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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 The current AAA World Cruiserweight Championship belt | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | May 21, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Laredo Kid | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | February 16, 2019[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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AAA Cruiserweight Championship (May 2009–August 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Reigns
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.
Title history
- Names
| Name | Duration |
|---|---|
| AAA Cruiserweight Championship | May 2009 – August 2014 |
| AAA World Cruiserweight Championship | August 2014 – present |
| 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 | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Alex Koslov | May 21, 2009 | AAA Sin Limite | Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes | 1 | 23 | 0 | 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 | 69 | 0 | 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 | 9 | 0 | 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 | 253 | 2 | 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 | 713 | 1 | 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 | 197 | 2 | 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 | 623 | 4 | 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 | 945 | 6 | 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 | 196 | 1 | 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 | 117 | 1 | 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 | 211 | 3 | ||
| 12 | Sammy Guevara | August 25, 2018 | Triplemanía XXVI | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 175 | 1 | 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 | 542+ | 1 | ||
Combined reigns
As of August 11, 2020.
Current champion Laredo Kid
Inaugural and shortest reigning champion Alex Koslov
Record longest reigning champion at 945 days El Hijo del Fantasma
| † | Indicates the current champion |
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| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
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| 1 | El Hijo del Fantasma | 1 | 6 | 945 |
| 2 | Jack Evans | 1 | 1 | 713 |
| 3 | Daga | 1 | 4 | 623 |
| 4 | Laredo Kid † | 1 | 1 | 542+ |
| 5 | Xtreme Tiger | 2 | 2 | 322 |
| 6 | Australian Suicide | 1 | 3 | 211 |
| 7 | Juventud Guerrera | 1 | 2 | 197 |
| 8 | Johnny Mundo | 1 | 1 | 196 |
| 9 | Sammy Guevara | 1 | 1 | 175 |
| 10 | Lanzeloth | 1 | 1 | 118 |
| 11 | Alex Koslov | 2 | 0 | 32 |
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References
- Valdés, Apolo (August 26, 2018). "Sammy Guevara destronó al Rey y se coronó Campeón Crucero AAA". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). MSN. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- 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.
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- "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.
- "Alex Koslov campeón crucero AAA". Súper Luchas. 2009-05-24.
- "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.
- "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.
- "ALEX KOSLOV FUERA DE AAA". LuchaLibreAAA.com. 2009-09-01. Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Mexicool, Rey (December 2, 2012). "Guerra de Titanes 2012: Daga, nuevo Campeón Crucero AAA". Súper Luchas Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- "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.
- Rosales, Jorge (March 19, 2017). "Johnny Mundo se convirtió en tricampeón de AAA". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- "En Héroes Inmortales XI nacen nuevos campeones". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in Spanish). October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
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