WWA World Welterweight Championship

The WWA World Welterweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial de Peso Welter WWA in Spanish) is a Mexican professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion World Wrestling Association (WWA) since 1987. The official definition of the Welterweight weight class in Mexico is between 70 kg (150 lb) and 77 kg (170 lb), but is not always strictly enforced.[lower-alpha 1][1] Because Lucha Libre emphasizes the lower weight classes, this division is considered more important than the normally more prestigious heavyweight division of a promotion.[2]

WWA World Welterweight Championship
(Campeonato Mundial de Peso Welter WWA)
The front plate of the championship belt
Details
PromotionWorld Wrestling Association (WWA)
Date established1987
Current champion(s)Bandido
Date wonSeptember 28, 2017

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]

It was first won by Negro Casas in 1987 and had been defended not only in Mexico but Europe, Japan and the United States as well. The title was held by many of the top cruiserweight wrestlers of the 1990s including Heavy Metal, Psicosis, Juventud Guerrera, Rey Misterio, Jr. and Eddie Guerrero. El Hijo del Santo holds the record for most title reigns with ten reigns. The current champion is El Hijo de Rey Misterio II.

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
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1  Negro Casas  1987  Live event [lower-alpha 6]  1  [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 8]
 2  Tornado Negro  April 14, 1989  Live event Tijuana, Mexico  1  0 [lower-alpha 8]
 3  Negro Casas  April 14, 1989  Live event Apatlaco, Morelos  2  [lower-alpha 9] [lower-alpha 8]
 4  Fuerza Guerrera  [lower-alpha 10]  Live event [lower-alpha 6]  1  [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 8]
 5  Blue Demon Jr.  September 1989  Live event [lower-alpha 6]  1  [lower-alpha 12] [lower-alpha 8]
 6  Fuerza Guerrera  [lower-alpha 10]  Live event N/A  6  [lower-alpha 13] [lower-alpha 8]
 7  El Hijo del Santo  June 7, 1990  Live event Tokyo, Japan  1  [lower-alpha 14] [lower-alpha 8]
— Vacated  November 1991 — — — — Championship vacated for unknown reasons
Championship history is unrecorded from November 1991 to 1992.
 8  Eddie Guerrero  1992  Live event [lower-alpha 6]  1  [lower-alpha 15] [lower-alpha 8]
 9  Piloto Suicida  August 29, 1992  Live event Los Angeles, California  1  9 [lower-alpha 8]
 10  Espanto Jr.  September 7, 1992  Live event Querétaro, Mexico  1  193 [lower-alpha 8]
 11  El Hijo del Santo  March 19, 1993  Live event Tijuana, Mexico  2  56 [lower-alpha 8]
 12  Heavy Metal  May 14, 1993  Live event Mexico City  1  [lower-alpha 16] [lower-alpha 8]
 13  El Hijo del Santo  June 1993  Live event [lower-alpha 6]  3  [lower-alpha 17] [lower-alpha 8]
 14  Psicosis  February 16, 1994  Live event Aguascalientes, Mexico  1  583 [lower-alpha 8]
 15  Rey Misterio Jr.  September 22, 1995  Live event Mexico City  1  6 [lower-alpha 8]
 16  Psicosis  September 28, 1995  Live event Mexicali, Mexico  2  1 [lower-alpha 8]
 17  Rey Misterio Jr.  September 29, 1995  Live event Tijuana, Mexico  2  212 [lower-alpha 8]
 18  Juventud Guerrera  April 28, 1996  Live event Querétaro, Mexico  1  83 [lower-alpha 8]
 19  Rey Misterio Jr.  July 20, 1996  WAR's 4th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan  3  216 [lower-alpha 8]
 20  El Hijo del Santo  February 21, 1997  Live event Tijuana, Mexico  4  133 [lower-alpha 8]
 21  El Felino  July 4, 1997  Live event Mexico City  1  96 [lower-alpha 8]
 22  El Hijo del Santo  October 8, 1997  Live event Leon, Mexico  5  115 [lower-alpha 8]
 23  El Felino  January 31, 1998  Live event Mexico City  1  36 [lower-alpha 8]
— Vacated  March 8, 1998 — — — — Championship held up after inconclusive match between El Hijo del Santo and El Felino [lower-alpha 8]
 24  El Hijo del Santo  July 13, 1998  Live event Puebla, Puebla  6   Defeated Felino in rematch. [lower-alpha 8]
Championship history is unrecorded from July 13, 1998 to April 9, 2000.
 25  Blue Panther  April 9, 2000  Live event Monterrey, Mexico  1  [lower-alpha 18] [8][9]
 26  El Hijo del Santo  May 28, 2000  Live event [lower-alpha 6]  7  179 [8][9][10]
 27  El Hijo del Diablo  November 23, 2000  Live event Iguala, Mexico  1  707 [8]
 28  El Hijo del Santo  October 31, 2002  Live event San Luis Potosí, Mexico  8  817 [11]
 29  El Cobarde  January 25, 2005  Live event Juarez, Mexico  1  227 [12]
 30  El Hijo del Santo  September 9, 2005  Live event Ciudad Juarez, Mexico  9   [12]
Championship history is unrecorded from September 9, 2005 to July 2, 2008.
 31  Blue Demon Jr.    Live event Valencia, Spain  2  3 [13]
 32  El Hijo del Santo  July 5, 2008  Live event London, England  10  1,258 [13]
— Vacated N/A — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
 33  El Hijo de Rey Misterio II  May 27, 2011  Live event Mexico City, Mexico  1  
 34  Ángel Blanco Jr.  December 15, 2011  Live event Mexico City, Mexcico  1  2,114
 35  Bandido  September 28, 2017  TxT show Tulancingo, Hidalgo  1  1,224+ [14]

Footnotes
  1. 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).
  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. The location of the title change was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  7. The exact date on which Negro Casas won the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 470 and 834 days.
  8. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 400, Chapter: "Mexico: WWA Welterweight Title" [7]
  9. The exact date on which Negro Casas lost the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 1 and 169 days.
  10. The exact date Fuerza Guerrea won the championship has not been documented, only that he won the championship in this time period.
  11. The exact date on which Fuerza Guerrera won and lost the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 1 day and 168 days.
  12. The exact date on which Blue Demon Jr. won and lost the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 1 and 278 days.
  13. The exact date on which Fuerza Guerrero won and lost the title is unknown, placing the title reign between 1 and 249 days.
  14. The exact date on which El Hijo del Santo vacated the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 512 and 541 days.
  15. The exact date on which Eddie Guerrero won the title is unknown, placing his title reigns between −181 and 59 days.
  16. The exact date on which Heavy Metal lost the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 1 and 277 days.
  17. The exact date on which El Hijo del Santo won the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 47 and 276 days.
  18. The exact date on which Blue Panther lost the title is unknown, placing the title reign between 53 and 82 days.

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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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: "Ligero 70 kilos / Welter 77 kilos"
  2. Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?"". Mondo Lucha A Go-Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  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. 400.
  8. "2000 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 2001. pp. 2–20. issue 2488.
  9. "SLAM! Wrestling International -- 2000: The Year-In-Review Mexico". Slam Wrestling!. Canoe.ca. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  10. F4W Staff (May 28, 2015). "ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (MAY 28): HULK HOGAN VS. NICK BOCKWINKEL, BRUNO VS. SUPERSTAR GRAHAM DOUBLE DQ". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  11. "2002: considerar detrás". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 19, 2003. issue 2593.
  12. "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. issue 140.
  13. "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). January 6, 2008. issue 296. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  14. "Ángel Blanco Jr. vs Bandido, Campeonato Mundial Welter WWA en Todo X el Todo". Mas Luchas (in Spanish). YouTube. November 27, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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