On this page, you find the full Title History for the WWE / NXT 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 WWE / NXT Cruiserweight Championship was contested, by men wrestlers. The championship was first established on September 14, 2016.
This is a newer version of the WCW / WWE Cruiserweight Championship, with its own distinct lineage.
The WWE / NXT Cruiserweight Championship was retired on January 4, 2022, when it was unified into the NXT North American Championship.
WWE / NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Title History
- Promotions / Brands
Promotion from to Promotion WWEBrand NXTNXT UK January 25, 2020 January 4, 2022 Promotion WWEBrand NXT October 9, 2019 January 24, 2020 Promotion WWEBrand 205 Live April 9, 2018 October 8, 2019 Promotion WWEBrand Raw September 14, 2016 April 8, 2018
- Championship Names & Belt Designs
- NXT Cruiserweight Championship January 25, 2020 January 4, 2022
- NXT Cruiserweight Championship October 2, 2019 January 24, 2020
- WWE Cruiserweight Championship March 1, 2017 October 1, 2019
- WWE Cruiserweight Championship September 14, 2016 February 28, 2017
For the Title History of the championship in which this title was unified into, see the page for the NXT North American Championship.
WWE / NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign Unified into the NXT North American Championship
- January 4, 2022
- Orlando, FL
- | NXT New Year's Evil (2022)
Carmelo Hayes defeated Roderick Strong to unify the NXT Cruiserweight Title into the NXT North American Title, and the Cruiserweight Title was retired.20 Carmelo Hayes 1
- January 4, 2022
- Orlando, FL
- | NXT New Year's Evil (2022)
0- days
19 Roderick Strong 1
- September 21, 2021
- Orlando, FL
- | NXT
105- days
18 Kushida 1
- April 13, 2021
- Orlando, FL
- | NXT
161- days
17 Santos Escobar 1
- June 3, 2020
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT
Due to a travel ban as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, an interim champion was crowned in the U.S. until Jordan Devlin could return; Devlin still defended the title on NXT UK while the U.S.-based interim champion defended the title on NXT. Fantasma defeated Drake Maverick / Rockstar Spud in the finals of a tournament to become the interim champion in the U.S. After Devlin made his return to the U.S., Escobar defeated Devlin at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver to determine the undisputed champion.314- days
16 Jordan Devlin 1
- January 25, 2020
- Houston, TX
- | WWE Worlds Collide 2020
With Devlin's win, the title was extended to NXT UK.439- days
15 Angel Garza 1
- December 11, 2019
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT
175- days
14 Lio Rush 1
- October 9, 2019
- Winter Park, FL
- | NXT
108- days
13 Drew Gulak 1
- June 23, 2019
- Tacoma, WA
- | WWE Stomping Grounds
In October 2019, the title became shared between 205 Live and NXT, and it was renamed NXT Cruiserweight Championship.171- days
12 Tony Nese 1
- April 7, 2019
- East Rutherford, NJ
- | WWE WrestleMania 35
185- days
11 Buddy Murphy 1
- October 6, 2018
- Melbourne, Australia
- | WWE Super Show-Down (2018)
260- days
10 Cedric Alexander 1
- April 8, 2018
- New Orleans, LA
- | WWE WrestleMania 34
Defeated Mustafa Ali in a tournament final to win the vacant title. The title then became exclusive to 205 Live.364- days
Vacant
- January 23, 2018
Vacated due to Enzo Amore's release from WWE.256- days
9 Enzo Amore 2
- October 22, 2017
- Minneapolis, MN
- | WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2017
168- days
8 Kalisto 1
- October 9, 2017
- Indianapolis, IN
- | Raw
106- days
7 Enzo Amore 1
- September 24, 2017
- Los Angeles, CA
- | WWE No Mercy 2017
28- days
6 Neville 2
- August 20, 2017
- Brooklyn, NY
- | WWE SummerSlam 2017
50- days
5 Akira Tozawa 1
- August 14, 2017
- Boston, MA
- | Raw
41- days
4 Neville 1
- January 29, 2017
- San Antonio, TX
- | WWE Royal Rumble 2017
203- days
3 Rich Swann 1
- November 29, 2016
- Columbia, SC
- | 205 Live
258- days
2 The Brian Kendrick 1
- October 30, 2016
- Boston, MA
- | WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
91- days
1 T.J. Perkins 1
- September 14, 2016
- Winter Park, FL
- | WWE Cruiserweight Classic
Before the finale of the Cruiserweight Classic, WWE COO Triple H revealed that the winner would also win the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Title for WWE's revived cruiserweight division, exclusive to Raw. T. J. Perkins defeated Gran Metalik in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion.76- days
For the Title History of the previous version of this championship, see the page for the WCW / WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
WWE / NXT Cruiserweight Championship: Info
- Promotion World Wrestling Entertainment
- Gender Male
- Title Type 3 - Tertiary Title
- Preceded By WCW / WWE Cruiserweight Championship
- Date Established September 14, 2016
- Date Retired January 4, 2022
- Unified Into NXT North American Championship