Lucha Underground Championship
| Lucha Underground Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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Lucha Underground Championship belt
(2014 — present) |
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| Promotion | Lucha Underground | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | October 5, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Pentagón Dark | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | June 26, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| First champion(s) | Prince Puma |
| Most reigns | Prince Puma (2 reigns) |
| Longest reign | Pentagón Dark (275+ days) |
| Shortest reign | Prince Puma (<1 day) |
| Oldest winner | Mil Muertes (39 years, 330 days) |
| Youngest winner | Fénix (24 years, 7 days) |
| Heaviest champion | Matanza Cueto (119.295 kg (263.00 lb)) |
| Lightest champion | Fénix (74 kg (163 lb)) |
The Lucha Underground Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned by the Lucha Underground. The championship is the top championship of the promotion and is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than in direct competition. The championship was introduced in episode 8 ("A Unique Opportunity") taped on October 4, 2014, and broadcast on December 17, 2014, with the first champion being determined on episode 9 ("Aztec Warfare") which was taped on October 5, 2014, and broadcast on television on January 7, 2015. The championship is currently held by Pentagón Dark, but due to tape delay, the current champion on the Lucha Underground television show is Johnny Mundo.
During Episode 8 ("A Unique Opportunity") of Lucha Underground's first season the storyline owner of Lucha Underground, Dario Cueto, announced that he was introducing the "top prize" in the promotion, the Lucha Underground Championship, revealing the belt to the audience in the arena and viewers at home. He explained that on the following week's show 20 wrestlers would compete in an Aztec Warfare match, featuring a mixture of male, female and Mini-Estrella competitors in the ring at the same time. During episode 8 Mil Muertes defeated Fénix in a match, earning him the number 20 spot, while forcing Fénix to be the first man in the match. Episode 9 ("Aztec Warfare") was dedicated to the championship match and saw Prince Puma pin Johnny Mundo to eliminate him from the match and become the inaugural Lucha Underground Champion. During the follow week's broadcast ("Law of the Jungle") the debuting Cage tore the championship belt apart, ripping the leather strap in half. As a result, Dario Cueto introduced a new Lucha Underground Championship belt in Episode 12 ("They Call him Cage") that was presented to Prince Puma.
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