The WCW Cruiserweight Championship was a championship originally used in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later, World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 225 pounds. Following the acquisition of WCW by the then-WWF in 2001, it became a WWF championship and replaced the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship.
Reigns:[]
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| World Championship Wrestling | ||||||||
| 1 | Shinjiro Otani | March 20, 1996 | Live event | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 43 | Otani defeated Wild Pegasus in tournament final to determine the first WCW Cruiserweight Champion. | |
| 2 | Dean Malenko | May 2, 1996 | WorldWide | Lake Buena Vista, FL | 1 | 67 | ||
| 3 | Rey Mysterio, Jr. | July 8, 1996 | Monday Nitro | Lake Buena Vista, FL | 1 | 111 | ||
| 4 | Dean Malenko | October 27, 1996 | Halloween Havoc | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | 63 | ||
| 5 | Último Dragón | December 29, 1996 | Starrcade | Nashville, TN | 1 | 23 | ||
| 6 | Dean Malenko | January 21, 1997 | Clash of the Champions XXXIV | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | 33 | ||
| 7 | Syxx | February 23, 1997 | SuperBrawl VII | Daly City, CA | 1 | 125 | ||
| 8 | Chris Jericho | June 28, 1997 | Saturday Nitro | Inglewood, CA | 1 | 30 | ||
| 9 | Alex Wright | July 28, 1997 | Monday Nitro | Charleston, WV | 1 | 15 | ||
| 10 | Chris Jericho | August 12, 1997 | Saturday Night | Colorado Springs, CO | 2 | 33 | ||
| 11 | Eddie Guerrero | September 14, 1997 | Fall Brawl | Winston-Salem, NC | 1 | 42 | ||
| 12 | Rey Mysterio, Jr. | October 26, 1997 | Halloween Havoc | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | 15 | ||
| 13 | Eddie Guerrero | November 10, 1997 | Monday Nitro | Memphis, TN | 2 | 49 | ||
| 14 | Último Dragón | December 29, 1997 | Monday Nitro | Baltimore, MD | 2 | 10 | ||
| 15 | Juventud Guerrera | January 8, 1998 | Thunder | Daytona Beach, FL | 1 | 7 | ||
| 16 | Rey Mysterio, Jr. | January 15, 1998 | Thunder | Lakeland, FL | 3 | 9 | ||
| 17 | Chris Jericho | January 24, 1998 | Souled Out | Dayton, OH | 3 | 113 | ||
| 18 | Dean Malenko | May 17, 1998 | Slamboree | Worcester, MA | 4 | 25 | Malenko won a battle royal earlier in the night, wearing a mask as Ciclope, to earn a title shot. | |
| — | Vacated | June 11, 1998 | Thunder | Buffalo, NY | — | — | The championship was vacated due to Dean Malenko not earning the title shot as himself. | |
| 19 | Chris Jericho | June 14, 1998 | The Great American Bash | Baltimore, MD | 4 | 55 | ||
| 20 | Juventud Guerrera | August 8, 1998 | Road Wild | Sturgis, SD | 2 | 37 | ||
| 21 | Billy Kidman | September 14, 1998 | Monday Nitro | Greenville, SC | 1 | 63 | ||
| 22 | Juventud Guerrera | November 16, 1998 | Monday Nitro | Wichita, KS | 3 | 6 | ||
| 23 | Billy Kidman | November 22, 1998 | World War 3 | Auburn Hills, MI | 2 | 113 | ||
| 24 | Rey Mysterio, Jr. | March 15, 1999 | Monday Nitro | Cincinnati, OH | 4 | 35 | ||
| 25 | Psychosis | April 19, 1999 | Monday Nitro | Gainesville, FL | 1 | 7 | ||
| 26 | Rey Mysterio, Jr. | April 26, 1999 | Monday Nitro | Fargo, ND | 5 | 115 | ||
| 27 | Lenny Lane | August 19, 1999 | Thunder | Lubbock, TX | 1 | 46 | ||
| — | Vacated | October 4, 1999 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated due to Lenny Lane being stripped of the title. | |
| 28 | Psychosis | October 4, 1999 | Monday Nitro | Kansas City, MO | 2 | <1 | Psychosis was awarded the title. | |
| 29 | Disco Inferno | October 4, 1999 | Monday Nitro | Kansas City, MO | 1 | 48 | ||
| 30 | Evan Karagias | November 21, 1999 | Mayhem | Toronto, ON | 1 | 28 | ||
| 31 | Madusa | December 19, 1999 | Starrcade | Washington, D.C. | 1 | 28 | Became the first female Cruiserweight Champion. | |
| 32 | Oklahoma | January 16, 2000 | Souled Out | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | 2 | ||
| — | Vacated | January 18, 2000 | Thunder | Evansville, IN | — | — | The championship was vacated due to Oklahoma exceeding the weight limit. | |
| 33 | The Artist | February 20, 2000 | SuperBrawl 2000 | Daly City, CA | 1 | 39 | The Artist defeated Lash LeRoux in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | |
| 34 | Billy Kidman | March 30, 2000 | House show | Baltimore, MD | 3 | 1 | ||
| 35 | The Artist | March 31, 2000 | House show | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | 10 | ||
| — | Vacated | April 10, 2000 | Monday Nitro | Denver, CO | — | — | The championship was vacated by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo, along with all other WCW titles. | |
| 36 | Chris Candido | April 16, 2000 | Spring Stampede | Chicago, IL | 1 | 29 | Candido defeated The Artist, Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore, Lash LeRoux and Crowbar in a six-way match to win the vacant championship. | |
| 37 | Crowbar and Daffney | May 15, 2000 | Monday Nitro | Biloxi, MS | 1 | 7 | Crowbar and Daffney defeated Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch in a mixed tag team match to become co-champions. | |
| 38 | Daffney | May 22, 2000 | Monday Nitro | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | 15 | Daffney defeated Crowbar to become undisputed champion and second female to win the title. | |
| 39 | Lieutenant Loco | June 6, 2000 | Thunder | Knoxville, TN | 1 | 55 | ||
| 40 | Lance Storm | July 31, 2000 | Monday Nitro | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | 14 | ||
| 41 | Elix Skipper | August 14, 2000 | Monday Nitro | Kelowna, BC | 1 | 49 | Skipper was awarded the title by his Team Canada partner Lance Storm, who called it the "100 KG and Under Championship". | |
| 42 | Mike Sanders | October 2, 2000 | Monday Nitro | Daly City, CA | 1 | 63 | ||
| 43 | Chavo Guerrero, Jr. | December 4, 2000 | Thunder | Lincoln, NE | 2 | 104 | ||
| 44 | Shane Helms | March 18, 2001 | Greed | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | 107 | WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation later that month. | |
| World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment | ||||||||
| 45 | Billy Kidman | July 3, 2001 | SmackDown! | Tacoma, WA | 4 | 27 | This was the first title change in the WWF. | |
| 46 | X-Pac | July 30, 2001 | Raw is War | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 71 | ||
| 47 | Billy Kidman | October 9, 2001 | SmackDown! | Moline, IL | 5 | 13 | ||
| 48 | Tajiri | October 22, 2001 | Raw | Kansas City, MO | 1 | 162 | The title became the WWF Cruiserweight Championship when the WWF defeated The Alliance at Survivor Series on November 18 and replaced the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship. | |