AAA Latin American Championship
Professional wrestling championship
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The AAA Latin American Championship (Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican lucha libre promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), a subsidiary of the American promotion WWE. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.
| AAA Latin American Championship (Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | June 18, 2011[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Current champion | El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. | ||||||||||||||||
| Date won | August 16, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
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El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. is the current champion, who is in his first reign. He defeated El Mesías at Triplemanía XXXIII on August 16, 2025.
History
The title was first announced on May 18, 2011, as part of a storyline, where wrestlers from American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) invaded AAA. It was revealed that on June 18 at Triplemanía XIX AAA's Dr. Wagner Jr. would face TNA's Rob Van Dam for the newly created AAA Latin American Championship. No qualification matches took place prior to the match.[2][3] Wagner went on to defeat Van Dam in the main event of Triplemanía XIX to become the first champion.[4] The physical belt was designed and crafted by All Star Championship Belts.[5]
Reigns
Overall, there have been 16 reigns among 16 champions and four vacancies. The inaugural champion is Dr. Wagner Jr., who defeated Rob Van Dam at Triplemania XIX on June 18, 2011. Daga has the longest reign at 553 days, while Pentagón Jr. has the shortest reign at 56 days. Eight champions have held the title for over a year: L.A. Park, Chessman, Johnny Mundo, El Hijo del Fantasma, Daga, Taurus, Fénix, and Octagón Jr.. El Mesías is the oldest champion at 48 years and 169 days, while Psycho Clown is the youngest at 29 years and 258 days.
The current champion is El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., who is in his first reign. He defeated El Mesias at Triplemanía XXXIII on August 16, 2025 in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City.
| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
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| 1 | Dr. Wagner Jr. | June 18, 2011 | Triplemanía XIX | Mexico City | 1 | 181 | Defeated Rob Van Dam to become the inaugural champion. | [4] | ||
| 2 | L.A. Park | December 16, 2011 | Guerra de Titanes | Puebla, Puebla | 1 | 494 | [6] | |||
| — | Vacated | April 23, 2013 | — | — | — | — | L.A. Park left AAA. | [7] | ||
| 3 | Blue Demon Jr. | June 16, 2013 | Triplemanía XXI | Mexico City | 1 | 273 | Defeated El Mesías to win the vacant title. | [8] | ||
| — | Vacated | March 16, 2014 | Rey de Reyes | Monterrey, Nuevo León | — | — | Blue Demon Jr. was unable to attend a scheduled title defense. | [9] | ||
| 4 | Chessman | March 16, 2014 | Rey de Reyes | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | 533 | Defeated Villano IV to win the vacant title. | [9] | ||
| 5 | Psycho Clown | August 31, 2015 | Sin Límite | Tehuacán, Puebla | 1 | 307 | [1] | |||
| 6 | Pentagón Jr. | July 3, 2016 | Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | Ecatepec de Morelos | 1 | 56 | [10] | |||
| 7 | Johnny Mundo | August 28, 2016 | Triplemanía XXIV | Mexico City | 1 | 399 | [11] | |||
| 8 | El Hijo del Fantasma | October 1, 2017 | Héroes Inmortales XI | San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí | 1 | 427 | This was a 14-man Copa Antonio Peña battle royal. | [12] | ||
| 9 | Drago | December 2, 2018 | Guerra de Titanes (December) | Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes | 1 | 321 | [13] | |||
| 10 | Daga | October 19, 2019 | Héroes Inmortales XIII | Orizaba, Veracruz | 1 | 553 | [14] | |||
| — | Vacated | April 24, 2021 | — | — | — | — | Daga vacated the title due to a lack of challengers. | [15][16] | ||
| 11 | Taurus | May 1, 2021 | Rey de Reyes | San Pedro Cholula, Puebla | 1 | 413 | Defeated Octagón Jr. and Villano III Jr. in a three-way match to win the vacant title. | [17] | ||
| 12 | Fénix | June 18, 2022 | Triplemanía XXX | Tijuana | 1 | 394 | This Winner Takes All five-way match for the AAA Latin American Championship and the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship also featured Laredo Kid, Bandido, and Hijo del Vikingo. | [18] | ||
| — | Vacated | July 17, 2023 | — | — | — | — | Fénix left AAA due to his commitments with other promotions. | [19] | ||
| 13 | Q.T. Marshall | August 12, 2023 | Triplemanía XXXI | Azcapotzalco, Mexico City | 1 | 99 | Defeated Pentagón Jr., Dralístico, and Texano Jr. in a four-way match to win the vacant title. | [20] | ||
| 14 | Octagón Jr. | November 19, 2023 | Guerra de Titanes | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | 1 | 357 | [21] | |||
| 15 | El Mesias | November 10, 2024 | Guerra de Titanes | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua | 1 | 279 | ||||
| 16 | El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. | August 16, 2025 | Triplemanía XXXIII | Azcapotzalco, Mexico City | 1 | 211+ | [22] | |||