List of current champions in CMLL

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 32 different championships; 13 championships designated as World Championships in various divisions, 9 championships on a national level and 10 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]

World championships

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Notes Ref.
CMLL World Heavyweight Championship Gran Guerrero 1 November 7, 2022 588 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Hechicero at Lunes Clásico. [12]
CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship Averno 1 March 29, 2024 80 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Bárbaro Cavernario at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas [13]
CMLL World Middleweight Championship Templario 2 May 12, 2023 402 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Dragon Rojo Jr.. [14]
CMLL World Welterweight Championship Titán 1 December 8, 2019 1653 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated El Soberano at CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico. [15]
CMLL World Lightweight Championship Stigma 1 March 15, 2022 825 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Suicida in a tournament final to win the title. [16]
CMLL World Mini-Estrellas Championship Último Dragoncito 3 November 17, 2023 213 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Mercurio at Super Viernes [17]
CMLL World Micro-Estrellas Championship Micro Gemelo Diablo I 1 October 30, 2022 596 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Chamuel at CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico to become the 2nd champion. [18]
CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Los Hermanos Chavez
(Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) 		1 January 23, 2022 876 Mexico City, D.F. defeating Titán and Volador Jr. at CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico. [19]
CMLL World Trios Championship

Los Barbaros
(Dragon Rojo Jr., Bárbaro Cavernario and El Terrible) 		1
(1, 1, 2) 		February 5, 2024 133 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Atlantis Jr., Star Jr. and Volador Jr. at CMLL Lunes Arena Puebla. [20]
CMLL World Women's Championship Stephanie Vaquer 1 September 29, 2023 262 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated La Catalina to win the vacant championship at CMLL Noche de Campeones. [21]
CMLL World Women's Tag Team Championship
Stephanie Vaquer and Zeuxis 1 September 16, 2023 275 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Las Chicas Indomables (La Jarochita and Lluvia) to become the inaugural champions. [22]
NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship Atlantis Jr. 1 February 4, 2023 499 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Stuka Jr. at CMLL Martes Arena Mexico. [23]
NWA World Historic Middleweight Championship Místico 1 August 21, 2018 2127 Guadalajara, Jalisco Defeated Último Guerrero at CMLL Guadalajara Martes. [24]
NWA World Historic Welterweight Championship Máscara Dorada 1 December 16, 2023 184 Mexico City, D.F. Defeated Rocky Romero at Super Viernes Espectacular [25]

National championships

Championship Current Champion(s) Held since Reigns Days
held 		Ref.
CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship El Triangulo
(El Hijo del Villano III and Villano III Jr.) 		April 6, 2024 1 72+ [26]
Mexican National Heavyweight Championship Star Black June 6, 2023 1 377+
Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship Esfinge May 25, 2023 1 389+
Mexican National Middleweight Championship Guerrero Maya, Jr. June 2, 2023 1 381+
Mexican National Welterweight Championship Magia Blanca June 24, 2022 1 724+
Mexican National Lightweight Championship Futuro July 30, 2023 1 323+
Mexican National Tag Team Championship Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido) July 9, 2023 1 344+
Mexican National Trios Championship Los Indestructibles
(Apocalipsis, Cholo and Disturbio) 		September 29, 2023 1 262+
Mexican National Women's Championship Reyna Isis July 14, 2023 2 339+
Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship Andromeda and Skadi March 8, 2024 1 101+ [27]

Regional championships

Championship Current Champion(s) Held since Reigns Days
held 		Ref.
Occidente Heavyweight Championship Bestia Negra March 1, 2022 1 839+
Occidente Light Heavyweight Championship Esfinge December 5, 2017 1 2,386+
Occidente Middleweight Championship Zandokan Jr. February 22, 2022 1 846+
Occidente Welterweight Championship Explosivo August 26, 2018 1 2,122+
Occidente Tag Team Championship Dulce Garnedia and La Fashion January 2, 2024 1 167+ [28]
Occidente Trios Championship Crixus, Difunto and Raider April 1, 2024 1 77+ [29]
Occidente Women's Tag Team Championship Adira and Nautica April 23, 2024 1 55+ [30]

Co-promoted championships

Championship Current Champion(s) Held since Reigns Days
held 		Ref.
CMLL Japan Women's Championship[31] Dark Silueta September 17, 2023 1 274+ [32]

No longer promoted / Inactive

Championship Last Recognized Champion(s) Date created End of Recognition Ref.
CMLL-Reina International Junior Championship Kaho Kobayashi September 15, 2017 November 6, 2019 [33]
CMLL-Reina International Championship Zeuxis August 13, 2017 November 6, 2019 [34]
CMLL Japan Super Lightweight Championship Ricky Marvin February 27, 1999 August 6, 2000 [35]
CMLL Japan Tag Team Championship Masato Yakushiji and Naohiro Hoshikawa February 24, 1999 July 7, 1999 [35]
CMLL Japan Women's Championship Chikako Shiratori October 17, 1999 February 13, 2000 [35]
LLA Azteca Championship Místico December 19, 2009 May 12, 2013 [36]
Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship Mascarita Dorada February 8, 1993 November 5, 2004 [37]
NWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship El Faraón October 1990 November 1990 [38]
NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship El Texano Jr. November 6, 1952 August 12, 2012 [39]
NWA World Middleweight Championship Averno 1939 August 12, 2012 [39]
NWA World Welterweight Championship Mephisto March 15, 1946 August 12, 2012 [39]
Occidente Lightweight Championship Pluma Negra 1985 2006 [citation needed]
IWC World Heavyweight Championship Máscara Año 2000[40] September 1995 July 1996 [41]

Former championships

Masked wrestler Atlantis in the ring during an outdoor wrestling event.
Atlantis, the former Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d All stats are fully sourced in the tables below.
  2. ^ While the National Wrestling Alliance claims that it traces the NWA World Heavyweight Championship back to 1905, the actual championship was not created until 1948.[2][3][4]
  3. ^ Italian born Jack O'Brien was the first to hold the Mexican National Lightweight Championship and was allowed to defend it. Later on Mishima Ota won the same championship but had it taken from him for not being Mexican born.[5]
  4. ^ In this statement, "control" refers to the everyday use of the title, determining which storylines the title is being used in, who gets to challenge for the title and how to use it in a public relations sense.[10]

References

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