List Of CMLL World Heavyweight Champions
The CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Completo de CMLL in Spanish) is a singles professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The Championship has been in existence since 1991. Unlike other heavyweight titles such as the WWE Championship or the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, it is not the main championship in the promotion because CMLL has emphasized the lower weight levels since there are more workers in the lower levels. The title was the first to be created after Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre changed its name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in the early 1990s.
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. As the championship is designated as a heavyweight title, it can only officially be competed for by wrestlers weighing at least 105 kg (231 lb). The rule is not strictly adhered to as several champions have been under the weight limit, including the 16th champion, Héctor Garza who weighed 95 kg (209 lb). All title matches take place under two-out-of-three falls rules.
The first champion was Konnan El Barbaro, who won a 16-man tournament in 1991. The current champion is Gran Guerrero, who is in his first reign. He defeated Hechicero on November 7, 2022. The championship has been vacated three times; all instances were when the champion left CMLL for another promotion. Universo 2000 holds the record for most reigns, with three.
Title history
| 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 | Konnan El Barbaro | June 9, 1991 | EMLL Domingos Arena Mexico | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 70 | Defeated Cien Caras in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | |
| 2 | Cien Caras | August 18, 1991 | Wrestling In Monterrey | Monterrey, NL | 1 | 299 | ||
| — | Vacated | June 12, 1992 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated when Cien Caras left CMLL to work for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). | |
| 3 | Black Magic | November 20, 1992 | CMLL on Televisa | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 219 | Black Magic Defeated Rayo de Jalisco Jr. in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | |
| 4 | Brazo de Plata | June 27, 1993 | CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 396 | ||
| 5 | Silver King | July 28, 1994 | Live event | Cuernavaca, Morelos | 1 | 330 | ||
| 6 | Apolo Dantés | June 23, 1995 | CMLL on Televisa | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 296 | ||
| 7 | Rayo de Jalisco Jr. | April 14, 1996 | CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 369 | ||
| 8 | Steele | April 18, 1997 | 41. Aniversario de Arena México | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | N/A | ||
| — | Vacated | September 1997 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated when Steele left CMLL for the World Wrestling Federation. | |
| 9 | Universo 2000 | October 17, 1997 | CMLL Super Viernes | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 331 | Universo 2000 Defeated Cien Caras and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. in a three-way match to win the vacant title. | |
| 10 | Rayo de Jalisco Jr. | September 13, 1998 | CMLL Guadalajara Domingos | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 2 | 453 | ||
| 11 | Universo 2000 | December 10, 1999 | CMLL on Televisa | Mexico City, D.F. | 2 | 1,225 | ||
| 12 | Mr. Niebla | April 18, 2003 | CMLL on Televisa | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 543 | ||
| 13 | Universo 2000 | October 12, 2004 | CMLL Martes De Coliseo | Mexico City, D.F. | 3 | 999 | ||
| 14 | Dos Caras Jr. | July 8, 2007 | CMLL Domingos De Coliseo | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 533 | > | |
| 15 | Último Guerrero | December 22, 2008 | Live event | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 963 | ||
| 16 | Héctor Garza | August 12, 2011 | CMLL on Televisa | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 128 | ||
| — | Vacated | December 18, 2011 | Live event | Mexico City, D.F. | — | — | The Championship announced vacated on the December 18, 2011, edition of Domingos Arena Mexico after Héctor Garza left CMLL to join Perros del Mal Producciones on November 11, 2011. | |
| 17 | El Terrible | January 1, 2012 | CMLL Guerreros del Ring | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 1,125 | El Terrible defeated Rush to win the vacant championship. | |
| 18 | Máximo/Máximo Sexy | January 30, 2015 | CMLL on Fox Sports | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 843 | ||
| — | Vacated | May 22, 2017 | — | — | — | — | The Championship vacated when Máximo Sexy was fired by CMLL. | |
| 19 | Marco Corleone | June 6, 2017 | CMLL Guadalajara Martes | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 1 | 442 | Corleone defeated El Terrible in the finals of a torneo cibernetico to win the vacant championship. | |
| — | Vacated | August 22, 2018 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated when Marco Corleone left CMLL. | |
| 20 | Último Guerrero | October 16, 2018 | CMLL Martes Arena Mexico | Mexico City, D.F. | 2 | 1,074 | Guerrero defeated Diamante Azul to win the vacant title | |
| 21 | Hechicero | September 24, 2021 | CMLL 88. Aniversario | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 409 | ||
| 22 | Gran Guerrero | November 7, 2022 | Lunes Clásico | Mexico City, D.F. | 1 | 608+ | ||
Combined reigns
As of July 7, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universo 2000 | 3 | 2,555 |
| 2 | Último Guerrero | 2 | 2,037 |
| 3 | El Terrible | 1 | 1,125 |
| 4 | Máximo/Máximo Sexy | 1 | 843 |
| 5 | Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. | 2 | 822 |
| 6 | Gran Guerrero † | 1 | 608+ |
| 7 | Mr. Niebla | 1 | 543 |
| 8 | Dos Caras Jr. | 1 | 533 |
| 9 | Marco Corleone | 1 | 442 |
| 10 | Hechicero | 1 | 409 |
| 11 | Brazo de Plata | 1 | 396 |
| 12 | Silver King | 1 | 330 |
| 13 | Cien Caras | 1 | 299 |
| 14 | Apolo Dantés | 1 | 296 |
| 15 | Black Magic | 1 | 219 |
| 16 | Steele | 1 | |
| 17 | Héctor Garza | 1 | 128 |
| 18 | Konnan el Barbaro | 1 | 70 |