Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship
The Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Nacional Semicompleto in Spanish) is a national Mexican singles professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. (Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission). Since its creation in 1942, the championship has not been promoted by one specific promotion throughout its existence, but shared between many Mexican promotions. Among others, Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL), Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA), the ENSEMA promotion and the Independent circuit but since December 2007 Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) has had the exclusive rights to the championship. 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 Light Heavyweight weight class in Mexico is between 92 kg (203 lb) and 97 kg (214 lb), but the weight limits for the different classes are not always strictly enforced. Championship matches normally take place under best two-out-of-three falls rules.
Mephisto, the 64th champion 
La Máscara, who held the championship for 1,043 days. 
Héctor Garza (the 54th champion), lifting Místico (the 61st champion) over his head 
La Parka, who won the championship on four occasions, three times in AAA and once in ENSEMA.
Jesus Anaya became the first National Light Heavyweight Champion when he won the inaugural tournament that concluded on the EMLL 9th Anniversary Show, defeating Black Guzmán. Empresa Mexicana de Luch Libre was the primary promotion to use the championship in subsequent years, although did not have exclusive control of the championship. In 1992 then-CMLL booker Antonio Peña left the company to create AAA and brought a number of CMLL wrestlers with him, including among others the then-reigning Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion Máscara Sagrada. The commission allowed Máscara Sagrada to take the championship with him to AAA. From AAA's creation in 1992 until 2002 they had exclusive control of the championship, In 2002 El Dandy won the title, transitioning the championship to the ENSEMA promotion. In December 2007 Místico won the title from Vangelis, making it an official CMLL recognized championship from that point forward.
The current champion is Esfinge, having defeated Angel de Oro for the championship on May 23, 2023. He is the 73rd overall champion and this is his first title reign. La Parka / L.A. Park and Pierroth Jr. are tied for most title reigns, with four reigns; Pierroth Jr. has the shortest reign at no more than 11 days. El Dandy's two reigns combine to 1,526 days, the most days for any champion, while the longest continuous reign belongs to Cavernario Galindo, with 1,249 days.
Title history
- Key
| † | Indicates that the championship was promoted by AAA at this point in time. |
| ± | Indicates that the championship was promoted by the ENSEMA promotion at this point in time. |
| § | Indicates that the championship is promoted by CMLL at this point in time. |
| 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 | Jesus Anaya | September 25, 1942 | Mexico | EMLL 9th Anniversary Show | 1 | Defeated Black Guzmán in the finals of a tournament | ||
| 2 | Black Guzmán | March 1943 | Live event | Mexico | 1 | |||
| 3 | Gorila Ramos | September 20, 1944 | EMLL 11th Anniversary Show | Mexico | 1 | 28 | ||
| 4 | Tarzán López | October 18, 1944 | Live event | Mexico | 1 | |||
| 5 | Black Guzmán | January 1945 | Live event | Mexico | 2 | |||
| 6 | Tarzán López | April 12, 1947 | Live event | Mexico | 2 | 811 | ||
| 7 | Cavernario Galindo | July 1, 1949 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | |||
| 8 | Enrique Llanes | December 1950 | Live event | Mexico | 1 | |||
| — | Vacated | 1951 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for unverified reasons | |
| 9 | Tarzán López | September 9, 1956 | Live event | Mexico | 3 | It is unknown whom Lόpez defeated | ||
| — | Vacated | January 1957 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for unverified reasons | |
| 10 | Espectro I | April 21, 1957 | Live event | Mexico | 1 | Defeated Bobby Bonales | ||
| — | Vacated | September 1960 (nlt) | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for unverified reasons | |
| 11 | Rubén Juárez | September 23, 1960 | EMLL 27th Anniversary Show | Mexico City | 1 | 1,086 | Defeated Ray Mendoza to win the championship | |
| 12 | Espanto I | September 14, 1963 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | 77 | ||
| 13 | Ray Mendoza | November 30, 1963 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 410 | ||
| 14 | Raúl Reyes | January 13, 1965 | EMLL Carnaval de Campeones | Mexico City | 1 | 112 | ||
| 15 | Alfonso Dantés | May 5, 1965 | Live event | Mexico | 1 | 286 | ||
| 16 | Espanto I | February 15, 1966 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 2 | 241 | ||
| 17 | El Santo | October 14, 1966 | Live event | Mexicali, Baja California | 1 | |||
| 18 | Espanto I | March 1967 | Live event | Mexico | 3 | |||
| 19 | Mil Máscaras | June 12, 1967 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 125 | ||
| 20 | El Nazi | October 15, 1967 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 159 | ||
| 21 | Mil Máscaras | March 22, 1968 | Live event | Mexico | 2 | 19 | ||
| — | Vacated | April 10, 1968 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for unverified reasons | |
| 22 | Raul Mata | April 11, 1969 | Live event | Mexico | 1 | 1,164 | Defeated Dr. Wagner to win the championship. | |
| 23 | Enrique Vera | June 18, 1972 | Live event | Mexico | 1 | 271 | ||
| 24 | Dr. Wagner | March 16, 1973 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 555 | ||
| — | Vacated | September 22, 1974 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for unverified reasons. | |
| 25 | Alfonso Dantés | November 15, 1974 | Live event | Mexico City | 2 | 513 | Defeated El Halcón to win the championship. | |
| 26 | Dr. Wagner | April 11, 1976 | Live event | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 2 | 644 | ||
| 27 | El Canek | January 15, 1978 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 156 | ||
| 28 | Dos Caras | June 20, 1978 | Live event | Pachuca, Hidalgo | 1 | 292 | ||
| 29 | Astro Rey | April 8, 1979 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 217 | ||
| 30 | Dr. Wagner | November 11, 1979 | Live event | Mexico | 3 | 19 | ||
| 31 | Enrique Vera | November 30, 1979 | Live event | Mexico City | 2 | 658 | ||
| 32 | Alfonso Dantés | September 18, 1981 | Live event | Mexico City | 3 | 100 | ||
| 33 | Babe Face | December 27, 1981 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 570 | ||
| 34 | Mano Negra | July 20, 1983 | Live event | Cuernavaca, Morelos | 1 | 410 | ||
| 35 | Valente Fernández | September 2, 1984 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | 581 | ||
| 36 | Luis Mariscal | April 6, 1986 | Live event | Mexico | 1 | 193 | ||
| 37 | El Halcón '78 | October 16, 1986 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 536 | ||
| 38 | Pierroth Jr. | April 4, 1988 | Live event | San Lorenzo, Oaxaca | 1 | 156 | ||
| 39 | Mogur | September 7, 1988 | Live event | Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico State | 1 | 492 | ||
| 40 | Pierroth Jr. | January 12, 1990 | Live event | Mexico City | 2 | 433 | ||
| 41 | Máscara Sagrada | March 21, 1991 | Live event | Cuernavaca, Morelos | 1 | 435 | ||
| 42 | Universo 2000 † | May 29, 1992 | Live event | Veracruz, Veracruz | 1 | 112 | ||
| 43 | Lizmark † | September 18, 1992 | Live event | Acapulco, Guerrero | 1 | 721 | ||
| 44 | La Parka † | September 9, 1994 | Live event | Río Bravo, Tamaulipas | 1 | 200 | ||
| 45 | Jerry Estrada † | March 28, 1995 | Live event | Matamoros, Tamaulipas | 1 | 131 | ||
| 46 | La Parka † | August 6, 1995 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 2 | 167 | ||
| 47 | Pierroth Jr. † | January 20, 1996 | Live event | Mexicali, Baja California | 3 | |||
| 48 | La Parka † | January 1996 | Live event | Mexico | 3 | |||
| 49 | Pimpinela Escarlata † | May 20, 1996 | Live event | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | 1 | 112 | ||
| 50 | Latin Lover † | September 9, 1996 | Live event | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | 1 | 252 | ||
| 51 | Pierroth Jr. † | May 19, 1997 | Live event | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | 4 | |||
| 52 | Máscara Sagrada † | 1998 | Live event | Mexico | 1 | |||
| 53 | Sangre Chicana † | May 16, 1998 | Live event | Torreón, Coahuila | 1 | 1,080 | ||
| 54 | Héctor Garza † | April 30, 2000 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | 776 | ||
| 55 | Electroshock † | June 15, 2001 | Live event | Tijuana, Baja California | 1 | 310 | ||
| 56 | Perro Aguayo Jr. † | April 21, 2002 | Live event | Chihuahua, Chihuahua | 1 | 132 | ||
| 57 | El Dandy ± | August 31, 2002 | Live event | Reynosa, Tamaulipas | 1 | 776 | ||
| 58 | L.A. Park ± | October 15, 2004 | Live event | Mexico City | 4 | 162 | ||
| 59 | El Dandy ± | March 26, 2005 | Live event | Acapulco, Guerrero | 2 | 750 | ||
| 60 | Vangelis | April 15, 2007 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 233 | This match was possibly fictitious | |
| 61 | Místico § | December 4, 2007 | Live event | Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro | 1 | 801 | This was a double title match with Místico's CMLL World Welterweight Championship also at stake. | |
| 62 | Volador Jr. § | February 12, 2010 | CMLL Super Viernes | Mexico City | 1 | 235 | ||
| 63 | La Máscara § | October 5, 2010 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 1,043 | ||
| 64 | Mephisto § | August 13, 2013 | Live event | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 1 | 741 | ||
| 65 | Atlantis § | August 24, 2015 | Live event | Puebla, Puebla | 1 | 1,170 | ||
| 66 | Bárbaro Cavernario § | November 6, 2018 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 966 | ||
| 67 | Felino § | June 29, 2021 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 105 | ||
| 68 | Ángel de Oro § | October 12, 2021 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 998 | ||
| 69 | Esfinge § | May 25, 2023 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 408+ |
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Combined reigns
- Key
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one championship reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
| + | Indicates that the date changes daily for the current champion. |
| Rank | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Dandy | 2 | 1,526 | |
| 2 | Black Guzmán | 2 | 1,368¤ | |
| 3 | Cavernario Galindo | 1 | 1,249¤ | |
| 4 | Espectro I | 1 | 1,229¤ | |
| 5 | Dr. Wagner | 3 | 1,218 | |
| 6 | Atlantis | 1 | 1,170 | |
| 7 | Raul Mata | 1 | 1,164 | |
| 8 | Rubén Juárez | 1 | 1,086 | |
| 9 | Sangre Chicana | 1 | 1,080 | |
| 10 | La Máscara | 1 | 1,043 | |
| 11 | Tarzán López | 3 | 1,019¤ | |
| 12 | Bárbaro Cavernario | 1 | 966 | |
| 13 | Enrique Vera | 2 | 929 | |
| 14 | Alfonso Dantés | 3 | 899 | |
| 15 | Pierroth Jr. | 4 | 826¤ | |
| 16 | Místico | 1 | 802 | |
| 17 | Héctor Garza | 1 | 776 | |
| 18 | Mephisto | 1 | 742 | |
| 19 | Lizmark | 2 | 721 | |
| 20 | La Parka / L.A. Park | 4 | 639¤ | |
| 21 | Valente Fernández | 1 | 581 | |
| 22 | Babe Face | 1 | 570 | |
| 23 | El Halcón '78 | 1 | 536 | |
| 24 | Mogur | 1 | 492 | |
| 25 | Máscara Sagrada | 1 | 435 | |
| 26 | Mano Negra | 1 | 410 | |
| Ray Mendoza | 1 | 410 | ||
| 28 | Ángel de Oro | 1 | 998 | |
| 29 | Espanto I | 3 | 335¤ | |
| 30 | Electroshock | 1 | 310 | |
| 31 | Dos Caras | 1 | 292 | |
| 32 | Latin Lover | 1 | 252 | |
| 33 | Volador Jr. | 1 | 236 | |
| 34 | Vangelis | 1 | 233 | |
| 35 | Astro Rey | 1 | 217 | |
| 36 | Luis Mariscal | 1 | 193 | |
| 37 | El Nazi | 1 | 159 | |
| 38 | Jesus Anaya | 1 | 157¤ | |
| 39 | El Canek | 1 | 156 | |
| 40 | Esfinge † | 1 | 410+ | |
| 41 | Mil Máscaras | 2 | 144 | |
| 42 | El Santo | 1 | 138¤ | |
| 43 | Perro Aguayo Jr. | 1 | 132 | |
| 44 | Jerry Estrada | 1 | 131 | |
| 45 | Raúl Reyes | 1 | 122 | |
| 44 | Pimpinela Escarlata | 1 | 112 | |
| Universo 2000 | 1 | 112 | ||
| 46 | Felino | 1 | 105 | |
| 47 | Gorila Ramos | 1 | 28 | |
| 48 | Enrique Llanes | 1 | 1¤ | |
| 49 | Máscara Sagrada II | 1 | 1¤ |