 2 525
21 Magia Blanca \u2020 1 1,212+
22 El Hijo del Santo 1 475
23 Talism\u00e1n 2 449
24 Heavy Metal 2 448
25 Am\u00e9rico Rocca 3 443
26 El Supremo 1 422
27 P\u00f3lvora 1 417
28 Blue Demon 3 416[Note 9]
29 B\u00e1rbaro Cavernario 1 404
30 Bestia Salvaje 1 388
31 Chamaco Valaguez 1 357
Cicl\u00f3n Veloz 1 357
33 Psicosis 2 338
34 Rey Cometa 1 336
35 Gory Guerrero 1 309
36 Rizado Ruiz 1 294[Note 12]
37 Mocho Cota 1 265
38 Fuerza Guerrera 1 241[Note 14]
39 Lobo Negro 1 231
40 Averno 1 219
41 Arkangel de la Muerte 1 178
42 Karloff Lagarde Jr. 1 176
43 S\u00edmbolo 1 173
44 Kung Fu 1 154
45 Rey Misterio Jr. 1 121
46 El Salsero 1 117
47 Franco Columbo 1 92
48 El Dandy 1 77
49 \u00c1ngel Azteca 1 61
Ultraman 2000 1 61
51 El Marquez 1 53
52 Javier Excobar 1 45[Note 11]
53 Nygma 1 42
54 Fantasma de la Quebrada 1 28
55 El Felino 1 11
56 Bobby Arreola 1 1[Note 7]
Mario Nu\u00f1ez 1 1[Note 5]

Teacher's Corner

Edit and Print this course in the Wiki2Web Teacher Studio

Edit and Print Materials from this study in the wiki2web studio
Click here to open the "Mexican National Welterweight Championship" Wiki2Web Studio curriculum kit

Use the free Wiki2web Studio to generate printable flashcards, worksheets, exams, and export your materials as a web page or an interactive game.

True or False?

Test Your Knowledge!

Gamer's Corner

Are you ready for the Wiki2Web Clarity Challenge?

Learn about mexican_national_welterweight_championship while playing the wiki2web Clarity Challenge game.
Unlock the mystery image and prove your knowledge by earning trophies. This simple game is addictively fun and is a great way to learn!

Play now

Explore More Topics

References

References

  1.  In this statement, "control" refers to the everyday use of the championship, determining which storylines the championship is being used in, who gets to challenge for it and how to use it in a public relations sense.
  2.  Bobby Arreola and Mario Nuñez have reigns that could potentially be shorter than two days, Psicosis two-day reign is the shortest documented reign.
  3.  The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 632 days.
  4.  The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1,026 and 1,390 days.
  5.  The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 332 days.
  6.  The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 999 and 1,363 days.
  7.  The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 97 days.
  8.  The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 248 and 565 days.
  9.  The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 45 and 147 days.
  10.  The exact date Ruiz lost the championship is unknown, placing his reign at between 294 and 321 days.
  11.  The exact date Ramirez won the championship is unknown, placing his reign at between 343 and 370 days.
  12.  The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 241 and 271 days.
A full list of references for this article are available at the Mexican National Welterweight Championship Wikipedia page

Feedback & Support

To report an issue with this page, or to find out ways to support the mission, please click here.

Disclaimer

Important Notice

This page was generated by an Artificial Intelligence and is intended for informational and educational purposes only. The content is derived from publicly available data and may not be entirely accurate, complete, or up-to-date.

This is not professional wrestling advice. The information provided on this website is not a substitute for professional analysis of wrestling history or current events. Always refer to official sources and consult with knowledgeable wrestling historians or promoters for specific insights.

The creators of this page are not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for any actions taken based on the information provided herein.