Light Heavyweight Title History

Updated: 1/27/98


Numbers appearing in (parenthesis) are number of times a wrestler has held the Light Heavyweight Title.

#
Wrestler
Date
Location
1
Perro Aguayo 1
3/26/81
Shimizu, Japan
2
Fishman
9/25/81
Los Angeles, California
3
Perro Aguayo (2)
10/1/81
Los Angeles, California
4
Chris Adams
10/18/81
Mexico City, Mexico
5
Perro Aguayo (3)
12/13/81
Mexico City, Mexico
6
Gran Hamada
4/21/82
Tokyo, Japan
7
Perro Aguayo (4)
8/29/82
Mexico City, Mexico
8
Villano III
3/20/83
Mexico City, Mexico
9
Perro Aguayo (5)
8/7/83
Mexico City, Mexico
10
Gran Hamada (2)
4/17/84
Tokyo, Japan
11
Villano III (2)
5/20/84
Mexico City, Mexico
12
Fishman (2)
8/24/86
Mexico City, Mexico
13
Perro Aguayo (6) 2
12/24/86
Mexico City, Mexico
14
Villano III (3) 3
6/17/87
Mexico City, Mexico
15
Rambo
10/4/87
Mexico City, Mexico
16
Villano III (4)
7/11/88
Mexico City, Mexico
17
Sangre Chicana
8/14/89
 
18
Perro Aguayo (7)
10/15/89
Mexico City, Mexico
19
Sangre Chicana (2)
12/3/89
Mexico City, Mexico
20
Villano III (5)
5/27/90
Naucalpan, Mexico
21
Pegasus Kid
3/3/91
Naucalpan, Mexico
22
Villano III (6)
9/13/92
Naucalpan, Mexico
23
El Signo
1/1/93
Netzahualcoyoti, Mexico
24
Villano III (7) 4
7/18/94
Puebla, Mexico
25
Aero Flash 5
6/16/95
Netzahualcoyoti, Mexico
26
The Great Sasuke 6
3/24/96
Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan
27
El Samurai
6/22/96
Naruko, Japan
28
The Great Sasuke (2)
8/4/96
Tokyo, Japan
29
Ultimo Dragon
10/11/96
Osaka, Japan
30
Jushin Liger
1/4/97
Tokyo, Japan
31
El Samurai (2)
7/6/97
Sapporo, Japan
32
Shinjiro Ohtani 7
8/10/97
Nagoya, Japan
33
TAKA Michinoku 8
12/7/97
Springfield, Massachusetts
34
Christian
10/18/98
Chicago, Illinois
35
Dwayne Gill
11/23/98
Columbus, Ohio
Notes
1. Aguayo defeats El Gran Hamada in the finals of a tournament to become the first Light Heavyweight Champion.

2. Title held up in a match against Villano III on 5/3/87.

3. Villano III defeats Aguayo in the rematch for the title.

4. Villano III is stripped of the title after jumping to PROMELL in 1/95.

5. Flash defeats Fighter for the title.

6. Sasuke defeats El Samurai in the second round of the J-Crown tournament. Defeats El Ultimo Dragon in the finals on 8/5/96 to become the octuple crown champion (which, of course, included the WWF Light Heavyweight Title).

7. Ohtani is forced into vacating the title (by the WWF) on 11/5/97.

8. TAKA pins Brian Christopher in the finals of a tournament to become to first WWF Light Heavyweight Champion since the title was brought out of retirement.

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