{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}} {{Infobox pro wrestling championship |name= {{nobr|WWA World Lightweight Championship}}<br />{{small|(''Campeonato Mundial de peso Ligero WWA'')}} |image = |image_size = |alt = |caption = |currentholder = |won = |aired = |promotion = [[Universal Wrestling Association]] (UWA) |created = 1987 |retired = 1995 |mostreigns = [[Rey Misterio, Jr.]] (3 reigns) |firstchamp = [[Mano Negra (wrestler)|Mano Negra]] |longestreign = |shortestreign = |oldest = |youngest = |heaviest = |lightest = |pastnames = |pastlookimages = }} The '''WWA World Lightweight Championship''' (''Campeonato Mundial de peso Ligero WWA'' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]) is an inactive [[professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion [[World Wrestling Association]] (WWA) from 1987 until 1995. The official definition of the [[Lucha Libre#Weight classes|Welterweight weight class]] in Mexico is between {{convert|63|kg|lb|abbr=on}} and {{convert|70|kg|lb|abbr=on}}, but the weight limits are not always strictly adhered to.{{efn|The most recent case of this is [[Mephisto (wrestler)|Mephisto]], who holds the [[CMLL World Welterweight Championship]], a belt with a {{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}} upper limit despite weighing {{convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.}}<ref name="WeightDivision">{{cite web| url= http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf | title= Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico | author= Arturo Montiel Rojas | publisher= Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. | date= 2001-08-30 | access-date= 2009-04-03 | quote= Articulo 242: "Pluma 63 kilos / Ligero 70 kilos"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130181418/http://www.ordenjuridico.gob.mx/Estatal/ESTADO%20DE%20MEXICO/Reglamentos/MEXREG004.pdf|archive-date=November 30, 2006}}</ref> It was first won by [[Mano Negra (wrestler)|Mano Negra]] in 1987 and defended throughout [[Mexico]] until 1995 when the title was first declared vacant and then later on inactive.
As it was a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a [[kayfabe|scripted ending]] to a match determined by the [[Booker (professional wrestling)|bookers and match makers]].{{efn|name=Hornbaker|''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"{{sfn|Hornbaker|2016|p=550}}}} 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,{{efn|''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"{{sfn|Duncan|Will|2000|p=271}}}} or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,{{efn|''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"{{sfn|Duncan|Will|2000|p=20}}}} or leaving the company.{{efn|''Duncan & Will'' (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."{{sfn|Duncan|Will|2000|p=201}}}}
==Title history== {{Professional wrestling title history top|active=yes|unrecognized=yes|unknown=yes}} {{Professional wrestling title history middle |number = 1 |champion = [[Mano Negra (wrestler)|Mano Negra]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1987}} |days = |location ={{sort|0|{{efn|name=Location|The location of the title change has not been captured as part of the documentation.}}}} |event = [[House show|Live event]] |notes = |ref ={{efn|name=WWALightweight|''Duncan & Will'' (2000) p. 400, Chapter: "Mexico: WWA Lightweight Title" {{sfn|Duncan|Will|2000|p=400}}}} }}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |sort number = 1.5 |type=unrecorded |start=1987 |end={{dts|1990|7}} }}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |number = 2 |champion = {{sortname|El|Hijo del Black Shadow}} |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1990|7}} |days = {{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=31|year1=1990|month2=12|day2=29|year2=1990}}|{{efn|name=Nr2|The exact date on which el Hijo del Black Shadow won the title is unknown, placing his reign between {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=31|year1=1990|month2=12|day2=29|year2=1990}} and {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=1|year1=1990|month2=12|day2=29|year2=1990}} days.}}}} |location = |event = [[House show|Live event]] |notes = |ref ={{efn|name=WWALightweight}} }}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |number = 3 |champion = Askari El Gringo |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1990|12|29}} |days = {{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=29|year1=1990|month2=11|day2=1|year2=1991}}|{{efn|name=Nr3|The exact date on which Askari El Gringo lost the title is unknown, placing the title reign between {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=29|year1=1990|month2=11|day2=1|year2=1991}} and {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=29|year1=1990|month2=11|day2=30|year2=1991}} days.}}}} |location =Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico |event = [[House show|Live event]] |notes = |ref ={{efn|name=WWALightweight}} }}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |number = 4 |champion = {{sortname|El|Hijo del Black Shadow}} |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|1991|11}} |days = {{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=30|year1=1991|month2=8|day2=7|year2=1992}}|{{efn|name=Nr4|The exact date on which el Hijo del Black Shadow won the title is unknown, placing the title reign between {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=30|year1=1991|month2=8|day2=7|year2=1992}} and {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=1|year1=1991|month2=8|day2=7|year2=1992}} days.}}}} |location = |event = [[House show|Live event]] |notes = |ref ={{efn|name=WWALightweight}} }}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |number = 5 |champion = [[Espanto Jr.]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1992|8|7}} |days = |location =[[Santiago de Querétaro|Querétaro, Mexico]] |event = [[House show|Live event]] |notes = |ref ={{efn|name=WWALightweight}} }}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |sort number = 5.5 |type=unrecorded |start={{dts|1992|8|7}} |end=1993 }}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |number = 6 |champion = [[Rey Misterio Jr.]] |reign = 1 |date = {{sort|0|{{efn|Records do not indicate when Rey Misterio Jr. won the championship, just that he did.}}}} |days = |location = |event = [[House show|Live event]] |notes = |ref ={{efn|name=WWALightweight}} }}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |number = 7 |champion = [[Juventud Guerrera]] |reign = 1 |date = {{dts|1993|10}} |days = {{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=31|year1=1993|month2=11|day2=30|year2=1994}}|{{efn|name=Nr7|The exact date on which Juventud Guerrera won the title is unknown, placing his title reign between {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=31|year1=1993|month2=11|day2=30|year2=1994}} and {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=1|year1=1993|month2=11|day2=30|year2=1994}} days.}}}} |location =[[Monterrey, Mexico]] |event = [[House show|Live event]] |notes = |ref ={{efn|name=WWALightweight}} }}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |number = 8 |champion = [[Rey Misterio Jr.]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|1994|11|30}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=30|year1=1994|month2=3|day2=2|year2=1995}} |location =[[Matamoros, Tamaulipas|Matamoros, Mexico]] |event = [[House show|Live event]] |notes = |ref ={{efn|name=WWALightweight}} }}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |number = 9 |champion = [[Juventud Guerrera]] |reign = 2 |date = {{dts|1995|3|2}} |days = {{age in days nts|month1=3|day1=2|year1=1995|month2=6|day2=16|year2=1995}} |location =[[Xalapa, Mexico]] |event = [[House show|Live event]] |notes =Guerrera won the title during a tag team match. |ref = {{efn|name=WWALightweight}} }}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |number = 10 |champion = [[Rey Misterio Jr.]] |reign = 3 |date = {{dts|1995|6|16}} |days = {{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=16|year1=1995|month2=6|day2=17|year2=1995}}|{{efn|name=Nr10|The exact date on which Rey Misterio Jr. was stripped of the title is unknown, placing the title reign between {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=16|year1=1995|month2=6|day2=17|year2=1995}} and {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=16|year1=1995|month2=12|day2=31|year2=1995}} days.}}}} |location =[[Queretearo|Queretearo, Mexico]] |event = [[House show|Live event]] |notes = |ref ={{efn|name=WWALightweight}} }}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |sort number = 10.6 |type = deactivated |date = {{dts|1995}} |notes =Championship vacated and later inactivated }} {{BundleEnd}}
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==References== {{refbegin}} *{{cite book | title=Legends of Pro Wrestling - 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers | first=Tim | last=Hornbaker | publisher=Sports Publishing | isbn=978-1-61321-808-2 | location=New York, New York | chapter= Statistical notes | year= 2016 | edition=Revised }} *{{cite book|first1=Royal | last1=Duncan | first2=Gary | last2=Will | title=Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present | year=2000 | publisher=Archeus Communications | location=Waterloo, ON | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }} {{Refend}} {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/wwa/mx-wwa-l.html W.W.A. World Lightweight Title (Mexico)]
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