Title History
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| # | 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 so as not to count it as an official reign |
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Konnan el Barbaro | 01 !1 | 01991-06-09June 9, 1991 | 700170000000000000070 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Defeated Cien Caras in a tournament final |
| 02 !2 | Caras, CienCien Caras | 01 !1 | 01991-08-18August 18, 1991 | 7002299000000000000299 | Monterrey, Mexico | Live event | |
| 02.5 !— | Vacated | — | 01992-06-12June 12, 1992 | — | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated when Cien Caras left CMLL to jump to Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) |
| 03 !3 | Black Magic | 01 !1 | 01992-11-20November 20, 1992 | 7002219000000000000219 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Defeated Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. in a tournament final |
| 04 !4 | Brazo de Plata | 01 !1 | 01993-06-27June 27, 1993 | 7002396000000000000396 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 05 !5 | Silver King | 01 !1 | 01994-07-28July 28, 1994 | 7002330000000000000330 | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Live event | |
| 06 !6 | Dantés, ApoloApolo Dantés | 01 !1 | 01995-06-23June 23, 1995 | 7002296000000000000296 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 07 !7 | Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. | 01 !1 | 01996-04-14April 14, 1996 | 7002369000000000000369 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 08 !8 | Morley, SeanSean Morley | 01 !1 | 01997-04-18April 18, 1997 | N/A | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 08.5 !— | Vacated | — | 01997-09-01September 1997 | — | — !N/A | — !N/A | Championship vacated when Sean Morley left CMLL for the World Wrestling Federation |
| 09 !9 | Universo 2000 | 01 !1 | 01997-10-17October 17, 1997 | 7002331000000000000331 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Defeated Cien Caras and Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. in a three-way match |
| 10 !10 | Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. | 02 !2 | 01998-09-13September 13, 1998 | 7002453000000000000453 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Live event | |
| 11 !11 | Universo 2000 | 02 !2 | 01999-12-10December 10, 1999 | 70031225000000000001,225 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 12 !12 | Niebla !Mr. Niebla | 01 !1 | 02003-04-18April 18, 2003 | 7002543000000000000543 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 13 !13 | Universo 2000 | 03 !3 | 02004-10-12October 12, 2004 | 7002999000000000000999 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 14 !14 | Caras !Dos Caras, Jr. | 01 !1 | 02007-07-08July 8, 2007 | 7002533000000000000533 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 15 !15 | Ultimo !Último Guerrero | 01 !1 | 02008-12-22December 22, 2008 | 7002963000000000000963 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 16 !16 | Garza !Héctor Garza | 01 !1 | 02011-08-12August 12, 2011 | 7002128000000000000128 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | |
| 16.5 !— | Vacated | — | 02011-12-18December 18, 2011 | — | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Championship announced vacated on December 18, 2011 edition of Domingos Arena Mexico after Garza left CMLL for join Perros del Mal Producciones on November 11, 2011. |
| 17 !17 | Terrible !El Terrible | 01 !1 | 02012-01-01January 1, 2012 | 7002565000000000000565+ | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | Defeated Rush to win the vacant title. |
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