Occidente Heavyweight Championship

The Occidente Heavyweight Championship (called the Campeonato de Peso Completo de Occidente in Spanish) is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) championship created by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's (CMLL) Gudalajara branch. The term Occidente refers to the western part of Mexico, specifically the state of Jalisco. sanctioned by Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Guadalajara ("the Guadalajara Boxing and Wrestling Commission" in Spanish). Although the Commission sanctions the title, it does not promote the events in which the title is defended. The current champion is Bestia Negra who won the championship on March 1, 2023 when he defeated Exterminador.

Occidente Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionCMLL Guadalajara
Current champion(s)Bestia Negra
Date wonMarch 1, 2023[1]
Other name(s)
Western Heavyweight Championship
CMLL Western Heavyweight Championship
CMLL Guadalajara Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)El Bulldog
Most reignsEl Bulldog (2 times)
Longest reignDiamante Azul (1,500 days)
Shortest reignPolo Torres (42 days)

While Diamante Azul is the longest reigning champion, at 3,552 days, the title has been inactive for long periods of time when Diamante Azul lived in France.[2]

The championship is designated as a heavyweight title, which means that the Championship can officially only be competed for by wrestlers weighing at least 105 kg (231 lb). In the 20th century Mexican wrestling enforced the weight divisions more strictly, but in the 21st century the rules were occasionally ignored for the various weight divisions.[3] One example was Diamante holding the championship while officially being billed as weighing 99 kg (218 lb), well below the weight limit.[4] While the Heavyweight title is traditionally considered the most prestigious weight division in professional wrestling, CMLL places more emphasis on the lower weight divisions. As such, the CMLL World Heavyweight Title is not considered the top CMLL Championship.[5] As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won through legitimate competition; it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match.

Title history
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
N/A Unknown information
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
Championship history is unrecorded from 1950s to 1950s.
1 El Bulldog N/A Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1 [Note 1] [6]
2 Polo Torres September 5, 1954 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1 42   [6]
3 El Bulldog June 20, 1954 CMLL Guadalajara Domingos Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 2 182 [6]
4 Lotario December 19, 1954 N/A Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1 231   [6]
5 Médico Asesino August 7, 1955 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1   [7]
— Vacated N/A — — — — Championship was vacated when Médico Asesino won the Mexican National Heavyweight Championship [7]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1955 to 1970s.
6 Monje Loco N/A Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1 [Note 2] Unclear if Monje Loco won a tournament or someone else lost the championship to Monje Loco. [8]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1970s to May 9, 2004.
7 Sheriff May 9, 2004 Live event Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1 [Note 3] Defeated Leon Blanco for the title. [9]
— Vacated July 2008 — — — — Sheriff changed his ring character to Cien Caras Jr. in 2005 and started working in other parts of Mexico. The championship was inactive until vacated at some point in June 2008 or possibly earlier. [10]
8 Diamante July 20, 2012 CMLL Guadalajara Viernes Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1 60 Defeated Misterioso II in a tournament final for the vacant title. [11]
9 Olímpico September 18, 2012 CMLL Guadalajara TV Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1 502 [12]
10 Diamante Azul February 2, 2014 CMLL Guadalajara Domingos Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1 1,500   [13]
11 Furia Roja March 13, 2018 CMLL Guadalajara Domingos Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1 229   [1]
12 Star Black October 28, 2018 CMLL Guadalajara Domingos Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1 1,823  
— Vacated October 20, 2019 CMLL Guadalajara Domingos Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico — — Star Black vacated the title due to an injury.
13 Exterminador October 20, 2019 CMLL Guadalajara Domingos Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1 1,466  
14 Bestia Negra March 1, 2022 CMLL Guadalajara Domingos Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1 603+  

Tournaments
Color picture of Mexican wrestler Brazo de Oro in the ring.
Brazo de Plata, who was one of ten men competing for the vacant championship

2012

The Occidente Heavyweight Championship was officially declared vacant in June, 2008.[10] The title had in effect been inactive since former champion Sheriff had begun working under the enmascarado (masked) character Cien Caras Jr. in 2005, with no reference being made to his former ring character.[14] CMLL decided to hold a 10-man torneo cibernetico on July 13, 2012 to determine which two wrestlers would face off for the title the following week. Diamante and Misterioso Jr. outlasted the remaining field that included Brazo de Plata, Brazo de Oro, Rey Escorpión, Espectrum, El Hijo del Fantasma, Ráfaga, León Blanco and Gran Kenut.[10] On July 20 Diamante defeated Misterioso Jr. becoming the first Occidente Heavyweight Champion in seven years.[10]

Footnotes
  1. The exact date El Bulldog won the championship has not been verified, making the length of the reign too uncertain to calculate.
  2. The exact date Monje Loco won the championship has not been verified, making the length of the reign too uncertain to calculate.
  3. The exact date Sheriff vacated the championship has not been verified making the length of the reign too uncertain to calculate.

References
  1. "Sorpresa en Guadalajara, Furia Roja destronó al Diamante Azul" (in Spanish).
  2. Meltzer, Dave (March 2, 2015). "Mar. 2, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: CM Punk defamation lawsuit, Brock Lesnar Raw disappearance, state of WWE, and more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 31. ISSN 1083-9593.
  3. Arturo Montiel Rojas (2001-08-30). "Reglamento de Boy Y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2006. Retrieved 2009-04-03. Completo 105 kilos sin limite
  4. "Participantes: Tecnicos Diamante" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  5. Madigan, Dan (2007). "El Médico Asasino". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3. Traditionally the heavyweight division was not considered the biggest draw, nor the most important division in Mexico
  6. "Occidente Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch.net. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  7. Madigan, Dan (2007). "Médico Asesino". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre and honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperCollins Publisher. pp. 114–117. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  8. "Lucha Libre en Guadalajara". El Informador (in Spanish). Vol. XXXXI. Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. August 3, 1958.
  9. "Número Especial - Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2004". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). January 24, 2005. Issue 91.
  10. "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). January 6, 2009. 296. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  11. "Notifuego 23/07/2012". Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. July 23, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  12. Gutierrez, Ana. "Olímpico, Orgulloso Y Digno Campeón". Fuego en el Ring (in Spanish).
  13. "Diamante Azul, nuevo Campeón de Occidente". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  14. "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. Issue 140.
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