List of current champions in CMLL

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Stuka Jr., the current NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Champion

In professional wrestling, championships are competed for in pre-determined matches that arise as a result of storylines featuring a professional wrestling promotion's roster of wrestlers. As of 2020 the Mexican Lucha libre or professional wrestling promotion known as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) promotes 30 different championships; 12 championships designated as World Championships in various divisions, 8 championships on a national level and 8 championships on a regional level.[a] The championships are divided into weight limits as well as gender specific and size-specific divisions.[a] The professional wrestling championships are not won through legitimate athletic competition; they are instead won via scripted endings to a match or on occasion awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline.[1]

A total of 34 wrestlers hold the 30 officially CMLL promoted championships.[a] There are thirteen male singles championships spread out over various weight classes, four championships for tag teams, three for Trios (three-man teams), three for female competitors and three for Mini-Estrella and Micro-Estrella competitors.[a] The oldest CMLL championship is the Mexican National Welterweight Championship, created on June 17, 1934, which is also the oldest championship in professional wrestling still active.[b]

The titles branded as "World" level can or have been defended outside of Mexico, whereas the Mexican National championships are normally only defended in Mexico and only Mexican citizens are eligible to hold the championships, although occasional exceptions have been made.[c] The regional championships are typically not promoted outside the area to which they belong, such as a specific Mexican state. The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship was normally defended only in Arena Coliseo until 2016 when it was defended in Japan.[6] In the 20th century CMLL strictly enforced the weight divisions, but since around 2000 the rules have occasionally been ignored. One example of this was Mephisto holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit, despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).[7][8][9] The Mexico City Boxing and Pro Wrestling Commission governs the Mexican National Championships but have granted CMLL control of the five championships listed.[d] The Occidente ("Western") championships are endorsed by the Jalisco state boxing and wrestling commission and promoted by CMLL's Guadalajara branch.[11]

World championships[]

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Notes Ref.
CMLL World Heavyweight Championship Hechicero.jpg Hechicero 1 September 24, 2021 177 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Último Guerrero at CMLL Aniversario 88. [12]
CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship Niebla Roja 1 June 10, 2017 1744 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Rey Bucanero for the vacant title at CMLL Sabados De Coliseo'. [13]
CMLL World Middleweight Championship Soberano Jr.jpg El Soberano Jr. 1 December 10, 2021 100 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated at CMLL Viernes Espectacular. [14]
CMLL World Welterweight Championship Titán (wrestler).jpg Titán 1 December 8, 2019 833 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated El Soberano at CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico. [15]
CMLL World Lightweight Championship Vacant – – – – – [16]
CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship LuchaLibreObrera005.JPG Shockercito 1 March 5, 2017 1841 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Pierrothito at CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico. [17]
CMLL World Micro-Estrellas Championship Chamuel 1 December 25, 2019 816 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Microman, El Gallito, Zacarías el Perico, Guapito, and Átomo at CMLL Navidad to become the inaugural champion. [18]
CMLL World Tag Team Championship Titán (wrestler).jpgVolador Jr. 2016.jpg Titán and Volador Jr. 1 September 24, 2021 177 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Alianza de Plata y Oro (Carístico and Místico) at Aniversario 88. [19]
CMLL World Trios Championship Los Malditos (El Sagrado, Gemelo Diablo I & Gemelo Diablo II) 1
(1, 1, 1) 		March 18, 2022 2 Mexico City, D.F.
CMLL World Women's Championship Princesa Sugehit 1 October 23, 2020 513 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Marcela at CMLL Super Viernes. [20]
NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship Stuka Jr.jpg Stuka Jr. 1 August 14, 2018 1314 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Hechicero at CMLL Martes Arena Mexico. [19]
NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship Místico.jpg Carístico 1 August 21, 2018 1307 Guadalajara, Jalisco Defeated Último Guerrero at CMLL Guadalajara Martes. [21]
NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship Volador Jr. 2016.jpg Volador Jr. 3 August 4, 2018 1324 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Matt Taven at CMLL Super Viernes - Negro Casas 40. Aniversario. [22]

National championships[]

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location Notes Ref(s).
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship Vacant - August 11, 2021 221 [23]
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship Cavernario 1 November 6, 2018 1,230 Mexico City, Mexico Defeated Atlantis during a CMLL house show. [24]
Mexican National Middleweight Championship Templario September 24, 2021
Mexican National Welterweight Championship Soberano Jr. 1 May 12, 2017 1,773 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Defeated Rey Cometa during a CMLL Super Viernes show. [25]
Mexican National Lightweight Championship Eléctrico 1 August 13, 2013 3,141 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Defeated Pequeño Nitro in a tournament final to win the vacant title. [26]
Mexican National Tag Team Championship Atlantis Jr. & Flyer 1 March 26, 2021 737 Mexico City, Distrito Federal Defeated Hijo del Villano III and Templario.
Mexican National Trios Championship Nueva Generación Dinamita (El Cuatrero, Forastero and Sansón) - July 25, 2021 238 Mexico City, Distrito Federal La Nueva Generación Dinamita won the CMLL World Trios Championship
Mexican National Women's Championship Reyna Isis 1 September 25, 2020 541 Mexico City, Mexico Defeated La Metálica at the CMLL 87th Anniversary Show [27]
Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship La Jarochita & Lluvia 1 October 10, 2020 526 Mexico City, Mexico Defeated La Amapola and La Metalica [28]

Regional championships[]

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location Notes Ref(s).
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship Esfinge and Tritón 1 March 10, 2018 1471 Mexico City, Mexico Won an eight-team tournament for the vacant championship. [29]
CMLL Japanese Women's Championship Dalys la Caribeña 1 January 22, 2020 788 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Mina Shirakawa to become the inaugural champion. [30]
Occidente Heavyweight Championship Star Black 1 October 28, 2018 1,239 Guadalajara, Jalisco Defeated during a CMLL Guadalajara house show.
Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship Esfinge 1 December 5, 2017 1,566 Guadalajara, Jalisco Defeated Puma during a CMLL Guadalajara house show.
Occidente Middleweight Championship Difunto 1 December 17, 2017 1,566 Guadalajara, Jalisco Defeated Jocker in a tournament final. [31]
Occidente Welterweight Championship Explosivo 1 August 26, 2018 1,302 Guadalajara, Jalisco Defeated Magico to win the vacant championship [32]
Occidente Tag Team Championship Gran Kenut and León Blanco 1 November 11, 2018 1,225 Guadalajara, Jalisco Defeated El Rielero and Vaquero Jr. during a CMLL Guadalajara house show. [33]
Occidente Trios Championship Nuevo Generacion Dinamitas
(Cuatrero, El Forastero and Sanson) 		1 November 1, 2015 2,331 Guadalajara, Jalisco Defeated Furia Rojo, Mr. Trueno and Rey Trueno during a CMLL Guadalajara house show. [34]

Former championships[]

Masked wrestler Atlantis in the ring during an outdoor wrestling event.
Atlantis, the former Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion.
See also: Former Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Championships

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b c d All stats are fully sourced in the tables below.
  2. ^ While the National Wrestling Alliance claims that it traces the NWA World Heavyweight Championship back to 1905, the actual championship was not created until 1948.[2][3][4]
  3. ^ Italian born Jack O'Brien was the first to hold the Mexican National Lightweight Championship and was allowed to defend it. Later on Mishima Ota won the same championship but had it taken from him for not being Mexican born.[5]
  4. ^ In this statement, "control" refers to the everyday use of the title, determining which storylines the title is being used in, who gets to challenge for the title and how to use it in a public relations sense.[10]

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