Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
A picture of front plate on a championship belt
The championship belt
Details
PromotionComisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.
(Sanctioning body)
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre
(1942–1992)
Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
(1992–2004)
ENSEMA
(2004–2007)
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(2007–current)
Date establishedSeptember 25, 1942[1]
Current champion(s)Esfinge
Date wonMay 25, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)Jesus Anaya[1]
Most reignsLa Parka/L.A. Park and Pierroth Jr. (4 reigns)

The Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Nacional Semicompleto in Spanish) is a national Mexican singles professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. (Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission). Since its creation in 1942, the championship has not been promoted by one specific promotion throughout its existence, but shared between many Mexican promotions. Among others, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), the ENSEMA promotion and the Independent circuit but since December 2007 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) has had the exclusive rights to the championship.[Note 1] As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legitimately: it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline[2] The official definition of the Light Heavyweight weight class in Mexico is between 92 kg (203 lb) and 97 kg (214 lb), but the weight limits for the different classes are not always strictly enforced.[Note 2][3] Championship matches normally take place under best two-out-of-three falls rules.[4]

Jesus Anaya became the first National Light Heavyweight Champion when he won the inaugural tournament that concluded on the EMLL 9th Anniversary Show, defeating Black Guzmán. Empresa Mexicana de Luch Libre was the primary promotion to use the championship in subsequent years, although did not have exclusive control of the championship.[G1] In 1992 then-CMLL booker Antonio Peña left the company to create AAA and brought a number of CMLL wrestlers with him, including among others the then-reigning Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion Máscara Sagrada. The commission allowed Máscara Sagrada to take the championship with him to AAA.[G1] From AAA's creation in 1992 until 2002 they had exclusive control of the championship, In 2002 El Dandy won the title, transitioning the championship to the ENSEMA promotion. In December 2007 Místico won the title from Vangelis, making it an official CMLL recognized championship from that point forward.[5]

The current champion is Esfinge, having defeated Angel de Oro for the championship on May 23, 2023. He is the 73rd overall champion and this is his first title reign. La Parka / L.A. Park and Pierroth Jr. are tied for most title reigns, with four reigns; Pierroth Jr. has the shortest reign at no more than 11 days.[Note 3] El Dandy's two reigns combine to 1,526 days, the most days for any champion, while the longest continuous reign belongs to Cavernario Galindo, with 1,249 days.[6]

Title history

Key
† Indicates that the championship was promoted by AAA at this point in time.
± Indicates that the championship was promoted by the ENSEMA promotion at this point in time.
§ Indicates that the championship is promoted by CMLL at this point in time.
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
N/A Unknown information
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Jesus Anaya September 25, 1942 Mexico EMLL 9th Anniversary Show 1 [Note 4] Defeated Black Guzmán in the finals of a tournament [G1][1]
2 Black Guzmán March 1943 Live event Mexico 1 [Note 5]   [G1]
3 Gorila Ramos September 20, 1944 EMLL 11th Anniversary Show Mexico 1 28   [G1][1]
4 Tarzán López October 18, 1944 Live event Mexico 1 [Note 6]   [G1]
5 Black Guzmán January 1945 Live event Mexico 2 [Note 7]   [G1]
6 Tarzán López April 12, 1947 Live event Mexico 2 811   [G1]
7 Cavernario Galindo July 1, 1949 Live event Mexico City 1 [Note 8]   [G1][7]
8 Enrique Llanes December 1950 Live event Mexico 1 [Note 9]   [G1]
— Vacated 1951 — — — — Championship vacated for unverified reasons [G1]
9 Tarzán López September 9, 1956 Live event Mexico 3 [Note 10] It is unknown whom Lόpez defeated [G1]
— Vacated January 1957 — — — — Championship vacated for unverified reasons
10 Espectro I April 21, 1957 Live event Mexico 1 [Note 11] Defeated Bobby Bonales [G1]
— Vacated September 1960 (nlt) — — — — Championship vacated for unverified reasons [G1]
11 Rubén Juárez September 23, 1960 EMLL 27th Anniversary Show Mexico City 1 1,086 Defeated Ray Mendoza to win the championship [G1][1]
12 Espanto I September 14, 1963 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 1 77   [G1]
13 Ray Mendoza November 30, 1963 Live event Mexico City 1 410   [G1]
14 Raúl Reyes January 13, 1965 EMLL Carnaval de Campeones Mexico City 1 112   [G1][8]
15 Alfonso Dantés May 5, 1965 Live event Mexico 1 286   [G1]
16 Espanto I February 15, 1966 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 2 241   [G1]
17 El Santo October 14, 1966 Live event Mexicali, Baja California 1 [Note 12]   [G1]
18 Espanto I March 1967 Live event Mexico 3 [Note 13]   [G1]
19 Mil Máscaras June 12, 1967 Live event Mexico City 1 125   [G1]
20 El Nazi October 15, 1967 Live event Mexico City 1 159   [G1]
21 Mil Máscaras March 22, 1968 Live event Mexico 2 19   [G1]
— Vacated April 10, 1968 — — — — Championship vacated for unverified reasons [G1]
22 Raul Mata April 11, 1969 Live event Mexico 1 1,164 Defeated Dr. Wagner to win the championship. [G1]
23 Enrique Vera June 18, 1972 Live event Mexico 1 271   [G1]
24 Dr. Wagner March 16, 1973 Live event Mexico City 1 555   [G1]
— Vacated September 22, 1974 — — — — Championship vacated for unverified reasons. [G1]
25 Alfonso Dantés November 15, 1974 Live event Mexico City 2 513 Defeated El Halcón to win the championship. [G1]
26 Dr. Wagner April 11, 1976 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco 2 644   [G1]
27 El Canek January 15, 1978 Live event Mexico City 1 156   [G1][9]
28 Dos Caras June 20, 1978 Live event Pachuca, Hidalgo 1 292   [G1]
29 Astro Rey April 8, 1979 Live event Mexico City 1 217   [G1]
30 Dr. Wagner November 11, 1979 Live event Mexico 3 19   [G1]
31 Enrique Vera November 30, 1979 Live event Mexico City 2 658   [G1]
32 Alfonso Dantés September 18, 1981 Live event Mexico City 3 100   [G1]
33 Babe Face December 27, 1981 Live event Mexico City 1 570   [G1]
34 Mano Negra July 20, 1983 Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos 1 410   [G1]
35 Valente Fernández September 2, 1984 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 1 581   [G1]
36 Luis Mariscal April 6, 1986 Live event Mexico 1 193   [G1]
37 El Halcón '78 October 16, 1986 Live event Mexico City 1 536   [G1]
38 Pierroth Jr. April 4, 1988 Live event San Lorenzo, Oaxaca 1 156   [G1]
39 Mogur September 7, 1988 Live event Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State 1 492   [G1]
40 Pierroth Jr. January 12, 1990 Live event Mexico City 2 433   [G1]
41 Máscara Sagrada March 21, 1991 Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos 1 435   [G1]
42 Universo 2000 † May 29, 1992 Live event Veracruz, Veracruz 1 112   [G1]
43 Lizmark † September 18, 1992 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero 1 721   [G1]
44 La Parka † September 9, 1994 Live event Río Bravo, Tamaulipas 1 200   [G1]
45 Jerry Estrada † March 28, 1995 Live event Matamoros, Tamaulipas 1 131   [G1]
46 La Parka † August 6, 1995 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 2 167   [G1]
47 Pierroth Jr. † January 20, 1996 Live event Mexicali, Baja California 3 [Note 14]   [G1]
48 La Parka † January 1996 Live event Mexico 3 [Note 15]   [G1]
49 Pimpinela Escarlata † May 20, 1996 Live event Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 1 112   [G1]
50 Latin Lover † September 9, 1996 Live event Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 1 252   [G1]
51 Pierroth Jr. † May 19, 1997 Live event Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 4 [Note 16]   [G1]
52 Máscara Sagrada † 1998 Live event Mexico 1 [Note 17]   [G1]
53 Sangre Chicana † May 16, 1998 Live event Torreón, Coahuila 1 1,080   [G1]
54 Héctor Garza † April 30, 2000 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 1 776   [10]
55 Electroshock † June 15, 2001 Live event Tijuana, Baja California 1 310   [11]
56 Perro Aguayo Jr. † April 21, 2002 Live event Chihuahua, Chihuahua 1 132   [12]
57 El Dandy ± August 31, 2002 Live event Reynosa, Tamaulipas 1 776   [13]
58 L.A. Park ± October 15, 2004 Live event Mexico City 4 162   [14]
59 El Dandy ± March 26, 2005 Live event Acapulco, Guerrero 2 750   [15]
60 Vangelis April 15, 2007 Live event Mexico City 1 233 This match was possibly fictitious[Note 18] [16]
61 Místico § December 4, 2007 Live event Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro 1 801 This was a double title match with Místico's CMLL World Welterweight Championship also at stake. [5]
62 Volador Jr. § February 12, 2010 CMLL Super Viernes Mexico City 1 235   [17]
63 La Máscara § October 5, 2010 Live event Mexico City 1 1,043   [18]
64 Mephisto § August 13, 2013 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco 1 741   [19]
65 Atlantis § August 24, 2015 Live event Puebla, Puebla 1 1,170   [20]
66 Bárbaro Cavernario § November 6, 2018 Live event Mexico City 1 966   [21]
67 Felino § June 29, 2021 Live event Mexico City 1 105   [22]
68 Ángel de Oro § October 12, 2021 Live event Mexico City 1 842   [23]
69 Esfinge § May 25, 2023 Live event Mexico City 1 252+  


Combined reigns

Mephisto, wearing a mask with spikes down the middle of his forehead, in the middle of a match.
Mephisto, the 64th champion
La Máscara, posing on the turnbuckles before a wrestling match.
La Máscara, who held the championship for 1,043 days.
An unmasked wrestler lifting a masked wrestler up over his head with outstretched arms.
Héctor Garza (the 54th champion), lifting Místico (the 61st champion) over his head
A masked wrestler wearing a full body suit that makes him look like a skeleton/
La Parka, who won the championship on four occasions, three times in AAA and once in ENSEMA.
Key
† Indicates the current champion
¤ The exact length of at least one championship reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
+ Indicates that the date changes daily for the current champion.
Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days Ref(s).
1 El Dandy 2 1,526 [13][14][15][16]
2 Black Guzmán 2 1,368¤[Note 19] [G1]
3 Cavernario Galindo 1 1,249¤[Note 20] [G1]
4 Espectro I 1 1,229¤[Note 21] [G1]
5 Dr. Wagner 3 1,218 [G1]
6 Atlantis 1 1,170 [20]
7 Raul Mata 1 1,164 [G1]
8 Rubén Juárez 1 1,086 [G1]
9 Sangre Chicana 1 1,080 [G1]
10 La Máscara 1 1,043 [18][19]
11 Tarzán López 3 1,019¤[Note 22] [G1]
12 Bárbaro Cavernario 1 966
13 Enrique Vera 2 929 [G1]
14 Alfonso Dantés 3 899 [G1]
15 Pierroth Jr. 4 826¤[Note 23] [G1]
16 Místico 1 802 [5][17]
17 Héctor Garza 1 776 [10]
18 Mephisto 1 742 [20][19]
19 Lizmark 2 721 [G1]
20 La Parka / L.A. Park 4 639¤[Note 24] [G1]][14]
21 Valente Fernández 1 581 [G1]
22 Babe Face 1 570 [G1
23 El Halcón '78 1 536 [G1]
24 Mogur 1 492 [G1]
25 Máscara Sagrada 1 435 [G1]
26 Mano Negra 1 410 [G1]
Ray Mendoza 1 410 [G1]
28 Ángel de Oro 1 842
29 Espanto I 3 335¤[Note 25] [G1]
30 Electroshock 1 310 [11][12]
31 Dos Caras 1 292 [G1]
32 Latin Lover 1 252 [G1
33 Volador Jr. 1 236 [17][18]
34 Vangelis 1 233 [16][5]
35 Astro Rey 1 217 [G1]
36 Luis Mariscal 1 193 [G1]
37 El Nazi 1 159 [G1]
38 Jesus Anaya 1 157¤[Note 26] [G1]
39 El Canek 1 156 [G1]
40 Esfinge † 1 254+
41 Mil Máscaras 2 144 [G1]
42 El Santo 1 138¤[Note 27] [G1]
43 Perro Aguayo Jr. 1 132 [12][13]
44 Jerry Estrada 1 131 [G1]
45 Raúl Reyes 1 122 [G1]
44 Pimpinela Escarlata 1 112 [G1]
Universo 2000 1 112 [G1]
46 Felino 1 105
47 Gorila Ramos 1 28 [G1]
48 Enrique Llanes 1 1¤[Note 28] [G1]
49 Máscara Sagrada II 1 1¤[Note 29] [G1]

Notes

  1. ^ In this statement, the rights refers to the every day use of the championship, determining which storylines the championship is being used in, who gets to challenge for it and how to use it in a public relations sense.
  2. ^ One example of this is Mephisto's holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
  3. ^ Two individuals have potentially shorter reigns as both Enrique Llanes and Máscara Sagrada II have a minimum length of 1 day but Pierroth Jr.'s reign is the shortest documented reign.
  4. ^ The exact date on which the championship was lost is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 157 and 187 days
  5. ^ The exact date Black Guzmán won the championship has not been found, which means the championship reign lasted between 567 and 597 days
  6. ^ The exact date on which Tarzán López lost the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 75 and 105 days
  7. ^ The exact date on which Black Guzmán won the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 801 and 831 days
  8. ^ The exact date on which Cavernario Galindo lost the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 1,249 and 1,279 days
  9. ^ The exact date on which Enrique Llanes won the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 1 and 365 days
  10. ^ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 114 and 144 days
  11. ^ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 1,229 and 1,251 days
  12. ^ The exact date on which El Santo lost the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 138 and 168 days
  13. ^ The exact date on which Espanto I won the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 73 and 103 days
  14. ^ The exact date on which Pierroth Jr. lost the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 1 and 11 days
  15. ^ The exact date on which La Parka won the championship not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 110 and 120 days
  16. ^ The exact date on which Pierroth Jr. lost the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 227 and 362 days
  17. ^ The exact date on which Máscara Sagrada won the championship is not known, which means the championship reign lasted between 1 and 135 days
  18. ^ From time to time promotions will award a championship to a wrestler and then publicize results of a match that did not actually take place.
  19. ^ Black Guzmán's first reign lasted at least 567 days while his second reign lasted at least 801 days.
  20. ^ Cavernario Galindo's only reign lasted at least 1,249 days
  21. ^ Espanto I's only reign lasted at least 1,229 days.
  22. ^ Tarzán López' first reign lasted at least 75 days, his second reign lasted 811 days and his third reign lasted at least 114 days.
  23. ^ Pierroth Jr.'s first reign lasted 156 days, his second reign lasted 433 days. His third reign lasted at least 1 day and his fourth reign lasted at least 227 days.
  24. ^ La Parka's first reign lasted 200 days, the second reign lasted 167 days, the third reign lasted at least 110 days and the four reign lasted 162 days.
  25. ^ Espanto I's first reign lasted 241 days, his second reign lasted at least 73 days.
  26. ^ Jesus Anaya's reign lasted at least 157 days.
  27. ^ El Santo's reign lasted at least 138 days.
  28. ^ Enrique Llanes' title reign lasted at least 1 day.
  29. ^ Máscara Sagrada's only title reign lasted at least 1 day.

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