UWA World Middleweight Championship

The UWA World Middleweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial de Peso Medio UWA in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship originally created and sanctioned by the Mexican lucha libre promotion Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) from 1976 until the UWA closed in 1995. Upon the closing of the UWA, the title migrated to Japan's Michinoku Pro Wrestling and Toryumon Japan promotions. Currently, the title resides in Kaientai Dojo, where it is held by Kaji Tamato.

UWA World Middleweight Championship
Último Dragón, three time champion
Details
PromotionUniversal Wrestling Association (UWA) (1976-1995)
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
Toryumon Japan
Kaientai Dojo (Current)
Date establishedNovember 26, 1975
Current champion(s)Kaji Tamato
Date wonOctober 21, 2018

As it was a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers.[lower-alpha 1] On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline,[lower-alpha 2] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[lower-alpha 3] or leaving the company.[lower-alpha 4]

Title history
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
N/A Unknown information
† Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Rene Guajardo November 26, 1975 Live event Mexico City 1 158 Defeated Aníbal to become the first champion. [lower-alpha 5]
2 Gran Hamada May 2, 1976 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 1 182 [lower-alpha 5]
3 Rene Guajardo October 31, 1976 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 2 357 [lower-alpha 5]
4 Aníbal October 23, 1977 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 1 476 [lower-alpha 5]
5 Jungla Negra February 11, 1979 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 1 700 [lower-alpha 5]
6 Centurión Negro January 11, 1981 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 1 399 [lower-alpha 5]
7 Gran Hamada February 14, 1982 Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico 2 119 [lower-alpha 5]
8 Centurión Negro June 13, 1982 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 2 210 [lower-alpha 5]
9 Luis Arizona January 9, 1983 Live event Reynosa, Tamaulipas 1 133 [lower-alpha 5]
10 Gran Hamada May 22, 1983 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 3 411 [lower-alpha 5]
11 Super Astro July 6, 1984 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco 1 100 [lower-alpha 5]
12 El Satánico October 14, 1984 Live event Mexico City 1 268 [lower-alpha 5]
13 Cachorro Mendoza July 9, 1985 Live event N/A 1 134 [lower-alpha 5]
14 El Solar November 20, 1985 Live event Mexico City 1 [lower-alpha 6] [lower-alpha 5]
— Vacated April 1986 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. [lower-alpha 5]
15 Valente Fernández June 29, 1986 Live event Monterrey, Nuevo León 1 1,163 [lower-alpha 5]
16 Cuchillo September 4, 1989 Live event Mexico City 1 214 [lower-alpha 5]
17 Yoshihiro Asai April 6, 1990 Live event Mexico City 1 45 [lower-alpha 5]
18 Cuchillo May 21, 1990 Live event Puebla, Puebla 2 14 [lower-alpha 5]
19 Yoshihiro Asai June 4, 1990 Live event Tokyo, Japan 2 207 [lower-alpha 5]
20 Super Astro December 28, 1990 Live event Tijuana, Baja California 2 32 [lower-alpha 5]
21 Negro Casas January 29, 1991 Live event Pachuca, Hidalgo 1 787 [lower-alpha 5]
22 Último Dragón March 26, 1993 Live event Mexico City 3 55 Previously won the title as "Yoshihiro Asai" [lower-alpha 5]
23 El Samurai May 20, 1993 Live event Inuyama, Japan 1 4 [lower-alpha 5]
24 Último Dragón May 24, 1993 Live event Osaka, Japan 4 226 [lower-alpha 5]
25 Kōji Ishinriki January 5, 1994 Live event Osaka, Japan 1 139 [lower-alpha 5]
26 Último Dragón May 24, 1994 Live event Mexico City 5 168 [lower-alpha 5]
— Vacated November 8, 1994 — Tokyo, Japan — — Title vacated after Dragón wins the NWA World Middleweight Championship from Corazón de León. [lower-alpha 5]
27 El Texano February 12, 1995 Live event Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1 [lower-alpha 7] Defeated Takashi Okano to win the vacant title. [lower-alpha 5]
28 Héctor Garza 1996 N/A N/A 1 [lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 5]
29 Masayoshi Motegi June 11, 1996 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 0 Won the title when Garza was knocked out accidentally during the match. [lower-alpha 5]
— Vacated June 11, 1996 Live event Tokyo, Japan — — Motegi immediately vacated the title after winning it. [lower-alpha 5]
30 Tiger Mask September 23, 1996 Live event Towada, Japan 1 155 [lower-alpha 5]
— Vacated February 25, 1997 — — — — Title vacated after Tiger Mask is injured on December 11, 1996. [lower-alpha 5]
31 Shoichi Funaki March 19, 1997 Live event Yonezawa, Japan 1 66 Defeated El Pantera to win the vacant title. [lower-alpha 5]
32 Minoru Tanaka May 24, 1997 Live event Nagoya, Japan 1 330 [lower-alpha 5]
— Vacated April 19, 1998 — — — — Title vacated after defending against Tiger Mask. [lower-alpha 5]
33 The Willow June 14, 1998 Live event Iwate, Japan 1 [lower-alpha 9] Defeated Ikuto Hidaka to win the vacant title. [lower-alpha 5]
— Vacated 1998 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. [lower-alpha 5]
34 Silver Wolf May 25, 2002 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 [lower-alpha 10] Silver Wolf defeated Hi69 in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
— Vacated September 2002 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons.
35 Hi69 October 27, 2002 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 188 Defeated PABLO in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
36 Yasu Urano May 24, 2003 Live event Chiba, Japan 1 154
37 Mr. X3 October 25, 2003 Live event Chiba, Japan 1 183
38 Sambo Oishi April 25, 2004 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 188
39 Onryo October 30, 2004 Live event Chiba, Japan 1 105
40 GENTARO February 12, 2005 Live event Chiba, Japan 1 7
41 Boso Boy Raito February 19, 2005 Live event Shiwa, Japan 1 410
42 PSYCHO April 5, 2006 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 214
43 Shiori Asahi November 5, 2006 Live event Fukuoka, Japan 1 303
44 Boso Boy Raito September 4, 2007 Live event Tokyo, Japan 2 282
45 Sambo Oishi June 12, 2008 Live event Tokyo, Japan 2 89
46 Men's Teioh September 9, 2008 Live event Chiba, Japan 1 54
47 Sambo Oishi November 2, 2008 Live event Tokyo, Japan 3 133 Match was also for the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship.
48 Quiet Storm March 15, 2009 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 147
49 PSYCHO August 9, 2009 Live event Chiba, Japan 2 97
50 Shinobu November 14, 2009 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 58
51 Kaji Tomato January 11, 2010 Live event Chiba, Japan 1 303
52 Yasu Urano November 10, 2010 Live event Tokyo, Japan 2 263
53 Kaji Tomato July 31, 2011 Live event Chiba, Japan 2 98
54 Shiori Asahi November 6, 2011 Live event Tokyo, Japan 2 231 This was a three-way match, also involving Marines Mask II.
55 Daigoro Kashiwa June 24, 2012 Live event Yokohama, Japan 1 133 This was a three-way match, also involving Boso Boy Raito.
56 Yuki Sato November 4, 2012 Live event Yokohama, Japan 1 161 This was a three-way match, also involving Hiro Tonai.
57 Taka Michinoku April 14, 2013 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 119
58 Ryuichi Sekine August 11, 2013 Live event Chiba, Japan 1 119
59 Makoto Oishi December 8, 2013 Live event Chiba, Japan 4 259 Previously won the title as "Sambo Oishi".
60 Kaji Tomato August 24, 2014 Live event Chiba, Japan 3 154
61 Yuki Sato January 25, 2015 Live event Chiba, Japan 2 245
62 Kaji Tomato September 27, 2015 Live event Shizuoka, Japan 4 35
63 Hiro Tonai November 1, 2015 Club-K Super in Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 141
64 Men's Teioh March 21, 2016 Club-K Tour in Kitasenju Tokyo, Japan 2 132
65 Shiori Asahi July 31, 2016 Club-K Super in TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 3 98 This match was also contested for the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship.
66 Ayumu Honda November 6, 2016 Club-K Super in Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 497 This was a three-way match, also involving Kaji Tomato.
67 Masamune March 18, 2018 K-DOJO Tokyo Big Show Tokyo, Japan 1 133
68 Taka Michinoku July 29, 2018 K-DOJO Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 2 84
69 Kaji Tamato October 21, 2018 K-DOJO Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 5 193
70 Fuminori Abe May 2, 2019 K-DOJO Chiba Festival 2019 - Exchange? Counter? BASARA DAY Chiba, Japan 1 49+
71 Kyu Mogami June 20, 2018 Live event Chiba, Japan 1 593+

Combined reigns

As of February 2, 2020.

† Indicates the current champion
¤ The exact length of the title reign is uncertain.
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
days
1 Valente Fernández11,163
2 Negro Casas1787
3 Kaji Tomato5783
4 Gran Hamada3712
5 Yoshihiro Asai/Último Dragón5701
6 Jungla Negra1700
7 Boso Boy Raito2692
8 Makoto Oishi4669
9 Shiori Asahi3632
10 Centurión Negro2609
11 Rene Guajardo2515
12 Ayumu Honda1497
13 Aníbal1476
14 Yasu Urano2417
15 Yuki Sato2406
16 Kyu Mogami †1593+
17 Minoru Tanaka1330
18 PSYCHO2311
19 El Satánico1268
20 Cuchillo2228
21 Taka Michinoku2203
22 Hi691188
23 Men's Teioh2186
24 Mr. X3/Silver Wolf2183¤
25 Tiger Mask1155
26 Quiet Storm1147
27 Hiro Tonai1141
28 Kōji Ishinriki1139
29 Cachorro Mendoza1134
30 Daigoro Kashiwa1133
Luis Arizona1133
Masamune1133
33 Super Astro2132
34 Ryuichi Sekine1119
35 Onryo1105
36 Shoichi Funaki166
37 Shinobu158
38 Fuminori Abe149
39 GENTARO17
40 El Samurai14
41 Masayoshi Motegi1<1
42 El Solar1N/A¤
El Texano1N/A¤
Héctor Garza1N/A¤
The Willow1N/A¤

Footnotes
  1. Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win/loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"[1]
  2. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 271, Chapter: Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [World Class, Adkisson] "Championship held up and rematch ordered because of the interference of manager Gary Hart"[2]
  3. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 20, Chapter: (United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title "Rhodes stripped on 85/10/19 for not defending the belt after having his leg broken by Ric Flair and Ole & Arn Anderson"[3]
  4. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[4]
  5. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 399, Chapter: MEXICO: UWA World Middleweight Title [Flores, Mora] [5]
  6. The exact date El Solar vacated the title is unknown, placing his title reign between 132 and 161 days.
  7. The exact date El Texano lost the title is unknown, placing his title regin between 323 and 484 days.
  8. The exact date Héctor Garza won the title is unknown, placing the title reign between 484 and 323 days.
  9. The exact date on which the Willow vacated the title is unknown, placing the title reign between 1 and 200 days.
  10. The exact date on which Silver Wolf vacated is unknown, placing the title reign between 99 and 128 days.

References
  • Hornbaker, Tim (2016). "Statistical notes". Legends of Pro Wrestling - 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers (Revised ed.). New York, New York: Sports Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  1. Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
  2. Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271.
  3. Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20.
  4. Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201.
  5. Duncan & Will 2000, p. 399.
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