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The WWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial peso Semi Completo de WWA in Spanish) is a singles professional wrestling championship promoted by World Wrestling Association (WWA) in Mexico since 1987. The official definition of the Light Heavyweight weight class in Mexico is between 92 kg (203 lb) and 97 kg (214 lb), but is not always strictly enforced.[a][1]

PromotionWorld Wrestling Association (WWA)
Date established1987
Current championAtlantis
Date wonDecember 5, 2014
Quick facts WWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial peso Semi Completo de WWA), Details ...
WWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
(Campeonato Mundial peso Semi Completo de WWA)
The championship belt
Details
PromotionWorld Wrestling Association (WWA)
Date established1987
Current championAtlantis
Date wonDecember 5, 2014
Statistics
First championEl Cobarde II
Most reignsLizmark (3 Reigns)
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As it was a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers.[b] On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline,[c] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[d] or leaving the company.[e]

It was first won by El Cobarde II in 1987 and has since then been held by at least 9 wrestlers, although records for parts of the title history has not been found. The current champion is Atlantis, who won it in December 2014. Since the WWA titles have been largely unsanctioned since the late 1990s it means that they can be defended on any wrestling show, not just limited to WWA promoted shows.[f]

Title history

More information No., Reign ...
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
N/A Unknown information
† Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
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No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1  El Cobarde II  1987  Live event N/A  1   Records are not clear on who El Cobarde defeated to win the championship [f]
 2  Lizmark  April 1, 1988  Live event Tijuana, Mexico  1   [f]
— N/A — —
 3  Enrique Vera    Live event N/A  1   [f]
 4  Lizmark  June 1990  Live event [g]  2  [h] [f]
 5  La Parka  August 1993  Live event [g]  1  [i] [f]
 6  Lizmark  September 1993  Live event [g]  3  [j] [f]
 7  La Parka  June 20, 1994  Live event Monterrey, Mexico  2   [f]
— N/A — —
 8  El Dandy  January 2001  Live event Nuevo Laredo, Mexico  1  [k]
 9  Asterisco  June 17, 2001  Live event Reynosa, Mexico  1   [7]
— N/A — —
 10  Kiss  January 17, 2003  Live event Tijuana, Mexico  1   Defeated Rey Misterio Sr. to win the vacant title. [8]
— N/A — —
 11  Blue Demon Jr.  March 2008  Live event Oaxaca, Oaxaca  1  [l] Won the vacant title in a one-night tournament. [9]
— Vacated N/A — — — — Championship vacated due to inactivity. [9]
 12  Heddi Karaoui  November 30, 2013 Live event  Mexico City  1 Won the vacant title against Negro Navarro. [10]
— Vacated N/A — — — —
 13  Atlantis  December 5, 2014  Live event Tijuana  1  4,294+ Won the vacant title against Negro Casas.
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Footnotes

  1. [a]
    The most recent case of this is Mephisto's holding the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
  2. [b]
    Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"[2]
  3. [c]
    Duncan & Will (2000) p. 271, Chapter: Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [World Class, Adkisson] "Championship held up and rematch ordered because of the interference of manager Gary Hart"[3]
  4. [d]
    Duncan & Will (2000) p. 20, Chapter: (United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title "Rhodes stripped on 85/10/19 for not defending the belt after having his leg broken by Ric Flair and Ole & Arn Anderson"[4]
  5. [e]
    Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[5]
  6. [f]
    Duncan & Will (2000) pp. 399–400, Chapter: "Mexico: World Wrestling Association (Benjamin Mora) WWA Light Heavyweight Title" [6]
  7. [g]
    The location of the title change has not been captured.
  8. [h]
    The exact date on which Lizmark won and lost the championship is unknown, placing his title reign between 1,128 and 1,187 days.
  9. [i]
    The exact date on which La Parka won and lost the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 1,097 and 151 days.
  10. [j]
    The exact date on which Lizmark won the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 172 and 292 days.
  11. [k]
    The exact date on which El Dandy won the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 2 and 167 days.
  12. [l]
    The exact date on which Blue Demon Jr. winning the title is unknown, which means that his title reign has lasted at least 6,734 days.

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