World Championship Wrestling	(	1996/03	-	2001/11	)
World Wrestling Federation	(	2001/11	-	2002/05	)
World Wrestling Entertainment	(	2002/05	-	2008/03	)

World Cruiserweight Title

[ Japanese ]

Shinjiro Ohtani	96/03/20	Nagoya, JPN
Defeats Wild Pegasus to become first champion.
Dean Malenko	96/05/02	Lake Buena Vista, FL
Rey Misterio Jr.	96/07/08	Lake Buena Vista, FL
Dean Malenko [2]	96/10/27	Las Vegas, NV
Ultimo Dragon	96/12/29	Nashville, TN
Dean Malenko [3]	97/01/21	Milwaukee, WI
Syxx	97/02/23	San Francisco, CA
Chris Jericho	97/06/28	Inglewood, CA
Alex Wright	97/07/28	Charleston, WV
Chris Jericho [2]	97/08/12	Colorado Springs, CO
Eddy Guerrero	97/09/14	Winston-Salem, NC
Rey Misterio Jr. [2]	97/10/26	Las Vegas, NV
Eddy Guerrero [2]	97/11/10	Memphis, TN
Ultimo Dragon [2]	97/12/29	Baltimore, MD
Juventud Guerrera	98/01/08	Daytona Beach, FL
Rey Misterio Jr. [3]	98/01/15	Lakeland, FL
Chris Jericho [3]	98/01/24	Dayton, OH
Dean Malenko [4]	98/05/17	Worcester, MA
Vacates title on 98/06/11 in Buffalo, NY.
Chris Jericho [4]	98/06/15	Uniondale, NY
Awarded.
Rey Misterio Jr. #	98/07/12	San Diego, CA
Chris Jericho #	98/07/13	Las Vegas, NV
Belt returned to Jericho because of the intereference by Dean Malenko, who is suspended, during the title match on previous day.
Juventud Guerrera [2]	98/08/08	Sturgis, SD
Billy Kidman	98/09/14	Greenville, SC
Juventud Guerrera [3]	98/11/16	Wichita, KS
Billy Kidman [2]	98/11/22	Auburn Hills, MI
Rey Misterio Jr. [4]	99/03/15	Cincinnati, OH
Psicosis	99/04/19	Gainesville, FL
Defeats Rey Misterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera, and Blitzkrieg in a 4-Way match.
Rey Misterio Jr. [5]	99/04/26	Fargo, ND
Lenny Lane	99/08/19	Lubbock, TX
Psicosis [2]	99/10/02 *
Disco Inferno	99/10/04	Kansas City, MO
Evan Karagias	99/11/21	Toronto, ON
Madusa Miceli	99/12/19	Washington, DC
A female wrestler.
Oklahoma (Ed Ferrara)	00/01/16	Cincinnati, OH
Vacates the title on 2000/01/18.
The Artist formerly known as Prince Iaukea	00/02/20	San Francisco, CA
Defeats Lash LeRoux in tournament final.
Billy Kidman [3]	00/03/30	Baltimore, MD
The Artist formerly known as Prince Iaukea [2]	00/03/31	Pittsburgh, PA
Declared vacant by WCW executives Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo on 00/04/10 in Denver, CO.
Chris Candido	00/04/16	Chicago, IL
Wins a 6-way match against Juventud Guerrera, Lash LeRoux, Crowbar, Shannon Moore and T.A.F.K.A. Prince Iaukea.
Crowbar	00/05/15	Biloxi, MS
Wins title when Daffney pins Tammy in a tag team match between Candido & Tammy and Crowbar & Daffney.
Daffney	00/05/22	Grand Rapids, MI
A female valet.
Lt. Loco (Chavo Guerrero Jr.)	00/06/06	Knoxville, TN
Defeats Daffney and Disco Inferno in a Triple Threat Match.
Lance Storm	00/07/31	Cinncinatti, OH
Elix Skipper	00/08/14	Kelowna, BC
Title presented by Storm.
Mike Sanders	00/10/02	San Francisco, CA
Chavo Guerrero Jr. [2]	00/12/06	Lincoln, NE
Shane Helms	01/03/18	Jacksonville, FL
WCW brand is acquired by WWF in this month; Helms continues to be recognized as champion.
Billy Kidman [4]	01/07/03	Tacoma, WA
X-Pac (Syxx) [2]	01/07/30	Philadelphia, PA
Billy Kidman [5]	01/10/09	Moline, IL
Tajiri	01/10/22	Kansas City, MO
Becomes a WWF title after WWF defeats WCW during a PPV event on 01/11/18.
Billy Kidman [6]	02/04/02	Rochester, NY
Tajiri [2]	02/04/21	Kansas City, MO
Hurricane Helms [2]	02/05/14	Montreal, QC
Jamie Knoble	02/06/23	Columbus, OH
Billy Kidman [7]	02/11/17	New York, NY
Matt Hardy	03/02/23	Montreal, QC
Rey Misterio Jr. [6]	03/06/03	Anaheim, CA
Tajiri [3]	03/09/23	Philadelphia, PA
Rey Misterio Jr. [7]	03/12/30	Laredo, TX
Chavo Guerrero Jr. [3]	04/02/15	San Francisco, CA
Jacqueline	04/05/04	Tucson, AZ
A female wrestler.
Chavo Guerrero Jr. [4]	04/05/16	Los Angeles, CA
Chavo Guerrero Sr.	04/05/18	Las Vegas, NV
Wins a 3-way match against Chavo Jr. and Spike Dudley.
Rey Misterio Jr. [8]	04/06/15	Chicago, IL
Spike Dudley	04/07/27	Cincinnati, OH
Funaki (Shoichi Funaki)	04/12/12	Duluth, GA
Chavo Guerrero Jr. [5]	05/02/20	Pittsburgh, PA
Pins Paul London in a 6-man elimination match; London eliminates Funaki earlier in the match.
Paul London	05/03/29	Houston, TX
Wins 8-man battle royal, eliminating Billy Kidman; Guerrero is eliminated first.
Nunzio	05/08/02	Bridgeport, CT
Juventud Guerrera [4]	05/10/09	Houston, TX
Nunzio [2]	05/11/15	Rome, ITA
Juventud Guerrera [4]	05/11/21	Sheffield, GBR
Kid Kash	05/12/18	Providence, RI
Gregory Helms [3]	06/01/29	Miami, FL
Pins Funaki in a 6-way match which also include Kash, Jamie Noble, Nunzio, and Paul London.
Chavo Guerrero Jr. [6]	07/02/18	Los Angeles, CA
Wins a 8-man gauntlet match, last eliminating Jimmy Wang Yang, who has eliminated Helms earlier in the match.
Hornswoggle	07/07/22	San Jose, CA
Defeats Guerrero, Jimmy Yang, Shannon Moore, Funaki, and Jamie Noble; stripped on 07/09/25; title is retired in 08/03.