The following champion history features the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship.
Title history[]
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|
Gypsy Joe
|
1
|
November 6, 1952
|
277 | Des Moines, Iowa | Live event | Gypsy Joe defeated Johnny Balbo in a decision match to become the inaugural champion. |
| 2
|
Frank Stojack
|
1
|
August 10, 1953
|
1573 | Spokane, Washington | Live event | |
| —
|
Vacated
|
—
|
November 30, 1957
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Stojack was stripped of the title due to inactivity. |
| 3
|
Dory Dixon
|
1
|
February 13, 1958
|
575 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | Dixon defeated Al Kashley to win the vacant championship. |
| 4
|
Ray Mendoza
|
1
|
September 11, 1959
|
323 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | |
| 5
|
Gory Guerrero
|
1
|
July 30, 1960
|
1102 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 6
|
Ali Bey
|
1
|
August 6, 1963
|
49 | El Paso, Texas | Live event | |
| 7
|
Gory Guerrero
|
2
|
September 24, 1963
|
861 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| —
|
Vacated
|
—
|
February 1, 1966
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Guerrero was stripped of the title after leaving the promotion; Guerrero kept the physical belt for nine years after being stripped of the championship. |
| 8
|
Ray Mendoza
|
2
|
August 4, 1967
|
289 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | Mendoza defeated Dory Dixon in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| 9
|
Ángel Blanco
|
1
|
May 19, 1968
|
220 | Torreón, Coahuila | Live event | |
| 10
|
Ray Mendoza
|
3
|
December 25, 1968
|
359 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 11
|
Coloso Colosetti
|
1
|
December 19, 1969
|
91 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 12
|
Ray Mendoza
|
4
|
March 20, 1970
|
252 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 13
|
El Solitario
|
1
|
November 27, 1970
|
476 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 14
|
David Morgan
|
1
|
March 17, 1972
|
35 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 15
|
Ray Mendoza
|
5
|
April 21, 1972
|
53 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 16
|
Alfonso Dantés
|
1
|
June 13, 1972
|
381 | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | |
| 17
|
Kim Sung Ho
|
1
|
June 29, 1973
|
175 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 18
|
Ray Mendoza
|
6
|
December 21, 1973
|
? | Los Angeles, California | Live event | |
| —
|
Vacated
|
—
|
February 1974
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
The championship was vacated when Mendoza left EMLL to form the Universal Wrestling Association. |
| 19
|
Dr. Wagner
|
1
|
September 22, 1974
|
523 | Mexico City, Mexico | EMLL 41st Anniversary Show | Dr. Wagner defeated El Halcon in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| 20
|
Adorable Rubí | 1
|
February 27, 1976
|
231 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 21
|
Carlos Plata
|
1
|
July 16, 1976
|
100 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 22
|
Alfonso Dantés
|
2
|
October 24, 1976
|
110 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | |
| 23
|
Chavo Guerrero
|
1
|
February 11, 1977
|
30 | Los Angeles, California | Live event | |
| 24
|
Roddy Piper
|
1
|
March 13, 1977
|
2 | California | Live event | |
| 25
|
Chavo Guerrero
|
2
|
March 15, 1977
|
6 | Los Angeles, California | Live event | |
| 26
|
Alfonso Dantés
|
3
|
April 21, 1977
|
407 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 27
|
El Faraón
|
1
|
June 2, 1978
|
193 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 28
|
Pak Choo
|
1
|
December 8, 1978
|
145 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 29
|
Alfonso Dantés
|
4
|
April 30, 1979
|
265 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 30
|
Raul Mata
|
1
|
January 20, 1980
|
330 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | |
| 31
|
Alfonso Dantés
|
5
|
December 15, 1980
|
112 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 32
|
Tony Salazar
|
1
|
April 3, 1981
|
353 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 33
|
David Morgan
|
2
|
March 22, 1982
|
11 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 34
|
Máscara Año 2000 | 1
|
April 2, 1982
|
228 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 35
|
El Faraón
|
2
|
November 16, 1982
|
60 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 36
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
1
|
January 15, 1983
|
194 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | |
| 37
|
El Satánico
|
1
|
July 28, 1983
|
87 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 38
|
Ringo Mendoza
|
2
|
October 23, 1983
|
479 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | Live event | |
| 39
|
MS-1 | 1
|
February 13, 1985
|
39 | Acapulco, Guerrero | Live event | |
| 40
|
Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. | 1
|
June 21, 1985
|
637 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 41
|
MS-1 | 2
|
March 20, 1987
|
65 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 42
|
Cien Caras | 1
|
June 24, 1987
|
270 | Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State | Live event | |
| 43
|
Lizmark | 1
|
March 20, 1988
|
96 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 44
|
Fabuloso Blondy
|
1
|
June 24, 1988
|
168 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 45
|
Lizmark | 2
|
December 9, 1988
|
224 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 46
|
El Satánico
|
2
|
July 21, 1989
|
92 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 47
|
Pirata Morgan | 1
|
October 21, 1989
|
116 | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | |
| 48
|
Fabuloso Blondy
|
2
|
February 14, 1990
|
35 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 49
|
Lizmark | 3
|
March 21, 1990
|
249 | Acapulco, Guerrero | Live event | |
| 50
|
El Satánico
|
3
|
November 25, 1990
|
157 | León, Guanajuato | Live event | |
| 51
|
Lizmark | 4
|
May 1, 1991
|
340 | Acapulco, Guerrero | Live event | |
| 52
|
El Satánico
|
4
|
April 5, 1992
|
111 | Mexico City, Mexico | CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico | |
| 53
|
Apolo Dantés
|
1
|
July 25, 1992
|
243 | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | |
| 54
|
Jaque Mate | 1
|
March 25, 1993
|
619 | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | |
| 55
|
El Dandy
|
1
|
December 4, 1994
|
681 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 56
|
Black Warrior | 1
|
October 15, 1996
|
201 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 57
|
Shocker
|
1
|
May 4, 1997
|
310 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 58
|
Black Warrior | 2
|
March 10, 1998
|
727 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
| 59
|
Tarzan Boy | 1
|
March 6, 2000
|
? | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | |
| —
|
Vacated
|
—
|
2003
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
The championship was vacated when Tarzan Boy was unable to defend the championship due to injury. |
| 60
|
Vampiro Canadiense | 1
|
February 9, 2003
|
450 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | Vampiro defeated Tarzan Boy in a decision match for the vacant title. |
| 61
|
Shocker
|
2
|
May 3, 2004
|
? | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | |
| —
|
Vacated
|
—
|
2005
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
CMLL stripped Shocker of the title when he did not appear for a scheduled title defense. |
| 62
|
Dr. Wagner, Jr.
|
1
|
April 17, 2005
|
461 | Mexico City, Mexico | CMLL Domingos De Coliseo | Dr. Wagner, Jr. defeated Último Guerrero in a decision match for the vacant title. |
| 63
|
Atlantis | 1
|
July 22, 2006
|
988 | Mexico City, Mexico | CMLL Super Viernes | |
| 64
|
El Texano, Jr.
|
1
|
April 5, 2009
|
494 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | CMLL Guadalajara Domingos | Title renamed the NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship on August 12, 2010. |
| —
|
Vacated
|
—
|
August 12, 2010
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
The championship was vacated when CMLL returned it to NWA. |