The NXT Cruiserweight Championship is a championship created and promoted by WWE that was defended on their NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live brand divisions. It contained a weight limit, wherein only wrestlers 205 pounds and under—designated as cruiserweights—could compete for the title.
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| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | |||
| 1 | T.J. Perkins | September 14, 2016 | Cruiserweight Classic Finale | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 46 | Before the finale of the Cruiserweight Classic, Triple H revealed that the winner would also win the inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Championship for WWE's revived cruiserweight division exclusive to the Raw brand. T.J. Perkins defeated Gran Metalik in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. |
| 2 | The Brian Kendrick | October 30, 2016 | Hell in a Cell | Boston, MA | 1 | 30 | |
| 3 | Rich Swann | November 29, 2016 | 205 Live | Columbia, SC | 1 | 61 | |
| 4 | Neville | January 29, 2017 | Royal Rumble | San Antonio, TX | 1 | 197 | |
| 5 | Akira Tozawa | August 14, 2017 | Raw | Boston, MA | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Neville | August 20, 2017 | SummerSlamKickoff | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | 35 | |
| 7 | Enzo Amore | September 24, 2017 | No Mercy | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 15 | |
| 8 | Kalisto | October 9, 2017 | Raw | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | 13 | |
| 9 | Enzo Amore | October 22, 2017 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | 93 | |
| — | Vacated | January 23, 2018 | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated due to Enzo Amore's release. |
| 10 | Cedric Alexander | April 8, 2018 | WrestleMania 34Kickoff | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 181 | Defeated Mustafa Ali in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
The title then became exclusive to the 205 Live brand. |
| 11 | Buddy Murphy | October 6, 2018 | Super Show-Down | Melbourne, Australia | 1 | 183 | |
| 12 | Tony Nese | April 7, 2019 | WrestleMania 35Kickoff | East Rutherford, NJ | 1 | 77 | |
| 13 | Drew Gulak | June 23, 2019 | Stomping GroundsKickoff | Tacoma, WA | 1 | 108 | In October 2019, the title became shared between 205 Live and NXT, and it was renamed the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. |
| 14 | Lio Rush | October 9, 2019 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 63 | |
| 15 | Angel Garza | December 11, 2019 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 45 | |
| 16 | Jordan Devlin | January 25, 2020 | Worlds Collide | Houston, TX | 1 | 439 | With Devlin's win, the title was extended to the NXT UK brand. |
| 17 | El Hijo del Fantasma/Santos Escobar | May 27, 2020 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 1 | 321 | Due to a travel ban, an interim champion was crowned in the United States until Jordan Devlin could return; Devlin, who resides in the United Kingdom, still defended the title on NXT UK while the interim champion defended the title on NXT. Fantasma defeated Drake Maverick in the finals of an eight-man tournament to become the interim champion. On the June 10 episode, Fantasma unmasked and changed his ring name to Santos Escobar.
After Devlin made his return to the US the following year, Escobar defeated Devlin in a ladder match at TakeOver: Stand and Deliver on April 8, 2021 to determine the undisputed champion (recognized as a continuation of his reign as interim champion). |
| 18 | Kushida | April 13, 2021 | NXT | Orlando, FL | 1 | 161 | |
| 19 | Roderick Strong | September 21, 2021 | NXT 2.0 | Orlando, FL | 1 | 105 | |
| 20 | Carmelo Hayes | January 4, 2022 | New Year's Evil | Orlando, FL | 1 | <1 | Title unification match |
| - | Unified | January 4, 2022 | - | - | - | - | Title was retired after the unification match |