TheCMLL World Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Completo de CMLL inSpanish ) is asingles professional wrestling championship promoted byConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The Championship has been in existence since 1991.[G] WWE Championship or theIWGP Heavyweight Championship , it is not the main championship in thepromotion because CMLL has emphasized the lower weight levels since there are more workers in the lower levels. The title was the first to be created after Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre changed its name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in the early 1990s.
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.[ 1] heavyweight title , it can only officially be competed for by wrestlers weighing at least 105 kg (231 lb). The rule is not strictly adhered to as several champions have been under the weight limit, including the 16th champion,Héctor Garza who weighed 95 kg (209 lb).[ 2] two-out-of-three falls rules.
The first champion wasKonnan El Barbaro , who won a16-man tournament in 1991.[G] Claudio Castagnoli , who is in his first reign. He defeatedGran Guerrero on November 28, 2025. The championship has been vacated three times; all instances were when the champion left CMLL for another promotion.Universo 2000 holds the record for most reigns, with three.
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 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)1 Konnan El Barbaro June 9, 1991 EMLL Domingos Arena Mexico Mexico City, D.F. 1 70 DefeatedCien Caras in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. [ 3] 2 Cien Caras August 18, 1991 Wrestling In Monterrey Monterrey, NL 1 299 [ 4] [ 5] — Vacated June 12, 1992 — — — — The championship was vacated whenCien Caras left CMLL to work forAsistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). [G] 3 Black Magic November 20, 1992 CMLL on Televisa Mexico City, D.F. 1 219 Black Magic DefeatedRayo de Jalisco Jr. in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [ 6] 4 Brazo de Plata June 27, 1993 CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico Mexico City, D.F. 1 396 [ 7] 5 Silver King July 28, 1994 Live event Cuernavaca, Morelos 1 330 [ 8] 6 Apolo Dantés June 23, 1995 CMLL on Televisa Mexico City, D.F. 1 296 [ 9] 7 Rayo de Jalisco Jr. April 14, 1996 CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico Mexico City, D.F. 1 369 [ 10] 8 Steele April 18, 1997 41. Aniversario de Arena México Mexico City, D.F. 1 136 or 165 [ 11] — Vacated September 1, 1997 — — — — The championship was vacated whenSteele left CMLL for theWorld Wrestling Federation . [G] 9 Universo 2000 October 17, 1997 CMLL Super Viernes Mexico City, D.F. 1 331 Universo 2000 DefeatedCien Caras andRayo de Jalisco Jr. in athree-way match to win the vacant title. [ 12] 10 Rayo de Jalisco Jr. September 13, 1998 CMLL Guadalajara Domingos Guadalajara, Jalisco 2 453 [ 13] 11 Universo 2000 December 10, 1999 CMLL on Televisa Mexico City, D.F. 2 1,225 [ 14] 12 Mr. Niebla April 18, 2003 CMLL on Televisa Mexico City, D.F. 1 543 [ 15] 13 Universo 2000 October 12, 2004 CMLL Martes De Coliseo Mexico City, D.F. 3 999 [ 16] 14 Dos Caras Jr. July 8, 2007 CMLL Domingos De Coliseo Mexico City, D.F. 1 533 [ 17] 15 Último Guerrero December 22, 2008 Live event Mexico City, D.F. 1 963 [ 18] 16 Héctor Garza August 12, 2011 CMLL on Televisa Mexico City, D.F. 1 128 [ 19] — Vacated December 18, 2011 Live event Mexico City, D.F. — — The Championship announced vacated on the December 18, 2011, edition ofDomingos Arena Mexico afterHéctor Garza left CMLL to joinPerros del Mal Producciones on November 11, 2011. [ 20] 17 El Terrible January 1, 2012 CMLL Guerreros del Ring Mexico City, D.F. 1 1,125 El Terrible defeatedRush to win the vacant championship. [ 21] 18 Máximo/Máximo Sexy January 30, 2015 CMLL on Fox Sports Mexico City, D.F. 1 843 [ 22] — Vacated May 22, 2017 — — — — The Championship vacated whenMáximo Sexy was fired by CMLL. [ 23] [ 24] 19 Marco Corleone June 6, 2017 CMLL Guadalajara Martes Guadalajara, Jalisco 1 442 Corleone defeatedEl Terrible in the finals of atorneo cibernetico [ 25] — Vacated August 22, 2018 — — — — Championship vacated whenMarco Corleone left CMLL. [ 26] 20 Último Guerrero October 16, 2018 CMLL Martes Arena Mexico Mexico City, D.F. 2 1,074 Guerrero defeatedDiamante Azul to win the vacant title [ 27] 21 Hechicero September 24, 2021 CMLL 88. Aniversario Mexico City, D.F. 1 409 [ 28] 22 Gran Guerrero November 7, 2022 Lunes Clásico Mexico City, D.F. 1 1,117 [ 29] 23 Claudio Castagnoli November 28, 2025 Leyenda Azul Mexico City, D.F. 1 81+ [ 30]
As of February 17, 2026.
† Indicates the current champion
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