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Mr. 450 during his first reign
Mr. 450 (pictured) as the WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion.

The WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the World Wrestling Council (WWC) promotion. Locally, it is exclusively defended in WWC, but has made several appearances in foreign promotions during international tours.[1] Being a professional wrestling championship, it is won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. All but two of the title changes have occurred at WWC-promoted events, with the exceptions taking place at events hosted by International Championship Wrestling (ICW) and the International Wrestling Association (IWA). Title changes that occur on WWC's television program Súperestrellas de la Lucha Libre usually air on tape delay and as such are listed with the day the tapings occurred, rather than the air date.

The title was introduced as a plot device to promote the return of Abdullah the Butcher on July 21, 1982, and was originally named the "Capitol Sports Promotions (CSP) World Heavyweight Championship".[2] Within a year, the title was renamed "CSP Universal Heavyweight Championship" following a storyline where titlist Carlos Colón defeated NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair in a match to determine which title had supremacy.[2] When CSP reorganized and adopted the name of WWC, the championship's acronym was changed along it. It has remained under this name ever since, but due to copyright concerns it was briefly renamed "Capitol Heavyweight Championship" when the IWA gained possession of the belt on January 6, 2008.

The inaugural champion was Abdullah the Butcher. Carlos Colón, Sr. has held the title the most, with 26 reigns. The longest reign in the title history is Colón, Sr.'s second reign at 655 days. Carly Colón's 11th and the only reigns of Vampiro and Lance Hoyt are tied for the record of shortest reign in the title's history, lasting less than one day. Carlos Colón holds the record for combined days as champion, with 3,945. Overall, there have been 147 reigns shared among 49 wrestlers, not including one expunged reign and one unofficial title change, with 35 vacancies totaling 1,010 Days.

Title history

Names
Names Dates Ref(s).
CSP World Heavyweight Championship June 20, 1982 – July 24, 1982
WWC World Heavyweight Championship July 24, 1982 – December 18, 1983
WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship December 18, 1983 – present
Capitol Heavyweight Championship (unofficial) January 6, 2008 – January 10, 2008 [3][4][5]

Reigns

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
† Indicates title reigns and changes not recognized by WWC
No. Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Abdullah the Butcher 1 June 20, 1982 34 Okinawa, Japan N/A Abdullah was billed as the CSP World Heavyweight Champion upon arrival and later billed as having defeated Antonio Inoki on June 20 in Okinawa, Japan to win the title. [6]
2 Carlos Colón 1 July 24, 1982 273 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
3 Ox Baker 1 April 23, 1983 21 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
4 Carlos Colón 2 May 14, 1983 655 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Title renamed WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship on December 18, 1983 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico after Colón defeats NWA World Heavyweight champion Ric Flair in a cage match. [6]
5 Dory Funk, Jr. 1 February 27, 1985 80 Bangor, Maine Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre At an International Championship Wrestling event. This marked the first (and, to date, only) time that the title legitimately changed hands outside of Puerto Rico. [6][7]
— Vacated — May 18, 1985 — Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Carlos Colón and Dory Funk, Jr. [6]
6 Carlos Colón 3 June 15, 1985 98 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Dory Funk, Jr. in rematch. [6]
— Vacated — September 21, 1985 — San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Carlos Colón and Abdullah the Butcher. [6]
7 Carlos Colón 4 October 19, 1985 193 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Abdullah the Butcher in rematch. [6]
— Vacated — April 30, 1986 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre The title was vacated when Colón was injured. [6]
8 Carlos Colón 5 September 21, 1986 300 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Terry Funk in a tournament final. [6]
9 Hercules Ayala 1 July 18, 1987 64 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
10 Carlos Colón 6 September 20, 1987 146 Ponce, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6][8]
11 Hercules Ayala 2 February 13, 1988 56 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
12 Carlos Colón 7 April 9, 1988 105 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
13 Hercules Ayala 3 July 23, 1988 32 Arecibo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
— Vacated — August 24, 1988 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Ayala was stripped of the title after attacking Carlos Colón's wife during a banquet. [6]
14 Ron Garvin 1 November 24, 1988 18 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeated Carlos Colón in a tournament final. [6]
15 Carlos Colón 8 December 12, 1988 166 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
16 Steve Strong 1 May 27, 1989 133 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
17 Carlos Colón 9 October 7, 1989 21 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
— Vacated — October 28, 1989 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Carlos Colón and Steve Strong. [6]
18 Carlos Colón 10 November 23, 1989 24 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Strong in a rematch. [6]
19 Leo Burke 1 December 17, 1989 54 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
20 TNT 1 February 9, 1990 43 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
21 Abdullah the Butcher 2 March 24, 1990 7 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
22 Carlos Colón 11 March 31, 1990 259 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6][9]
— Vacated — December 15, 1990 — Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Carlos Colón and Greg Valentine. [6]
23 Carlos Colón 12 February 2, 1991 245 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Valentine in a rematch. [6]
— Vacated — October 5, 1991 — Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Carlos Colón and Dino Bravo. [6]
24 Carlos Colón 13 November 2, 1991 91 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Bravo in rematch. [6]
25 Ron Garvin 2 February 1, 1992 63 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
26 Carlos Colón 14 April 4, 1992 126 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
27 Invader I 1 August 8, 1992 42 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [6]
28 Abdullah the Butcher 3 September 19, 1992 5 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
29 Invader I 2 September 24, 1992 16 — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Awarded the title when decision of the September 19 match is overturned because of outside interference by Dick Murdoch. [6]
— Vacated — October 10, 1992 — Ponce, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Invader I and Dick Murdoch. [10]
30 Dick Murdoch 1 October 25, 1992 34 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat the Invader I in rematch. [10]
31 Carlos Colón 15 November 28, 1992 246 Manatí, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — August 1, 1993 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Colón entered a temporary retirement. [10]
32 Greg Valentine 1 August 8, 1993 227 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Invader I in a tournament final. [10][11]
33 Ray González 1 March 23, 1994 0 Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
34 Greg Valentine 1 August 8, 1993 10 Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
35 Ray González 2 April 2, 1994 78 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10][11]
36 Dutch Mantell 1 June 19, 1994 49 Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
37 Carlos Colón 16 August 7, 1994 495 Ponce, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Dutch Mantel in a Texas death double title match for the WWC World Television and WWC Universal Heavyweight titles.[12] [10]
— Vacated — December 15, 1995 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Carlos Colón and Mabel. [10]
38 Carlos Colón 17 January 6, 1996 1 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Mabel in rematch. [10]
39 Mabel 1 January 7, 1996 34 San Germán, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
40 Abdullah the Butcher 4 February 10, 1996 42 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10][13]
41 El Bronco 1 March 23, 1996 28 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
42 Carlos Colón 18 April 20, 1996 35 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — May 25, 1996 — Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Carlos Colón and Mr. Hughes. [10]
43 Carlos Colón 19 June 15, 1996 157 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Hughes in rematch. [10]
44 Huracán Castillo 1 October 19, 1996 4 Humacao, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
45 Carlos Colón 20 October 23, 1996 122 — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Awarded by official decision. [10]
46 El Nene 1 February 22, 1997 15 Ponce, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
47 Carlos Colón 21 March 9, 1997 13 Humacao, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — March 22, 1997 — Yabucoa, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Carlos Colón and Jim Steele. [10]
48 Carlos Colón 22 April 5, 1997 36 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — May 11, 1997 — Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
49 Ray González 3 August 13, 1997 172 Humacao, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Tom Brandi in a tournament final. [10]
— Vacated — February 1, 1998 — Manatí, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Ray González and Fidel Sierra. [10]
50 Ray González 4 February 14, 1998 43 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Sierra in rematch. [10]
50 El Nene 2 March 29, 1998 41 Gurabo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — May 9, 1998 — Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre El Nene was stripped of the title for using a foreign object. [10]
51 Ray González 5 May 9, 1998 84 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Awarded. [10]
52 Carlos Colón 23 August 1, 1998 1 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
53 Ray González 6 August 2, 1998 116 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
54 Glamour Boy Shane 1 November 26, 1998 2 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
55 Ray González 7 November 28, 1998 36 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
56 Carlos Colón 24 January 3, 1999 4 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — January 7, 1999 — San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Colón was stripped of the title for using an illegal object against the referee and Ray Gonzalez. [10]
57 Ray González 8 January 7, 1999 79 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Awarded. [10]
— Vacated — March 27, 1999 — Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Ray González and Pierroth, Jr. [10]
58 Ray González 9 April 3, 1999 1 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Pierroth Jr. in rematch. [10][14]
59 Pierroth, Jr. 1 April 4, 1999 13 San Germán, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
60 Ray González 10 April 17, 1999 119 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
61 Carlos Colón 25 August 14, 1999 91 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — November 13, 1999 — Naguabo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Carlos Colón and Ray González. [10]
62 Carlos Colón 26 November 27, 1999 42 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
63 Ray González 11 January 8, 2000 21 Fajardo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
64 Carly Colón 1 January 29, 2000 21 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
65 Ray González 12 February 19, 2000 148 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10][15]
66 Carly Colón 2 July 16, 2000 76 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
67 Curt Hennig 1 September 30, 2000 4 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — October 4, 2000 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Curt Hennig and Carly Colón. [10]
68 Carly Colón 3 November 25, 2000 84 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Hennig in a rematch. [10]
69 Jerry Flynn 1 February 17, 2001 14 Manatí, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
70 El Bronco 2 March 3, 2001 28 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
71 Ray González 13 March 31, 2001 77 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — June 16, 2001 — Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Ray González and Super Gladiador (Ricky Frontán). [10]
72 Ray González 14 July 7, 2001 147 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Super Gladiador in a rematch. [10]
73 Carly Colón 4 December 1, 2001 126 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — April 6, 2002 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Carly Colón surrendered the title to Vampiro, following a controversial match between the two. [10]
74 Vampiro 1 April 6, 2002 <1 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — April 6, 2002 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up by official decision. [10]
74 Carly Colón 5 April 13, 2002 203 Fajardo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Vampiro in rematch. [10]
75 Konnan 1 November 2, 2002 21 San Sebastián, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
76 Carly Colón 6 November 23, 2002 49 Las Piedras, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
77 Chicky Starr 1 January 11, 2003 21 Morovis, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
78 Carly Colón 7 February 1, 2003 42 Humacao, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
79 Sabu 1 March 15, 2003 77 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
80 Carly Colón 8 May 31, 2003 7 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — June 7, 2003 — Cayey, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Carly Colón and El Bronco. [10]
81 Carly Colón 9 June 14, 2003 13 Cataño, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat El Bronco in rematch. [10]
— Vacated — June 27, 2003 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Vacated when Carly Colón signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. [10]
82 Lightning 1 July 18, 2003 37 Guayama, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Eddie Colón in a tournament final. [10]
83 Ricky Cruz 1 August 24, 2003 20 Guayanilla, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
84 El Diamante 1 September 13, 2003 98 Yabucoa, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
84 Carly Colón 10 December 20, 2003 14 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
85 Abdullah the Butcher 5 January 3, 2004 252 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — September 11, 2004 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
86 El Bronco 3 September 25, 2004 42 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Huracán Castillo, Jr. in a tournament final. [10]
87 Eddie Colón 1 November 6, 2004 35 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — December 11, 2004 — Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after a match between Eddie Colón and Titus. [10]
88 Eddie Colón 2 January 6, 2005 142 Caguas, Puerto Rico Crossfire 2004 Defeat Titus in rematch. [10]
89 El Diamante 2 May 28, 2005 49 Gurabo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
90 Eddie Colón 3 July 16, 2005 55 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
— Vacated — September 9, 2005 — Manatí, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up after match between Eddie Colón and La Amenaza Bryan. [10]
91 La Amenaza Bryan 1 September 11, 2005 56 Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Eddie Colón in rematch. [10]
92 Glamour Boy Shane 2 November 6, 2005 90 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
93 La Amenaza Bryan 2 February 4, 2006 49 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
94 Lance Hoyt 1 March 25, 2006 <1 Carolina, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [10]
95 Black Pain 1 140 [10]
96 La Amenaza Bryan 3 August 12, 2006 39 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Aniversario 2006 [16]
— Vacated — September 20, 2006 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Amenaza Bryan was stripped of the title after leaving the company due to payment and creative differences. [10]
97 Abbad 1 September 30, 2006 28 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Won a tournament final to determine the new champion. [17]
98 Jon Heidenreich 1 October 28, 2006 49 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [18]
97 Jose Luis RIvera 1 November 30, 2006 28 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
99 Carlito Caribbean Cool
(Carly Colón) 		11 December 16, 2006 <1 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Lockout 2006 [19]
— Vacated — December 16, 2006 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Carlito Caribbean Cool was stripped by Victor Jovica.
100 Jon Heidenreich 2 December 16, 2006 21 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Lockout 2006 Awarded. [20]
101 Eddie Colón 4 January 6, 2007 70 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Euphoria 2007 [21]
102 Alofa The Samoan Tank 1 March 17, 2007 56 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Honor vs Traición 2007 [22]
103 Apolo 1 May 12, 2007 7 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Summer Madness 2007 [23]
104 Eddie Colón 5 May 19, 2007 22 Manatí, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Colón participated in a Battle Royal where Apolo defended the championship. [24]
105 Apolo 2 June 10, 2007 24 Yauco, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [25]
— Brent Dail 1† July 4, 2007 0 United States Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
105 Apolo 3 July 4, 2007 10 Yauco, Puerto Rico Superestrellas
106 Razor Ramon 1 July 14, 2007 154 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Aniversario 2007 Won a three-way match that included Carlito and Apolo. [26]
— Biggie Size 1† December 15, 2007 14 Caguas, Puerto Rico Lockout 2007 Won the title by forfeit when Razor Ramon failed to appear and Biggie Size pinned Jack Meléndez. Despite being originally regarded as an official reign, WWC withdrew its recognition afterwards. [27]
— Vacated — December 29, 2007 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Announced on a spot during television programming, the decision was officially announced by the company after closing its season and the incumbent retained custody of the championship. [10]
— Blitz 1† January 6, 2008 4 Bayamón, Puerto Rico IWA Histeria Boricua 2008 Also defeat Biggie Size in a unification match and became the first Undisputed IWA World Heavyweight Champion in Puerto Rico that is recognized by the NWA.
107 Noriega 1 July 19, 2008 37 San Juan, Puerto Rico Aniversario 2008 Defeat Orlando Colón in a tournament final. [28]
— Vacated — August 25, 2008 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Vacated when Noriega leaves the company. [29]
108 Ray González 15 September 21, 2008 140 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Shane to win the vacant title.
109 Steve Corino 1 February 8, 2009 62 Naguabo, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
110 BJ 1 April 11, 2009 <1 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Mr. Mac was the official referee of this match. [30]
— Vacated — April 11, 2009 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Stripped of the title after the other referee interface to do a countdown between the match of Steve Corino and BJ. because he was not the official referee. [30]
111 Steve Corino 2 April 11, 2009 91 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Title returned by the official referee Mr. Mac.
112 BJ 2 July 11, 2009 35 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Aniversario 2009
— Vacated — August 15, 2009 — Bayamón, Puerto Rico Summer Madness 2009 [31]
113 Noriega 2 September 26, 2009 1 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Septiembre Negro 2009
114 Glamour Boy Shane 3 September 27, 2009 62 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat BJ, Noriega and Orlando Colón in 3-way match.
115 Noriega 3 November 28, 2009 49 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Crossfire 2009 Defeat BJ, Shane and Orlando Colón in a 3-way match. [32]
116 BJ 3 January 16, 2010 56 San Juan, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
117 Ray González 16 March 13, 2010 42 Caguas, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
118 Scott Steiner 1 April 24, 2010 35 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
— Vacated — May 29, 2010 — Bayamón, Puerto Rico Summer Madness 2010 Title held up after a match between Steiner and Ray González went to a no contest. [33]
119 Ray González 17 July 11, 2010 20 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Aniversario 2010 Defeat Scott Steiner in rematch refereed by Ricky Banderas. [34]
120 Shelton Benjamin 1 July 31, 2010 119 Bayamón, Puerto Rico La Revolución 2010 [35]
121 Carlito Caribbean Cool 12 November 27, 2010 42 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Crossfire 2010 [36]
122 Ricky Banderas 1 January 8, 2011 42 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Euphoria 2011 [37]
— Vacated — February 19, 2011 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Title vacated when Banderas leaves to the IWA. [38]
123 Steve Corino 3 April 23, 2011 42 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Carlito Caribbean Cool, Shane the Glamour Boy and Gilbert in a 4-way gauntlet match to win the vacant title.
124 Carlito Caribbean Cool 13 June 4, 2011 274 Caguas, Puerto Rico Summer Madness 2011
125 Gilbert 1 March 4, 2012 118 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Noche de Campeones 2012
126 Apolo 3 June 30, 2012 70 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Aniversario 39
127 Andy Leavine 1 September 8, 2012 50 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Septiembre Negro 2012 Defeat Apolo and Gilbert in a 3-way match. [39]
128 Ray González 18 October 28, 2012 126 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Halloween Wrestling Xtravaganza 2012
129 Super Fénix (Gilbert) 2 March 3, 2013 24 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeat Ray González in a Hair vs Title Match.
130 Ray González 19 March 27, 2013 45 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
131 Chris Angel 1 May 11, 2013 189 Cataño, Puerto Rico Summer Madness 2013
132 TNT 2 November 16, 2013 29 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Crossfire 2013
133 The Mighty Ursus 1 December 15, 2013 35 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Lockout 2013 Defeat TNT and Chris Angel in 3-way match. [40]
134 TNT 3 January 19, 2014 48 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
135 Ray González 20 March 8, 2014 133 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
136 The Mighty Ursus 2 July 19, 2014 140 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [41]
137 Carlito Caribbean Cool 14 December 6, 2014 29 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Lockdown 2014
138 Ray González 21 January 4, 2015 13 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Euphoria 2015 [42]
— Vacated — January 17, 2015 — — Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Held up due to a controversy when González won the title. [43]
139 Carlito Caribbean Cool 15 January 24, 2015 70 Bayamón, Puerto Rico La Hora de la Verdad 2015 Defeated Ray González in rematch.
140 El Chicano 1 April 4, 2015 119 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Camino a la Gloria 2015
141 Mr. 450 1 August 1, 2015 218 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Noche de Campeones 2015 [44]
142 Carly Colón
(Carlito Caribbean Cool) 		16 March 6, 2016 192 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre [45]
— Vacated — September 14, 2016 — Bayamón, Puerto Rico En Ruta a Aniversario Día 1 Held up after a match between Carlito and Mr. 450. [6]
143 Carly Colón 17 September 18, 2016 76 Isabela, Puerto Rico En Ruta a Aniversario Día 2 Defeated Mr. 450 in rematch.
— Vacated — December 3, 2016 — Carolina, Puerto Rico Lockout 2016 Held up after a match between Carlito and Alberto Del Rio.
144 Mr. 450 2 April 15, 2017 1 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Camino a la Gloria 2017 Defeated Ray González in a tournament final.
145 Thunder 1 April 16, 2017 41 Arecibo, Puerto Rico Camino a la Gloria 2017 Defeated Mr. 450, Ray González and Apolo in a 4-way match.
146 Ray González 22 May 27, 2017 323 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre
— Vacated — April 15, 2018 — Dorado, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Vacated by Victor Jovica after Ray Gonzalez lost a tag team match
147 Mighty Ursus 3 April 29, 2018 2,391 Dorado, Puerto Rico Superestrellas de la Lucha Libre Defeated Thunder for the vacant title [46]

Combined reigns

Ray González with the classic title belt.
Ray González (pictured with the classic belt) is the youngest wrestler to win the title.
† Indicates the current champion(s)
† Indicates title reigns and changes not recognized by WWC.
Rank[A] Wrestler No. of reigns Combined days
1 Carlos Colón 26 3,945
2 Ray González 21 1,963
3 Carly Colón/Carlito Caribbean Cool 17 1,318
4 Abdullah the Butcher 5 340
5 Eddie Colón 5 324
6 Greg Valentine 1 237
7 Mr. 450 2 219
8 The Mighty Ursus 3† 200+
9 Steve Corino 3 195
10 Chris Angel 1 189
11 Glamour Boy Shane 3 154
Razor Ramon 1 154
13 Hercules Ayala 3 152
14 El Diamante 2 147
15 La Amenaza Bryan 3 144
16 Gilbert/Super Fenix 2 142
17 Black Pain 1 140
18 Steve Strong 1 133
19 TNT 3 120
20 Shelton Benjamin 1 119
El Chicano 1 119
22 Apolo 3 111
23 El Bronco 3 98
24 BJ 3 91
25 Noriega 3 87
26 Ron Garvin 2 81
27 Dory Funk Jr. 1 80
28 Sabu 1 77
29 Jon Heidenreich 2 70
30 Invader I 2 58
31 Lightning 1 57
32 El Nene 2 56
Alofa the Samoan Tank 1 56
34 Leo Burke 1 54
35 Andy Leavine 1 50
36 Dutch Mantell 1 49
37 Ricky Banderas 1 42
38 Thunder 1 41
39 Scott Steiner 1 35
40 Dick Murdoch 1 34
Mabel 1 34
42 Abbad 1 28
43 Ox Baker 1 21
Konnan 1 21
Chicky Starr 1 21
46 Jerry Flynn 1 14
— Biggie Size 1† 14
47 Pierroth, Jr. 1 13
48 Huracán Castillo 1 4
Curt Hennig 1 4
— Blitz 1† 4
50 Vampiro 1 <1
Lance Hoyt 1 <1

Footnotes

A. ^ Each wrestler's total number of days as champion is ranked highest to lowest; wrestlers with the same number are tied for that certain rank.

References

General

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