UWA World Middleweight Championship
| UWA World Middleweight Championship | |
|---|---|
Rene Guajardo | |
| Most reigns | Último Dragón (5 reigns) |
The UWA World Middleweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial de Peso Medio UWA in
Kaientai Dojo
, where it is held by Kyu Mogami.
As it was a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a
bookers and match makers.[a] 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,[b] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[c] or leaving the company.[d]
Title history
| 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 |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Rene Guajardo
|
November 26, 1975 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 158 | Defeated Aníbal to become the first champion. | [e] |
| 2 | Gran Hamada | May 2, 1976 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | 182 | [e] | |
| 3 | Rene Guajardo
|
October 31, 1976 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 2 | 357 | [e] | |
| 4 | Aníbal | October 23, 1977 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | 476 | [e] | |
| 5 | Jungla Negra | February 11, 1979 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | 700 | [e] | |
| 6 | Centurión Negro | January 11, 1981 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | 399 | [e] | |
| 7 | Gran Hamada | February 14, 1982 | Live event | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 119 | [e] | |
| 8 | Centurión Negro | June 13, 1982 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 2 | 210 | [e] | |
| 9 | Luis Arizona | January 9, 1983 | Live event | Reynosa, Tamaulipas | 1 | 133 | [e] | |
| 10 | Gran Hamada | May 22, 1983 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 3 | 411 | [e] | |
| 11 | Super Astro | July 6, 1984 | Live event | Guadalajara, Jalisco | 1 | 100 | [e] | |
| 12 | El Satánico | October 14, 1984 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 268 | [e] | |
| 13 | Cachorro Mendoza | July 9, 1985 | Live event | N/A | 1 | 134 | [e] | |
| 14 | El Solar | November 20, 1985 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | [f] | [e] | |
| — | Vacated
|
April 1986 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. | [e] |
| 15 | Valente Fernández | June 29, 1986 | Live event | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | 1,163 | [e] | |
| 16 | Cuchillo | September 4, 1989 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 214 | [e] | |
| 17 | Yoshihiro Asai | April 6, 1990 | Live event | Mexico City | 1 | 45 | [e] | |
| 18 | Cuchillo | May 21, 1990 | Live event | Puebla, Puebla | 2 | 14 | [e] | |
| 19 | Yoshihiro Asai | June 4, 1990 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 207 | [e] | |
| 20 | Super Astro | December 28, 1990 | Live event | Tijuana, Baja California | 2 | 32 | [e] | |
| 21 | Negro Casas | January 29, 1991 | Live event | Pachuca, Hidalgo | 1 | 787 | [e] | |
| 22 | Último Dragón | March 26, 1993 | Live event | Mexico City | 3 | 55 | Previously won the title as "Yoshihiro Asai" | [e] |
| 23 | El Samurai | May 20, 1993 | Live event | Inuyama, Japan | 1 | 4 | [e] | |
| 24 | Último Dragón | May 24, 1993 | Live event | Osaka, Japan | 4 | 226 | [e] | |
| 25 | Kōji Ishinriki
|
January 5, 1994 | Live event | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 139 | [e] | |
| 26 | Último Dragón | May 24, 1994 | Live event | Mexico City | 5 | 168 | [e] | |
| — | Vacated
|
November 8, 1994 | — | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Title vacated after Dragón wins the NWA World Middleweight Championship from Corazón de León. | [e] |
| 27 | El Texano | February 12, 1995 | Live event | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1 | [g] | Defeated Takashi Okano to win the vacant title. | [e] |
| 28 | Héctor Garza | 1996 | N/A | N/A | 1 | [h] | [e] | |
| 29 | Masayoshi Motegi | June 11, 1996 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 0 | Won the title when Garza was knocked out accidentally during the match. | [e] |
| — | Vacated
|
June 11, 1996 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | Motegi immediately vacated the title after winning it. | [e] |
| 30 | Tiger Mask | September 23, 1996 | Live event | Towada, Japan | 1 | 155 | [e] | |
| — | Vacated
|
February 25, 1997 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated after Tiger Mask is injured on December 11, 1996. | [e] |
| 31 | Shoichi Funaki | March 19, 1997 | Live event | Yonezawa, Japan | 1 | 66 | Defeated El Pantera to win the vacant title. | [e] |
| 32 | Minoru Tanaka | May 24, 1997 | Live event | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 330 | [e] | |
| — | Vacated
|
April 19, 1998 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated after defending against Tiger Mask. | [e] |
| 33 | The Willow | June 14, 1998 | Live event | Iwate, Japan | 1 | [i] | Defeated Ikuto Hidaka to win the vacant title. | [e] |
| — | Vacated
|
1998 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. | [e] |
| 34 | Silver Wolf | May 25, 2002 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | [j] | Silver Wolf defeated Hi69 in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |
| — | Vacated
|
September 2002 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. | |
| 35 | Hi69 | October 27, 2002 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 188 | Defeated PABLO in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |
| 36 | Yasu Urano | May 24, 2003 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 1 | 154 | ||
| 37 | Mr. X3 | October 25, 2003 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 1 | 183 | ||
| 38 | Sambo Oishi | April 25, 2004 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 188 | ||
| 39 | Onryo | October 30, 2004 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 1 | 105 | ||
| 40 | GENTARO | February 12, 2005 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 1 | 7 | ||
| 41 | Boso Boy Raito | February 19, 2005 | Live event | Shiwa, Japan | 1 | 410 | ||
| 42 | PSYCHO | April 5, 2006 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 214 | ||
| 43 | Shiori Asahi | November 5, 2006 | Live event | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 303 | ||
| 44 | Boso Boy Raito | September 4, 2007 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 282 | ||
| 45 | Sambo Oishi | June 12, 2008 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 89 | ||
| 46 | Men's Teioh | September 9, 2008 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 1 | 54 | ||
| 47 | Sambo Oishi | November 2, 2008 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 133 | Match was also for the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship. | |
| 48 | Quiet Storm | March 15, 2009 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 147 | ||
| 49 | PSYCHO | August 9, 2009 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 2 | 97 | ||
| 50 | Shinobu | November 14, 2009 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 58 | ||
| 51 | Kaji Tomato
|
January 11, 2010 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 1 | 303 | ||
| 52 | Yasu Urano | November 10, 2010 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 263 | ||
| 53 | Kaji Tomato
|
July 31, 2011 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 2 | 98 | ||
| 54 | Shiori Asahi | November 6, 2011 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 231 | This was a three-way match, also involving Marines Mask II. | |
| 55 | Daigoro Kashiwa | June 24, 2012 | Live event | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 133 | This was a three-way match, also involving Boso Boy Raito. | |
| 56 | Yuki Sato | November 4, 2012 | Live event | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 161 | This was a three-way match, also involving Hiro Tonai. | |
| 57 | Taka Michinoku | April 14, 2013 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 119 | ||
| 58 | Ryuichi Sekine | August 11, 2013 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 1 | 119 | ||
| 59 | Makoto Oishi | December 8, 2013 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 4 | 259 | Previously won the title as "Sambo Oishi". | |
| 60 | Kaji Tomato
|
August 24, 2014 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 3 | 154 | ||
| 61 | Yuki Sato | January 25, 2015 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 2 | 245 | ||
| 62 | Kaji Tomato
|
September 27, 2015 | Live event | Shizuoka, Japan | 4 | 35 | ||
| 63 | Hiro Tonai | November 1, 2015 | Club-K Super in Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 141 | ||
| 64 | Men's Teioh | March 21, 2016 | Club-K Tour in Kitasenju | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 132 | ||
| 65 | Shiori Asahi | July 31, 2016 | Club-K Super in TKP Garden City Chiba | Chiba, Japan | 3 | 98 | This match was also contested for the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship. | |
| 66 | Ayumu Honda | November 6, 2016 | Club-K Super in Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 497 | This was a three-way match, also involving Kaji Tomato. | |
| 67 | Masamune | March 18, 2018 | K-DOJO Tokyo Big Show | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 133 | ||
| 68 | Taka Michinoku | July 29, 2018 | K-DOJO Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba | Chiba, Japan | 2 | 84 | ||
| 69 | Kaji Tomato
|
October 21, 2018 | K-DOJO Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | 5 | 193 | ||
| 70 | Fuminori Abe | May 2, 2019 | K-DOJO Chiba Festival 2019 - Exchange? Counter? BASARA DAY | Chiba, Japan | 1 | 49 | ||
| 71 | Kyu Mogami | June 20, 2019 | Live event | Chiba, Japan | 1 | 1,765+ | ||
Combined reigns
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of the title reign is uncertain. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyu Mogami † | 1 | 1,765+ |
| 2 | Valente Fernández | 1 | 1,163 |
| 3 | Negro Casas | 1 | 787 |
| 4 | Kaji Tomato |
5 | 783 |
| 5 | Gran Hamada | 3 | 712 |
| 6 | Yoshihiro Asai/Último Dragón | 5 | 701 |
| 7 | Jungla Negra | 1 | 700 |
| 8 | Boso Boy Raito | 2 | 692 |
| 9 | Makoto Oishi | 4 | 669 |
| 10 | Shiori Asahi | 3 | 632 |
| 11 | Centurión Negro | 2 | 609 |
| 12 | Rene Guajardo |
2 | 515 |
| 13 | Ayumu Honda | 1 | 497 |
| 14 | Aníbal | 1 | 476 |
| 15 | Yasu Urano | 2 | 417 |
| 16 | Yuki Sato | 2 | 406 |
| 17 | Minoru Tanaka | 1 | 330 |
| 18 | PSYCHO | 2 | 311 |
| 19 | El Satánico | 1 | 268 |
| 20 | Cuchillo | 2 | 228 |
| 21 | Taka Michinoku | 2 | 203 |
| 22 | Hi69 | 1 | 188 |
| 23 | Men's Teioh | 2 | 186 |
| 24 | Mr. X3/Silver Wolf | 2 | 183¤ |
| 25 | Tiger Mask | 1 | 155 |
| 26 | Quiet Storm | 1 | 147 |
| 27 | Hiro Tonai | 1 | 141 |
| 28 | Kōji Ishinriki |
1 | 139 |
| 29 | Cachorro Mendoza | 1 | 134 |
| 30 | Daigoro Kashiwa | 1 | 133 |
| Luis Arizona | 1 | 133 | |
| Masmune | 1 | 133 | |
| 33 | Super Astro | 2 | 132 |
| 34 | Ryuichi Sekine | 1 | 119 |
| 35 | Onryo | 1 | 105 |
| 36 | Shoichi Funaki | 1 | 66 |
| 37 | Shinobu | 1 | 58 |
| 38 | Fuminori Abe | 1 | 49 |
| 39 | GENTARO | 1 | 7 |
| 40 | El Samurai | 1 | 4 |
| 41 | Masayoshi Motegi | 1 | <1 |
| 42 | El Solar | 1 | N/A¤ |
| El Texano | 1 | N/A¤ | |
| Héctor Garza | 1 | N/A¤ | |
| The Willow | 1 | N/A¤ |
Footnotes
- ^ 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"[1]
- ^ 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"[2]
- ^ 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"[3]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[4]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am Duncan & Will (2000) p. 399, Chapter: MEXICO: UWA World Middleweight Title [Flores, Mora] [5]
- ^ The exact date El Solar vacated the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 132 and 161 days.
- ^ The exact date El Texano lost the title is unknown, placing his title regin between 323 and 484 days.
- ^ The exact date Héctor Garza won the title is unknown, placing the title reign between 484 and 323 days.
- ^ The exact date on which the Willow vacated the title is unknown, placing the title reign between 1 and 200 days.
- ^ The exact date on which Silver Wolf vacated is unknown, placing the title reign between 99 and 128 days.
References
- Hornbaker, Tim (2016). "Statistical notes". Legends of Pro Wrestling - 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers (Revised ed.). New York, New York: Sports Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 399.