WWE
Cruiserweight
Champions
As WCW Cruiserwight Championship:
- Shinjiro Otani--March
20, 1996 in Nagoya, Japan. He won a tournament by
defeating the Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) in the tournament
finale.
- Dean Malenko--May 2,
1996 in Orlando, Florida.
- Rey Misterio, Jr.--July
8, 1996 in Orlando, Florida.
- Dean Malenko [2]--October
27, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The match took place at
Halloween Havoc.
- Ultimo Dragon--December
29, 1996 in Nashville, Tennessee
- Dean Malenko [3]--January
21, 1997 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Syxx--February 23,
1997 in San Francisco, California
- Chris Jericho--June
28, 1997 in Los Angeles, California
- Alex Wright--July 28,
1997
- Chris Jericho [2]--August
19, 1997 in Denver, Colorado
- Eddy Guerrero--September
14, 1997 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Rey Misterio, Jr. [2]--October
26, 1997 in Las Vegas, Nevada at Halloween Havoc
- Eddy Guerrero [2]--November
10, 1997 in Memphis, Tennessee
- Ultimo Dragon [2]--December
29, 1997 in Baltimore, Maryland
- Juventud Guerrera--January
8, 1998
- Rey Misterio, Jr. [3]--January
15, 1998
- Chris Jericho [3]--January
24, 1998
- Dean Malenko [4]--May
17, 1998 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He won a battle
royal as Ciclope to win a match to wrestle Jericho
- VACANT TITLE--June 11,
1998. He vacated the title so Chris Jericho would wrestle
him.
- Chris Jericho [4]--June
14, 1998 in Baltimore Maryland. Jericho won by
disqualification
- Rey Mysterio, Jr [4]--July
12, 1998 in San Diego, California
- Chris Jericho [5]--July
13, 1998 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was rewarded the belt
because of some old law he found
- Juventud Guerrera [2]--August
8, 1998 in Sturgis, South Dakota at Road Wild
- Billy Kidman--September
14, 1998 in Greensville, North Dakota
- Juventud Guerrera [3]--November
15, 1998 in Omaha Nebraska
- Billy Kidman [2]--November
22, 1998 in Auburn Hills, Michigan at World War 3
- Rey Mysterio, Jr [5]--March
15, 1999 in Cincinatti, Ohio on Monday Nitro
- Psychosis--April 19,
1999 in Gainsville, Florida in a Four Corners Match
- Rey Mysterio, Jr [6]--April
26, 1999 in Fargo, North Dakota on Monday Nitro
- Lenny Lane--August 19,
1999 in Lubbock, Texas on Thunder
- Psychosis [2]--October
4, 1999. He came to Nitro in Kansas City, Missouri with
the belt
- Disco Inferno--October
4, 1999 in Kansas City, Missouri on Nitro
- Evan Karagias--November
21, 1999 in Toronto, Canada at Mayhem
- Madusa--December 19,
1999 in Washington, DC at Starrcade. She is the first
women Cruiserweight Champion.
- Oklahoma--January 16,
2000 in Cincinatti, Ohio. The match took place at Souled
Out.
- TITLE VACANT--January
29, 2000 in Evansville, Indiana. Oklahoma voluntarily
vacated it.
- The Artist Formerly Known
as Prince Iaukea--February 20, 2000 in San Francisco,
California. The Artist defeated Lash LeRoux in a
tournament at SuperBrawl 2000.
- TITLE VACANT--April
10, 2000 in Denver, Colorado. The title was vacated on
Nitro.
- Chris Candido--April
16, 2000 in Chicago, Illinois. He defeated The Artist,
Lash LeRoux, Shane Helms, Crowbar and Juventud Guerrera
in a Suicide Six Man Match at Spring Stampede.
- Crowbar--May 15, 2000
in Birmingham, Alabama. The match was a mixed tag team
match: Crowbar and Dafne vs Chris Candido and Tammy. The
match took place on Nitro.
- Daffney--May 22, 2000
in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The match took place on Nitro
- Lt. Loco Chavo Guerrero,
Jr.--June 7, 2000 in Knoxville, Tennessee. He
defeated champion Daffney and Disco Inferno in a three
way match on Thunder.
- Lance Storm--July 31,
2000 in Cincinatti, Ohio. The match took place on Nitro.
Storm is also the current WCW US Champion and the WCW
Hardcore Champion.
- Elix Skipper--August
14, 2000 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Lance
Storm Hands out Hardcore title and Cruiserweight titles
to "Team Canada"
- Mike Sanders--October
2, 2000 in San Francisco, California. Mike wrestled
with Kevin Nash against Elix Skipper in a handicapp match
on Nitro.
- Chavo Guerrero, Jr. [2]--December
6, 2000 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The match took place
on Thunder.
- Shane Helms--March
18, 2001 in Jacksonville, Florida. The match took place
at Greed.
- Billy Kidman [3]--July
6, 2001 in Tacoma, Washington. The match took place on
WWF's Smackdown! against Gregory Helms (formerly known as
Shane Helms).
- X-Pac [2]--July
30, 2001 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The match took
place on WWF RAW as a champion vs champion match (X-Pac
is the WWF Light Heavyweight Champion).
- Billy Kidman [4]--October
11, 2001 in Moline, Illinois. The match took place on WWF
Smackdown!
- Tajiri--October
22, 2001 in Kansas City, Missouri. The match took place
on WWF RAW, with Tajiri a member of the WWF.
During this time this belt became
part of the World Wrestling Federation
- Billy Kidman [5]--April
4, 2002 in Rochester, New York. The match took place on
Smackdown!
- Tajiri [2]--April
21, 2002 in Kansas City, Missouri. The match took place
at Backlash
- The Hurricane--May
16, 2002 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. this was a triple
threat match on Smackdown!
- Jamie Knoble--June
23, 2002 in Columbus Ohio. this match was at King of the
Ring
- Billy Kidman [6]--November
17, 2002 in New York City. The match took place at
Survivor Series.
- Matt Hardy--February
24, 2003 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The match took
place at No Way Out
- Rey Mysterio, Jr. [7]--June 5, 2003
in Anaheim, California. The match took place on Smackdown!
- Tajiri [3]--September
25, 2002 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The match took place on Smackdown!
- Rey Mysterio, Jr. [8]--January 1,
2004 in Washington, DC. The match took place on Smackdown!
- Chavo Guerrero, Jr. [3]--February 15,
2004 in San Francisco, California. The match took place at No Way Out
- Jacqueline--May
5,
2004 in Tucson, Arizona. The match took place on Smackdown!
- Chavo Guerrero, Jr. [4]--May 16,
2004 in Los Angeles, California. The match took place at Judgment Day
- Rey Mysterio [8]----June 17, 2004
in Chicago, Illinois. The match took place on SmackDown!
- Spike Dudley--July 29, 2004 in
Cincinnati, Ohio. The match took place on SmackDown!
- Funaki--December 12, 2004 in Atlanta,
Georgia. the Match took place at Armageddon.
- Chavo Guerrero, Jr. [5]--February 20,
2005 in San Francisco, California. The match was a 6 man elimination match
with Akio , Shannon Moore, Spike Dudley, and Funaki took place at No Way Out
- Paul London--March 31, 2005 in
Houston, Texas. The match was a battle royal on Smackdown!
- Juventud [4]--October 9, 2005, in
Houston, Texas. The match was at No Mercy
- Nunzio--November 5, 2005 in Rome, Italy.
This was a house show.
- Juventud [5]--November 25, 2005 in
Sheffield, England. The Match was on Smackdown!
- Kid Kash--December 18, 2005 in
Providence, Rhode Island. The match was at Armageddon.
- Gregory Helms--January 28, 2006 in
Miami, Florida. The match was a Texas Tornado match.
- Chavo Guerrero, Jr. [6]--February 18,
2007 in Los Angeles, California. The match was a Cruiserweight Open Gregory
Helms, Daivari, Scotty 2 Hotty, Jamie Noble, Funaki, Shannon Moore and
Jimmy Wang Yang took place at No Way Out
- Hornswoggle--July 22, 2007 in San
Jose, California. The match was a Cruiserweight Open at Great American Bash.
- TITLE VACANT--September 28, 2007 in
Indianapolis, Indiana. Vickie Guerrero, citing that his status as Mr.
McMahon's son and his diminutive stature would eventually jeopardize his
well-being.
TITLE RETIRED--March 4, 2008 in Stamford,
Connecticut.
TITLE RESTORED--In the summer of 2016, WWE held the Cruiserweight Classic, a tournament of 32 cruiserwieght wrestlers from around the world. The winner became the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
- TJ Perkins--September 14, 2016 in Winter Park, Florida. The match was the finals of the Cruiserweight Classic, defeating Gran Metalik in the final match.
- Brian Kendrick--October 30, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. The match took place at Hell in a Cell.
- Rich Swann--November 29, 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina. The match took place on the premier episode of 205 Live.
- Neville--January 29, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. The match took place at the Royal Rumble.
- Akira Tozawa--August 14, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. The match took place on RAW.
- Neville [2]--August 20, 2017 in New York City, New York. The match took place at the pre-show of Summer Slam
- Enzo Amore--September 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. The match took place at No Mercy.
- Kalisto--October 9, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The match was a Lumberjack Match on RAW.
- Enzo Amore [2]--October 22, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The match took place at TLC.
- TITLE VACANT--January 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. The title was vacated as Amore was fired from WWE.
- Cedric Alexander--April 8, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The match took place at WrestleMania XXXIV, as the finals of a tournament.
- Buddy Murphy--October 6, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. The match took place at Super Show Down.
- Tony Neese--April 7, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The match took place at the WrestleMania pre-show.
- Drew Gulak--June 23, 2019 in Tacoma, Washington. The match took place at the pre-show of Stomping Grounds between Neese, Gulak and Akira Tozawa.