NWA World Welterweight Championship

NWA World Welterweight Title History
No. Won By Won From Location Date
1. El Santo Pete Pancoff* Mexico City, Mexico 3/15/46
2. Jack O'Brien El Santo Mexico City, Mexico 2/15/47
3. Gory Guerrero Jack O'Brien Mexico City, Mexico 4/29/49
4. Bobby Bonales Gory Guerrero Mexico City, Mexico 7/13/51
5. El Santo Bobby Bonales Mexico City, Mexico 9/26/52
6. Blue Demon El Santo Mexico City, Mexico 7/25/53
7. Karloff Lagarde Blue Demon Mexico City, Mexico 1/31/58
8. Huracan Ramirez Karloff Lagarde Cuernavaca, Mexico 8/5/65
9. Karloff Lagarde Huracan Ramirez Mexico City, Mexico 9/24/65
10. Vento Castella Karloff Lagarde Mexico City, Mexico 5/7/67
11. Karloff Lagarde Vento Castella Mexico City, Mexico 7/3/67
12. Alberto Munoz Karloff Lagarde Mexico City, Mexico 7/11/71
13. Mano Negra Karloff Lagarde*(2) Mexico City, Mexico 12/14/73
14. Blue Demon Mano Negra Mexico City, Mexico 6/29/75
15. Fishman Blue Demon Mexico City, Mexico 4/9/76
16. Mano Negra Fishman Mexico City, Mexico 1/19/77
17. Americo Rocca Mano Negra Mexico City, Mexico 4/30/79
18. Kato Kung Lee Americo Rocca Mexico City, Mexico 1/19/80
19. El Supremo Kato Kung Lee Mexico City, Mexico 5/4/80
20. Lizmark El Supremo Acapulco, Mexico 6/4/80
21. La Fiera Lizmark Mexico City, Mexico 10/23/81
22. Americo Rocca La Fiera Guadalajara, Mexico 7/18/82
23. Mocho Cota Americo Rocca Mexico City, Mexico 1/27/84
24. Chamaco Valaguez Mocho Cota Cuernavaca, Mexico 7/26/84
25. El Dandy ??*(3) Mexico City, Mexico 11/17/85
26. Monarca Cruz El Dandy Monterrey, Mexico 4/7/86
27. El Dandy Monarca Cruz Mexico City, Mexico 8/24/86
28. Americo Rocca El Dandy Mexico City, Mexico 11/2/86
29. Solar II Americo Rocca Cuernavaca, Mexico 7/30/88
30. Fuerza Guerrera Solar II Mexico City, Mexico 10/4/88
31. Aguila Solitaria Fuerza Guerrera Mexico City, Mexico 6/2/89
32. Fuerza Guerrera Aguila Solitaria Puebla, Mexico 9/21/89
33. Misterioso Fuerza Guerrera Mexico City, Mexico 12/6/91
34. Negro Casas El Hijo del Santo*(4) Mexico City, Mexico 12/1/95
35. Shinjiro Otani Negro Casas Tokyo, Japan 8/3/96
36. Ultimo Dragon Shinjiro Otani Tokyo, Japan 8/4/96
37. The Great Sasuke Ultimo Dragon Tokyo, Japan 8/5/96
38. Ultimo Dragon The Great Sasuke Osaka, Japan 10/11/96
39. Jushin Liger Ultimo Dragon Tokyo, Japan 1/4/97
40. El Samurai Jushin Liger Sapporo, Japan 7/6/97
41. Shinjiro Otani El Samurai Nagoya, Japan 8/10/97
42. Dragon Kid Dr. Cerebro*(5) Nagoya, Japan 2/6/99
43. Judo Suwa Dragon Kid Kawasaki, Japan 4/25/99
44. Keni'chiro Arai Judo Suwa Tokyo, Japan 7/22/00
45. Keni'chiro Arai Yasushi Kanda*(6) Tokyo, Japan 1/29/01
46. Susumu Mochizuki Keni'chiro Arai Kobe, Japan 5/27/01
47. Ryo Saito Susumu Mochizuki Tokyo, Japan 9/30/01
48. Genki Horiguchi Ryo Saito Kobe, Japan 4/28/02
49. Ricky Marvin Super Nova*(7) Kobe, Japan 7/7/02
50. Genki Horiguchi Ricky Marvin Kumamoto, Japan 7/24/02
51. Darkness Dragon Genki Horiguchi Shimonoseki, Japan 7/28/02
52. YOSSINO Genki Horiguchi*(8) Sapporo, Japan 3/22/03
53. Hajime Ohara La Mascara*(9) Mexico City, Mexico 5/13/06
54. Super Delfin Hajime Ohara Osaka, Japan 1/20/07
55. Hajime Ohara Super Delfin Osaka, Japan 2/10/07
56. La Sombra Hajime Ohara Mexico City, Mexico 11/27/07
57. Mephisto La Sombra Acapulco, Mexico 5/27/09
58. Cassandro Dr. Cerebro*(10) London, UK 6/25/11
59. Magno Cassandro and Bobby Zavala*(11) El Paso, TX 2/15/15
60. Impostor Jr. Bobby Zavala*(12) El Paso, TX 5/31/15
61. Ultimo Samuray Impostor Jr. El Paso, TX 12/6/15
62. Impostor Jr. Ultimo Samuray El Paso, TX 12/25/15
63. Akantus Impostor Jr. El Paso, TX 4/24/16

*This match determined the first champion.

*(2)The title was vacated after Munoz suffered a near fatal injury. This match determined the new champion.

*(3)The title was vacated due to unknown circumstances. This match determined the new champion.

*(4)Misterioso vacated the title when he left CMLL. This was the finals of a tournament to crown a new champion.

*(5)The title had come under the umbrella of the J-Crown, a conglomerate of eight different titles. When the WWF demanded the return of their Light Heavyweight title belt, Otani vacated five of the six remaining titles in the J-Crown, including the Welterweight Title, which came under the jurisdiction of Toryumon Japan. This match determined the new champion.

*(6)The title was vacated due to outside interference when Arai defended against Susumu Mochizuki. This was the finals of a tournament to crown a new champion.

*(7)The title was vacated when a defense against Dragon Kid went to a no-contest. This match determined the new champion.

*(8)Dragon vacated the title due to injury. This match determined the new champion.

*(9)YOSSINO vacated the title in order to concentrate on the Toryumon Ultimo Dragon Gym Championship. This match determined the new champion.

*(10)The title was vacated when CMLL returned the title to the NWA. This match determined the new champion.

*(11)This was a Three-Way Match.

*(12)The title was vacated when Magno signed with WWE. This match determined the new champion.