Title History
- Key
| # | The overall championship reign |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands |
| N/A | The specific information is not known |
| — | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
| Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation on wrestling in Mexico from the 1920s to 1940s. |
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Yaqui Joe | 01 !1 | 01933-01-01January 1, 1933 !1933 | N/A | N/A | Live event | |
| 01.5 ! | |||||||
| 02 !2 | Octavio Gaona | 01 !1 | 01937-02-06February 6, 1937 | 7002573000000000000573 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Defeated Black Guzmán |
| 03 !3 | Firpo Segra | 01 !1 | 01938-09-02September 2, 1938 | N/A | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 04 !4 | Octavio Gaona | 02 !2 | 01939-01-01January 1, 1939N/A | N/A | N/A | Live event | |
| 05 !5 | Tarzán López | 01 !1 | 01939-02-09February 9, 1939 | 7002823000000000000823 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 06 !6 | Black Guzmán | 01 !1 | 01941-05-12May 12, 1941 | 7002218000000000000218 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 06.5 !— | Vacated | 01 !1 | 01941-12-16December 16, 1941 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated after Guzman won the NWA World Middleweight Championship, defeating Tarzán López in Mexico City |
| 07 !7 | Murciélago Velázquez | 01 !1 | 01942-05-24May 24, 1942 | 7002299000000000000299 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Defeated Octavio Gaona to win the championship. |
| 08 !8 | El Santo | 01 !1 | 01943-03-19March 19, 1943 | 700143000000000000043 | N/A | Live event | |
| 09 !9 | Bobby Bonales | 01 !1 | 01943-06-01June 1, 1943 | N/A | N/A | Live event | |
| 10 !10 | Tarzán López | 02 !2 | 01943-12-01December 1, 1943 !1943 | N/A | N/A | Live event | |
| 11 !11 | Bobby Bonales | 02 !2 | !01944-01-01January 1, 1944 | N/A | N/A | Live event | |
| 12 !12 | Gory Guerrero | 01 !1 | 01945-09-25September 25, 1945 | N/A | N/A | Live event | |
| 12.5 !— | Vacated | 01 !1 | 01946-01-01January 1, 1946 !Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
| 13 !13 | El Santo | 02 !2 | 01946-05-31May 31, 1946 | N/A | N/A | Live event | Defeated Tuffy Truesdale |
| 14 !14 | El Gladiador | 01 !1 | 01947-01-01January 1, 1947 !Unknown | N/A | N/A | Live event | |
| 15 !15 | El Santo | 03 !3 | 01956-05-31May 31, 1956 | 70031758000000000001,758 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 16 !16 | Karloff Lagarde | 01 !1 | 01961-03-24March 24, 1961 | 7002826000000000000826 | N/A | Live event | |
| 10 !17 | El Santo | 04 !4 | 01963-06-28June 28, 1963 | 70031455000000000001,455 | N/A | Live event | |
| 18 !18 | René Guajardo | 01 !1 | 01967-06-22June 22, 1967 | 7002261000000000000261 | N/A | Live event | |
| 19 !19 | Alberto Muñoz | 01 !1 | 01968-03-09March 9, 1968 | 7002621000000000000621 | N/A | Live event | |
| 20 !20 | René Guajardo | 02 !2 | 01969-11-20November 20, 1969 | 7002174000000000000174 | N/A | Live event | |
| 21 !21 | Humberto Gárza | 01 !1 | 01970-05-13May 13, 1970 | 7002328000000000000328 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
| 22 !22 | Ciclón Veloz, Jr. | 01 !1 | 01971-04-06April 6, 1971 | 7002983000000000000983 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
| 23 !23 | Adorable Rubí | 01 !1 | 01973-12-14December 14, 1973 | 7002196000000000000196 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 24 !24 | Aníbal | 01 !1 | 01974-06-28June 28, 1974 | 7002154000000000000154 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 25 !25 | Mendoza, RingoRingo Mendoza | 01 !1 | 01974-11-29November 29, 1974 | 7002822000000000000822 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 26 !26 | Perro Aguayo | 01 !1 | 01977-02-28February 28, 1977 | 700111000000000000011 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 26.5 !— | Vacated | 01 !1 | 01977-03-11March 11, 1977 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated after Perro Aguayo won the NWA World Middleweight Championship, defeating El Faraón in Mexico City |
| 27 !27 | José Luis Mendieta | 01 !1 | 01977-04-14April 14, 1977 | 7002219000000000000219 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 28 !28 | Sangre Chicana | 01 !1 | 01977-11-19November 19, 1977 | N/A | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 28.5 !— | Vacated | 01 !1 | 01978-01-01January 1, 1978 !1978/1979 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
| 29 !29 | Cachorro Mendoza | 01 !1 | 01979-06-08June 8, 1979 | 7002133000000000000133 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 30 !30 | Satánico, ElEl Satánico | 01 !1 | 01979-10-19October 19, 1979 | 7002231000000000000231 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 31 !31 | Mendoza, RingoRingo Mendoza | 02 !2 | 01980-06-06June 6, 1980 | 7002182000000000000182 | N/A | Live event | |
| 32 !32 | El Faraón | 01 !1 | 01980-12-05December 5, 1980 | N/A | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 32.5 !— | Vacated | 01 !1 | 01981-01-01January 1, 1981 !1980/1981 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
| 33 !33 | El Solar | 01 !1 | 01981-05-29May 29, 1981 | 7002147000000000000147 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Defeated Cachorro Mendoza |
| 34 !34 | Satánico, ElEl Satánico | 02 !2 | 01981-10-23October 23, 1981 | 7002119000000000000119 | N/A | Live event | |
| 35 !35 | Lizmark | 01 !1 | 01982-02-19February 19, 1982 | 70032204000000000002,204 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 36 !36 | Espectro, Jr. (II) | 01 !1 | 01983-03-03March 3, 1983 | 700186000000000000086 | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | |
| 37 !37 | Lizmark | 02 !2 | 01983-05-28May 28, 1983 | N/A | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | |
| 37.5 !— | Vacated | 01 !1 | 01983-06-01June 1, 1983 !1983 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
| 38 !38 | Ultraman | 01 !1 | 01983-08-12August 12, 1983 | 7002205000000000000205 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Defeated Águila Solitaria in a tournament final |
| 39 !39 | Jerry Estrada | 01 !1 | 01984-03-04March 4, 1984 | 7002271000000000000271 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 40 !40 | Atlantis | 01 !1 | 01984-11-30November 30, 1984 | 7002457000000000000457 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 41 !41 | Talismán | 01 !1 | 01986-03-02March 2, 1986 | 7002273000000000000273 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 42 !42 | Mogur | 01 !1 | 01986-11-30November 30, 1986 | 7002427000000000000427 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 43 !43 | Satánico, ElEl Satánico | 03 !3 | 01988-01-31January 31, 1988 | N/A | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 44 !44 | El Dandy | 01 !1 | 1989}} | N/A | N/A | Live event | |
| 45 !45 | Javier Cruz | 01 !1 | 01990-07-26July 26, 1990 | 700135000000000000035 | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | |
| 46 !46 | Emilio Charles, Jr. | 01 !1 | 01990-08-30August 30, 1990 | 700182000000000000082 | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | |
| 47 !47 | Octagón | 01 !1 | 01990-11-20November 20, 1990 | 7002612000000000000612 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 48 !48 | Blue Panther | 01 !1 | 01992-07-24July 24, 1992 | 7002665000000000000665 | León, Guanajuato | Live event | |
| 49 !49 | Octagón | 02 !2 | 01994-04-30April 30, 1994 | 700127000000000000027 | Veracruz, Veracruz | Live event | |
| 50 !50 | Blue Panther | 02 !2 | 01994-05-27May 27, 1994 | 7002609000000000000609 | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | Awarded the title by default when Octagón was unable to defend due to injury |
| 51 !51 | El Hijo del Santo | 01 !1 | 01996-01-26January 26, 1996 | 7002233000000000000233 | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | |
| 52 !52 | Fuerza Guerrera | 01 !1 | 01996-09-15September 15, 1996 | 7002867000000000000867 | Saltillo, Coahuila | Live event | |
| 53 !53 | Octagón | 03 !3 | 01997-01-29January 29, 1997 | 700158000000000000058 | Naucalpan, Mexico | Live event | |
| 54 !54 | Pentagón (II) | 01 !1 | 01997-03-28March 28, 1997 | 7002417000000000000417 | Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico | Live event | |
| 55 !55 | Abismo Negro | 01 !1 | 01998-05-19May 19, 1998 | 7002253000000000000253 | Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico | Live event | |
| 56 !56 | Espectro, Jr. (II) | 02 !2 | 01999-01-27January 27, 1999 | 7002141000000000000141 | Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico | Live event | |
| 57 !57 | Máscara Sagrada, Jr. | 01 !1 | 01999-06-17June 17, 1999 | 700121000000000000021 | Toluca, Mexico | Live event | |
| 58 !58 | Espectro, Jr. (II) | 03 !3 | 01999-07-08July 8, 1999 | 7002659000000000000659 | Toluca, Mexico | Live event | |
| 59 !59 | Pimpinela Escarlata | 01 !1 | 02001-04-27April 27, 2001} | 7002473000000000000473 | Querétaro, Querétaro | Live event | |
| 60 !60 | Psicosis II | 01 !1 | 02002-08-13August 13, 2002 | 70031086000000000001,086 | Huamantla, Tlaxcala | Live event | |
| 60.5 !— | Vacated | 01 !1 | 02005-08-03August 3, 2005 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Psicosis was stripped of the title for defending the title in a hardcore match against Histeria. |
| 61 !61 | Zumbido | 01 !1 | 02006-01-29January 29, 2006 | 7002167000000000000167 | Salamanca, Guanajuato | Live event | Defeated Histeria in a tournament final to win the championship. |
| 62 !62 | Octagón | 04 !4 | 02006-07-15July 15, 2006 | 70032400000000000002,400+ | Torreón, Coahuila | Live event |
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