NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
Title history

NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship

Section Title: Title history
Table Section Text: None

No.	Champion	Championship change	Reign statistics	Notes	Ref.

Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days

1	Gypsy Joe	November 6, 1952	Live event	Des Moines, Iowa	1	277	Gypsy Joe defeated Johnny Balbo in a decision match to become the inaugural champion.	[G]

2	Frank Stojack	August 10, 1953	Live event	Spokane, Washington	1	1,573	[G]

—	Vacated	November 30, 1957	—	—	—	—	Stojack was stripped of the title due to inactivity.	[G]

3	Dory Dixon	February 13, 1958	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	575	Dixon defeated Al Kashley to win the vacant championship.	[G]

4	Ray Mendoza	September 11, 1959	Live event	Guadalajara, Jalisco	1	323	[G]

5	Gory Guerrero	July 30, 1960	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	1,102	[G]

6	Ali Bey	August 6, 1963	Live event	El Paso, Texas	1	49	[G]

7	Gory Guerrero	September 24, 1963	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	2	861	[G]

—	Vacated	February 1, 1966	—	—	—	—	Guerrero was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion; Guerrero kept the physical belt for nine years after being stripped of the championship.	[G]

8	Ray Mendoza	August 4, 1967	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	2	289	Mendoza defeated Dory Dixon in a tournament final to win the vacant title.	[G]

9	Ángel Blanco	May 19, 1968	Live event	Torreón, Coahuila	1	220	[G]

10	Ray Mendoza	December 25, 1968	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	3	359	[G]

11	Coloso Colosetti	December 19, 1969	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	91	[G]

12	Ray Mendoza	March 20, 1970	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	4	252	[G]

13	El Solitario	November 27, 1970	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	476	[G]

14	David Morgan	March 17, 1972	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	35	[G]

15	Ray Mendoza	April 21, 1972	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	5	53	[G]

16	Alfonso Dantés	June 13, 1972	Live event	Tijuana, Baja California	1	381	[G]

17	Kim Sung Ho	June 29, 1973	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	175	[G]

18	Ray Mendoza	December 21, 1973	Live event	Los Angeles, California	6	[G]

—	Vacated	February 1974	—	—	—	—	The championship was vacated when Mendoza left EMLL to form the Universal Wrestling Association.	[G]

19	Dr. Wagner	September 22, 1974	EMLL 41st Anniversary Show	Mexico City, Mexico	1	523	Dr. Wagner defeated El Halcon in a tournament final to win the vacant title.	[G]

20	Adorable Rubí	February 27, 1976	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	140	[G]

21	Carlos Plata	July 16, 1976	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	100	[G]

22	Alfonso Dantés	October 24, 1976	Live event	Guadalajara, Jalisco	2	110	[G]

23	Chavo Guerrero	February 11, 1977	Live event	Los Angeles, California	1	30	[G]

24	Roddy Piper	March 13, 1977	Live event	California	1	2	[G]

25	Chavo Guerrero	March 15, 1977	Live event	Los Angeles, California	2	6	[G]

26	Alfonso Dantés	April 21, 1977	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	3	407	[G]

27	El Faraón	June 2, 1978	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	193	[G]

28	Pak Choo	December 8, 1978	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	145	[G]

29	Alfonso Dantés	April 30, 1979	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	4	265	[G]

30	Raul Mata	January 20, 1980	Live event	Guadalajara, Jalisco	1	330	[G]

31	Alfonso Dantés	December 15, 1980	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	5	112	[G]

32	Tony Salazar	April 3, 1981	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	343	[G]

33	David Morgan	March 12, 1982	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	2	21	[G]

34	Máscara Año 2000	April 2, 1982	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	228	[G]

35	El Faraón	November 16, 1982	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	2	60	[G]

36	Ringo Mendoza	January 15, 1983	Live event	Guadalajara, Jalisco	1	194	[G]

37	El Satánico	July 28, 1983	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	87	[G]

38	Ringo Mendoza	October 23, 1983	Live event	Guadalajara, Jalisco	2	479	[G]

39	MS-1	February 13, 1985	Live event	Acapulco, Guerrero	1	39	[G]

40	Rayo de Jalisco, Jr.	June 21, 1985	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	637	[G]

41	MS-1	March 20, 1987	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	2	65	[G]

42	Cien Caras	June 24, 1987	Live event	Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State	1	270	[G]

43	Lizmark	March 20, 1988	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	96	[G]

44	Fabuloso Blondy	June 24, 1988	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	168	[G]

45	Lizmark	December 9, 1988	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	2	224	[G]

46	El Satánico	July 21, 1989	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	2	92	[G]

47	Pirata Morgan	October 21, 1989	Live event	Cuernavaca, Morelos	1	116	[G]

47	Fabuloso Blondy	February 14, 1990	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	2	35	[G]

49	Lizmark	March 21, 1990	Live event	Acapulco, Guerrero	3	249	[G]

50	El Satánico	November 25, 1990	Live event	León, Guanajuato	3	157	[G]

51	Lizmark	May 1, 1991	Live event	Acapulco, Guerrero	4	340	[G]

52	El Satánico	April 5, 1992	CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico	Mexico City, Mexico	4	111	[G]

53	Apolo Dantés	July 25, 1992	Live event	Puebla, Puebla	1	243	[G]

54	Jaque Mate	March 25, 1993	Live event	Cuernavaca, Morelos	1	619	[G]

55	El Dandy	December 4, 1994	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	681	[G]

56	Black Warrior	October 15, 1996	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	201	[G]

57	Shocker	May 4, 1997	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	310	[G]

58	Black Warrior	March 10, 1998	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	2	727	[G]

59	Tarzan Boy	March 6, 2000	Live event	Puebla, Puebla	1	[G]

—	Vacated	2003	—	—	—	—	The championship was vacated when Tarzan Boy was unable to defend the championship due to injury.

60	Vampiro Canadiense	February 9, 2003	Live event	Mexico City, Mexico	1	450	Vampiro defeated Tarzan Boy in a decision match for the vacant title.

61	Shocker	May 3, 2004	Live event	Puebla, Puebla	2

—	Vacated	2005	—	—	—	—	CMLL stripped Shocker of the title when he did not appear for a scheduled title defense.

62	Dr. Wagner, Jr.	April 17, 2005	CMLL Domingos De Coliseo	Mexico City, Mexico	1	461	Dr. Wagner, Jr. defeated Último Guerrero in a decision match for the vacant title.

63	Atlantis	July 22, 2006	Super Viernes	Mexico City, Mexico	1	988

64	El Texano, Jr.	April 5, 2009	CMLL Guadalajara Domingos	Guadalajara, Jalisco	1	494

—	Vacated	August 12, 2010	—	—	—	—	The championship was vacated when CMLL returned it to NWA. CMLL replaces the championship with the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship.

65	Super Nova	May 19, 2013	Live event	Blackfoot, Idaho	1	2,167+	Defeated El Hijo de Rey Misterio and Lizmark Jr. in a tournament finals.

Sentence(s)

Roddy Piper is the champion with the shortest reign, 2 days, while Frank Stojack had 1,573 days.

final_sentence: Roddy Piper is the champion with the shortest reign, 2 days, while Frank Stojack had 1,573 days.