The UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de UWA in Spanish) is a singles professional wrestling championship initially promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) from 1975 until the UWA closed in 1995 and since then been defended on the Mexican independent circuit until 2007. By the year 2000 the title became a mainstay in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) when it was won by El Zorro who worked for AAA. The official definition of the Light Heavyweight weight class in Mexico is between 92 kg (203 lb) and 97 kg (214 lb), but is not always strictly enforced.[a][1]
| UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de UWA | |||||||||||
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 The championship belt | |||||||||||
| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | Universal Wrestling Association Mexican independent circuit Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) Just Tap Out (JTO) | ||||||||||
| Date established | November 25, 1975 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Bomber Tatsuya | ||||||||||
| Date won | November 1, 2024 | ||||||||||
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Chessman was the last UWA Light Heavyweight champion recognized by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración having defeated El Zorro in April, 2007.[2] in 2007 Chessman competed in the tournament to crown the first ever AAA Mega Champion and put his title on the line in the tournament. In the finals he lost to El Mesias by disqualification, while the title does not change hands on a disqualification the UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship was eliminated as the purpose of the tournament was to find one top champion and clear up the muddled championship picture in AAA.
As a professional wrestling championship, the championship is not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers.[b] On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline,[c] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[d] or leaving the company.[e]
There have been a total of 45 reigns shared between 29 different champions. The current title holder is Misa Kagura, who is in her first reign.
Title history
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| N/A | Unknown information |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
| Universal Wrestling Association | ||||||||||
| 1 | Ray Mendoza | November 25, 1975 | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 117 | Won a tournament to become the first champion. | [f] | ||
| 2 | Audaz | March 21, 1976 | Live event | Veracruz, Mexico | 1 | 154 | [f][8] | |||
| 3 | Ray Mendoza | August 22, 1976 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 2 | 214 | [f] | |||
| 4 | El Solitario | March 24, 1977 | Live event | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | 1 | 584 | [f] | |||
| 5 | Ray Mendoza | October 29, 1978 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 3 | 371 | [f] | |||
| 6 | Gran Hamada | November 4, 1979 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 203 | [f] | |||
| 7 | Perro Aguayo | May 25, 1980 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 201 | [f][9][10] | |||
| 8 | Fishman | December 12, 1980 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 79 | [f] | |||
| 9 | Villano III | March 1, 1981 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 140 | [f] | |||
| 10 | Fishman | July 19, 1981 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 2 | 481 | [f] | |||
| 11 | Sangre Chicana | November 12, 1982 | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 107 | [f] | |||
| 12 | Fishman | February 27, 1983 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 3 | 224 | [f] | |||
| 13 | Sangre Chicana | October 9, 1983 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 2 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [f] | ||
| — | Vacated | February 1984 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated when Sangre Chicana could not defend due to injuries. | [f] | ||
| 14 | Fishman | April 11, 1984 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 4 | 1,217 | Defeated Villano III in a tournament final. | [f] | ||
| 15 | Villano I | August 10, 1986 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 160 | [f] | |||
| 16 | Zandokan | January 17, 1987 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 1,171 | [f] | |||
| 17 | Gran Hamada | April 2, 1990 | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 | 311 | [f] | |||
| 18 | El Signo | February 7, 1991 | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 98 | [f] | |||
| 19 | Villano III | May 16, 1991 | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 | 168 | [f] | |||
| 20 | El Signo | October 31, 1991 | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 2 | 155 | [f] | |||
| 21 | Villano V | April 3, 1992 | Live event | Nezahualcóyotl, México | 1 | 212 | [f] | |||
| 22 | El Texano | November 1, 1992 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 364 | [f] | |||
| 23 | Silver King | October 31, 1993 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 1 | 62 | [f] | |||
| 24 | Villano V | January 1, 1994 | Live event | Nezahualcóyotl, México | 2 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [f] | ||
| — | Vacated | 1995 | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated and later inactivated after UWA closed down. | [f] | ||
| Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) | ||||||||||
| 25 | Adrián el Exótico | September 17, 1995 | Live event | Nezahualcóyotl, México | 1 | 299 | [f] | |||
| 26 | Prince Maya | July 12, 1996 | Live event | N/A | 1 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [f] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from July 1996 to 1999. | ||||||||||
| 27 | El Cobarde | 1999 | Live event | N/A | 1 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [f] | ||
| 28 | Heavy Metal | April 16, 2000 | Live event | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | 1 | 418 | [11] | |||
| 29 | Electroshock | June 8, 2001 | Live event | Albuquerque, NM | 1 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [12] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from June 2001 to 2002. | ||||||||||
| 30 | El Zorro | 2002 | Live event | Albuquerque, NM | 1 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [13] | ||
| 31 | Mr. Águila | July 3, 2003 | Live event | Toluca, Mexico | 1 | 87 | [14] | |||
| 32 | El Zorro | September 28, 2003 | Live event | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 2 | 266 | [14] | |||
| 33 | Mr. Águila | June 20, 2004 | Live event | Naucalpan, México | 2 | 19 | [15] | |||
| 34 | El Zorro | July 9, 2004 | Live event | Tijuana, Baja California | 3 | 23 | [15] | |||
| 35 | Charly Manson | August 1, 2004 | Live event | Guadalupe, Nuevo León | 1 | 395 | [15] | |||
| 36 | El Zorro | August 31, 2005 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 4 | 123 | [16] | |||
| 37 | Hator | January 1, 2006 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | N/A | The length of this reign in uncertain. | [2] | ||
| 38 | El Zorro | April 2007 | Live event | N/A | 5 | N/A | Zorro won the title no later than this date. The length of the reign in uncertain. | [2] | ||
| 39 | Chessman | August 18, 2007 | Live event | Salamanca, Guanajuato | 1 | 29 | [2] | |||
| — | Deactivated | September 16, 2007 | — | Guadalajara, Jalisco | — | — | Title inactivated when Chessman is eliminated from the AAA Mega Championship tournament. | [2] | ||
| Just Tap Out (JTO) | ||||||||||
| 41 | Black Eagle | November 18, 2021 | JTO Itadaki | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 470 | Black Eagle defeated Eagle Mask to win the reactivated title. | [17] | ||
| 42 | Carbell Ito | March 3, 2023 | JTO 2023 Tournament - Day 3 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 359 | [18] | |||
| — | Vacated | February 25, 2024 | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated by Ito. | [f] | ||
| 43 | Naoya Akama | March 1, 2024 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 70 | Defeated ARA, Blazer Tanai, Hiro Iijima, Kensuke, Mr. Mask and Yuu Yamagata in a battle royal to win the vacant title. | [19] | ||
| 44 | Sumika Yanagawa | May 10, 2024 | JTO Michinoku The Super Best 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 111 | Defeated Naoya Akama in a battle royal also involving ARA, Arata, Blazer Tanni, Kensuke, Maxi, Mizuna and Mr. Mask. Yanagawa became the first female wrestler to win the title. | [20] | ||
| 45 | Misa Kagura | August 29, 2024 | JTO Girls Special | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 64 | [21] | |||
| 46 | Bomber Tatsuya | November 1, 2024 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 32+ | Defeated Misa Kagura in a battle royal also involving Big Haruka, Kensuke, Mizuha, Mr. Mask, Nanase, rhythm, Toa and Yuku Kagatobi. | [22] | ||
Combined reigns
editAs of December 3, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fishman | 4 | 2,001 |
| 2 | Zandokan | 1 | 1,171 |
| 3 | El Solitario | 1 | 584 |
| 4 | Gran Hamada | 2 | 514 |
| 5 | Black Eagle | 1 | 470 |
| 6 | Heavy Metal | 1 | 418 |
| 7 | El Zorro | 5 | 412 |
| 8 | Charly Manson | 1 | 395 |
| 9 | Ray Mendoza | 3 | 371 |
| 10 | El Texano | 1 | 364 |
| 11 | Carbell Ito | 1 | 359 |
| 12 | Villano III | 2 | 308 |
| 13 | Adrián el Exótico | 1 | 299 |
| 14 | El Signo | 2 | 253 |
| 15 | Villano V | 2 | ¤212 |
| 16 | Perro Aguayo | 1 | 201 |
| 17 | Villano I | 1 | 160 |
| 18 | Audaz | 1 | 154 |
| 19 | Sumika Yanagawa | 1 | 111 |
| 20 | Sangre Chicana | 2 | ¤107 |
| 21 | Mr. Águila | 2 | 106 |
| 22 | Naoya Akama | 1 | 70 |
| 23 | Misa Kagura | 1 | 64 |
| 24 | Silver King | 1 | 62 |
| 25 | Bomber Tatsuya † | 1 | 32+ |
| 26 | Chessman | 1 | 29 |
| 27 | El Cobarde | 1 | ¤N/A |
| Electroshock | 1 | ¤N/A | |
| Hator | 1 | ¤N/A | |
| Prince Maya | 1 | ¤N/A |
Footnotes
edit- ^ The most recent case of this is Mephisto's holding the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[6]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Duncan & Will (2000) p. 397, Chapter: MEXICO: UWA World Light Heavyweight Title [Flores, Mora] [7]
References
edit- 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.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ 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 2009-04-03.
Articulo 242: "Super medio 92 kilos / Semi Completo 97 kilos"
- ^ a b c d e "2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 26, 2007. issue 244.
- ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 397.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (March 21, 2020). "Daily pro wrestling history (03/21): Flair vs. Fujinami at WCW/NJPW Supershow". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ Centinela, Teddy (May 25, 2015). "En un día como hoy… 1980: Perro Aguayo destrona a Gran Hamada… Irma González se corona ante Vicky Williams". SuperLuchas Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved July 1, 2015.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (May 25, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 25): Rockers last match in AWA, Tiger Mask wins NWA Jr. Heavyweight gold, Russian amateur wrestler beats Vader". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "2000 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 2001. pp. 2–20. issue 2488.
- ^ "2001: Los Campeones". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 13, 2002. pp. 15–17. issue 2540.
- ^ "2002: considerar detrás". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 19, 2003. issue 2593.
- ^ a b "Número Especial – Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2003". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 5, 2003. issue 40.
- ^ a b c "Número Especial – Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2004". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 24, 2005. issue 91.
- ^ "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. issue 140.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (November 18, 2021). "JTO Results: Itadaki – Tokyo, Japan (11/18)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (March 4, 2023). "JTO Results: 2023 Tournament Final". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 1, 2024). "JTO". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 10, 2024). "JTO Michinoku The Super Best 2024". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 29, 2024). "JTO Girls Special". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 1, 2024). "JTO". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 1, 2024.