The CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (Campeonato Mundial Completo de CMLL in Spanish) is a singles professional wrestling championship promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The Championship has been in existence since 1991. Unlike other heavyweight titles such as the WWE Championship or the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, it is not the main championship in the promotion because CMLL has emphasized the lower weight levels since there are more workers in the lower levels. The title was the first to be created after Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre changed its name to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in the early 1990s.
As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won legitimately; it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. As the championship is designated as a heavyweight title, it can only officially be competed for by wrestlers weighing at least . The rule is not strictly adhered to as several champions have been under the weight limit, including the 16th champion, Héctor Garza who weighed . All title matches take place under two-out-of-three falls rules.
The first champion was Konnan El Barbaro, who won a 16-man tournament in 1991. The current champion is Hechicero, who is in his second reign. He defeated Claudio Castagnoli on March 20, 2026. The championship has been vacated three times; all instances were when the champion left CMLL for another promotion. Universo 2000 holds the record for most reigns, with three.
Title history
Combined reigns As of September 19, 2026. †Indicates the current champion RankWrestlerNo. ofreignsCombineddays1Universo 2000 3 2,5552Último Guerrero 2 2,0373El Terrible 1 1,1254Gran Guerrero 1 1,1175Máximo/Máximo Sexy 1 8436Rayo de Jalisco, Jr. 2 8227Hechicero † 2 +8Mr. Niebla 1 5439Dos Caras Jr. 1 53310Marco Corleone 1 44211Brazo de Plata 1 39612Silver King 1 33013Cien Caras 1 29914Apolo Dantés 1 29615Black Magic 1 21916Steele 1 Steel vacated the title on an unspecified day in September 1997, putting his reign between 136 and 165 days.17Héctor Garza 1 12818Claudio Castagnoli 1 11219Konnan el Barbaro 1 70
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References General sources [G]
External links CMLL World Heavyweight Title History at Cagematch.net