Mexican National Middleweight Championship


The Mexican National Middleweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship that is controlled by the Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.. The official weight definition of the middleweight division in Mexico is from. The championship was created in 1933 and was regularly promoted until December 8, 2008. Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre had control of the championship from its creation until 1992, at which point it was transferred to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. The championship's history between 1933 and 1937 is only partially known; for some periods of time it is unclear who held the championship. The first champion was Yaqui Joe; records of the identity of his opponent for the championship are unclear. The last champion was Octagón, who won the title on June 20, 2003, In early 2009, AAA stopped promoting all Mexican National Championships, opting to focus on its AAA-branded championships.
There have been at least 62 championship reigns and 37 wrestlers have held the championship. El Santo and Octagón both held it four times each, the most times for any wrestler. The longest confirmed reign belongs to El Santo: his third reign lasted 1,758 days from May 31, 1956, to March 24, 1961. The shortest reign lasted 11 days; Perro Aguayo held it from February 28 to March 11, 1977. As with all professional wrestling championships, matches for the Mexican National Tag Team Championship were not won or lost competitively but by a pre-planned ending to the match, the outcome of which was determined by the CMLL bookers and match makers. On occasion, a promotion declared the championship vacant, which meant there was no champion for a period of time. This was either due to a storyline, or real-life problems such as an injured champion being unable to defend the championship or leaving the company. All title matches took place under two out of three falls rules.

Title history

List of Championship reigns by combined length

Championships without a specific start or end date are not included as it is not possible to calculate the specific number of dates for a reign.
RankWrestler# Of ReignsCombined Days
El Santo
Lizmark
Octagón
Blue Panther
Psicosis
Ringo Mendoza
Ciclón Veloz Jr.
Espectro Jr.
Fuerza Guerrera
Karloff Lagarde
Tarzán López
Alberto Muñoz
Octavio Gaona
Pimpinela Escarlata
Atlantis
René Guajardo
Mogur
Pentagón
Satánico
Humberto Gárza
Murciélago Velázquez
Talismán
Jerry Estrada
Abismo Negro
El Hijo del Santo
José Luis Mendieta
Black Guzmán
Ultraman
Adorable Rubí
Zumbido
Aníbal
El Solar
Cachorro Mendoza
Emilio Charles Jr.
Javier Cruz
Máscara Sagrada Jr.
Perro Aguayo

2006 Mexican Middleweight Title Tournament

The tournament ran from October 14, 2005 – January 29, 2006. Records are not clear on who Histeria and Psicosis II defeated to qualify for the semi-finals.

Footnotes