On this page, you find the full Title History for the MLW National Openweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The MLW National Openweight Championship is a secondary title contested in Major League Wrestling, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on June 1, 2019, and the inaugural champion was Alexander Hammerstone.
The title's openweight nature, a division more common in Japanese professional wrestling, means that both heavyweight and middleweight wrestlers are eligible to challenge for it.
The current champion is Último Guerrero, who won the title on May 2, 2025, and has been reigning for 68 days.
MLW National Openweight Championship: Title History
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
MLWJune 1, 2019 Present
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Championship Names & Belt Designs
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- MLW National Openweight Championship June 1, 2019
MLW National Openweight Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign 9 Último Guerrero
- May 2, 2025
- Mexico City, Mexico | CMLL vs. MLW
- 68+ days
68+- days
8 Matthew Justice
- November 10, 2024
- Cicero, IL | MLW Lucha Apocalypto
- 173 days
This match aired November 10, 2024.173- days
7 
Bad Dude Tito 1
- May 11, 2024
- Cicero, IL | MLW Azteca Lucha
- 183 days
183- days
6 Rickey Shane Page
- September 3, 2023
- Philadelphia, PA | MLW Fury Road
- 251 days
251- days
5 
Jacob Fatu 1
- April 6, 2023
- Queens, NY | MLW War Chamber
- 150 days
150- days
4 
Johnny Hollywood 1
- January 7, 2023
- Philadelphia, PA | MLW Blood and Thunder
- 89 days
Hennigan won the title as Johnny Fusion, but began using his real name thereafter.89- days
3 
Davey Richards 1
- June 23, 2022
- New York City, NY | MLW Battle Riot IV
- 198 days
198- days
2 Alex Kane
- November 6, 2021
- Philadelphia, PA | MLW War Chamber
- 229 days
Kane defeated Myron Reed, Alex Shelley, A. C. H. and Zenshi in a five-way ladder match to win the vacant title.229- days
Vacant
- October 13, 2021
- 24 days
Hammerstone relinquished the title after winning the MLW World Heavyweight Championship.24- days
1 
Alexander Hammerstone 1
- June 1, 2019
- Waukesha, WI | MLW Fury Road
- 865 days
Hammerstone defeated Brian Pillman Jr. in the finals of a four-man tournament to become the inaugural champion.865- days
MLW National Openweight Championship: Statistics
- Promotion
Major League Wrestling
- Gender Male
- Title Type Secondary Title
- Date Established June 1, 2019
- First Champion
Alexander Hammerstone - Current ChampionÚltimo Guerrero
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Hammerstone | 1 |
| 2 | Rickey Shane Page | 1 |
| 3 | Alex Kane | 1 |
| 4 | Davey Richards | 1 |
| 5 | Bad Dude Tito | 1 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Hammerstone | 865 | |
| Rickey Shane Page | 251 | |
| Alex Kane | 229 | |
| Davey Richards | 198 | |
| Bad Dude Tito | 183 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Hammerstone | June 1, 2019 - October 13, 2021 | 865 | |
| Rickey Shane Page | September 3, 2023 - May 11, 2024 | 251 | |
| Alex Kane | November 6, 2021 - June 23, 2022 | 229 | |
| Davey Richards | June 23, 2022 - January 7, 2023 | 198 | |
| Bad Dude Tito | May 11, 2024 - November 10, 2024 | 183 |