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List of CMLL World Middleweight Champions

The CMLL World Middleweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Peso Medio de CMLL in Spanish) is a professional wrestling world championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling-based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). 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. The official definition of the middleweight weight class in Mexico is between 82 kg (181 lb) and 87 kg (192 lb), but is not always strictly enforced.[Note 1][1] Because Lucha Libre emphasizes the lower weight classes, this division is considered more important than the normally more prestigious heavyweight division of a promotion.[2] All title matches take place under two out of three falls rules.

20th CMLL World Middleweight Champion, Soberano Jr.

Blue Panther was officially recognized as the first champion in 1991, after winning a 16-man tournament. The championship's history was interrupted in 1992 when Blue Panther left CMLL to work for rival promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). El Dandy defeated Negro Casas in a singles match to decide the new champion. El Dandy has had the most reigns as champion, with three; he also has the shortest reign, at 63 days. Dragón Rojo Jr.'s single championship reign is the longest reign, at 1,954 days. Overall, there have been 17 champions across 22 reigns, with 2 vacancies.

Title history

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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
1  Blue Panther December 18, 1991 Wrestling In Acapulco Acapulco, Guerrero 1 190 Defeated El Satánico in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. [3]
— Vacated June 19, 1992 — — — — Championship vacated when Blue Panther left CMLL for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
 2  El Dandy  July 3, 1992  CMLL on Televisa Mexico City, D.F.  1  63 This was a tournament final two out of three falls match, where El Dandy defeated Negro Casas. [4]
 3  Bestia Salvaje  September 4, 1992  CMLL on Televisa Mexico City, D.F.  1  103 This was a two out of three falls match. [5]
 4  El Dandy  December 16, 1992  Wrestling In Naucalpan Naucalpan, Mexico  2  147 This was a two out of three falls match. [6]
 5  Emilio Charles Jr.  May 12, 1993  Wrestling In Acapulco Acapulco, Guerrero  1  146 This was a two out of three falls match. [7]
 6  El Dandy  October 5, 1993  CMLL Martes De Coliseo Mexico City, D.F.  3  140 This was a two out of three falls match. [8]
 7  Javier Llanes  February 22, 1994  CMLL Martes De Coliseo Mexico City, D.F.  1  201 This was a two out of three falls match. [9]
 8  Apolo Dantés  September 11, 1994  CMLL Domingos De Coliseo Mexico City, D.F.  1  77 This was a two out of three falls match. [10]
 9  El Satánico  November 27, 1994  Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco  1  1,561   [11]
 10  Ringo Mendoza  March 7, 1999  CMLL Domingos De Coliseo Mexico City, D.F.  1  742 This was a two out of three falls match. [12]
11  Emilio Charles, Jr. March 18, 2001 CMLL Domingos De Coliseo Mexico City, D.F. 2 1,135 This was a two out of three falls match. [13]
12  Negro Casas April 26, 2004 CMLL Lunes Arena Puebla Puebla de Zaragoza 1 874 This was a two out of three falls match. [14]
13  Averno September 17, 2006 CMLL Domingos De Coliseo Mexico City, D.F. 1 1,038 This was a two out of three falls match. [15]
14  El Hijo del Fantasma July 21, 2009 CMLL Martes Arena Mexico Mexico City, D.F. 1 208 This was a two out of three falls match. [16]
15  Negro Casas February 14, 2010 CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico Mexico City, D.F. 2 78 This was a two out of three falls match. [17]
16  Jushin Thunder Liger May 3, 2010 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan 1 564 [18]
17  Dragón Rojo Jr. November 18, 2011 CMLL on Televisa Mexico City, D.F. 1 1,954 This was a two out of three falls match. [19]
18  Ángel de Oro March 25, 2017 CMLL Sabados De Coliseo Mexico City, D.F. 1 300 This was a two out of three falls match. [20]
19  El Cuatrero January 19, 2018 NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania - Nught 6 Tokyo, Japan 1 1,300 [21]
— Vacated August 11, 2021 — — — — Title vacated when Cuatrero left CMLL.
20  Soberano, Jr. December 10, 2021 CMLL Super Viernes Mexico City, D.F. 1 111 Defeated Templato in.a tournament final for the vacant title. [22]
21  Dragón Rojo Jr. April 2, 2022 CMLL Super Viernes Mexico City, D.F. 2 405
22 Templario May 12, 2023 CMLL Super Viernes Mexico City, D.F. 1 586+ [23]

Combined reigns

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As of December 18, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Dragón Rojo Jr. 2 2,359
2 El Satánico 1 1,561
3 El Cuatrero 1 1,300
4 Emilio Charles, Jr. 2 1,281
5 Averno 1 1,038
6 Negro Casas 1 879
7 Ringo Mendoza 1 742
8 Templario † 1 586+
9 Jushin Thunder Liger 1 564
10 El Dandy 3 350
11 Ángel de Oro 1 300
12 El Hijo del Fantasma 1 208
13 Javier Llanes 1 201
14 Blue Panther 1 184
15 Soberano Jr. 1 111
16 Bestia Salvaje 1 103
17 Apolo Dantés 1 77

Notes

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  1. ^ The most recent case of this is Mephisto holding the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit, despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).

References

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General source for title changes before 2000
  • Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: EMLL CMLL Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Middleweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 395. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
Specific
  1. ^ Montiel Rojas, Arturo (August 30, 2001). "Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2009. Articulo 242: "Super welter 82 kilos / Medio 87 kilos"
  2. ^ Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?"". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  3. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 18, 1991). "Wrestling In Acapulco - Event @ Arena Coliseo de Acapulco in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 3, 1992). "CMLL on Televisa - TV-Show @ Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 4, 1992). "CMLL on Televisa - TV-Show @ Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  6. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 16, 1992). "Wrestling In Naucalpan - Event @ Arena Naucalpan in Naucalpan de Juarez, Estado de Mexico, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 12, 1993). "Wrestling In Acapulco - Event @ Arena Coliseo de Acapulco in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 5, 1993). "CMLL Martes De Coliseo - Event @ Arena Coliseo de Mexico City in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  9. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 22, 1994). "CMLL Martes De Coliseo - Event @ Arena Coliseo de Mexico City in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  10. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 11, 1994). "CMLL Domingos De Coliseo - Event @ Arena Coliseo de Mexico City in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  11. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 27, 1994). "27.11.1994 - 07.03.1999: El Satanico". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  12. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 7, 1999). "CMLL Domingos De Coliseo - Event @ Arena Coliseo de Mexico City in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  13. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 18, 2001). "CMLL Domingos De Coliseo - Event @ Arena Coliseo de Mexico City in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  14. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 26, 2004). "CMLL Lunes Arena Puebla - Event @ Arena Puebla in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Puebla, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  15. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 17, 2006). "CMLL Domingos De Coliseo - Event @ Arena Coliseo de Mexico City in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  16. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 21, 2009). "CMLL Martes Arena Mexico - Event @ Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  17. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 14, 2010). "CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico - Event @ Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  18. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 3, 2010). "NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2010 - Pay Per View @ Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  19. ^ González, Fernando (2011-11-19). "Dragón Rojo Jr., nuevo Campeón peso Medio del CMLL". Récord (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  20. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 25, 2017). "CMLL Sabados De Coliseo - Event @ Arena Coliseo in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  21. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 19, 2018). "NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2018 - Tag 6 - TV-Show @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  22. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 10, 2021). "CMLL Super Viernes - Pay Per View @ Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexiko". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  23. ^ "CMLL World Middleweight Championship - Templario". Cagematch. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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