IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship


The IWRG Intercontinental Welterweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group since 1998. The official definition of the Welterweight weight class in Mexico is between and, but the weight limits are not always strictly adhered to. Because Lucha Libre puts more emphasis on the lower weight classes, this division is considered more important than the normally more prestigious heavyweight division of the promotion.
The first Welterweight champion was Dr. Cerebro, winning the title on March 1, 1998, in a tournament final against Shiima Nobunaga. Dr. Cerebro Jr. is the current champion, having defeated Puma de Oro and then-champion Tonali for the title on January 1, 2024. Dr. Cerebro Jr. is the 40th overall champion and the 22nd person to have held the championship. Cerebro Negro is the person with most title reigns, a total of seven. He also has the distinction of having the shortest reign and the longest reign.
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. 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, or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship, or leaving the company.

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined days
1Cerebro Negro7
2Dr. Cerebro4
3Avisman2
4Fuerza Guerrera2
52
6Canis Lupus2
7Golden Magic2
8Dr. Cerebro Jr. †1+
9Jessy Ventura1
10Tonalli1
11Emperador Azteca1
12Fantasma de la Ópera3
131
141
15Eterno1
16Black Terry3
17Dinamic Black1
17Panterita/Freelance1
19Oficial Rayan1
20Mosca1
211
221