| 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 |