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| World Wrestling Association |
| Details |
| Acronym |
WWA |
| Established |
1986 |
| Style |
Lucha libre |
| Location |
Tijuana, Mexico |
| Founder(s) |
Benjamin Mora, Jr. |
| Owner(s) |
Benjamin Mora Jr. |
The World Wrestling Association (WWA) was a lucha libre promotion based in the Tijuana-area of Mexico. It was founded in 1986 by Benjamin Mora, Jr..[1] It featured Mexico's best luchadores at the time such as Rey Mysterio, La Parka and Juventud Guerrera during the late 1980s and early 1990s and was also featured on American television via the Fox Sports en Español channel.
Although inactive during the late 1990s, during which time much of its roster had left to compete in World Championship Wrestling and international promotions, the World Wrestling Association resumed operations in 2004.
[edit] Championships
| Championship |
Current champion(s) |
Date won |
Location |
| WWA Heavyweight Champion |
Rayo de Jalisco Jr. |
April 21, 2003 |
Tijuana, Mexico |
| WWA Light Heavyweight Champion |
Vacant 1 |
N/A |
N/A |
| WWA Junior Light Heavyweight Champion 2 |
Nicho El Millonario |
August 20, 2004 |
Tijuana, Mexico |
| WWA Middleweight Champion |
Angel Blanco, Jr. |
October 20, 2006 |
Tijuana, Mexico |
| WWA Welterweight Champion |
El Hijo del Santo |
September 26, 2004 |
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico |
| WWA Lightweight Champion |
Vacant 3 |
N/A |
N/A |
| WWA Tag Team Champions |
Perro Aguayo, Jr. and Héctor Garza |
January 31, 2008 |
Tijuana, Mexico |
| WWA Trios Champion |
Los Brazos |
June 12, 1998 |
Tijuana, Mexico |
| WWA Women's Champion |
Ayako Hamada |
March 23, 2003 |
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[edit] Footnotes
- 1 The last recorded champion was The Kizz who defeated Rey Misterio, Sr. in Tijuana, Mexico on January 17, 2003.
- 2 Although the official WWA Junior Heavyweight title is currently being defended in Mexico, A desputed Branch of the title has surfaced in Japan.
- 3 The last recorded champion was Rey Misterio, Jr. who defeated Juventud Guerrera in Queretearo, Mexico on June 16, 1995.
[edit] Roster
The roster included some widely popular wrestlers such as:
[edit] On DVD
in 2006 World Wrestling Organization was released on DVD. It features 25 matches from The WWA broadcasts that were featured on Fox sports en Espanol.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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