WWE Cruiserweight Championship

Formerly the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (1996 - 2001), this title became a WWF title after the WWF defeated WCW at the 2001 Survivor Series. It was later retired in August of 2007.

Most Championships: 1. Rey Mysterio (8) 2. Billy Kidman (7) 3. Chavo Guerrero (6) 4. Juventud Guerrera (5) 5(t). Dean Malenko (4) 5(t). Chris Jericho (4)	Longest Single Reign (days): 1. Gregory Helms (385) 2. Tajiri (162) 3. Chavo Guerrero (154) 4. Jamie Noble (147) 5. Spike Dudley (138)	Longest Combined Reign (days): 1. Gregory Helms (3 for 532) 2. Rey Mysterio (8 for 486) 3. Chavo Guerrero (6 for 431) 4. Billy Kidman (7 for 334) 5. Tajiri (3 for 285)

No.	Name	Title	Date	Place	Event	Reign	Notes
1	Shinjiro Ohtani	1	20-Mar-1996	Nagoya, Japan	NJPW-TV	43	Note 1
2	Dean Malenko	1	02-May-1996	Lake Buena Vista, FL		67
3	Rey Mysterio Jr.	1	08-Jul-1996	Lake Buena Vista, FL	NTRO	111
4	Dean Malenko	2	27-Oct-1996	Las Vegas, NV	HHAV	63
5	Ultimo Dragon	1	29-Dec-1996	Nashville, TN	STCD	23
6	Dean Malenko	3	21-Jan-1997	Milwaukee, WI	COC	33
7	Syxx (X-Pac)	1	23-Feb-1997	San Francisco, CA	SB7	125
8	Chris Jericho	1	28-Jun-1997	Inglewood, CA	SNIT	30
9	Alex Wright	1	28-Jul-1997	Charleston, WV	NTRO	15
10	Chris Jericho	2	12-Aug-1997	Colorado Springs, CO		33
11	Eddie Guerrero	1	14-Sep-1997	Winston-Salem, NC	FB	42
12	Rey Mysterio Jr.	2	26-Oct-1997	Las Vegas, NV	HHAV	15
13	Eddie Guerrero	2	10-Nov-1997	Memphis, TN	NTRO	49
14	Ultimo Dragon	2	29-Dec-1997	Baltimore, MD	NTRO	10
15	Juventud Guerrera	1	08-Jan-1998	Daytona Beach, FL	THUN	7
16	Rey Mysterio Jr.	3	15-Jan-1998	Lakeland, FL	THUN	9
17	Chris Jericho	3	24-Jan-1998	Dayton, OH	SO	113
18	Dean Malenko	4	17-May-1998	Worcester, MA	SLAM	25
	[Vacant]		11-Jun-1998	Buffalo, NY	THUN	4	Note 2
19	Chris Jericho	4	15-Jun-1998	Uniondale, NY	NTRO	54	Note 3
20	Juventud Guerrera	2	08-Aug-1998	Sturgis, SD	RW	37
21	Billy Kidman	1	14-Sep-1998	Greenvile, SC	NTRO	63
22	Juventud Guerrera	3	16-Nov-1998	Wichita, KS	NTRO	6
23	Billy Kidman	2	22-Nov-1998	Auburn Hills, MI	WW3	113
24	Rey Mysterio Jr.	4	15-Mar-1999	Cincinnati, OH	NTRO	35
25	Psicosis	1	19-Apr-1999	Gainesville, FL	NTRO	7	Note 4
26	Rey Mysterio Jr.	5	26-Apr-1999	Fargo, ND	NTRO	115
27	Lenny Lane	1	19-Aug-1999	Lubbock, TX	THUN	46
28	Psicosis	2	04-Oct-1999	Kansas City, MO	NTRO	<1	Note 5
29	Disco Inferno	1	04-Oct-1999	Kansas City, MO	NTRO	48
30	Evan Karagias	1	21-Nov-1999	Toronto, ONT	MAY	28
31	Madusa Miceli	1	19-Dec-1999	Washington, DC	STCD	28
32	Oklahoma (Ed Ferrara)	1	16-Jan-2000	Cincinnati, OH	SO	3
	[Vacant]		19-Jan-2000	Evansville, IN	THUN	32	Note 6
33	TAFKA Prince Iaukea	1	20-Feb-2000	San Francisco, CA	SB10	39	Note 7
34	Billy Kidman	3	30-Mar-2000	Baltimore, MD		1
35	TAFKA Prince Iaukea	2	31-Mar-2000	Pittsburgh, PA		10
	[Vacant]		10-Apr-2000	Denver, CO	NTRO	6	Note 8
36	Chris Candido	1	16-Apr-2000	Chicago, IL	SPST	29	Note 9
37	Crowbar	1	15-May-2000	Biloxi, MS	NTRO	7	Note 10
38	Daffney	1	22-May-2000	Grand Rapids, MI	NTRO	15
39	Chavo Guerrero Jr.	1	06-Jun-2000	Knoxville, TN	THUN	55	Note 11
40	Lance Storm	1	31-Jul-2000	Cincinnati, OH	NTRO	14
41	Elix Skipper	1	14-Aug-2000	Kelowna, BC	NTRO	49	Note 12
42	Mike Sanders	1	02-Oct-2000	San Francisco, CA	NTRO	63
43	Chavo Guerrero Jr.	2	04-Dec-2000	Lincoln, NE	THUN	104
44	Shane Helms	1	18-Mar-2001	Jacksonville, FL	GRD	107
45	Billy Kidman	4	03-Jul-2001	Tacoma, WA	SMDN	27	Note 13
46	X-Pac	2	30-Jul-2001	Philadelphia, PA	RIW	71
47	Billy Kidman	5	09-Oct-2001	Moline, IL	SMDN	13	Note 14
48	Tajiri	1	22-Oct-2001	Kansas City, MO	RAW	162	Note 15
49	Billy Kidman	6	02-Apr-2002	Rochester, NY	SMDN	19	Note 16
50	Tajiri	2	21-Apr-2002	Kansas City, MO	BKL'02	25
51	The Hurricane	2	14-May-2002	Montreal, QUE	SMDN	40	Note 17
52	Jamie Noble	1	23-Jun-2002	Columbus, OH	KOTR'02	147
53	Billy Kidman	7	17-Nov-2002	New York, NY	SUR'02	98
54	Matt Hardy	1	23-Feb-2003	Montreal, QUE	NWO'03	100
55	Rey Mysterio	6	03-Jun-2003	Anaheim, CA	SMDN	112	Note 18
56	Tajiri	3	23-Sep-2003	Philadelphia, PA	SMDN	98	Note 19
57	Rey Mysterio	7	30-Dec-2003	Laredo, TX	SMDN	47	Note 20
58	Chavo Guerrero	3	15-Feb-2004	San Francisco, CA	NWO'04	79
59	Jacqueline	1	04-May-2004	Tuscon, AZ	SMDN	12	Note 21
60	Chavo Guerrero	4	16-May-2004	Los Angeles, CA	JD'04	2
61	Chavo Guerrero, Sr.	1	18-May-2004	Las Vegas, NV	SMDN	28	Note 22
62	Rey Mysterio	8	15-Jun-2004	Chicago, IL	SMDN	42	Note 23
63	Spike Dudley	1	27-Jul-2004	Cincinnati, OH	SMDN	138	Note 24
64	Sho Funaki	1	12-Dec-2004	Atlanta, GA	ARM'04	70
65	Chavo Guerrero	5	20-Feb-2005	Pittsburgh, PA	NWO'05	37	Note 25
66	Paul London	1	29-Mar-2005	Houston, TX	SMDN	136	Note 26
67	Nunzio	1	02-Aug-2005	Bridgeport, CT	VEL	68	Note 27
68	Juventud Guerrera	4	09-Oct-2005	Houston, TX	NM'05	37
69	Nunzio	2	15-Nov-2005	Rome, Italy		7
70	Juventud Guerrera	5	22-Nov-2005	Sheffield, ENG	SMDN	26	Note 28
71	Kid Kash	1	18-Dec-2005	Providence, RI	ARM'05	42
72	Gregory Helms	3	29-Jan-2006	Miami, FL	RR'06	385	Note 29
73	Chavo Guerrero	6	18-Feb-2007	Los Angeles, CA	NWO'07	154	Note 30
74	Hornswoggle	1	22-Jul-2007	San Jose, CA	GAB'07	34	Note 31
	[Retired]		25-Aug-2007	Indianapolis, IN	SMDN		Note 32

Notes

1	Defeated Wild Pegasus to become the first champion.
2	Malenko vacates the title for some reason (knowing WCW at the time, for a lame reason).
3	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 Jericho on 13-Jul-1998.
4	Defeated Rey Mysterio Jr, Juventud Guerrera, Blitzkrieg in a 4-way match.
5	Um, yeah. On NTRO they said Psichosis was the new champion, though no match ever took place.
6	Oklahoma, the satirical Jim Ross guy, vacated.
7	Defeated Lash LeRoux in a tournament final.
8	Declared vacant, along with every other WCW title, by executives Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff.
9	Wins a 6-way match against Juventud Guerrera, Lsh LeRoux, Crowbar, Shannon Moore and TAFKA Prince Iaukea.
10	Wins title when Daphne pins Tammy in a tag team match between Candido/Tammy and Crowbar/Daphne.
11	Guerrero, known as Lt. Loco at the time, defeated Daphne and Disco Inferno in a triple threat.
12	Given the belt by Lance Storm.
13	Match aired 05-Jul-2001. Kidman defeated Helms, who was going by Gregory Helms at the time.
14	Match aired 11-Oct-2001.
15	After the 2001 Survivor Series, WCW was wiped out but the WWF retained the Cruiserweight Championship in favor over the Light-Heavyweight Championship. When Tajiri is drafted on 05-Mar-2002, title became exclusive to the SmackDown! brand.
16	Match aired on 04-Apr-2002.
17	Match aired on 16-May-2002.
18	Match aired on 05-Jun-2003.
19	Match aired on 25-Sep-2003.
20	Match aired on 01-Jan-2004.
21	Match aired on 06-May-2004.
22	Pinned Chavo Jr. in a triple threat match also involving Spike Dudley. Match aired on 20-May-2004.
23	Match aired on 17-Jun-2004.
24	Match aired on 29-Jun-2004.
25	Pinned Paul London in a six-man elimination match also involving Sho Funaki, Spike Dudley, Shannon Moore and Akio.
26	Defeated Billy Kidman, Akio, Scotty 2 Hotty, Spike Dudley, and Chavo Guerrero in a Battle Royal (listed in reverse order-of-elimination). Match aired 31-Mar-2005.
27	Match aired 06-Aug-2005.
28	Match aired 25-Nov-2005.
29	Pinned Funaki in a Six-man Texas Tornado match also involving Kid Kash, Nunzio, Jamie Noble, and Paul London.
30	Defeated Jimmy Wang Yang in the finals of a gauntlet-style title match also featuring the champion Gregory Helms, Funaki, Scotty 2 Hotty, Daivari, and Shannon Moore.
31	Pinned Jamie Noble in a Cruiserweight Open also involving Chavo Guerrero, Jimmy Wang Yang, Funaki, and Shannon Moore.
32	SMDN GM Vickie Guerrero forced Hornswoggle to give up the title. Episode aired 28-Sep-2007. No champion was crowned and the title was dropped into retirement.

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