UWA - UNIVERSAL WRESTLING ASSOCIATION

WORLD JUNIOR LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE

November 20, 1977--Present

From Wrestling Title Histories
by Royal Duncan & Gary Will
with additional information from Brian Westcott

1.Cesar Valentino
11/20/77-Mexico City, MEXICO
Defeats Anibal America Salvaje to become the first champion.

2.Gran Hamada
02/04/79-Mexico City

3.Perro Aguayo
04/11/79-Mexico City

TITLE VACANT
12/15/79
Aguayo injured

4.El Solitario
01/27/80-Mexico City
Defeats Masanobu Kurisu

5.Eric Embry
03/30/81-Puebla

6.El Solitario [2]
07/19/81-Mexico City

7.El Signo
06/10/83-Tijuana

TITLE VACANT
02/15/84
Stripped after defending the title without approval against Kato Kung Lee on 01/27/84.

8.Anibal
05/27/84-Mexico City
Defeats El Texano in tournament final

9.Invader III
09/15/84-San Juan, PR

10.Anibal [2]
?/84

11.Negro Navarro
01/06/85-Mexico City

12.Mano Negra
02/25/85-Puebla

13.El Cobarde II
12/08/85-Mexico City

14.Gran Hamada [2]
03/04/86-Queretaro

15.Blue Panther
11/16/86-Mexico City

16.Solar I
05/25/87 Puebla

17.Blue Panther [2]
02/08/88-Puebla

18.Grand Cochise
09/16/88-Mexico City

19.Ringo Mendoza
04/29/89-Mexico City

20.Perro Aguayo [2]
06/29/90-Mexico City

TITLE VACANT
01/92
Stripped when Aguayo jumps to EMLL

21.Gran Hamada [3]
12/13/92-Mexico City
Defeats Black Power II in 16-man tournament final

22.El Engendro
09/12/93-Naucalpan

23.Gran Hamada [4]
09/22/93-Vachuca

24.Sabu
11/23/95-Kawasaki, JAPAN

25.El Samurai
12/01/95-Niigata, JAPAN

26.Koji Kanemoto
03/17/96-Amagasaki, JAPAN

TITLE VACANT
05/96
Kanemoto injured

27.Shinjiro Otani
06/17/96-Tokyo, JAPAN
Defeats Kazushi Sakuraba

28.Ultimo Dragon (Yoshihiro Asai)
08/04/96-Tokyo, JAPAN
Defeats Otani in the second round of J-Crown tournament.

29.The Great Sasuke
08/05/96-Tokyo, JAPAN
Defeats Dragon in the final of J-Crown tournament to become octuple crown champion.

30.Ultimo Dragon [2]
10/11/96 Osaka, JAPAN

31.Jushin "Thunder" Liger 01/04/97-Tokyo Egg Dome

32.El Samurai [2]
07/06/97 Sapporo

33.Shinjiro Otani [2]
08/10/97 Nagoya

TITLE VACANT
11/05/97

34.Gran Hamada [5]
07/30/98-Ninohe, JAPAN
Defeats Convict I (Sergio Torres) to win vacant title.

35.El Cobarde
02/15/1999-Nuevo Laredo
Defeated Perro Aguayo.

36.Heavy Metal
04/10/2000-Nuevo Laredo

37.Silver King
2006

38.Diluvio Negro II
02/25/2007-Monterrey (Arena Solidaridad)