IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship

IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship
Shiima Nobunaga, the second ever Welterweight champion
Details
PromotionInternational Wrestling Revolution Group
Date establishedMarch 1, 1998[1]
Current champion(s)Dr. Cerebro Jr.
Date wonJanuary 1, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Dr. Cerebro[1]
Most reignsCerebro Negro (7 reigns)
Longest reignDr. Cerebro (788 days)
Shortest reignCerebro Negro (11 days)

The IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship (Campeonato Intercontinental Welter IWRG in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) since 1998.[1] The official definition of the Welterweight weight class in Mexico is between 70 kg (150 lb) and 78 kg (172 lb), but the weight limits are not always strictly adhered to.[a][2] Because Lucha Libre puts more emphasis on the lower weight classes, this division is considered more important than the normally more prestigious heavyweight division of the promotion.[3]

The first Welterweight champion was Dr. Cerebro, winning the title on March 1, 1998, in a tournament final against Shiima Nobunaga.[1] Dr. Cerebro Jr. is the current champion, having defeated Puma de Oro and then-champion Tonali for the title on January 1, 2024. Dr. Cerebro Jr. is the 40th overall champion and the 22nd person to have held the championship. Cerebro Negro is the person with most title reigns, a total of seven. He also has the distinction of having the shortest reign (at seven days) and the longest reign (1,246 days).

As it is a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers.[b] 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,[c] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[d] or leaving the company.[e]

Title history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
N/A Unknown information
(NLT) Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed
† Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1  Dr. Cerebro  March 1, 1998  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  287 Defeated Shiima Nobunaga in the finals of a 16-man tournament. [1]
 2  Shiima Nobunaga  December 13, 1998  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  175   [1]
 3  Último Vampiro  June 6, 1999  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  340   [1]
 4  Dr. Cerebro  May 11, 2000  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  49   [8][9]
 5  Ciclón Ramírez  June 29, 2000  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  45    [8][9]
 6  Dr. Cerebro  August 13, 2000  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  3  788    [8][9]
 7  Cerebro Negro  October 10, 2002  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  17    [10]
 8  Fantasy  October 27, 2002  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  301    [10]
 9  Cerebro Negro  August 24, 2003  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  105    [11]
 10  Avisman  December 7, 2003  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  497    [11]
 11  Cerebro Negro  April 17, 2005  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  3  7    [12]
 12  Avisman  April 24, 2005  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  287    [12]
 13  Fantasma de la Ópera  February 5, 2006  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  175    [13]
 14  Panterita/Freelance  July 30, 2006  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  210 Panterita changed his ring persona to Freelance during the title reign. [13]
 15  Cerebro Negro  February 25, 2007  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  4  21    [14]
 16  Fantasma de la Ópera  March 18, 2007  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  123 Defeated Cerebro Negro in a 10-man steel cage match. [14]
 17  Black Terry  July 19, 2007  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  94    [14]
 18  Cerebro Negro  October 21, 2007  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  5  11    [14]
 19  Fantasma de la Ópera  November 1, 2007  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  3  45 Defeated Cerebro Negro and Black Terry in a three-way elimination title vs. mask vs. hair match. Ópera's mask, Negro's title and Terry's hair were at stake. Negro was the last to be pinned, so he lost the title. [14]
 20  Black Terry  December 16, 2007  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  98    [14]
 21  Multifacético  March 23, 2008  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  67    [15]
 22  Fuerza Guerrera  May 29, 2008  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  101    [15]
 23  Black Terry  September 7, 2008  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  3  70 Defeated Multifacético and Fuerza Guerrera in a three-way elimination title vs. mask vs. hair match. Multifacético's mask, Guerrera's title and Terry's hair were at stake. Guerrera was the last to be pinned, so he lost the title [15]
 24  Fuerza Guerrera  November 16, 2008  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  553 Defeated Black Terry in a match with Guerrera's mask and Terry's hair and title on the line. [15]
 25  Dr. Cerebro  May 23, 2010  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  4  14   [16]
 26  CIMA  June 6, 2010  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  448    [16]
— Vacated  August 28, 2011 — — — — Vacated when CIMA did not return to Mexico to defend the championship.  
 27  Golden Magic  September 8, 2011  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  105 Defeated Bestia 666 in a tournament final to win the vacant title. [16]
 28  Eterno  December 22, 2011   Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  290 Eterno's WWS Welterweight Championship was also on the line in the match. [17]
 29  Oficial Rayan  October 7, 2012  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  140   [18]
 30  Dinamic Black  February 24, 2013  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  210   [19]
— Vacated  September 22, 2013 — — — — Vacated when Dinamic Black left IWRG.
 31  Canis Lupus  September 29, 2013  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  67    
 32  Golden Magic  December 5, 2013  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  346    
 33  Canis Lupus  November 16, 2014  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  519 This was a "Mask. vs Title" match.  
— Vacated  April 18, 2016 — — — — IWRG announced a tournament for the championship, but did not explain why Canis Lupus was not defending the championship [20]
 34  Cerebro Negro  April 20, 2016  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  6  291 Defeated Mike Segura in the finals of a tournament for the vacant championship. [21]
 35  La Mosca  February 5, 2017  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  133   [22]
 36  Emperador Azteca  June 18, 2017  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  371   [23]
 37  Cerebro Negro  June 24, 2018  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  7  1,246 [24]
 38  Jessy Ventura  November 21, 2021  Mas Lucha Torneo Suprema Mas Luchas Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  399 [25]
39 Tonalli December 25, 2022  IWRG Ruleta De La Murte Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 372 [26]
40 Dr. Cerebro Jr. January 1, 2024 IWRG Guerreros De Acero 2024 Naucalpan, State of Mexico 1 354+ [27]

Combined reigns

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Cerebro Negro 7 1,698
2 Dr. Cerebro 4 1,138
3 Avisman 2 784
4 Fuerza Guerrera 2 654
5 Shiima Nobunaga / CIMA 2 623
6 Canis Lupus 2 587
7 Golden Magic 2 451
8 Jessy Ventura 1 399
9 Tonalli 1 372
10 Emperador Azteca 1 371
11 Dr. Cerebro Jr. † 1 354+[28]
12 Fantasma de la Ópera 3 343
13 Último Vampiro 1 340
14 Fantasy 1 301
15 Eterno 1 290
16 Black Terry 3 262
17 Dinamic Black 1 210
Panterita/Freelance 1 210
19 Oficial Rayan 1 140
20 Mosca 1 133
21 Multifacético 1 67
22 Ciclón Ramírez 1 45

Footnotes

  1. ^ One example the weightlimits not being strictly enforced is Mephisto winning the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, a championship with a 78 kg (172 lb) upper limit despite weighing 90 kg (200 lb).
  2. ^ 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"[4]
  3. ^ 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"[5]
  4. ^ 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"[6]
  5. ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[7]

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