IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship


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The IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship is a singles professional wrestling championship promoted by International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) since May 2008. The official definition of the Lightweight class in Mexico is between 70 kg (150 lb) and 77 kg (170 lb), but are not always strictly enforced.[a][2]

IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship

The championship belt

Details
PromotionInternational Wrestling Revolution Group
Date establishedMay 29, 2008[1]
Current champion(s)Aguila Roja
Date wonOctober 29, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)Freelance
Most reignsTetsuya/Tetsuya Bushi (2 reigns)
Longest reignImposible (1,142 days)
Shortest reignTetsuya Bushi (35 days)

The Lightweight Championship is considered a secondary championship in IWRG, with the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship being considered the primary championship of the promotion. Aguila Roja is the current champion, having defeated Spider Fly on October 29, 2023 at an IWRG show. Roja is the 19th overall champion and the 18th person to have held the championship. The Lightweight Championship was first won by Freelance in Naucalpan, Mexico when he won a 10-man elimination match.[1] The championship has only changed hands in Arena Naucalpan on IWRG promoted shows. Only Tetsuya/Tetsuya Bushi has held the title twice, he is also the person with the shortest reign, 35 days, while Impossible has the record for the longest reign so far, 1,142 days in total.[3]

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]

First round Semi-finals Final
Astro W
Black Dragon   Astro  
Pantera I W Pantera I W
Demonio Infernal   Pantera I W
Diablo Jr. W Diablo Jr.  
Omega   Diablo Jr. W
Dragón Fly W Dragón Fly  
Cadillac  
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily

As of October 2, 2024

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Imposible 1 1,142
2 Pantera I 1 630
3 Aster Boy 1 389
4 Dr. Cerebro 1 385
5 Chicano 1 365
6 Aguila Roja † 1 339+
7 Spider Fly 1 339
8 Comando Negro 1 277
9 Freelance 1 255
10 Baby Extreme 1 218
11 Carta Brava Jr. 1 192
12 Puma de Oro 1 107
13 Avisman 1 102
14 Zatura 1 95
15 Tetsuya Bushi 2 80
16 Trauma II 1 59
17 Dinamic Black 1 49
18 Redimido 1 21
  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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