UWA World Middleweight Championship
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The UWA World Middleweight Championship is a championship formerly contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion the Universal Wrestling Association, which operated from 1975 to 1995. Upon the closing of the UWA, the title migrated to Japan's Michinoku Pro Wrestling and Toryumon Japan promotions. Currently, the title resides in Taka Michinoku's promotion, Kaientai Dojo, where it is currently held by Shiori Asahi.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rene Guajardo | 1 | November 26, 1975 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Defeated Anibal to become the first champion. |
| Gran Hamada | 1 | May 2, 1976 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Rene Guajardo | 2 | October 31, 1976 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Anibal | 1 | October 2, 1977 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Jungla Negra | 1 | February 11, 1979 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Centurión Negro | 1 | January 11, 1981 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Gran Hamada | 2 | February 14, 1982 | Naucalpan, México | |
| Centurión Negro | 2 | June 13, 1982 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Luis Arizona | 1 | January 9, 1983 | Reynosa, Tamaulipas | |
| Gran Hamada | 3 | May 22, 1983 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Super Astro | 1 | July 6, 1984 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
| Satánico | 1 | October 14, 1984 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Cachorro Mendoza | 1 | July 9, 1985 | ||
| Solar | 1 | November 20, 1985 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Title vacated | April 1986 | |||
| Valente Fernández | 1 | June 29, 1986 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | |
| Cuchillo | 1 | September 4, 1989 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Yoshihiro Asai | 1 | April 6, 1990 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Cuchillo | 2 | May 21, 1990 | Puebla, Puebla | |
| Yoshihiro Asai | 2 | June 4, 1990 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Super Astro | 2 | December 28, 1990 | Tijuana, Baja California | |
| Negro Casas | 1 | January 29, 1991 | Pachuca, Hidalgo | |
| Último Dragón (Yoshihiro Asai) | 3 | March 26, 1993 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| El Samurai | 1 | May 20, 1993 | Inuyama, Japan | |
| Último Dragón | 4 | May 24, 1993 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Kouji Ishinriki | 1 | January 5, 1994 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Último Dragón | 5 | May 24, 1994 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | |
| Title vacated | November 8, 1994 | Tokyo, Japan | Title vacated after Dragón wins the NWA World Middleweight Championship from Corazón de León (Chris Jericho). | |
| El Texano | 1 | February 12, 1995 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Defeated Takashi Okano to win the vacant title. |
| Hector Garza | 1 | 1996 | ||
| Masayoshi Motegi | 1 | June 11, 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title when Garza was knocked out accidentally during the match. |
| Title vacated | June 11, 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | Motegi immediately vacated the title after winning it. | |
| Tiger Mask III | 1 | September 23, 1996 | Towada, Japan | |
| Title vacated | February 25, 1997 | Title vacated after Tiger Mask is injured in Okayama, Japan on December 11, 1996. | ||
| Shoichi Funaki | 1 | March 19, 1997 | Yonezawa, Japan | Defeated El Pantera to win the vacant title. |
| Minoru Tanaka | 1 | May 24, 1997 | Nagoya, Japan | |
| Title vacated | April 19, 1998 | Odawara, Japan | Title vacated after defending against Tiger Mask. | |
| The Willow | 1 | June 14, 1998 | Iwate, Japan | Defeated Ikuto Hidaka to win the vacant title. |
| Title vacated | ||||
| Silver Wolf | 1 | May 25, 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Hi69 to win the vacant title. |
| Title vacated | September 2002 | |||
| Hi69 | 1 | October 27, 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated PABLO in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| Yasu Urano | 1 | May 24, 2003 | Chiba, Japan | |
| X #3 | 1 | October 25, 2003 | Chiba, Japan | |
| Sambo Oishi | 1 | April 25, 2004 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated SUPER-X, PSYCHO and Yuu Yamagata in a four-way match. |
| Onryō | 1 | October 30, 2004 | Chiba, Japan | |
| GENTARO | 1 | February 12, 2005 | Chiba, Japan | |
| Boso Boy Raito | 1 | February 20, 2005 | Shiwa, Japan | |
| PSYCHO | 1 | April 5, 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Shiori Asahi | 1 | November 5, 2006 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
