UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship

The UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de UWA in Spanish) was a singles professional wrestling championship 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. 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.[lower-alpha 1][1]

UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
Campeonato Mundial Semi Completo de UWA
The championship belt
Details
PromotionUniversal Wrestling Association
Mexican independent circuit
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA)
Date establishedNovember 25, 1975
Date retired1995, 2007

Chessman was the last UWA Light Heavyweight champion 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 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.[lower-alpha 2] 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,[lower-alpha 3] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[lower-alpha 4] or leaving the company.[lower-alpha 5]

Title history
Key
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
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Ray Mendoza November 25, 1975 Live event Mexico City 1 117 Won a tournament to become the first champion. [lower-alpha 6]
2 Audaz March 21, 1976 Live event Veracruz, Veracruz 1 154 [lower-alpha 6][8]
3 Ray Mendoza August 22, 1976 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 2 214 [lower-alpha 6]
4 El Solitario March 24, 1977 Live event Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua 1 584 [lower-alpha 6]
5 Ray Mendoza October 29, 1978 Live event Naucalpan, México 3 371 [lower-alpha 6]
6 Gran Hamada November 4, 1979 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 203 [lower-alpha 6]
7 Perro Aguayo May 25, 1980 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 201 [lower-alpha 6][9][10]
8 Fishman December 12, 1980 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 79 [lower-alpha 6]
9 Villano III March 1, 1981 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 140 [lower-alpha 6]
10 Fishman July 19, 1981 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 2 481 [lower-alpha 6]
11 Sangre Chicana November 12, 1982 Live event Mexico City 1 107 [lower-alpha 6]
12 Fishman February 27, 1983 Live event Naucalpan, México 3 224 [lower-alpha 6]
13 Sangre Chicana October 9, 1983 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 2 [lower-alpha 6]
— Vacated February 1984 — — — — Championship vacated when Sangre Chicana could not defend due to injuries. [lower-alpha 6]
14 Fishman April 11, 1984 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 4 1,217 Defeated Villano III in a tournament final. [lower-alpha 6]
15 Villano I August 10, 1986 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 160 [lower-alpha 6]
16 Zandokan January 17, 1987 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 1,171 [lower-alpha 6]
17 Gran Hamada April 2, 1990 Live event Mexico City 2 311 [lower-alpha 6]
18 El Signo February 7, 1991 Live event Mexico City 1 98 [lower-alpha 6]
19 Villano III May 16, 1991 Live event Mexico City 2 168 [lower-alpha 6]
20 El Signo October 31, 1991 Live event Mexico City 2 155 [lower-alpha 6]
21 Villano V April 3, 1992 Live event Nezahualcóyotl, México 1 212 [lower-alpha 6]
22 El Texano November 1, 1992 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 364 [lower-alpha 6]
23 Silver King October 31, 1993 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 62 [lower-alpha 6]
24 Villano V January 1, 1994 Live event Nezahualcóyotl, México 2 [lower-alpha 6]
— Vacated 1995 — — — — Championship vacated and inactivated UWA Closes [lower-alpha 6]
25 Adrian el Exstico † September 17, 1995 Live event Nezahualcóyotl, México 1 299 [lower-alpha 6]
26 Prince Maya † July 12, 1996 Live event N/A 1 [lower-alpha 6]
Championship history is unrecorded from July 1996 to 1999.
27 El Cobarde † 1999 Live event N/A 1 [lower-alpha 6]
28 Heavy Metal † April 16, 2000 Live event Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 1 418 [11]
29 Electroshock † June 8, 2001 Live event Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 1 [12]
Championship history is unrecorded from June 2001 to 2002.
30 El Zorro † 2002 Live event Albuquerque, New Mexico 1 [13]
31 Mr. Águila † July 3, 2003 Live event Toluca, State of 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, State of Mexico 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 [2]
38 El Zorro † April 2007 Live event N/A 5 Zorro won the title no later than this date. [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]

Footnotes
  1. 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).
  2. 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]
  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]
  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]
  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]
  6. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 397, Chapter: MEXICO: UWA World Light Heavyweight Title [Flores, Mora] [7]

References
  • 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.
  1. 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"
  2. "2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 26, 2007. issue 244.
  3. Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
  4. Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271.
  5. Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20.
  6. Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201.
  7. Duncan & Will 2000, p. 397.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "2000 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 2001. pp. 2–20. issue 2488.
  12. "2001: Los Campeones". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 13, 2002. pp. 15–17. issue 2540.
  13. "2002: considerar detrás". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 19, 2003. issue 2593.
  14. "Número Especial – Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2003". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 5, 2003. issue 40.
  15. "Número Especial – Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2004". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 24, 2005. issue 91.
  16. "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. issue 140.
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