In professional wrestling, championships are competed for in pre-determined matches that arise as a result of storylines featuring a professional wrestling promotion's roster of wrestlers. As of 2024, the Mexican Lucha libre or professional wrestling promotion known as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) promotes 30 different championships; 12 championships designated as World Championships in various divisions, 8 championships on a national level and 8 championships on a regional level. [a] The championships are divided into weight limits as well as gender specific and size-specific divisions. [a] The professional wrestling championships are not won through legitimate athletic competition; they are instead won via scripted endings to a match or on occasion awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. [1]
A total of 34 wrestlers hold the 30 officially CMLL promoted championships. [a] There are thirteen male singles championships spread out over various weight classes, four championships for tag teams, three for Trios (three-man teams), three for female competitors and three for Mini-Estrella and Micro-Estrella competitors. [a] The oldest CMLL championship is the Mexican National Welterweight Championship, created on June 17, 1934, which is also the oldest championship in professional wrestling still active. [b]
The titles branded as "World" level can or have been defended outside of Mexico, whereas the Mexican National championships are normally only defended in Mexico and only Mexican citizens are eligible to hold the championships, although occasional exceptions have been made. [c] The regional championships are typically not promoted outside the area to which they belong, such as a specific Mexican state. The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship was normally defended only in Arena Coliseo until 2016 when it was defended in Japan. [6] In the 20th century CMLL strictly enforced the weight divisions, but since around 2000 the rules have occasionally been ignored. One example of this was Mephisto holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit, despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb). [7] [8] [9] The Mexico City Boxing and Pro Wrestling Commission governs the Mexican National Championships but have granted CMLL control of the five championships listed. [d] The Occidente ("Western") championships are endorsed by the Jalisco state boxing and wrestling commission and promoted by CMLL's Guadalajara branch. [11]
Championship | Current Champion(s) | Held since | Reigns | Days held |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship | El Hijo del Villano III and Villano III Jr. | April 6, 2024 | 1 | 10+ | [25] |
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship | Star Black | June 6, 2023 | 1 | 315+ | |
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship | Esfinge | May 25, 2023 | 1 | 327+ | |
Mexican National Middleweight Championship | Guerrero Maya, Jr. | June 2, 2023 | 1 | 319+ | Defeated Rugido to win the vacant title. |
Mexican National Welterweight Championship | Magia Blanca | June 24, 2022 | 1 | 662+ | |
Mexican National Lightweight Championship | Futuro | July 30, 2023 | 1 | 261+ | |
Mexican National Tag Team Championship | Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido) | July 9, 2023 | 1 | 282+ | |
Mexican National Trios Championship | Los Indestructibles (Apocalipsis, Cholo and Disturbio) |
September 29, 2023 | 1 | 200+ | |
Mexican National Women's Championship | Reyna Isis | July 14, 2023 | 2 | 277+ | |
Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship | Andromeda and Skadi | March 8, 2024 | 1 | 39+ | [26] |
Championship | Current Champion(s) | Held since | Reigns | Days held |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occidente Heavyweight Championship | Bestia Negra | March 1, 2022 | 1 | 777+ | |
Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship | Esfinge | December 5, 2017 | 1 | 2,324+ | |
Occidente Middleweight Championship | Zandokan Jr. | February 22, 2022 | 1 | 784+ | |
Occidente Welterweight Championship | Explosivo | August 26, 2018 | 1 | 2,060+ | |
Occidente Tag Team Championship | Dulce Garnedia and La Fashion | January 2, 2024 | 1 | 105+ | [27] |
Occidente Trios Championship | Crixus, Difunto and Raider | April 1, 2024 | 1 | 15+ | [28] |
Championship | Current Champion(s) | Held since | Reigns | Days held |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMLL Japanese Women's Championship [29] | Dark Silueta | September 17, 2023 | 1 | 212+ | [30] |
Championship | Last Recognized Champion(s) | Date created | End of Recognition | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
CMLL-Reina International Junior Championship | Kaho Kobayashi | September 15, 2017 | November 6, 2019 | [31] |
CMLL-Reina International Championship | Zeuxis | August 13, 2017 | November 6, 2019 | [32] |
CMLL Japan Super Lightweight Championship | Ricky Marvin | February 27, 1999 | August 6, 2000 | [33] |
CMLL Japan Tag Team Championship | Masato Yakushiji and Naohiro Hoshikawa | February 24, 1999 | July 7, 1999 | [33] |
CMLL Japan Women's Championship | Chikako Shiratori | October 17, 1999 | February 13, 2000 | [33] |
LLA Azteca Championship | Místico | December 19, 2009 | May 12, 2013 | [34] |
Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship | Mascarita Dorada | February 8, 1993 | November 5, 2004 | [35] |
NWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship | El Faraón | October 1990 | November 1990 | [36] |
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | El Texano Jr. | November 6, 1952 | August 12, 2012 | [37] |
NWA World Middleweight Championship | Averno | 1939 | August 12, 2012 | [37] |
NWA World Welterweight Championship | Mephisto | March 15, 1946 | August 12, 2012 | [37] |
Occidente Lightweight Championship | Pluma Negra | 1985 | 2006 | [ citation needed] |
IWC World Heavyweight Championship | Máscara Año 2000 [38] | September 1995 | July 1996 | [39] |
Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes | Ref(s). |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship | Star Black | 1 | June 6, 2023 | 315+ | [40] | ||
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship | Esfinge | 1 | May 23, 2023 | 329+ | Mexico City, Mexico | Defeated Angel de Oro during a CMLL house show. | [41] |
Mexican National Middleweight Championship | Guerrero Maya Jr. | 1 | June 2, 2023 | 319+ | Defeated Templario in a house show | ||
Mexican National Welterweight Championship | Magia Blanca | 1 | June 24, 2022 | 662+ | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Won the vacant title | |
Mexican National Lightweight Championship | Futuro | 1 | July 30, 2023 | 261+ | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | ||
Mexican National Tag Team Championship | Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido) | 1 | July 9, 2023 | 282+ | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Esfinge and Fugaz. | |
Mexican National Trios Championship | Los Indestructibles (Apocalipsis, Cholo & Disturbio) | 1 | September 29, 2023 | 200+ | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Atrapasuenos (Espiritu Negro, Dulce Garnedia & Rey Cometa) | |
Mexican National Women's Championship | Reyna Isis | 1 | September 25, 2020 | 1,299 | Mexico City, Mexico | Defeated La Metálica at the CMLL 87th Anniversary Show | [42] |
Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship | Andrómeda and Skadi | 1 | March 8, 2024 | 39 | Mexico City, Mexico | Defeated Las Chicas Indomables ( La Jarochita and Lluvia) at CMLL Funcion Especial Conmemorando El Dia Internacional De La Mujer | [43] |
Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes | Ref(s). |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship | El Hijo del Villano III and Villano III Jr. | 1 | April 6, 2024 | 10+ | Ciudad de Mexico | La Ola Negra ( Akuma and Espanto Jr.) at CMLL Sábados de Coliseo - 81: Aniversario de la Arena Coliseo | [44] |
CMLL Japanese Women's Championship | Dark Silueta | 1 | September 17, 2023 | 212+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Mina Shirakawa to become the inaugural champion. | [29] |
Occidente Heavyweight Championship | Bestia Negra | 1 | March 1, 2022 | 777+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Defeated Exterminador during a CMLL Guadalajara house show. | |
Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship | Esfinge | 1 | December 5, 2017 | 2,324+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Defeated Puma during a CMLL Guadalajara house show. | |
Occidente Middleweight Championship | Zandokan Jr. | 1 | February 22, 2022 | 784+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Defeated Principe Daniel. | |
Occidente Welterweight Championship | Explosivo | 1 | August 26, 2018 | 2,060+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Defeated Magico to win the vacant championship | [45] |
Occidente Women's Championship | Dark Silueta | 1 | July 6, 2021 | 1,015+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Defeated Lluvia for the vacant title. | |
Occidente Tag Team Championship | Dulce Garnedia and La Fashion | 1 | January 2, 2024 | 105+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Furia Roja and Guerrero de la Noche at CMLL Martes De Glamour | [46] |
Occidente Trios Championship | Crixus, Difunto and Raider | 1 | April 1, 2024 | 15+ | Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla | Defeated Batallon De La Muerte (El Malayo, Rey Apocalipsis and Siki Ozama Jr.) at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas: Puebla |
[47] |
Articulo 242: "Ligero 70 kilos / Welter 77 kilos"
weight 200 lb
In professional wrestling, championships are competed for in pre-determined matches that arise as a result of storylines featuring a professional wrestling promotion's roster of wrestlers. As of 2024, the Mexican Lucha libre or professional wrestling promotion known as Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"; CMLL) promotes 30 different championships; 12 championships designated as World Championships in various divisions, 8 championships on a national level and 8 championships on a regional level. [a] The championships are divided into weight limits as well as gender specific and size-specific divisions. [a] The professional wrestling championships are not won through legitimate athletic competition; they are instead won via scripted endings to a match or on occasion awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. [1]
A total of 34 wrestlers hold the 30 officially CMLL promoted championships. [a] There are thirteen male singles championships spread out over various weight classes, four championships for tag teams, three for Trios (three-man teams), three for female competitors and three for Mini-Estrella and Micro-Estrella competitors. [a] The oldest CMLL championship is the Mexican National Welterweight Championship, created on June 17, 1934, which is also the oldest championship in professional wrestling still active. [b]
The titles branded as "World" level can or have been defended outside of Mexico, whereas the Mexican National championships are normally only defended in Mexico and only Mexican citizens are eligible to hold the championships, although occasional exceptions have been made. [c] The regional championships are typically not promoted outside the area to which they belong, such as a specific Mexican state. The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship was normally defended only in Arena Coliseo until 2016 when it was defended in Japan. [6] In the 20th century CMLL strictly enforced the weight divisions, but since around 2000 the rules have occasionally been ignored. One example of this was Mephisto holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit, despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb). [7] [8] [9] The Mexico City Boxing and Pro Wrestling Commission governs the Mexican National Championships but have granted CMLL control of the five championships listed. [d] The Occidente ("Western") championships are endorsed by the Jalisco state boxing and wrestling commission and promoted by CMLL's Guadalajara branch. [11]
Championship | Current Champion(s) | Held since | Reigns | Days held |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship | El Hijo del Villano III and Villano III Jr. | April 6, 2024 | 1 | 10+ | [25] |
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship | Star Black | June 6, 2023 | 1 | 315+ | |
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship | Esfinge | May 25, 2023 | 1 | 327+ | |
Mexican National Middleweight Championship | Guerrero Maya, Jr. | June 2, 2023 | 1 | 319+ | Defeated Rugido to win the vacant title. |
Mexican National Welterweight Championship | Magia Blanca | June 24, 2022 | 1 | 662+ | |
Mexican National Lightweight Championship | Futuro | July 30, 2023 | 1 | 261+ | |
Mexican National Tag Team Championship | Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido) | July 9, 2023 | 1 | 282+ | |
Mexican National Trios Championship | Los Indestructibles (Apocalipsis, Cholo and Disturbio) |
September 29, 2023 | 1 | 200+ | |
Mexican National Women's Championship | Reyna Isis | July 14, 2023 | 2 | 277+ | |
Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship | Andromeda and Skadi | March 8, 2024 | 1 | 39+ | [26] |
Championship | Current Champion(s) | Held since | Reigns | Days held |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occidente Heavyweight Championship | Bestia Negra | March 1, 2022 | 1 | 777+ | |
Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship | Esfinge | December 5, 2017 | 1 | 2,324+ | |
Occidente Middleweight Championship | Zandokan Jr. | February 22, 2022 | 1 | 784+ | |
Occidente Welterweight Championship | Explosivo | August 26, 2018 | 1 | 2,060+ | |
Occidente Tag Team Championship | Dulce Garnedia and La Fashion | January 2, 2024 | 1 | 105+ | [27] |
Occidente Trios Championship | Crixus, Difunto and Raider | April 1, 2024 | 1 | 15+ | [28] |
Championship | Current Champion(s) | Held since | Reigns | Days held |
Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMLL Japanese Women's Championship [29] | Dark Silueta | September 17, 2023 | 1 | 212+ | [30] |
Championship | Last Recognized Champion(s) | Date created | End of Recognition | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
CMLL-Reina International Junior Championship | Kaho Kobayashi | September 15, 2017 | November 6, 2019 | [31] |
CMLL-Reina International Championship | Zeuxis | August 13, 2017 | November 6, 2019 | [32] |
CMLL Japan Super Lightweight Championship | Ricky Marvin | February 27, 1999 | August 6, 2000 | [33] |
CMLL Japan Tag Team Championship | Masato Yakushiji and Naohiro Hoshikawa | February 24, 1999 | July 7, 1999 | [33] |
CMLL Japan Women's Championship | Chikako Shiratori | October 17, 1999 | February 13, 2000 | [33] |
LLA Azteca Championship | Místico | December 19, 2009 | May 12, 2013 | [34] |
Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship | Mascarita Dorada | February 8, 1993 | November 5, 2004 | [35] |
NWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship | El Faraón | October 1990 | November 1990 | [36] |
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | El Texano Jr. | November 6, 1952 | August 12, 2012 | [37] |
NWA World Middleweight Championship | Averno | 1939 | August 12, 2012 | [37] |
NWA World Welterweight Championship | Mephisto | March 15, 1946 | August 12, 2012 | [37] |
Occidente Lightweight Championship | Pluma Negra | 1985 | 2006 | [ citation needed] |
IWC World Heavyweight Championship | Máscara Año 2000 [38] | September 1995 | July 1996 | [39] |
Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes | Ref(s). |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship | Star Black | 1 | June 6, 2023 | 315+ | [40] | ||
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship | Esfinge | 1 | May 23, 2023 | 329+ | Mexico City, Mexico | Defeated Angel de Oro during a CMLL house show. | [41] |
Mexican National Middleweight Championship | Guerrero Maya Jr. | 1 | June 2, 2023 | 319+ | Defeated Templario in a house show | ||
Mexican National Welterweight Championship | Magia Blanca | 1 | June 24, 2022 | 662+ | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Won the vacant title | |
Mexican National Lightweight Championship | Futuro | 1 | July 30, 2023 | 261+ | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | ||
Mexican National Tag Team Championship | Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido) | 1 | July 9, 2023 | 282+ | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Esfinge and Fugaz. | |
Mexican National Trios Championship | Los Indestructibles (Apocalipsis, Cholo & Disturbio) | 1 | September 29, 2023 | 200+ | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Atrapasuenos (Espiritu Negro, Dulce Garnedia & Rey Cometa) | |
Mexican National Women's Championship | Reyna Isis | 1 | September 25, 2020 | 1,299 | Mexico City, Mexico | Defeated La Metálica at the CMLL 87th Anniversary Show | [42] |
Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship | Andrómeda and Skadi | 1 | March 8, 2024 | 39 | Mexico City, Mexico | Defeated Las Chicas Indomables ( La Jarochita and Lluvia) at CMLL Funcion Especial Conmemorando El Dia Internacional De La Mujer | [43] |
Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes | Ref(s). |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship | El Hijo del Villano III and Villano III Jr. | 1 | April 6, 2024 | 10+ | Ciudad de Mexico | La Ola Negra ( Akuma and Espanto Jr.) at CMLL Sábados de Coliseo - 81: Aniversario de la Arena Coliseo | [44] |
CMLL Japanese Women's Championship | Dark Silueta | 1 | September 17, 2023 | 212+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Mina Shirakawa to become the inaugural champion. | [29] |
Occidente Heavyweight Championship | Bestia Negra | 1 | March 1, 2022 | 777+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Defeated Exterminador during a CMLL Guadalajara house show. | |
Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship | Esfinge | 1 | December 5, 2017 | 2,324+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Defeated Puma during a CMLL Guadalajara house show. | |
Occidente Middleweight Championship | Zandokan Jr. | 1 | February 22, 2022 | 784+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Defeated Principe Daniel. | |
Occidente Welterweight Championship | Explosivo | 1 | August 26, 2018 | 2,060+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Defeated Magico to win the vacant championship | [45] |
Occidente Women's Championship | Dark Silueta | 1 | July 6, 2021 | 1,015+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Defeated Lluvia for the vacant title. | |
Occidente Tag Team Championship | Dulce Garnedia and La Fashion | 1 | January 2, 2024 | 105+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Furia Roja and Guerrero de la Noche at CMLL Martes De Glamour | [46] |
Occidente Trios Championship | Crixus, Difunto and Raider | 1 | April 1, 2024 | 15+ | Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla | Defeated Batallon De La Muerte (El Malayo, Rey Apocalipsis and Siki Ozama Jr.) at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas: Puebla |
[47] |
Articulo 242: "Ligero 70 kilos / Welter 77 kilos"
weight 200 lb