| WWA World Welterweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial de Peso Welter WWA) | |||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Association (WWA) | ||||||||||
| Date established | 1987 | ||||||||||
| Current champion | Bandido | ||||||||||
| Date won | September 28, 2017 | ||||||||||
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TheWWA World Welterweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial de Peso Welter WWA inSpanish) is aMexicanprofessional wrestlingchampionship promoted by the MexicanLucha Libre wrestling basedpromotionWorld Wrestling Association (WWA) since 1987. The official definition of theWelterweight weight class in Mexico is between 70 kg (150 lb) and 77 kg (170 lb), but is not always strictly enforced.[a][1] Because Lucha Libre emphasizes the lower weight classes, this division is considered more important than the normally more prestigious heavyweight division of apromotion.[2]
As it was a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by ascripted ending to a match determined by thebookers 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]
It was first won byNegro Casas in 1987 and had been defended not only inMexico butEurope,Japan and theUnited States as well. The title was held by many of the top cruiserweight wrestlers of the 1990s includingHeavy Metal,Psicosis,Juventud Guerrera,Rey Misterio, Jr. andEddie Guerrero.El Hijo del Santo holds the record for most title reigns with ten reigns. The current champion isEl Hijo de Rey Misterio II.
| 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 | [f] | 1 | [g] | [h] | ||||
| 2 | Tornado Negro | April 14, 1989 | Live event | Tijuana, Mexico | 1 | 0 | [h] | ||||
| 3 | Negro Casas | April 14, 1989 | Live event | Apatlaco, Morelos | 2 | [i] | [h] | ||||
| 4 | Fuerza Guerrera | [j] | Live event | [f] | 1 | [k] | [h] | ||||
| 5 | Blue Demon Jr. | September 1989 | Live event | [f] | 1 | [l] | [h] | ||||
| 6 | Fuerza Guerrera | [j] | Live event | N/A | 6 | [m] | [h] | ||||
| 7 | El Hijo del Santo | June 7, 1990 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | [n] | [h] | ||||
| — | Vacated | November 1991 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for unknown reasons | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded fromNovember 1991 to1992. | |||||||||||
| 8 | Eddie Guerrero | 1992 | Live event | [f] | 1 | [o] | [h] | ||||
| 9 | Piloto Suicida | August 29, 1992 | Live event | Los Angeles, California | 1 | 9 | [h] | ||||
| 10 | Espanto Jr. | September 7, 1992 | Live event | Querétaro, Mexico | 1 | 193 | [h] | ||||
| 11 | El Hijo del Santo | March 19, 1993 | Live event | Tijuana, Mexico | 2 | 56 | [h] | ||||
| 12 | Heavy Metal | May 14, 1993 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | [p] | [h] | ||||
| 13 | El Hijo del Santo | June 1993 | Live event | [f] | 3 | [q] | [h] | ||||
| 14 | Psicosis | February 16, 1994 | Live event | Aguascalientes, Mexico | 1 | 583 | [h] | ||||
| 15 | Rey Misterio Jr. | September 22, 1995 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 6 | [h] | ||||
| 16 | Psicosis | September 28, 1995 | Live event | Mexicali, Mexico | 2 | 1 | [h] | ||||
| 17 | Rey Misterio Jr. | September 29, 1995 | Live event | Tijuana, Mexico | 2 | 212 | [h] | ||||
| 18 | Juventud Guerrera | April 28, 1996 | Live event | Querétaro, Mexico | 1 | 83 | [h] | ||||
| 19 | Rey Misterio Jr. | July 20, 1996 | WAR's4th Anniversary Show | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 216 | [h] | ||||
| 20 | El Hijo del Santo | February 21, 1997 | Live event | Tijuana, Mexico | 4 | 133 | [h] | ||||
| 21 | El Felino | July 4, 1997 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 96 | [h] | ||||
| 22 | El Hijo del Santo | October 8, 1997 | Live event | Leon, Mexico | 5 | 115 | [h] | ||||
| 23 | El Felino | January 31, 1998 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 36 | [h] | ||||
| — | Vacated | March 8, 1998 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after inconclusive match between El Hijo del Santo and El Felino | [h] | |||
| 24 | El Hijo del Santo | July 13, 1998 | Live event | Puebla,Puebla | 6 | Defeated Felino in rematch. | [h] | ||||
| Championship history is unrecorded fromJuly 13, 1998 toApril 9, 2000. | |||||||||||
| 25 | Blue Panther | April 9, 2000 | Live event | Monterrey, Mexico | 1 | [r] | [8][9] | ||||
| 26 | El Hijo del Santo | May 28, 2000 | Live event | [f] | 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 fromSeptember 9, 2005 toJuly 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 | 3,245+ | [14] | ||||
Articulo 242: "Ligero 70 kilos / Welter 77 kilos"
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