The WWA World Middleweight Championship (Campeonato de peso Medio WWA in Spanish) is a secondary professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling-based promotion World Wrestling Association (WWA) since 1987. The official definition of the middleweight weight class in Mexico is between 82 kg (181 lb) and 87 kg (192 lb), but is not always strictly enforced.[a][1]
| WWA Middleweight Championship | |||||||
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 Olímpico held one of the disputed titles at one point | |||||||
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| Promotion | Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) Mexican Independent circuit | ||||||
| Date established | 1987 | ||||||
| Current champion(s) | Averno (Main Branch) Ministro de la Muerte (Mexico City/Monterrey branch) | ||||||
| Date won | September 15, 2015 (Main Branch) September 28, 2014 (Mexico City/Monterrey branch) | ||||||
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As it was a professional wrestling championship, the championship was 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]
Super Muñeco was the first Middleweight champion, winning it in 1987. It was defended throughout Mexico and Japan during the 1980s and 90s, but had been defended almost exclusively in Tijuana, Mexico since 2001. A separate version has been defended in the Mexico City-Monterrey area since 2002 when Blue Panther began defending a title labelled the WWA Middleweight Championship. Since the WWA titles have been largely unsanctioned since the late 1990s it means that they can be defended on any wrestling show, not just limited to WWA promoted shows.[6]
Title history
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| N/A | Unknown information |
| † | 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 | Super Muñeco | 1987 | Live event | N/A | 1 | [f] | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded from 1987 to July 1990. | ||||||||||
| 2 | Super Astro | July 1990 | Live event | [g] | 1 | [h] | [f] | |||
| 3 | Blue Demon Jr. | November 23, 1990 | Live event | Villahermosa, Mexico | 1 | [i] | [f] | |||
| — | Vacated | June 1991 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for unknown reasons | [f] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from June 1991 to March 1996. | ||||||||||
| 4 | Ultraman 2000 | March 1996 | Live event | [g] | 1 | [j] | [f] | |||
| — | Vacated | April 1996 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated when Ultraman 2000 changed ring persona to "Damián 666" | [f] | ||
| 5 | Piloto Suicida | July 1996 | Live event | N/A | 1 | [k] | Unknown who Pioloto Suicida defeated to win the vacant title. | [f] | ||
| 6 | The Great Sasuke | July 27, 1996 | Live event | Sakata, Japan | 1 | 10 | [f] | |||
| — | Vacated | August 16, 1996 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated August when the Great Sasuke fractured his skull during a match. | [f] | ||
| 7 | El Pantera | August 17, 1996 | Live event | Noshiro, Japan | 1 | 0 | [f] | |||
| — | Vacated | August 17, 1996 | — | — | — | — | Pantera surrenders the title immediately after winning it due to injury. | [f] | ||
| 8 | Super Boy | August 23, 1996 | Live event | Gosen, Japan | 1 | Defeated Naohiro Hoshikawa to win the vacant title. | [f] | |||
| Championship history is unrecorded from August 23, 1996 to 1997. | ||||||||||
| 9 | Psicosis | [l] | Live event | N/A | 1 | [f] | ||||
| 10 | El Salsero | February 16, 1997 | Live event | Juarez, Mexico | 1 | 0 | [f] | |||
| Championship history is unrecorded from February 16, 1997 to 2001. | ||||||||||
| 11 | El Solar | 2001 | Live event | Juarez, Mexico | 1 | [m] | [8] | |||
| 12 | Kiss | 2001 | Live event | Tijuana, Mexico | 1 | 0 | [8] | |||
| Championship history is unrecorded from 2001 to June 6, 2003. | ||||||||||
| 13 | Raging Dawg | June 6, 2003 | Live event | Tijuana, Mexico | 1 | 84 | Defeated Nicho el Millonario to win the vacant title. | [9] | ||
| 14 | Nicho el Millonario | August 29, 2003 | Live event | Tijuana, Mexico | 2 | 184 | Previously won the title as "Psicosis". | [9] | ||
| 15 | Mystico de Juarez | February 29, 2004 | Live event | Ciudad Juarez, Mexico | 1 | [n] | [10] | |||
| — | Vacated | March 2004 | — | — | — | — | Mystico is stripped of the championship for being unable to defend the title in Tijuana. | [10] | ||
| 16 | Rayman | December 10, 2004 | Live event | Tijuana, Mexico | 1 | 679 | Defeated Ángel Blanco Jr. to win the vacant title. | [10] | ||
| 17 | Ángel Blanco Jr. | October 20, 2006 | Live event | Tijuana, Mexico | 1 | 491 | [11] | |||
| 18 | Místico | February 23, 2008 | Live event | Ensenada, Mexico | 2 | [o] | Defeated Nicho el Millonario to win the title. | [12] | ||
| — | Vacated | 2009 | — | — | — | — | Mystico is stripped of the championship for unknown reasons. | [13] | ||
| 19 | Olímpico | February 20, 2009 | Live event | Puebla, Mexico | 1 | 1,547 | Defeated Ángel Blanco Jr. to win the vacant title. | [13] | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from February 20, 2009 to May 17, 2013. | ||||||||||
| 20 | T.J. Boy | May 17, 2013 | Live event | Tijuana, Mexico | 1 | 827 | Defeated Steve Pain to win the title. | [14] | ||
| 21 | Toxico | August 22, 2015 | Live event | Lerdo, Durango | 1 | [p] | [14] | |||
| Championship history is unrecorded from August 22, 2015 to 2015. | ||||||||||
| 22 | Myzteziz | Live event | [g] | 1 | Unclear whom he defeated to win the championship or when | [14] | ||||
| 23 | Averno | September 16, 2015 | Live event | Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico | 1 | 3,382 | [14] | |||
Mexico City/Monterrey version
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| N/A | Unknown information |
| † | 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 | Blue Panther | May 2002 | Live event | Nuevo León | 2 | [q] | [15] | |||
| 2 | Charles Lucero | May 9, 2004 | Live event | Nuevo León | 1 | 203 | [10] | |||
| 3 | Tigre Universitario | November 28, 2004 | Live event | Nuevo León | 1 | 182 | [10] | |||
| 4 | Charles Lucero | May 29, 2005 | Live event | Nuevo León | 2 | 147 | [16] | |||
| 5 | Tigre Universitario | October 23, 2005 | Live event | Nuevo León | 2 | 777 | [16] | |||
| 6 | Rey Hechicero | December 9, 2007 | Live event | Nuevo León | 1 | 140 | [17] | |||
| 7 | Tigre Universitario | April 27, 2008 | Live event | Nuevo León | 3 | 474 | [12] | |||
| 8 | Charles Lucero | August 14, 2009 | Live event | Nuevo León | 3 | 372+ | [18] | |||
| Championship history is unrecorded from August 14, 2009 to 2010. | ||||||||||
| 9 | Tigre Universitario | 2010 | Live event | [g] | 4 | [r] | Unclear who he defeated to win the championship | [14] | ||
| 10 | Panthro | August 22, 2010 | Live event | Monterrey | 1 | 644 | Defeated Tigre Universitario to win the title. | [14] | ||
| 11 | Monje Negro Jr. | May 27, 2012 | Live event | Monterrey | 1 | 644 | [14] | |||
| Championship history is unrecorded from May 27, 2012 to 2014. | ||||||||||
| 12 | Silver Star | Live event | [g] | 1 | [s] | Unclear who he defeated to win the title | [14] | |||
| 13 | Charles Lucero | March 2, 2014 | Live event | Monterrey | 4 | 84 | [14] | |||
| Championship history is unrecorded from March 2, 2014 to 2014. | ||||||||||
| 14 | Potro Jr. | Live event | [g] | 1 | [t] | Unclear who he defeated to win the championship | [14] | |||
| 15 | Ángel Dorado Jr. | May 25, 2014 | Live event | Monterrey | 1 | 126 | [14] | |||
| 15 | Ministro de la Muerte | September 28, 2014 | Live event | Monterrey | 1 | 3,735 | Defeated 10 wrestlers in a battle royal. | [14] | ||
Footnotes
edit- ^ The most recent case of this is Mephisto 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"[2]
- ^ 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"[3]
- ^ 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"[4]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[5]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Duncan & Will (2000) p. 400, Chapter: "Mexico: WWA Middleweight Title" [7]
- ^ a b c d e f The location of the title change has not been captured as part of the documentation.
- ^ The exact date on which Super Astro won the championship is unknown, placing the reign between 115 and 145 days.
- ^ The exact date on which Blue Demon Jr. vacated the championship is unknown, placing his reign between 190 and 219 days.
- ^ The exact date on which Ultraman 2000 won, and vacated the title is unknown, placing the reign between 92 and 147 days.
- ^ The exact date on which Piloto Suicida won the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 1 and 25 days.
- ^ Records do not indicate when Psicosis won the title, just that he did.
- ^ The exact date on which El Solar won and lost the title is unknown, placing his reign between 1 and 364 days.
- ^ The exact date on which Mystico de Juarez was stripped of the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 1 day and 284 days.
- ^ The exact date on which Mystico de Juarez vacated the title is unknown, placing the title reign between 313 and 362 days.
- ^ The exact date on which Toxico lost the championship is unknown, placing the reign between 1 day and 24 days.
- ^ The exact date on which Blue Panther started to defend the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 1 day and 8 days.
- ^ The exact date on which Tigre Universitario won the championship is unknown, placing the reign between 1 day and 372 days.
- ^ The exact date on which Silver Star won the championship is unknown, placing the reign between 1 day and 557 days.
- ^ The exact date on which Potro Jr. won the championship is unknown, placing the reign between 1 day and 83 days.
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 (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.
Articulo 242: "Super welter 82 kilos / Medio 87 kilos"
- ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: World Wrestling Association (Benjamin Mora)". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 399–400. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 400.
- ^ a b "2001: Los Campeones". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 13, 2002. pp. 15–17. issue 2540.
- ^ 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 d e "Número Especial - Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2004". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 24, 2005. issue 91.
- ^ "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 23, 2006. issue 192. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ a b "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 6, 2008. issue 296. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ a b "Guerreros del Ring". Entrevista por Olímpico (in Spanish). Mexico City. March 16, 2009. pp. 22–24. 182.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "WWA World Middleweight Championship". www.thecubsfan.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "2002: considerar detrás". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 19, 2003. issue 2593.
- ^ a b "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. issue 140.
- ^ "2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 26, 2007. issue 244. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ José de Jesús Lazcano Rodríguez (August 15, 2009). "Resultados Lucha Unida de Monterrey, Sexto Aniversario". Estrellas del Ring (in Spanish). Retrieved August 29, 2009.