CMLL World Lightweight Championship History
Complete list of every CMLL World Lightweight Championship reign — who held it, when they won it, and how long they kept it. Established Sep 12, 2003.
Stigma
Rocky Romero
Full Title Lineage
| # | Champion | Won | Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Stigma CURRENT | Mar 15, 2022 | 1551+ days |
| 11 | Kawato-San Defeated Audaz in a two-out-of-three-falls tournament final for the vacant title. ↳ Vacated after Kawato-San was injured and unable to wrestle; the title sat vacant for roughly 28 months until Stigma won it in 2022. | Jun 30, 2019CMLL Domingos Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico | 129 days |
| 10 | Dragon Lee2nd reign A 1,197-day reign. ↳ Vacated after Dragon Lee left CMLL. | Mar 4, 2016CMLL Super ViernesMexico City, Mexico | 1,197 days |
| 9 | Kamaitachi A 40-day reign by the future Hiromu Takahashi. | Jan 24, 2016NJPW/CMLL Fantastica Mania 2016Tokyo, Japan | 40 days |
| 8 | Dragon Lee1st reign | Apr 5, 2015CMLL Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico | 294 days |
| 7 | Virus2nd reign Defeated Guerrero Maya Jr. in a tournament final for the vacant title; a 1,398-day reign, the longest by any champion other than Stigma. | Jun 7, 2011CMLL Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico | 1,398 days |
| 6 | Máscara Dorada Won a 10-man torneo cibernético; the title was briefly billed as the CMLL Lightweight Championship during this reign. A 730-day run. ↳ Vacated after Máscara Dorada moved up to the middleweight division. | Apr 7, 2009CMLL Arena MéxicoMexico City, Mexico | 730 days |
| 5 | Rocky Romero3rd reign His record third reign; a 1,168-day run. ↳ Romero later wrestled as Grey Shadow and the title went unmentioned; it was confirmed vacant in 2009 when CMLL announced a tournament after he moved on to AAA. | Jan 21, 2006Live eventIndustry, CA | 1,168 days |
| 4 | Tommy Williams | Sep 15, 2005Live eventLos Angeles, CA | 128 days |
| 3 | Rocky Romero2nd reign | Dec 10, 2004Live eventMexico City, Mexico | 279 days |
| 2 | Virus1st reign A 392-day reign. | Nov 14, 2003Live eventMexico City, Mexico | 392 days |
| 1 | Rocky Romero1st reign Defeated Volador Jr. in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | Sep 12, 2003Live eventMexico City, Mexico | 63 days |
CMLL’s lightweight world title in its modern lineage, established in 2003 as the CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship and streamlined to the CMLL World Lightweight Championship in 2014. It descends from the short-lived CMLL Japan Super Lightweight Championship created for the promotion’s 1999 tours of Japan. Rocky Romero, who also wrestled as Black Tiger IV, was the inaugural champion and holds the record with three reigns, while Virus’s 1,398-day run and Stigma’s ongoing reign are the longest.
CMLL World Lightweight Championship — FAQ
Stigma is the current CMLL World Lightweight Championship, having won the title on Mar 15, 2022.
Rocky Romero was the inaugural CMLL World Lightweight Championship, winning it on Sep 12, 2003 at Live event.
Rocky Romero has the most reigns with 3.
Stigma's reign beginning Mar 15, 2022 is the longest at 1,551 days.
There have been 12 reigns across 8 different champions since the title was established.