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The '''Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship''' (''Campeonato Nacional Semicompleto'' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]) is a national [[Lucha libre|Mexican]] singles [[professional wrestling]] [[championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] controlled by '''Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.''' (''Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling [[Commissioner#Sports|Commission]]''). From its creation in 1943 it was not promoted by one specific promotion but shared between many Mexican promotions among others [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|Empressa Mexicana de Lucha Libre]] (EMLL), [[Asistencia Asesoría y Administración]] (AAA) and in recent years in the ''ENSEMA'' promotion and the [[Independent circuit]] until December 2007 where [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] (CMLL) gained control of the title.<ref group=Note>In this statement, "control" refers to the every day use of the championship, determining which storylines the championship is being used in, who gets to challenge for it and how to use it in a public relations sense.</ref> Being 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 [[Narrative thread|storyline]]. The official definition of the [[Lucha Libre#Weight classes|Light Heavyweight weight class]] in Mexico is between {{convert|92|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and {{convert|97|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, but is not always strictly enforced.<ref group=Note>The most recent case of this is [[Mephisto (wrestler)|Mephisto]]'s holding the [[NWA World Welterweight Championship]], a belt with a {{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}} upper limit despite weighing {{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.</ref><ref name="WeightDivision">{{cite web|url=http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf|format=PDF|title=Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico|author=Arturo Montiel Rojas|publisher= Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.|date=August 30, 2001|accessdate=July 13, 2009|quote=Articulo 242: "Super medio 92 kilos / Semi Completo 97 kilos"|language=Spanish|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061130181418/http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf|archivedate=2006-11-30}}</ref> All title matches take place under [[Professional wrestling match types#Series variations|two out of three falls]] rules. |
The '''Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship''' (''Campeonato Nacional Semicompleto'' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]) is a national [[Lucha libre|Mexican]] singles [[professional wrestling]] [[championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] controlled by '''Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.''' (''Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling [[Commissioner#Sports|Commission]]''). From its creation in 1943 it was not promoted by one specific promotion but shared between many Mexican promotions among others [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|Empressa Mexicana de Lucha Libre]] (EMLL), [[Asistencia Asesoría y Administración]] (AAA) and in recent years in the ''ENSEMA'' promotion and the [[Independent circuit]] until December 2007 where [[Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre]] (CMLL) gained control of the title.<ref group=Note>In this statement, "control" refers to the every day use of the championship, determining which storylines the championship is being used in, who gets to challenge for it and how to use it in a public relations sense.</ref> Being 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 [[Narrative thread|storyline]]. The official definition of the [[Lucha Libre#Weight classes|Light Heavyweight weight class]] in Mexico is between {{convert|92|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and {{convert|97|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, but is not always strictly enforced.<ref group=Note>The most recent case of this is [[Mephisto (wrestler)|Mephisto]]'s holding the [[NWA World Welterweight Championship]], a belt with a {{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}} upper limit despite weighing {{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.</ref><ref name="WeightDivision">{{cite web|url=http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf|format=PDF|title=Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico|author=Arturo Montiel Rojas|publisher= Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F.|date=August 30, 2001|accessdate=July 13, 2009|quote=Articulo 242: "Super medio 92 kilos / Semi Completo 97 kilos"|language=Spanish|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061130181418/http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf|archivedate=2006-11-30}}</ref> All title matches take place under [[Professional wrestling match types#Series variations|two out of three falls]] rules. |
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[[Black Guzmán]] became the first National Light Heavyweight Champion when he won the inargual tournament in 1943. Over the following years the title was promoted by various Mexican promotions, primarily Empressa Mexicana de Lucha Libre but they did not assert an exclusive claim to the title. In 1992 then-CMLL booker [[Antonio Peña]] left the company to create AAA and brought a number of CMLL wrestlers with him, among others the then-reigning Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion [[Máscara Sagrada]] who took the title with him. From AAA's creation until 2002 the title was exclusively defended in AAA. In 2002 [[El Dandy]] won the title and used it as one of the focal points of the ENSEMA promotion that ran from 2002 until 2004. In December 2007 Místico won the title from [[Vangelis (wrestler)|Vangelis]], making it an official CMLL recognized title from that point forward.<ref name= |
[[Black Guzmán]] became the first National Light Heavyweight Champion when he won the inargual tournament in 1943. Over the following years the title was promoted by various Mexican promotions, primarily Empressa Mexicana de Lucha Libre but they did not assert an exclusive claim to the title. In 1992 then-CMLL booker [[Antonio Peña]] left the company to create AAA and brought a number of CMLL wrestlers with him, among others the then-reigning Mexican National Light Heavyweight Champion [[Máscara Sagrada]] who took the title with him. From AAA's creation until 2002 the title was exclusively defended in AAA. In 2002 [[El Dandy]] won the title and used it as one of the focal points of the ENSEMA promotion that ran from 2002 until 2004. In December 2007 Místico won the title from [[Vangelis (wrestler)|Vangelis]], making it an official CMLL recognized title from that point forward.<ref name=Lucha2007/> [[Adolfo Tapia|La Parka / L.A. Park]] and [[Pierroth, Jr.]] are tied for most title reigns, with four reigns, Pierroth, Jr. has the shortest reign with no more than 11 days.<ref group=Note>two individuals have potentially shorter reigns as both Enrique Llanes and Máscara Sagrada II have a minimum length of 1 day but Pierroth, Jr's reign is the shortest documentet reign.</ref> El Dandy's two reigns combine to 1,526 days, the longest of any champion, while the longest individual reign belongs to Cavernario Galindo, with 1,249 days. The current champion is [[Mephisto (wrestler)|Mephisto]], having defeated [[La Mascara (wrestler)|La Máscara]] for the title on August 13, 2013.<ref name=Mephisto/> He is the 63rd overall champion and this is his first title reign. |
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Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship | |
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Pierroth, Jr. (4 reigns) |
The Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Nacional Semicompleto in
Light Heavyweight weight class in Mexico is between 92 kg (203 lb) and 97 kg (214 lb), but is not always strictly enforced.[Note 2][2] All title matches take place under two out of three falls
rules.
La Máscara for the title on August 13, 2013.[1]
He is the 63rd overall champion and this is his first title reign.
Title history
- Key
Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed. |
Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
N/A | The specific information is not known |
— | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
(n) | Indicates that a title change took place "no later than" the date listed.[Note 4] |
† | Indicates that the title was promoted by AAA at this point in time. |
± | Indicates that the title was promoted by the ENSEMA Promotion at this point in time. |
§ | Indicates that the title is promoted by CMLL at this point in time. |
No. | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
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1 | Black Guzmán | 1 | March 1943 | [Note 5] | Mexico | Live event | It is unknown whom Guzmán defeated to become the first champion. |
2 | Gorila Ramos | 1 | September 20, 1944 | 28 | Mexico | Live event | |
3 | Tarzán Lόpez
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1 | October 18, 1944 | [Note 6] | Mexico | Live event | |
4 | Black Guzmán | 2 | January 1945 | [Note 7] | Mexico | Live event | |
5 | Tarzán Lόpez
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2 | April 12, 1947 | 811 | Mexico | Live event | |
6 | Cavernario Galindo | 1 | July 1, 1949 | [Note 8] | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
7 | Enrique Llanes | 1 | December 1950 | [Note 9] | Mexico | Live event | |
- | Vacated | N/A | 1951 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
8 | Tarzán Lόpez
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3 | September 9, 1956 | [Note 10] | Mexico | Live event | It is unknown whom Lόpez defeated |
— | Vacated | N/A | January 1957 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
9 | Espectro I | 1 | April 21, 1957 | [Note 11] | Mexico | Live event | Defeated Bobby Bonales |
— | Vacated | N/A | September 1960 (n) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
10 | Rubén Juárez | 1 | September 23, 1960 | 1,086 | Mexico City, Mexico | EMLL 27th Anniversary Show | Defeated Ray Mendoza |
11 | Espanto I | 1 | September 14, 1963 | 77 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
12 | Ray Mendoza | 1 | November 30, 1963 | 410 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
13 | Raúl Reyes | 1 | January 13, 1965 | 112 | Mexico City, Mexico | EMLL Carnaval de Campeones | |
14 | Alfonso Dantés | 1 | May 5, 1965 | 286 | Mexico | Live event | |
15 | Espanto I | 2 | February 15, 1966 | 241 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
16 | El Santo | 1 | October 14, 1966 | [Note 12] | Mexicali, Baja California | Live event | |
17 | Espanto I | 3 | March 1967 | [Note 13] | Mexico | Live event | |
18 | Mil Máscaras | 1 | June 12, 1967 | 125 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
19 | El Nazi | 1 | October 15, 1967 | 159 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
20 | Mil Máscaras | 2 | March 22, 1968 | 19 | Mexico | Live event | |
— | Vacated | N/A | April 10, 1968 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
21 | Raul Mata
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1 | April 11, 1969 | 1,164 | Mexico | Live event | Defeated Dr. Wagner |
22 | Enrique Vera | 1 | June 18, 1972 | 271 | Mexico | Live event | |
23 | Dr. Wagner | 1 | March 16, 1973 | 555 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
— | Vacated | N/A | September 22, 1974 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated for unknown reasons |
24 | Alfonso Dantés | 2 | November 15, 1974 | 513 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | Defeated El Halcón |
25 | Dr. Wagner | 2 | April 11, 1976 | 644 | Guadalajara, Jalisco
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Live event | |
26 | El Canek | 1 | January 15, 1978 | 156 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
27 | Dos Caras | 1 | June 20, 1978 | 292 | Hidalgo
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Live event | |
28 | Astro Rey | 1 | April 8, 1979 | 217 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
29 | Dr. Wagner | 3 | November 11, 1979 | 19 | Mexico | Live event | |
30 | Enrique Vera | 2 | November 30, 1979 | 658 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
31 | Alfonso Dantés | 3 | September 18, 1981 | 100 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
32 | Babe Face | 1 | December 27, 1981 | 570 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
33 | Mano Negra | 1 | July 20, 1983 | 410 | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | |
34 | Valente Fernández | 1 | September 2, 1984 | 581 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
35 | Luis Mariscal | 1 | April 6, 1986 | 193 | Mexico | Live event | |
36 | El Halcón '78 | 1 | October 16, 1986 | 536 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
37 | Pierroth, Jr.
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1 | April 4, 1988 | 156 | San Lorenzo, Oaxaca | Live event | |
38 | Mogur | 1 | September 7, 1988 | 492 | México
|
Live event | |
39 | Pierroth, Jr.
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2 | January 12, 1990 | 433 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
40 | Máscara Sagrada | 1 | March 21, 1991 | 435 | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | |
41 | Universo 2000 † | 1 | May 29, 1992 | 112 | Veracruz, Veracruz
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Live event | |
42 | Lizmark † | 1 | September 18, 1992 | 721 | Acapulco, Guerrero | Live event | |
43 | La Parka †
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1 | September 9, 1994 | 200 | Río Bravo, Tamaulipas | Live event | |
44 | Jerry Estrada † | 1 | March 28, 1995 | 131 | Matamoros, Tamaulipas | Live event | |
45 | La Parka †
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2 | August 6, 1995 | 167 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
46 | Pierroth, Jr. †
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3 | January 20, 1996 | [Note 14] | Mexicali, Baja California | Live event | |
47 | La Parka †
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3 | January 1996 | [Note 15] | Mexico | Live event | |
48 | Pimpinela Escarlata † | 1 | May 20, 1996 | 112 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
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Live event | |
49 | Latin Lover † | 1 | September 9, 1996 | 252 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
|
Live event | |
50 | Pierroth, Jr. †
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4 | May 19, 1997 | [Note 16] | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
|
Live event | |
51 | Máscara Sagrada II †
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1 | 1998 | [Note 17] | Mexico | Live event | |
52 | Sangre Chicana † | 1 | May 16, 1998 | 1,080 | Torreón, Coahuila | Live event | |
53 | Héctor Garza † | 1 | April 30, 2000 | 776 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | |
54 | Electroshock † | 1 | June 15, 2001 | 310 | Tijuana, Baja California | Live event | |
55 | Perro Aguayo, Jr. †
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1 | April 21, 2002 | 132 | Chihuahua, Chihuahua
|
Live event | |
56 | El Dandy ± | 1 | August 31, 2002 | 776 | Reynosa, Tamaulipas
|
Live event | |
57 | L.A. Park ±
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4 | October 15, 2004 | 162 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | |
58 | El Dandy ± | 2 | March 26, 2005 | 750 | Acapulco, Guerrero | Live event | [4] |
59 | Vangelis | 1 | April 15, 2007 | 233 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | This match is possibly fictitious[Note 18][5] |
60 | Místico § | 1 | December 4, 2007 | Error: Second date should be year, month, day | Querétaro, Querétaro
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Live event | This was a double title match with Místico's CMLL World Welterweight Championship also at stake.[3] |
61 | Volador, Jr. §
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1 | February 12, 2010 | Error: Second date should be year, month, day | Mexico City, Mexico | CMLL Super Viernes | [6] |
62 | La Máscara §
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1 | October 5, 2010 | 1,043 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | [7] |
63 | Mephisto § | 1 | August 13, 2013 | 3,977+ | Guadalajara, Jalisco
|
Live event | [1] |
Reigns by combined length
- Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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† | Indicates the current champion |
¤ | The exact length of at least one title 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 |
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1 | El Dandy | 2 | 1,526 |
2 | Black Guzmán | 2 | 1,368¤ [Note 5] [Note 7] |
3 | Cavernario Galindo | 1 | 1,249¤ [Note 8] |
4 | Espectro I | 1 | 1,229¤ [Note 11] |
5 | Dr. Wagner | 3 | 1,218 |
6 | Raul Mata |
1 | 1,164 |
7 | Rubén Juárez | 1 | 1,086 |
8 | Sangre Chicana | 1 | 1,080 |
9 | La Máscara |
1 | 1,043 |
10 | Tarzán Lόpez |
3 | 1,019¤ [Note 6] [Note 10] |
11 | Enrique Vera | 2 | 929 |
12 | Alfonso Dantés | 3 | 899 |
13 | Pierroth, Jr. |
4 | 826¤ [Note 14] [Note 16] |
14 | Místico | 1 | 802 |
15 | Héctor Garza | 1 | 776 |
16 | Lizmark | 2 | 721 |
17 | La Parka / L.A. Park |
4 | 639¤ [Note 15] |
18 | Mephisto † | 1 | 3977+ |
19 | Valente Fernández | 1 | 581 |
20 | Babe Face | 1 | 570 |
21 | El Halcón '78 | 1 | 536 |
22 | Mogur | 1 | 492 |
23 | Máscara Sagrada | 1 | 435 |
23 | Mano Negra | 1 | 410 |
25 | Ray Mendoza | 1 | 410 |
26 | Espanto I | 3 | 335¤ [Note 13] |
27 | Electroshock | 1 | 310 |
28 | Dos Caras | 1 | 292 |
29 | Latin Lover | 1 | 252 |
30 | Volador, Jr. |
1 | 236 |
31 | Vangelis | 1 | 233 |
32 | Astro Rey | 1 | 217 |
33 | Luis Mariscal | 1 | 193 |
34 | El Nazi | 1 | 159 |
35 | El Canek | 1 | 156 |
36 | Mil Máscaras | 2 | 144 |
37 | El Santo | 1 | 138¤ [Note 12] |
38 | Perro Aguayo, Jr. |
1 | 132 |
39 | Jerry Estrada | 1 | 131 |
40 | Raúl Reyes | 1 | 122 |
41 | Pimpinela Escarlata | 1 | 112 |
41 | Universo 2000 | 1 | 112 |
43 | Gorila Ramos | 1 | 28 |
44 | Enrique Llanes | 1 | 1¤ [Note 9] |
44 | Máscara Sagrada II |
1 | 1¤ [Note 17] |
Footnotes
- ^ In this statement, "control" refers to the every day use of the championship, determining which storylines the championship is being used in, who gets to challenge for it and how to use it in a public relations sense.
- ^ The most recent case of this is Mephisto's holding the NWA World Welterweight Championship, a belt with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
- ^ two individuals have potentially shorter reigns as both Enrique Llanes and Máscara Sagrada II have a minimum length of 1 day but Pierroth, Jr's reign is the shortest documentet reign.
- ^ Documentation of the specific date of a title change is not found but documentation of the champion holding the title on that date/in that period.
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 567 and 597 days
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 75 and 105 days
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 801 and 831 days
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 1,249 and 1,279 days
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 365 days
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 114 and 144 days
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 1,229 and 1,251 days
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 138 and 168 days
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 73 and 103 days
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 11 days
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 110 and 120 days
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 227 and 362 days
- ^ a b The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 135 days
- ^ From time to time promotions will award a title to a wrestler and then publizise results of a match that did not actually take place.
References
- General source for title changes before 2000
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 391–392. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. (Up until 2000)
- "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). December 20, 2004. Especial 21. (Up until 2004)
- Specific
- ^ a b c "Eléctrico, nuevo Campeón Nacional Ligero". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ Arturo Montiel Rojas (August 30, 2001). "Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-11-30. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
Articulo 242: "Super medio 92 kilos / Semi Completo 97 kilos"
- ^ a b "2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 26, 2007. issue 244. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. 140.
- ^ "2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 26, 2007. 244.
- ^ Velazquez, Israel (February 13, 2010). "CMLL: Resultados Arena México (12-feb-10): ¡Místico pierde, pero se roba el Campeonato Nacional Semicompleto!". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved February 13, 2010.
- ^ Ruiz Glez, Alex (October 6, 2010). "Arena México (resultados martes 5 de octubre) La Máscara nuevo campeón nacional semicompleto". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved October 6, 2010.