WCW / WWE Cruiserweight Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the WCW / WWE Cruiserweight 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 WCW / WWE Cruiserweight Championship was contested, by men wrestlers. The championship was first established on March 20, 1996.

This is a newer version of the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship and WCW Light Heavyweight Championship, with its own distinct lineage.

The WCW / WWE Cruiserweight Championship was retired on September 28, 2007.

A similar championship, the WWE / NXT Cruiserweight Championship, has been later introduced, which does not share the lineage with this title.

WCW / WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Title History

Promotions / Brands

Promotion	from	to
Promotion WWEBrand SmackDown	March 20, 2002	September 28, 2007
Promotion WWF	March 27, 2001	March 19, 2002
Promotion WCW	March 20, 1996	March 26, 2001

Championship Names & Belt Designs
- WWE Cruiserweight Championship May 6, 2002 September 28, 2007
- WWF Cruiserweight Championship November 18, 2001 May 5, 2002
- WCW Cruiserweight Championship March 20, 1996 November 17, 2001

For the Title History of the newer version of this championship, see the page for the WWE / NXT Cruiserweight Championship.

WCW / WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
	Deactivated September 28, 2007 Indianapolis, IN \| SmackDown! The title was first vacated by SmackDown! GM Vickie Guerrero, and then retired without an official announcement.
74		Hornswoggle 1 July 22, 2007 San Jose, CA \| WWE The Great American Bash 2007	68 days
73		Chavo Guerrero 6 February 18, 2007 Los Angeles, CA \| WWE No Way Out 2007	154 days
72		Gregory Helms 3 January 29, 2006 Miami, FL \| WWE Royal Rumble 2006 Helms, who was on the Raw roster, moved to SmackDown! after winning the title.	385 days
71		Kid Kash 1 December 18, 2005 Providence, RI \| WWE Armageddon 2005	42 days
70		Juventud 5 November 25, 2005 Sheffield, England \| SmackDown!	23 days
69		Nunzio 2 November 15, 2005 Rome, Italy \| House Show	10 days
68		Juventud 4 October 9, 2005 Houston, TX \| WWE No Mercy 2005	37 days
67		Nunzio 1 August 2, 2005 Bridgeport, CT \| Velocity	68 days
66		Paul London 1 March 31, 2005 Houston, TX \| SmackDown!	124 days
65		Chavo Guerrero 5 February 20, 2005 Pittsburgh, PA \| WWE No Way Out 2005	39 days
64		Funaki 1 December 12, 2004 Atlanta, GA \| WWE Armageddon 2004	70 days
63		Spike Dudley 1 July 29, 2004 Cincinnati, OH \| SmackDown!	136 days
62		Rey Mysterio 8 June 17, 2004 Chicago, IL \| SmackDown!	42 days
61		Chavo Classic 1 May 18, 2004 Las Vegas, NV \| SmackDown!	30 days
60		Chavo Guerrero 4 May 16, 2004 Los Angeles, CA \| WWE Judgment Day 2004	2 days
59		Jacqueline 1 May 6, 2004 Tucson, AZ \| SmackDown!	10 days
58		Chavo Guerrero 3 February 15, 2004 Daly City, CA \| WWE No Way Out 2004	81 days
57		Rey Mysterio 7 January 1, 2004 Laredo, TX \| SmackDown!	45 days
56		Tajiri 3 September 25, 2003 Philadelphia, PA \| SmackDown!	98 days
55		Rey Mysterio 6 June 5, 2003 Anaheim, CA \| SmackDown!	112 days
54		Matt Hardy 1 February 23, 2003 Montreal, QC \| WWE No Way Out 2003	102 days
53		Billy Kidman 7 November 17, 2002 New York, NY \| WWE Survivor Series 2002	98 days
52		Jamie Noble 1 June 23, 2002 Columbus, OH \| WWE King of the Ring 2002	147 days
51		The Hurricane 2 May 16, 2002 Montréal, Québec, Canada \| SmackDown!	38 days
50		Tajiri 2 April 21, 2002 Kansas City, MO \| WWF Backlash 2002 The title was renamed WWE Cruiserweight Championship on May 5, when WWF became WWE.	25 days
49		Billy Kidman 6 April 4, 2002 Rochester, NY \| SmackDown!	17 days
48		Tajiri 1 October 22, 2001 Kansas City, MO \| Raw Is War The title was renamed WWF Cruiserweight Championship when the WWF defeated The Alliance at Survivor Series. The title became exclusive to SmackDown! on March 25, 2002.	164 days
47		Billy Kidman 5 October 11, 2001 Moline, IL \| SmackDown!	11 days
46		X-Pac 2 July 30, 2001 Philadelphia, PA \| Raw Is War	73 days
45		Billy Kidman 4 July 5, 2001 Tacoma, WA \| SmackDown!	25 days
44		Shane Helms 1 March 18, 2001 Jacksonville, FL \| WCW Greed 2001 WCW was purchased by the WWF on March 23, 2001, and the title became exclusive of WWF.	109 days
43		Chavo Guerrero Jr. 2 December 6, 2000 Lincoln, NE \| WCW Thunder	102 days
42		Mike Sanders 1 October 2, 2000 Daly City, CA \| WCW Nitro	65 days
41		Elix Skipper 1 August 14, 2000 Kelowna, BC \| WCW Nitro Skipper was awarded the title by his Team Canada partner Lance Storm, who called it the "101 KG and Under Championship".	49 days
40		Lance Storm 1 July 31, 2000 Cincinnati, OH \| WCW Nitro	14 days
39		Lieutenant Loco 1 June 7, 2000 Knoxville, TN \| WCW Thunder	54 days
38		Daffney 2 May 22, 2000 Grand Rapids, MI \| WCW Nitro Defeated Crowbar to become undisputed champion.	16 days
37		Daffney 1 & Crowbar May 15, 2000 Biloxi, MS \| WCW Nitro Defeated Chris Candido & Tammy Lynn Sytch in a mixed tag team match to become co-champions.	7 days
36		Chris Candido 1 April 16, 2000 Chicago, IL \| WCW Spring Stampede 2000 Defeated The Artist, Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore, Lash LeRoux and Crowbar in a 6-way match for the vacant title.	29 days
		Vacant April 10, 2000 Denver, CO \| WCW Nitro All WCW titles were declared vacant by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff after WCW was rebooted.	6 days
35		The Artist 2 March 31, 2000 Pittsburgh, PA \| House Show	10 days
34		Billy Kidman 3 March 30, 2000 Baltimore, MD \| House Show	1 day
33		TAFKA Prince Iaukea 1 February 20, 2000 Daly City, CA \| WCW SuperBrawl 2000 Defeated Lash LeRoux in a tournament final for the vacant title.	39 days
		Vacant January 19, 2000 Evansville, IN \| WCW Thunder The title was vacated due to Oklahoma exceeding the weight limit.	32 days
32		Oklahoma 1 January 16, 2000 Cincinnati, OH \| WCW Souled Out 2000	3 days
31		Madusa 1 December 19, 1999 Washington, D.C. \| WCW Starrcade 1999	28 days
30		Evan Karagias 1 November 21, 1999 Toronto, ON \| WCW Mayhem 1999	28 days
29		Disco Inferno 1 October 4, 1999 Kansas City, MO \| WCW Nitro	48 days
28		Psychosis 2 October 4, 1999 Kansas City, MO \| WCW Nitro Psicosis was awarded the title after the West Hollywood Blonde's angle was dropped.	0 days
		Vacant October 4, 1999 Lenny Lane was stripped of the title after Turner Broadcasting did not approve of the publicity garnered through Lane's homosexual gimmick.	0 days
27		Lenny Lane 1 August 19, 1999 Lubbock, TX \| WCW Thunder	46 days
26		Rey Mysterio Jr. 5 April 26, 1999 Fargo, ND \| WCW Nitro	115 days
25		Psychosis 1 April 19, 1999 Gainesville, FL \| WCW Nitro	7 days
24		Rey Mysterio Jr. 4 March 15, 1999 Cincinnati, OH \| WCW Nitro	35 days
23		Kidman 2 November 22, 1998 Auburn Hills, MI \| WCW/nWo World War 3 1998	113 days
22		Juventud Guerrera 3 November 16, 1998 Wichita, KS \| WCW Nitro	6 days
21		Kidman 1 September 14, 1998 Greenville, SC \| WCW Nitro	63 days
20		Juventud Guerrera 2 August 8, 1998 Sturgis, SD \| WCW/nWo Road Wild 1998	37 days
19		Chris Jericho 4 June 14, 1998 Baltimore, MD \| WCW/nWo The Great American Bash 1998 Defeated Dean Malenko via DQ for the vacant title. At Bash at the Beach, Rey Misterio Jr. defeated Jericho for the title due to interference from Malenko; however, Jericho was returned the title the following night and the title change was not recognized.	55 days
		Vacant June 11, 1998 Buffalo, NY \| WCW Thunder The title was vacated due to Dean Malenko not earning the title shot as himself.	3 days
18		Dean Malenko 4 May 17, 1998 Worcester, MA \| WCW/nWo Slamboree 1998 Malenko won a battle royal earlier in the night, wearing a mask as Ciclope, to earn a title shot.	25 days
17		Chris Jericho 3 January 24, 1998 Dayton, OH \| WCW/nWo Souled Out 1998	113 days
16		Rey Mysterio Jr. 3 January 15, 1998 Lakeland, FL \| WCW Thunder	9 days
15		Juventud Guerrera 1 January 8, 1998 Daytona Beach, FL \| WCW Thunder	7 days
14		Último Dragón 2 December 29, 1997 Baltimore, MD \| WCW Nitro	10 days
13		Eddie Guerrero 2 November 10, 1997 Memphis, TN \| WCW Nitro	49 days
12		Rey Mysterio Jr. 2 October 26, 1997 Las Vegas, NV \| WCW Halloween Havoc 1997	15 days
11		Eddie Guerrero 1 September 14, 1997 Winston-Salem, NC \| WCW Fall Brawl 1997	42 days
10		Chris Jericho 2 August 16, 1997 Colorado Springs, CO \| WCW Saturday Night	29 days
9		Alex Wright 1 July 28, 1997 Charleston, WV \| WCW Nitro	19 days
8		Chris Jericho 1 June 28, 1997 Inglewood, CA \| WCW Saturday Nitro	30 days
7		Syxx 1 February 23, 1997 Daly City, CA \| WCW SuperBrawl VII	125 days
6		Dean Malenko 3 January 21, 1997 Milwaukee, WI \| WCW Clash of the Champions XXXIV	33 days
5		Ultimate Dragon 1 December 29, 1996 Nashville, TN \| WCW Starrcade 1996	23 days
4		Dean Malenko 2 October 27, 1996 Las Vegas, NV \| WCW Halloween Havoc 1996	63 days
3		Rey Mysterio Jr. 1 July 8, 1996 Lake Buena Vista, FL \| WCW Nitro	111 days
2		Dean Malenko 1 May 18, 1996 Lake Buena Vista, FL \| WorldWide	51 days
1		Shinjiro Otani 1 March 20, 1996 Nagoya, Japan \| NJPW Hyper Battle 1996 Defeated Wild Pegasus in tournament final to become the inaugural champion.	59 days