AAA Latin American Championship Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA | |||||||||||||||||
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Promotion | Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | ||||||||||||||||
Date established | June 18, 2011 [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Octagon Jr. | ||||||||||||||||
Date won | November 19, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
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The AAA Latin American Championship (Campeonato Latinoamericano AAA in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) promotion in Mexico. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.
The title was first announced on May 18, 2011, as part of a storyline, where wrestlers from American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) invaded AAA. It was revealed that on June 18 at Triplemanía XIX AAA's Dr. Wagner Jr. would face TNA's Rob Van Dam for the newly created AAA Latin American Championship. No qualification matches took place prior to the match. [2] [3] Wagner went on to defeat Van Dam in the main event of Triplemanía XIX to become the first champion. [4] The physical belt was designed and crafted by All Star Championship Belts. [5]
Octagon Jr. is the current champion, in his first reign. He defeated previous champion QT Marshall at Guerra de Titanes on November 19, 2023.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
1 | Dr. Wagner Jr. | June 18, 2011 | Triplemanía XIX | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 181 | 1 | Wagner Jr. defeated Rob Van Dam to become the inaugural champion. | [4] |
2 | L.A. Park | December 16, 2011 | Guerra de Titanes | Puebla, Puebla | 1 | 494 | 1 | [6] | |
— | Vacated | April 23, 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after L.A. Park had left AAA. | [7] |
3 | Blue Demon Jr. | June 16, 2013 | Triplemanía XXI | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 273 | 1 | Demon Jr. defeated El Mesías to win the vacant championship. | [8] |
— | Vacated | March 16, 2014 | Rey de Reyes | Monterrey, Nuevo León | — | — | — | The championship was vacated when Blue Demon Jr. was unable to attend a scheduled title defense. | [9] |
4 | Chessman | March 16, 2014 | Rey de Reyes | Monterrey, Nuevo León | 1 | 533 | 1 | Chessman defeated Villano IV to win the vacant championship. | [9] |
5 | Psycho Clown | August 31, 2015 | Sin Límite | Tehuacán, Puebla | 1 | 307 | 1 | [1] | |
6 | Pentagón Jr. | July 3, 2016 | Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide | Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico | 1 | 56 | 0 | [10] | |
7 | Johnny Mundo | August 28, 2016 | Triplemanía XXIV | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 399 | 4 | [11] | |
8 | El Hijo del Fantasma | October 1, 2017 | Héroes Inmortales XI | San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí | 1 | 427 | 3 | This was a 14-man battle royal, also contested for the 2017 Copa Antonio Peña . | [12] |
9 | Drago | December 2, 2018 | Guerra de Titanes (December) | Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes | 1 | 321 | 7 | [13] | |
10 | Daga | October 19, 2019 | Héroes Inmortales XIII | Orizaba, Veracruz | 1 | 553 | 1 | [14] | |
— | Vacated | April 24, 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Daga vacated the title due to a lack of challengers. | [15] [16] |
11 | Taurus | May 1, 2021 | Rey de Reyes | San Pedro Cholula, Puebla | 1 | 413 | 1 | Taurus defeated Octagón Jr. and Villano III Jr. to win the vacant championship. | [17] |
12 | Fénix | June 18, 2022 | Triplemanía XXX | Tijuana, Mexico | 1 | 394 | 0 | This was a Winner Takes All match where the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship was also on the line between defending champion Taurus, Bandido, Hijo del Vikingo and Laredo Kid. | [18] |
— | Vacated | July 17, 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | Fénix relinquished the championship and left AAA due to his commitments with other promotions. | [19] |
13 | Q.T. Marshall | August 12, 2023 | Triplemanía XXXI | Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 99 | 6 | This was a Four-way match for the vacant championship including Pentagón Jr., Dralístico, and Texano Jr. | [20] |
14 | Octagón Jr. | November 19, 2023 | Guerra de Titanes | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | 1 | 191+ | 0 | [21] |
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