NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship

This article is about the NWA light heavyweight title that CMLL introduced in 2010. For the original NWA light heavyweight title created in 1952, see NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship.

NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship
The belt design of all three NWA Historic championships
Details
PromotionConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Date establishedAugust 12, 2010[2]
Current champion(s)Atlantis Jr.[1]
Date wonFebruary 4, 2023[1]
Other name(s)
CMLL Historic Light Heavyweight Championship[3]
Statistics
First champion(s)El Texano Jr.[2]
Most reignsRey Bucanero (2 reigns)
Longest reignStuka Jr. (4 years, 174 days)
Shortest reignAtlantis Jr. (1 year, 293 days+)
Oldest championRey Bucanero (40 years, 232 days)
Youngest championAtlantis Jr. (24–25)
Heaviest championShocker (103 kg (227 lb))
Lightest championAtlantis Jr. (87 kg (192 lb))

The NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Historico de Peso Semicompleto de la NWA in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). CMLL had held the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship for over 48 years, when the relationship between the promotion and National Wrestling Alliance broke down in March 2010. Blue Demon Jr., the president of NWA Mexico, sent letters to CMLL, telling them to stop promoting the NWA-branded championships since they were no longer part of the NWA. On August 12, 2010, CMLL debuted the new NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship belt and named El Texano Jr., the final CMLL-recognized NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion, as the inaugural champion.

The current champion is Atlantis Jr., who defeated Stuka Jr. to win the championship on February 4, 2023. This is Atlantis Jr.'s first title reign; his current reign is the eighth in the title's history. All title matches take place under best two-out-of-three falls rules.

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