The CMLL World Mini-Estrellas Championship (Campeonato Mundial Mini-Estrellas de CMLL in Spanish), also known as the CMLL World Pequeño Estrellas Championship (Campeonato Mundial Pequeno Estrellas de CMLL in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha libre wrestling-based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; Spanish for "World Wrestling Council"). The championship is exclusively competed for in the Mini-Estrellas, or Minis, division. A "Mini" is not necessarily a person with dwarfism, as in North American Midget wrestling, and can also be short wrestlers who work in the Mini-Estrellas division; although wrestlers with dwarfism can compete for the title, there also exists the CMLL World Micro-Estrellas Championship, exclusive to them.[b] The championship was created in 1992 and is the oldest active Mini-Estrella title in Mexico;[c] both the Mexican National Mini-Estrella Championship and the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) World Mini-Estrella Championship were introduced after CMLL created their Mini-Estrella championship.[d][4] 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.[e] All title matches take place under two out of three falls rules.[f]

The CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship was created in early 1992 to give CMLL's Mini-Estrellas division a championship as its focal point. The first champion was Mascarita Sagrada, who won a four-man tournament on March 1, 1992, by defeating Espectrito in the final.[a] When the creator of CMLL's Minis division, Antonio Peña, left CMLL to form his own promotion, AAA, Mascarita Sagrada and many other Minis left CMLL to join AAA.[g] After Mascarita Sagrada left the promotion, the title was vacant until September 1992, when Orito won the championship in a match against El Felinito.[h] In 1999, in a so-called "Phantom title switch", then-champion Damiancito el Guerrero had the championship stripped and given to Último Dragoncito without a match taking place. Damiancito had begun working under the ring name "Virus" in the "regular-sized" division for more than a year and thus no longer qualified as a Mini. Instead of vacating the title or making Virus lose it in a match, CMLL announced that Último Dragoncito had "won" the title on an undisclosed date in October 1999.[i]

In addition to being the first champion, Mascarita Sagrada is also the first wrestler to have vacated the title; he is also the wrestler to have held the title the shortest amount of time, at 110 days. Último Dragoncito is the current champion in his record-setting third reign. He defeated Mercurio on November 17, 2023, at Super Viernes. Pequeño Olímpico has held the title the longest of any champion, at 1,442 days for a single reign and 2,744 for his combined two reigns.[7]

1992 CMLL World Mini-Estrella tournament

CMLL held a tournament in early 1992 to determine the first CMLL World Mini-Estrella Champion; the semi-finals were held on February 23, 1992, and the finals on March 1, 1992.

Semifinals Final
      
Mascarita Sagrada W
Aguilita Solitaria  
Mascarita Sagrada W
Espectrito  
Octagoncito  
Espectrito W

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
1 Mascarita Sagrada March 1, 1992 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 110 Defeated Espectrito in the finals of a four-man tournament [a]
— Vacated June 19, 1992 — — — — Mascarita Sagrada left CMLL to join AAA [g]
2 Orito September 6, 1992 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 189   [h]
3 Último Dragoncito March 14, 1993 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 181   [j]
4 Ultratumbita September 11, 1993 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 520   [k]
5 Máscarita Mágica February 13, 1995 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 379   [l]
6 Damiancito El Guerrero February 27, 1996 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 [m]   [n]
7 Último Dragoncito October 1999 N/A N/A 2 [o] Champion Damiancito El Guerrero had not worked in the minis division for over a year; the title was given to Último Dragoncito instead of vacating it. [i]
8 Pierrothito October 16, 2001 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 784   [7]
9 Pequeño Olimpico December 9, 2003 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 1,442   [7]
10 Pequeño Damián 666 November 20, 2007 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 250   [7]
11 Bam Bam July 27, 2008 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 931   [7]
12 Pequeño Olímpico February 13, 2011 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 2 1,302   [p]
13 Astral September 7, 2014 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 864   [q]
— Vacated January 18, 2017 — — — — The championship was vacated when Astral moved into the regular division. He would no longer be considered a Mini-Estrella [10]
14 Shockercito March 5, 2017 Live event Mexico City, Mexico 1 1813   [r]
15 Mercurio February 20, 2022 CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 1 1,101   [12]
16 Último Dragoncito November 17, 2023 Super Viernes Mexico City, Mexico 3 466   [13]

Combined reigns

Key
Symbol Meaning
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days Ref(s).
1 Pequeño Olimpico 2 2,744
2 Shockercito 1 1813 [11]
3 Damiancito El Guerrero 1 1,312[m] [n]
4 Último Dragoncito † 3 1038+ [o][i] [7][8][9]
5 Bam Bam 1 931 [7][8]
6 Astral 1 864 [9][10]
7 Pierrothito 1 784 [7]
8 Mercurio 1 1,101 [14]
9 Ultratumbita 1 520 [k][l]
10 Mascarita Magica 1 379 [l][n]
11 Pequeño Damián 666 1 250 [7]
12 Orito 1 189 [h][j]
13 Mascarita Sagrada 1 110 [a][g]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e Duncan & Will (2000) p. 397 "Mascarita Sagrada 1992/03/01 Mexico City" [2]
  2. ^ Madigan (2007), pp.209: "They invited some of the wrestlers of smaller physical stature south of the border to work."[1]
  3. ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 397, chapter Mexico: EMLL CMLL World Midget (miniestrella) title[2]
  4. ^ Duncan & Will (2000), chapter "Mexico: National Midget (miniestrella) title, p. 401 ""[3]
  5. ^ 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"[5]
  6. ^ Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre p. 44 "ARTICULO 258.- Cada combate de lucha libre tendrá como limite tres caídas; cada caída será sin limite de tiempo, ganará quien obtenga dos caídas de las tres en disputa" ("ARTICLE 258.- Each wrestling match shall have as limit three falls; Each fall will be without time limit. The winner will be the one to first obtain two of the three falls in the match")[6]
  7. ^ a b c Duncan & Will (2000) p. 397 "Vacant on 92/06/19 after Sagrada justs to AAA in 92/05" [2]
  8. ^ a b c Duncan & Will (2000) p. 397 "Orito 1992/09/06 Mexico City" [2]
  9. ^ a b c Duncan & Will (2000) p. 397 "Ultimo Dragoncito 1997/10#" [2]
  10. ^ a b Duncan & Will (2000) p. 397 "Ultimo Dragoncito 1993/03/14 Mexico City" [2]
  11. ^ a b Duncan & Will (2000) p. 397 "Ultratumbita 1993/09/11 Mexico City" [2]
  12. ^ a b c Duncan & Will (2000) p. 397 "Mascarita Magica 1995/02" [2]
  13. ^ a b The exact date of Damiancito's title loss is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1,312 and 1,339 days.
  14. ^ a b c Duncan & Will (2000) p. 397 "Damiancito 1996/02/27 Mexico City" [2]
  15. ^ a b The exact date of Último Dragoncito's title win is unknown, which means that his second title reign lasted between 716 and 746 days.
  16. ^ Súper Luchas (February 14, 2011): "El Pequeño Olímpico saco toda la experiencia y se llevo el campeonato mundial mini del CMLL ante Bam Bam" ("Pequeño Olímpico used his experience to take the CMLL World Mini Championship from Bam Bam") [8]
  17. ^ CMLL (September 8, 2014): "Astral es el nuevo Campeón de los Pequeños Estrellas. Después de reinar 3 años como monarca en esta división Olímpico dejo su cetro en manos de Astral." ("Astral is the new Mini-Estrellas Champion. After a 3 year reign as champion of the division, Olímpico left the crown in the hands of Astral")[9]
  18. ^ CMLL (March 5, 2017): "obligando a un tercer capítulo, que llegó a su fin con resultado favorable para SHOCKERCITO, que se coronó de esta forma, como el flamante Campeón de la división." ("which came to an end with a favorable result for Shockercito, who was crowned the brand new champion of the division.")[11]

References

  • Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  • Hornbaker, Tim (2016). "Statistical notes". Legends of Pro Wrestling - 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers (Revised ed.). New York, New York: Sports Publishing. p. 550. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2.
  • Madigan, Dan (2007). Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  1. ^ Madigan 2007, pp. 209–212.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Duncan & Will 2000, p. 397.
  3. ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 401.
  4. ^ "Verano de Escandalo 2008". Pro Wrestling History. 2008-09-15. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  5. ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
  6. ^ Arturo Montiel Rojas (August 30, 2001). "Reglamento de Box y Lucha Libre Professional del Estado de Mexico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "CMLL World Mini Estrella Championship". CageMatch. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d Ruiz Glez, Alex (February 14, 2011). "Arena México (resultados 13 de febrero) Pequeño Olímpico nuevo campeón mundial mini del CMLL" [Arena México (results for February 13) Pequeño Olímpico is the new CMLL World Mini Champion] (in Spanish). Súper Luchas. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  9. ^ a b c Salguero, Ivan (September 8, 2014). "Resultados Arena Coliseo Domingo 7 de Septiembre '14" [Results from Arena Coliseo Sunday September 7 '14]. Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (January 18, 2017). "CMLL Informa 18 de Enero del 2017" [CMLL Informa from January 18, 2017] (in Spanish). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Resultados Arena Mexico - Domingos Familares" [Results from Arena Mexico - Family Sunday] (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. March 5, 2017. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  12. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship Title Reigns". Cagematch. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  13. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "CMLL World Mini-Estrella Championship Title Reigns". Cagematch. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
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