AAA World Cruiserweight Championship

The AAA World Cruiserweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Crucero AAA in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). The championship cannot be competed for by anyone who is over the Cruiserweight division weight limit of 105 kg (231 lb).[2] Traditionally this division is labelled as the "Junior Heavyweight" division in Mexico while "Cruiserweight" is a term more used in the United States or Canada.

AAA World Cruiserweight Championship
Campeonato Mundial Crucero AAA
The current AAA World Cruiserweight Championship belt
Details
PromotionLucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Date establishedMay 21, 2009
Current champion(s)Laredo Kid
Date wonFebruary 16, 2019[1]
Other name(s)
  • AAA Cruiserweight Championship (May 2009–August 2014)
  • AAA World Cruiserweight Championship

The championship was originally named the AAA Cruiserweight Championship. but had the word "world" added to the name after El Hijo del Fantasma won a match on August 17, 2014, that unified the championship with the AAA Fusión Championship.[3] A total of eleven men have held the championship for a total of thirteen different title reigns. Laredo Kid is the champion in his first reign.

History

The inaugural champion was Alex Koslov, who defeated Alan Stone and Xtreme Tiger at AAA Television Taping on May 21, 2009, in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. The longest reigning champion was Jack Evans who held the title for 713 days from June 6, 2010, to May 19, 2012. The youngest champion is Daga who won at the age of 24 years and 136 days. The shortest reigning champion was Alex Koslov who held the title for 9 days from August 21, 2009 to August 30, 2009. Alex Koslov and Xtreme Tiger has held the title the most times with 2 championship reigns. The oldest champion is Juventud Guerrera who won at the age of 37 years and 178 days. The current champion is Laredo Kid, who is in his first reign. He defeated previous champion Sammy Guevara on February 16, 2019, to win the title.

Reigns

Names
Name Duration
AAA Cruiserweight Championship May 2009 – August 2014
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship August 2014 – present
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDefenses
 1  Alex Koslov  May 21, 2009  AAA Sin Limite Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes  1  230 Koslov defeated Alan Stone and Xtreme Tiger in the final of a 12-man tournament to become the inaugural champion. This episode aired on tape delay on May 31, 2009. [4]
 2  Xtreme Tiger  June 13, 2009  Triplemanía XVII Mexico City, Mexico  1  690 This was a four-way elimination hardcore match, also involving Alan Stone and Crazy Boy. [5]
 3  Alex Koslov  August 21, 2009  Verano de Escándalo Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas  2  90 This was a five-way elimination match, also involving Jack Evans, Rocky Romero, and Teddy Hart. This episode aired on tape delay on September 6, 2009. [6]
Vacated  August 30, 2009  AAA Sin Limite Tlalnepantla, State of Mexico The championship was vacated after Alex Koslov lost a six-man steel cage match in which the last man left in the cage was forced out of AAA. This episode aired on tape delay on September 20, 2009. [7]
 4  Xtreme Tiger  September 26, 2009  Héroes Inmortales III Monterrey, Nuevo León  2  2532 Tiger defeated Jack Evans, Rocky Romero, Sugi San, and Teddy Hart to win the vacant championship. [8]
 5  Jack Evans  June 6, 2010  Triplemanía XVIII Mexico City, Mexico  1  7131 This was a four-way elimination match, also involving Christopher Daniels and Nosawa Rongai. [9]
 6  Juventud Guerrera  May 19, 2012  Noche de Campeones Chilpancingo, Guerrero  1  1972 This was a four-way Extreme match, Psicosis and Teddy Hart. This episode aired on tape delay on June 10, 2012. [10]
 7  Daga  December 2, 2012  Guerra de Titanes Zapopan, Jalisco  1  6234 This was a six-way ladder match, also involving Fénix, Jack Evans, Joe Líder and Psicosis. This episode aired on tape delay on December 19, 2012. [11]
 8  El Hijo del Fantasma  August 17, 2014  Triplemanía XXII Mexico City, Mexico  1  9456 This was a ten-way elimination match, also involving Angélico, Australian Suicide, Bengala, Drago, Fénix, Jack Evans, Joe Líder and Pentagón Jr., where the AAA Fusión Championship was also unified into the title. Title renamed from "AAA Cruiserweight Championship" to "AAA World Cruiserweight Championship" [3][12]
 9  Johnny Mundo  March 19, 2017  Rey de Reyes Monterrey, Nuevo León  1  1961 This was a three-way match, also involving El Texano Jr.. This match was also contested for the AAA Mega and AAA Latin American Championships [13]
 10  Lanzeloth  October 1, 2017  Héroes Inmortales XI San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí  1  1171 This was a ten-way match, also involving Angelikal, Dragon Solar, El Hijo del Vikingo, Máscara de Bronce, Solaris, Tiger Boy, Venum and Villano III Jr. [14]
 11  Australian Suicide  January 26, 2018  Guerra de Titanes Mexico City, Mexico  1  2113
 12  Sammy Guevara  August 25, 2018  Triplemanía XXVI Mexico City, Mexico  1  1751 This was a four-way match, also involving ACH and Shane Strickland. [1]
 13  Laredo Kid  February 16, 2019  AAA Conquista Total Morelia, Michoacán  1  707+1

Combined reigns

Current champion Laredo Kid
Inaugural and shortest reigning champion Alex Koslov
Record longest reigning champion at 945 days El Hijo del Fantasma

As of January 23, 2021.

Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1 El Hijo del Fantasma16945
2 Jack Evans11713
3 Laredo Kid11707+
4 Daga14623
5 Xtreme Tiger22322
6 Australian Suicide13211
7 Juventud Guerrera12197
8 Johnny Mundo11196
9 Sammy Guevara11175
10 Lanzeloth11118
11 Alex Koslov2032

References

  1. Valdés, Apolo (August 26, 2018). "Sammy Guevara destronó al Rey y se coronó Campeón Crucero AAA". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  2. Arturo Montiel Rojas (2001-08-30). "REGLAMENTO DE BOX Y LUCHA LIBRE PROFESIONAL DEL ESTADO DE MEXICO" (PDF). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-03. CAPITULO XXVI> DEL PESO DE LOS LUCHADORES
  3. "Noche de Leyenda en Triplemanía XXII". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in Spanish). August 18, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  4. "Alex Koslov campeón crucero AAA". Súper Luchas. 2009-05-24.
  5. "Triplemania 17 (Resultados y cobertura 13 Junio 2009) - El Hijo del Santo salva a AAA - Nuevo Mega Campeón: Dr. Wagner Jr. - Xtreme Tiger nuevo Campeón Crucero AAA". Súper Luchas. 2009-06-14.
  6. "AAA Verano de Escándalo 2009 (Resultados 21 agosto) – Dr. Wagner Jr. retiene el Megacampeonato – Aparece Gron XXX – Roxxi se presenta con AAA". Súper Luchas. 2009-08-22.
  7. "ALEX KOSLOV FUERA DE AAA". LuchaLibreAAA.com. 2009-09-01. Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  8. "AAA- Héroes Inmortales III- (Resultados en vivo 26 septiembre 2009) – Cibernético gana el Trofeo Antonio Peña – Electroshock sustituye a Charly Manson contra Chessman – El luchador sorpresa fue Konan Big". Súper Luchas. 2009-09-27.
  9. "Triplemania 18 (Cobertura y resultados 6 junio 2010) – La Parka vs. L.A. Park – Electroshock vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. – Los Perros del Mal en AAA". Súper Luchas. 2010-06-06.
  10. "Así se vivió la noche de campeones en Chilpancingo". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in Spanish). May 20, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  11. Mexicool, Rey (December 2, 2012). "Guerra de Titanes 2012: Daga, nuevo Campeón Crucero AAA". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  12. "Hijo del Fantasma, primer Campeón Mundial Crucero AAA". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in Spanish). August 21, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  13. Rosales, Jorge (March 19, 2017). "Johnny Mundo se convirtió en tricampeón de AAA". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  14. "En Héroes Inmortales XI nacen nuevos campeones". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in Spanish). October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
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