WWF World Cruiserweight Title History
Formerly the WCW World Cruiserweight Title
| Name | Date | Location | Notes |
| Shinjiro Ohtani | March 20, 1996 | Nagoya, Japan | 1 |
| Dean Malenko | May 2, 1996 | Lake Buena Vista, Florida | |
| Rey Misterio Jr. | July 8, 1996 | Lake Buena Vista, Florida | |
| Dean Malenko (2) | October 27, 1996 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Ultimo Dragon | December 29, 1996 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Dean Malenko (3) | January 21, 1997 | Milwaukee, Winsconsin | |
| Syxx | February 23, 1997 | San Francisco, California | |
| Chris Jericho | June 28, 1997 | Inglewood, California | |
| Alex Wright | July 28, 1997 | Charleston, West Virginia | |
| Chris Jericho (2) | August 12, 1997 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | |
| Eddie Guerrero | September 14, 1997 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| Rey Misterio Jr. (2) | October 26, 1997 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Eddie Guerrero (2) | November 10, 1997 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Ultimo Dragon (2) | December 29, 1997 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Juventud Guerrera | January 8, 1998 | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Rey Misterio Jr. (3) | January 15, 1998 | Lakeland, Florida | |
| Chris Jericho (3) | January 24, 1998 | Dayton, Ohio | |
| Dean Malenko (4) | May 17, 1998 | Wocester, Massachuttes | 2 |
| Chris Jericho (4) | June 15, 1998 | Uniondale, New York | 3 |
| Rey Misterio Jr. (4) | July 12, 1998 | San Diego, California | |
| Chris Jericho (5) | July 13, 1998 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 4 |
| Juventud Guerrera (2) | August 8, 1998 | Sturgis, South Dakota | |
| Billy Kidman | September 14, 1998 | Greenville, South Carolina | |
| Juventud Guerrera (3) | November 16, 1998 | Witchita, Kansas | |
| Billy Kidman (2) | November 22, 1998 | Auburn Hills, Michigan | |
| Rey Misterio Jr. (5) | March 15, 1999 | Cincinatti, Ohio | |
| Psichosis | April 19, 1999 | Gainesville, Florida | 5 |
| Rey Misterio Jr. (6) | April 26, 1999 | Fargo, North Dakota | |
| Lenny Lane | August 19, 1999 | Lubbock, Texas | |
| Psichosis (2) | October 2, 1999 | 6 | |
| Disco Inferno | October 4, 1999 | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Evan Karagias | November 21, 1999 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Madusa | December 19, 1999 | Washington, D.C. | 7 |
| Oklahoma (Ed Ferrera) | January 16, 2000 | Cincinatti, Ohio | 8 |
| TAFKA Prince Iaukea | February 20, 2000 | San Francisco, California | 9 |
| Billy Kidman (3) | March 30, 2000 | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| TAFKA Prince Iaukea (2) | March 31, 2000 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Chris Candido | April 10, 2000 | Chicago, Illinois | 10 |
| Daphne | May 15, 2000 | Biloxi, Mississippi | 11 |
| Chavo Guerrero Jr. | June 6, 2000 | Knoxville, Tennessee | 12 |
| Lance Storm | July 31, 2000 | Cincinatti, Ohio | |
| Elix Skipper | August 14, 2000 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 13 |
| Mark Sanders | October 2, 2000 | San Francisco, California | |
| Chavo Guerrero Jr. (2) | December 4, 2000 | Lincoln, Nebraska | |
| Shane Helms | March 18, 2001 | Jacksonville, Florida | |
| Billy Kidman (4) | July 3, 2001 | Tacoma, Washington | 14 |
| X-Pac (Syxx) (2) | July 30, 2001 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 15 |
| Billy Kidman (5) | October 9, 2001 | Moline, Illinois | |
| Yoshihiro Tajiri | October 22, 2001 | Kansas City, Missouri | 16 |
| Billy Kidman (6) | April 2, 2002 | Rochester, New York |
Notes:
1. Shinjiro Ohtani defeated "Wild Pegasus" Chris Benoit in a tournament final to win the title.
2. The title was vacated on June 11, 1998 in Buffalo, New York.
3. The title was awarded to Chris Jericho.
4. The title belt was returned to Chris Jericho because of the interference to Dean Malenko, who was suspended, during the title match on the previous day.
5. Psichosis defeated Rey Misterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera, and Blitzkrieg ina four-way match.
6. Psichosis was awarded the title when Lenny Lane was taken off WCW television.
7. Madusa is a female wrestler.
8. Oklahoma vacates the title.
9. TAFKA Prince Iaukea defeated Lash Leroux in a tournament final for the title.
10. Vince Russo vacated the title on April 10, 2000 in Denver, Colorado. Chris Candido defeated TAFKAP Iaukea, Juventud Guerrera, Crowbar, and Lash LeRoux to win the title.
11. Daphne pinned Tammy Lynn Sytch in a tag team match between Chris Candido and Sytch and Crowbar and Daphne to win the title.
12. Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Daphne and Disco Inferno in a three way match to win the title.
13. Title given to by Lance Storm.
14. This was the first WCW title change on a WWF television show.
15. Unifies the title with the WWF World Light-Heavyweight Title.
16. The title was renamed the WWF World Cruiserweight Title after the WWF defeated Team Alliance (WCW and ECW) on November 18, 2001.
