AAA World Cruiserweight Championship

AAA World Cruiserweight Championship
(Campeonato Mundial Crucero AAA)
The current AAA World Cruiserweight Championship belt
Details
PromotionLucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Date establishedMay 21, 2009
Current championLaredo Kid
Date wonDecember 7, 2024
Other names
  • AAA Cruiserweight Championship (May 2009–August 2014)
  • AAA World Cruiserweight Championship (August 2014–present)
Statistics
First championAlex Koslov
Most reignsAlex Koslov, Laredo Kid and Xtreme Tiger
(2 reigns)
Longest reignLaredo Kid
(1,218 days)
Shortest reignAlex Koslov
(9 days)
Oldest championJuventud Guerrera
(37 years and 178 days)
Youngest championDaga
(24 years and 136 days)
Heaviest championJohnny Mundo
(98 kg (216 lb))
Lightest championXtreme Tiger
(67 kg (148 lb))

The AAA World Cruiserweight Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Mundial Crucero AAA) is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), a subsidiary of the American promotion WWE. The championship cannot be competed for by anyone who is over the Cruiserweight division weight limit of 105 kg (231 lb).[1] Traditionally, this division is labelled as the "Junior Heavyweight" division in Mexico while "Cruiserweight" is a term more used in the United States or Canada. The current champion is Laredo Kid, who is in his second reign. He won the title by defeating Matt Riddle at Cierre De La Gira Origenes on December 7, 2024.

The championship was originally named the AAA Cruiserweight Championship. but had the word "world" added to the name after El Hijo del Fantasma won a match on August 17, 2014, that unified the championship with the AAA Fusión Championship.[2] A total of fourteen men have held the championship for a total of sixteen different title reigns.

History

Inaugural champion Alex Koslov

The inaugural champion was Alex Koslov, who defeated Alan Stone and Xtreme Tiger at AAA Television Taping on May 21, 2009, in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. On August 17, 2014, at Triplemanía XXII, the Cruiserweight Champion Daga defended the title in a 10-man elimination match, where also participated the AAA Fusion Champion Fénix. El Hijo del Fantasma won the match and unified both titles, deactivating the Fusion Championship and renaming the title as AAA World Cruiserweight Championship. On February 10, 2021, the champion Laredo Kid faced the Major League Wrestling's World Middleweight Champion Lio Rush in a title vs. title match. Despite Rush winning the match and being recognized as champion, a few days later AAA did not recognize the title change. Instead, Laredo Kid appeared on AAA show with the title belt. According to Konnan, an AAA booker, Rush lost the title back to Laredo Kid in an un-televised match. On May 5, Laredo Kid appeared in MLW Fusion with the AAA title, making an in-character statement where he refused to recognize Rush as champion.[3]

Inaugural Championship Tournament bracket

1st Round[a]
Sin Limite
March 20, 2009
(Aired: April 5)		Quarterfinals
Sin Limite
March 22 – April 17, 2009
(Aired: April 12–26)		Semifinals
Sin Limite
April 21 – May 18, 2009
(Aired: May 3–24)		Final[c]
Sin Limite
May 21, 2009
(Aired: May 31)
1Teddy Hart13:16[6]
12Jack EvansWin
12Jack EvansPinfall (9:46)8:28[9]
Alan Stone#3
9Xtreme TigerPinfall (9:46)[10]Win
Alex Koslov#54Crazy Boy9:05[7]
Billy BoyLost[5]
9Xtreme TigerWin
Crazy Boy#4
Escoria#102Nicho el MillionarioWin
Xtreme Tiger#911Joe Lider—[6]9Xtreme Tiger—[d]
2Nicho el Millionario9:57[9]
Jack Evans#125Alex KoslovWin
5Alex KoslovWin
Joe Lider#115Alex KoslovWin3Alan Stone—[e][11]
Juventud Guerrera#88Rocky Romero[b]5:36[8]
Laredo Kid#6
Nicho el Millonario#23Alan StoneWin
Super Fly#710Escoria2:52[7]
3Alan StoneWin
Teddy Hart#1
6Laredo Kid—[9]
6Laredo KidWin
7Super Fly6:26[8]

Reigns

Two-time and current champion Laredo Kid holds the record for longest combined days at 1,726+.

Overall, there have been 17 official reigns among 14 champions and two vacancies. The inaugural champion is Alex Koslov. Laredo Kid holds the longest reign at 1,218 days. During his reign, Kid was defeated by Lio Rush in a unification match to unify the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship with Rush's MLW World Middleweight Championship, although this reign was not recognized by AAA. Koslov holds the shortest reign at 9 days. Koslov, Kid, and Xtreme Tiger have held the title the most times with 2 championship reigns. The oldest champion is Juventud Guerrera who won at the age of 37 years and 178 days, while the youngest champion is Daga who won at the age of 24 years and 136 days.

Laredo Kid is the current champion, who is in his second reign. He won the title by defeating Matt Riddle at Cierre De La Gira Origenes on December 7, 2024, in Mexico City, Mexico.

Name Duration
AAA Cruiserweight Championship May 21, 2009 – August 17, 2014
AAA World Cruiserweight Championship August 17, 2014 – present
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog.
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA)
 1  Alex Koslov  May 21, 2009  Sin Limite Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes, Mexico  1  23  13 Defeated Alan Stone and Xtreme Tiger in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. Aired on May 31. [11]
[12]
 2  Xtreme Tiger  June 13, 2009  Triplemanía XVII Mexico City, Mexico  1  69  85 This four-way elimination hardcore match also featured Alan Stone and Crazy Boy. [13]
[14]
 3  Alex Koslov  August 21, 2009  Verano de Escándalo Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico  2  9  14 five-way elimination match also featured Jack Evans, Rocky Romero, and Teddy Hart. Aired on September 6. [15]
[16]
— Vacated  August 30, 2009  Sin Limite Tlalnepantla, Mexico — — — Alex Koslov lost a six-man steel cage match where the last man left in the cage was forced out of AAA. Aired on September 20. [17]
[18]
 4  Xtreme Tiger  September 26, 2009  Héroes Inmortales III Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico  2  253  253 Defeated Jack Evans, Rocky Romero, Sugi San, and Teddy Hart to win the vacant title. [19]
 5  Jack Evans  June 6, 2010  Triplemanía XVIII Mexico City, Mexico  1  713  735 This four-way elimination match also featured Christopher Daniels and Nosawa Rongai. [20]
 6  Juventud Guerrera  May 19, 2012  Noche de Campeones Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico  1  197  192 This four-way extreme match also featured Psicosis and Teddy Hart. Aired on June 10. [21]
[22]
 7   Daga  December 2, 2012  Guerra de Titanes Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico  1  623  606 This six-way ladder match also featured Fénix, Jack Evans, Joe Líder, and Psicosis. Aired on December 19. [23]
[24]
 8  El Hijo del Fantasma  August 17, 2014  Triplemanía XXII Mexico City, Mexico  1  945  945 This ten-way elimination match also featured AAA Fusión Champion Fénix, Angélico, Australian Suicide, Bengala, Drago, Jack Evans, Joe Líder, and Pentagón Jr.. This unified the AAA Cruiserweight Championship and the AAA Fusión Championship into the "AAA World Cruiserweight Championship". [2]
[25]
 9  Johnny Mundo  March 19, 2017  Rey de Reyes Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico  1  196  196 Winner Takes All triple threat match for the AAA Mega Championship, AAA Latin American Championship, and AAA World Cruiserweight Championship also featured El Hijo del Fantasma and El Texano Jr.. [26]
 10  Lanzeloth  October 1, 2017  Héroes Inmortales XI San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico  1  117  117 This ten-way match also featured Angelikal, Dragon Solar, El Hijo del Vikingo, Máscara de Bronce, Solaris, Tiger Boy, Venum, and Villano III Jr.. [27]
 11  Australian Suicide  January 26, 2018  Guerra de Titanes Mexico City, Mexico  1  211  211 [28]
 12  Sammy Guevara  August 25, 2018  Triplemanía XXVI Mexico City, Mexico  1  175  175 This four-way match also featured A. C. H. and Shane Strickland. [29]
 13  Laredo Kid  February 16, 2019  AAA Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico  1  1,218  1,218 [30]
† Lio Rush February 10, 2021 MLW Fusion Orlando, FL, U.S. — — — Defeated Laredo Kid in a Winner Takes All match for the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship and the MLW World Middleweight Championship. However, AAA didn't recognize the title change and continued recognizing Laredo Kid as the champion.[31] [32]
 14   Fénix  June 18, 2022  Triplemanía XXX: Tijuana Tijuana, Mexico  1  394  394 This Winner Takes All match for the AAA World Cruiserweight Championship and the AAA Latin American Championship also involved Taurus, Bandido, and Hijo del Vikingo. [33]
— Vacated  July 17, 2023 — — — — — Fénix left AAA due to commitments with other promotions. [34]
 15  Komander  September 23, 2023  Luchando Por Mexico Mexico City, Mexico  1  329  294 Defeated Kuukai, Mecha Wolf 450, and La Estrella in a four-way match to win the vacant title. [35]
[36]
 16  Matt Riddle  August 17, 2024  Triplemanía XXXII: Mexico City Aguascalientes, Mexico  1  112  112 This three-way match also featured Laredo Kid. [37]
 17  Laredo Kid  December 7, 2024  Cierre De La Gira Origenes Mexico City, Mexico  2  508+  508+ [38]

Combined reigns

As of April 29, 2026

Rec Recognized by the promotion
† Current champion; reign changing daily
Rank Champion No. of
reigns		 Combined days
Actual Recognized
by AAA
1 Laredo Kid † 2 1,726+
2 El Hijo del Fantasma 1 945
3 Jack Evans 1 713 735
4 Daga 1 623 606
5 Fénix 1 394
6 Komander 1 329 294
7 Xtreme Tiger 2 322 338
8 Australian Suicide 1 211
9 Juventud Guerrera 1 197 192
10 Johnny Mundo 1 196
11 Sammy Guevara 1 175
12 Lanzeloth 1 117
13 Matt Riddle 1 112
14 Alex Koslov 2 32 27
— Lio Rush — — —

Notes

  1. ^ This was a Domo de la Muerte match with participants entering at regular intervals. The order in which competitors successfully escaped the cage determined their seeding for the quarterfinal matchups. The last participant remaining in the cage was eliminated from the tournament.[4]
  2. ^ Rocky Romero replaced Juventud Guerrera in the tournament.
  3. ^ This was a Hardcore Elimination match.
  4. ^ Xtreme Tiger was eliminated last by Alex Koslov
  5. ^ Alan Stone was eliminated first by Xtreme Tiger

See also

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