world light heavyweight championship world light heavyweight championship semi spanish professional wrestling world heavyweight championship promoted professional wrestling championship won legitimate competition instead won scripted ending match occasion awarded wrestler storyline official definition light heavyweight division mexico weight limits strictly adhered puts emphasis lower weight classes division considered important heavyweight division considered important championship promotions outside mexico current reign won defeating april 15th overall champion 13th wrestler officially hold championship title vacated creation unofficial reign history mexican professional wrestling promotion founded initially recognized series mexican national wrestling championships endorsed box mexico created began promoting matches championship approval oversight wrestling commission 1950s member nwa began promoting nwa world light heavyweight championship late 1950s previously championship promoted nwa gave control championship positioning nwa title highest ranking title light heavyweight division title positioned secondary championship late 1980s left nwa avoid politics nwa later decided create series branded world championships spanish created second branded championship world heavyweight championship chosen champion booking tournament championship end defeating champion lost championship japan title change approved officially recognized won title days later returning mexico title change officially recognized considers time champion time champion january reigning champion rush voluntarily gave ongoing storyline feud world heavyweight champion terrible storyline stated defend represented lower weight class rush moved heavyweight division title match held man elimination match determine wrestlers compete finals vacant title january defeated tournament finals 13th overall champion reigns current reign defeating april overall reigns shared wrestlers include unofficial reign men held title atlantis officially held title twice longest combined reigns days holds record longest individual reign years days day reign officially recognized current champion days counting shortest reigning champion remains champion october surpass day reign reign longest individual reign credited record successful championship defenses occasion declared championship vacant meant champion period time championship vacated injury reigning champion champion stops working promotion case storyline reason declared vacant late light heavyweight champion rush working long running storyline rivalry won world heavyweight championship decided enhance rivalry having rush voluntarily light heavyweight championship order receive world heavyweight championship match allowed advance storyline championship rush having rush lose match allowing champion rules official definition mexican commission light heavyweight division mexico 20th century generally consistent strict enforcing actual weight limits 21st century official definitions times overlooked certain champions example officially listed won weight class upper limit heavyweight championship traditionally considered prestigious weight division professional wrestling places emphasis lower weight divisions promoting ahead promoted championships labelled world titles promotional focus shifts championship championship time single championship consistently promoted main championship instead major shows feature different weight divisions headlined bet match instead championship match june major shows featured championship matches final featuring nwa world historic championship time world light heavyweight championship match featured major september successfully defended title anniversary championship matches usually place best falls rules occasion single fall title matches taken place especially promoting title matches japan traditions local promotion outside light heavyweight championship defended joint shows ing big japan wrestling new japan pro wrestling shows japan tournaments held man tournament september october crown light heavyweight champion documentation path finals found tournament held tournament determine world light heavyweight champion starting january finals held following week round tournament man elimination match men match qualifying finals following week january featured teams wrestling team consisted delta team consisted atlantis match came team versus team pulled mask threw rival causing disqualified meant qualified finals following week january defeated finals 13th overall champion order elimination
CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship