CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship

CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championships
The CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship belt
Details
Promotion	Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date established	September 26, 1991[a]
Current champion(s)	Averno
Date won	March 29, 2024
Statistics First champion(s) Jerry Estrada[a] Most reigns Dr. Wagner Jr. (2 times) Atlantis (2 times) Longest reign Niebla Roja (2,724 days) Shortest reign Jerry Estrada (175 days) Oldest champion Villano III (47 years, 244 days) Youngest champion Rush (23 years, 146 days) Heaviest champion Rey Escorpión (92 kg (203 lb)) Lightest champion Jerry Estrada (87 kg (192 lb))

The CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial de Peso Semicompleto del CMLL in Spanish) is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 1991. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via legitimate competition; it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or on occasion awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline.^[1][2] The official definition of the light heavyweight division in Mexico is between 92 kg (203 lb) and 97 kg (214 lb), but the weight limits are not always strictly adhered to. Because CMLL puts more emphasis on the lower weight classes, this division is considered more important than the heavyweight division, which is considered the most important championship by most promotions outside Mexico. The current champion is Averno, who is in his first reign. He defeated Bárbaro Cavernario at Homenaje a Dos Leyendas on March 29, 2024. He is the 18th overall champion and the 16th wrestler to officially hold the championship. The title has been vacated twice since its creation in 1991, and has had one unofficial reign.

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