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WWE Cruiserweight Title History


 

  Date

Champion

Defeated / Event

Places

**   When was known as WCW Crusierweight Championship  
1 20-Mar-1996 Shinjiro Otani (1) Wild Pegasus
NJPW TV

Nagoya, Japan

2 02-May-1996 Dean Malenko (1) Shinjiro Otani

Lake Buena Vista, FL

3 08-Jul-1996 Rey Mysterio, Jr. (1) Dean Malenko
Nitro
Lake Buena Vista, FL
4 27-Oct-1996 Dean Malenko (2) Rey Mysterio, Jr.
Halloween Havoc
Las Vegas, NV
5 29-Dec-1996 Ultimo Dragon (1) Dean Malenko
Starrcade
Nashville, TN
6 21-Jan-1997 Dean Malenko (3) Ultimo Dragon
Clash of Champions
Milwaukee, WI
7 23-Feb-1997 Syxx (X-Pac) (1) Dean Malenko
SuperBrawl
San Francisco, CA
8 28-Jun-1997 Chris Jericho (1) Syxx                                            Sunday Nitro Inglewood, CA
9 28-Jul-1997 Alex Wright (1) Chris Jericho
Nitro

Charleston, WV

10 12-Aug-1997 Chris Jericho (2) Alex Wright                       Thunder

Colorado Springs, CO

11 14-Sep-1997 Eddy Guerrero (1) Chris Jericho
Fall Brawl

Winston-Salem, NC

12 26-Oct-1997 Rey Mysterio, Jr. (2) Eddy Guerrero
Halloween Havoc
Las Vegas, NV
13 10-Nov-1997 Eddy Guerrero (2) Rey Mysterio, Jr.
Nitro

Memphis, TN

14 29-Dec-1997 Ultimo Dragon (2) Eddy Guerrero
Nitro
Baltimore, MD
15 08-Jan-1998 Juventud Guerrera (1) Ultimo Dragon
Thunder
Daytona Beach, FL
16 15-Jan-1998 Rey Mysterio, Jr. (3) Junventud Guerrera
Thunder
Lakeland, FL
17 24-Jan-1998 Chris Jericho (3) Rey Mysterio, Jr.
Souled Out
Dayton, OH
18 17-May-1998 Dean Malenko (4) Chris Jericho
Slamboree
Worcester, MA
** 11-Jun-1998

Malenko vacates the title for some reason (knowing WCW at the time, for a lame reason).                                                                     Thunder

Buffalo, NY
** 15-Jun-1998

Awarded the title. Rey Mysterio defeated Jericho on 12-Jul-1998 in San Diego for the title, but did it with Dean Malenko's interference. Malenko was suspended at the time, so the belt was returned to Chris Jericho on 13-Jul-1998.                                                                     Nitro

Uniondale, NY
19 15-Jun-1998 Chris Jericho (4) Dean Malenko
Nitro
Uniondale, NY
20 08-Aug-1998 Juventud Guerrera (2) Chris Jericho
Road Wild
Sturgis, SD
21 14-Sep-1998 Billy Kidman (1) Juventud Guerrera
Nitro
Greenvile, SC
22 16-Nov-1998 Juventud Guerrera (3) Billy Kidman
Nitro
Wichita, KS
23 21-Nov-1998 Billy Kidman (2) Juventud Guerrera
World War 3
Auburn Hills, MI
24 15-Mar-1999 Rey Mysterio, Jr. (4) Billy Kidman
Nitro
Cincinnati, OH
25 19-Apr-1999 Psicosis (1) Rey Mysterio Jr, Juventud Guerrera, Blitzkrieg
Nitro

                 Gainesville, FL

26 26-Apr-1999 Rey Mysterio, Jr. (5) Psisosis
Nitro
Fargo, ND
27 19-Aug-1999 Lenny Lane (1) Rey Mysterio, Jr.
Thunder
Lubbock, TX
28 04-Oct-1999 Psicosis (2) Lenny Lane                                Nitro Kansas City, MO
29 04-Oct-1999 Disco Inferno (1) Psicosis
Nitro
Kansas City, MO
30 21-Nov-1999 Evan Karagias (1) Disco Inferno
Mayhem
Toronto, ONT
31 19-Dec-1999 Madusa (1) Evan Karagias
Starrcade
Washington, DC
32 16-Jan-2000 Oklahoma (1) Madusa
Souled Out
Cincinnati, OH
33 20-Feb-2000 TAFKA Prince Iaukea (1) Lash LeRoux in a tournament final.
SuperBrawl
San Francisco, CA
34 30-Mar-2000 Billy Kidman (3) TAFKA Prince Iaukea< Baltimore, MD
35 31-Mar-2000 TAKFA Prince Iaukea (3) Billy Kidman Pittsburgh, PA
** 10-Apr-2000 Declared vacant, along with every other WCW title, by executives Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff.                                                         Nitro

Denver, CO

36 16-Apr-2000 Chris Candido (1) Juventud Guerrera, Lsh LeRoux, Crowbar, Shannon Moore and TAFKA Prince Iaukea.
Spring Stampede
                              Chicago, IL
37 15-May-2000 Crowbar (1) Mr. & Mrs. Chris Candido
Nitro
Biloxi, MS
38 22-May-2000 Daffney Unger (1) Crowbar
Nitro
Grand Rapids, MI
39 06-Jun-2000 Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (1) Daffney, Disco Inferno
Thunder
Knoxville, TN
40 31-Jul-2000 Lance Storm (1) Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
Nitro
Cincinnati, OH
41 14-Aug-2000 Elix Skipper (1) Given to by Lance Storm
Nitro
Kelowna, B.C.
42 02-Oct-2000 Mike Sanders (1) Elix Skipper
Nitro
San Francisco, CA
43 04-Dec-2000 Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (2) Mike Sanders
Thunder
Lincoln, NE
44 18-Mar-2001 Shane Helms (Hurricane) (1) Chavo Guerrero, Jr.              Greed Jacksonville, FL
**   When was known as WWF/Alliance (WCW/ECW)
World Cruiserweight Championship
 
45 03-Jul-2001 Billy Kidman (1) Gregory Helms
WWE SmackDown!
Tacoma, WA
46 30-Jul-2001 X-Pac (WWE) (1) Billy Kidman
WWE Raw Is War
Philadelphia, PA
47 09-Oct-2001 Billy Kidman (2) X-Pac (WWE)
WWE SmackDown!
Moline, IL
48 22-Oct-2001 Tajiri (WWE) (1) Billy Kidman
WWE Raw
Kansas City, MO
**   Title now known as WWE Crusierweight Championship  
49 02-Apr-2002 Billy Kidman (1) Tajiri
SmackDown!
Rochester, NY
50 21-Apr-2002 Tajiri (1) Billy Kidman
Backlash
Kansas City, MO
51 14-May-2002 Hurricane (1) Tajiri
SmackDown!
Montreal, QUE
52 23-Jun-2002 Jamie Noble (1) Hurricane
King of the Ring
Columbus, OH
53 17-Nov-2002 Billy Kidman (2) Jamie Noble
Survivor Series
New York, NY
54 23-Feb-2003 Matt Hardy (1) Billy Kidman                              No Way Out Montreal, QUE
55 03-Jun-2003 Rey Mysterio (1) Matt Hardy                  SmackDown! Anaheim, CA
56 23-Sep-2003 Tajiri (2) Rey Mysterio                     SmackDown! Philadelphia, PA
57 01-Jan-2004 Rey Mysterio (2) Tajiri                             SmackDown! Laredo, TX
58 15-Feb-2004 Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (1) Rey Mysterio                                 No Way Out San Francisco, CA