Mexican National Atómicos Championship
| Mexican National Atómicos Championship | |||||||||||||
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 Psycho Clown, part of the final Atómicos championship team | |||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Asistencia Asesoría y Administración | ||||||||||||
| Date established | August 9, 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Date retired | January 24, 2009 | ||||||||||||
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The Mexican National Atómicos Championship (Campeonato Nacional Atómicos in Spanish) was a tag team championship for four man teams, or "Atómicos" as they are referred to in Lucha libre. The title is a "National title" controlled by the "Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre México D.F." (the Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission), which regulates all matches where the title is defended. The championship was created in 1996 and was primarily defended in the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) promotion. In early 2009 then champions Chessman and Los Psycho Circus (Killer Clown, Psycho Clown and Zombie Clown) were stripped of the title and it was subsequently declared inactive.
Championship rules
The title is a "National" title which means that non-Mexican citizens are prohibited from either challenging for or actually holding the championship. The championship is also an "Atómicos" championship, meaning it is restricted to four-man tag teams. As is the case for all the Mexican National titles, the championship is generally not allowed to be defended in any other type of match than a regular match.
Championship history
The Mexican National Atómicos Championship was created in 1996 specifically for the AAA promotion to control. The first champions were crowned after an 8 team tournament that saw Pierroth, Jr., Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V become the inaugural champions. In late 1996 Los Villanos left AAA for Promo Azteca, vacating the championship. AAA did not crown new champions until August 1998, which were Los Vipers (Histeria, Maniaco, Mosco de la Merced and Psicosis II). The last Atómicos champions, Chessman and the Psycho Circus (Killer Clown, Psycho Clown and Zombie Clown) were stripped of the titles on January 25, 2009 by AAA Commissioner Vampiro.[1] The title is presently inactive and unlikly to be reactivated; the storyline reason was that the team had attacked Vampiro at a previous event but the underlying reason lies in an announcement AAA made in December 2008 that they would stop recognizing titles without "AAA" in the name.[2] Psicosis II has the most individual title reigns, with five. Los Vipers (Histeria, Maniaco, Mosco de la Merced II and Psicosis II) hold the record for most title reigns as a team, but The Black Family of Chessman, Dark Cuervo, Escoria and Dark Ozz hold the record for the most days, with 820 days for their two combined reigns. Oscar Sevilla and Los Barrio Boys (Alan, Billy Boy and Decnis) have held the title the shortest amount of time, 12 days.
- Key
| # | The overall championship reign. |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed. |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands. |
| N/A | The specific information is not known. |
| — | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign. |
| No. | Champions | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierroth, Jr. and Los Villanos (Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V) |
1 | August 9, 1996 | 84 | Nezahualcóyotl, México | Live event | Defeated Damián 666, Espectro, Jr., Halloween and Karis la Momia in a tournament final to become the first champions. | [3][4] |
| — | Vacated | 1 | Late 1996 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated when Los Villanos left AAA for Promo Azteca. | [3][4] |
| 2 | Los Vipers (Histeria, Maniaco, Mosco de la Merced and Psicosis II) |
1 | August 23, 1998 | 175 | Azcapotzalco | Live event | Defeated Los Payasos (Coco Amarillo, Coco Azul, Coco Negro and Coco Rojo) in a tournament final | [3][4] |
| 3 | Los Vatos Locos (Charly Manson, May Flowers, Nygma and Picudo) |
1 | February 14, 1999 | 63 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | [3][4] | |
| 4 | Los Junior Atómicos (Blue Demon, Jr., La Parka, Jr., Máscara Sagrada, Jr. and Perro Aguayo, Jr.) |
1 | April 18, 1999 | 142 | Zapopan, Jalisco | Live event | [3][4] | |
| 5 | Los Vipers (Histeria, Maniaco, Mosco de la Merced and Psicosis II) |
2 | September 17, 1999 | 84 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | [3][4] | |
| 6 | Los Vatos Locos (Charly Manson, May Flowers, Nygma and Picudo) |
2 | December 10, 1999 | 127 | Madero, Tamaulipas | Live event | [3][4] | |
| 7 | Los Vipers (Histeria, Maniaco, Mosco de la Merced and Psicosis II) |
3 | April 15, 2000 | 491 | N/A | Live event | [4] | |
| 8 | Los Regio Guapos (Hator, Monje Negro, Jr., Potro, Jr. and Tigre Universitario) |
1 | August 19, 2001 | 46 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | [4] | |
| 9 | Los Vipers (Histeria, Maniaco, Mosco de la Merced and Psicosis II) |
4 | October 7, 2001 | 47 | Monterrey, Nuevo León | Live event | [4] | |
| 10 | Los Vatos Locos (Espíritu, Nygma (3), Picudo (3) and Silver Cat) |
1 | November 23, 2001 | 374 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | Live event | [4] | |
| 11 | Oscar Sevilla and Los Barrio Boys (Alan, Billy Boy and Decnis) |
1 | December 2, 2002 | 228 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas | Live event | [4] | |
| 12 | The Black Family (Chessman, Cuervo, Escoria and Ozz) |
1 | July 18, 2003 | 31 | Madero, Tamaulipas | Live event | [4] | |
| 13 | Oscar Sevilla and Los Barrio Boys (Alan, Billy Boy and Decnis) |
2 | August 8, 2003 | 378 | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | [4] | |
| 14 | The Black Family (Chessman, Cuervo, Escoria and Ozz) |
2 | August 20, 2004 | 789 | Puebla, Puebla | Live event | [4] | |
| 15 | The Mexican Powers (Crazy Boy, Juventud Guerrera, Joe Lider and Psicosis II) |
1 | October 18, 2006 | 306 | Cuernavaca, Morelos | Live event | [5] | |
| 16 | La Secta del Mesias (Dark Cuervo (3), Dark Escoria (3), Dark Espíritu (2) and Dark Ozz (3)) |
1 | May 20, 2007 | 600 | Morelia, Michoacán | Live event | [6] | |
| 17 | Chessman (3) and Los Psycho Circus (Killer Clown, Psycho and Zombie Clown) |
1 | January 18, 2009 | 7 | Guanajuato, Guanajuato | Live event | ||
| — | Vacated | 1 | January 24, 2009 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated. | [1] |
List of individual Championship reigns by combined length
| Rank | Team | No. of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Black Family (Chessman, Cuervo, Escoria and Ozz) | 2 | 820 |
| 2 | Los Vipers (Histeria, Maniaco, Mosco de la Merced II and Psicosis II) | 3 | 797 |
| 3 | Oscar Sevilla and Los Barrio Boys (Alan, Billy Boy and Decnis) | 2 | 606 |
| 4 | La Secta de Mesias (Dark Cuervo, Dark Escoria, Dark Espiritu and Dark Ozz)) | 1 | 600 |
| 5 | Los Vatos Locos (Espíritu, Nygma, Picudo and Silver Cat) | 1 | 374 |
| 6 | Mexican Powers (Crazy Boy, Juventud Guerrera, Joe Lider and Psicosis II) | 1 | 306 |
| 7 | Los Vatos Locos (Charly Manson, May Flowers, Nygma and Picudo) | 2 | 190 |
| 8 | Los Junior Atómicos (Blue Demon, Jr., La Parka, Jr., Máscara Sagrada, Jr. and Perro Aguayo, Jr.) | 1 | 142 |
| 9 | Pierroth Jr. and Los Villanos (Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V) | 1 | 84 |
| 10 | Los Regio Guapos (Hator, Monje Negro, Jr., Potro, Jr. and Tigre Universitario) | 1 | 46 |
| 11 | Chessman (3) and Los Psycho Circus (Killer Clown, Psycho Clown and Zombie Clown) | 1 | 16 |
List of individual Championship reigns by combined length
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuervo | 3 | 1,420 |
| Escoria | 3 | 1,420 | |
| Ozz | 3 | 1,420 | |
| 4 | Psicosis II | 5 | 1,103 |
| 5 | Espíritu | 2 | 974 |
| 6 | Chessman | 3 | 836 |
| 7 | Histeria II | 4 | 797 |
| Maniaco | 4 | 797 | |
| Mosco de la Merced II | 4 | 797 | |
| 10 | Nygma | 3 | 654 |
| 11 | Alan | 2 | 606 |
| Billy Boy | 2 | 606 | |
| Decnis | 2 | 606 | |
| Oscar Sevilla | 2 | 606 | |
| 15 | Picudo | 3 | 564 |
| 16 | Silver Cat | 1 | 374 |
| 17 | Crazy Boy | 1 | 306 |
| Joe Lider | 1 | 306 | |
| Juventud Guerrera | 1 | 306 | |
| 20 | Charly Manson | 2 | 190 |
| May Flowers | 2 | 190 | |
| 22 | Blue Demon, Jr. | 1 | 142 |
| La Parka Jr. | 1 | 142 | |
| Máscara Sagrada, Jr. | 1 | 142 | |
| Perro Aguayo Jr. | 1 | 142 | |
| 26 | Pierroth, Jr. | 1 | 84 |
| Villano III | 1 | 84 | |
| Villano IV | 1 | 84 | |
| Villano V | 1 | 84 | |
| 30 | Hator | 1 | 46 |
| Monje Negro, Jr. | 1 | 46 | |
| Potro, Jr. | 1 | 46 | |
| Tigre Universitario | 1 | 46 | |
| 34 | Killer Clown | 1 | 7 |
| Psycho Clown | 1 | 7 | |
| Zombie Clown | 1 | 7 |
References
- 1 2 "El cetro Atómico lo declaran vacante". AAA official website. January 26, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
- ↑ "¿AAA dejará de contar campeonatos de terceros?" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas Magazine. Retrieved February 22, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Atómicos Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 402. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). December 20, 2004. Especial 21.
- ↑ SuperLuchas staff (December 23, 2006). "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). issue 192. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ↑ SuperLuchas staff (December 26, 2007). "2007 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). issue 244. Retrieved July 11, 2009.