WCW Cruiserweight Championship / World Championship Wrestling / Championship Histories

WCW Cruiserweight Championship

Shinjiro Otani

03.20.1996 - 05.02.1996

43 days

Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to become the first World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Cruiserweight Champion

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Dean Malenko

05.02.1996 - 06.08.1996

37 days

Rey Mysterio Jr.

06.08.1996 - 10.27.1996

111 days

Dean Malenko

10.27.1996 - 12.29.1996

63 days

The Ultimo Dragon

12.29.1996 - 01.21.1997

23 days

Dean Malenko

01.21.1997 - 02.23.1997

33 days

Syxx

02.23.1997 - 06.28.1997

125 days

Chris Jericho

06.28.1997 - 07.28.1997

30 days

Alex Wright

07.28.1997 - 08.12.1997

15 days

Chris Jericho

08.12.1997 - 09.14.1997

29 days

Eddie Guerrero

09.14.1997 - 10.26.1997

42 days

Rey Mysterio Jr.

10.26.1997 - 11.10.1997

15 days

Eddie Guerrero

11.10.1997 - 12.29.1997

49 days

The Ultimo Dragon

12.29.1997 - 01.08.1998

10 days

Juventud Guerrera

01.08.1998 - 01.15.1998

7 days

Rey Mysterio Jr.

01.15.1998 - 01.24.1998

9 days

Chris Jericho

01.24.1998 - 05.17.1998

113 days

Dean Malenko

05.17.1998 - 06.11.1998

25 days

Stripped of the championship due to the controversial way in which he won it

Chris Jericho

06.14.1998 - 07.12.1998

28 days

Defeated Dean Malenko to win the vacant championship

Rey Mysterio Jr.

07.12.1998 - 07.13.1998

1 day

Chris Jericho

07.13.1998 - 08.08.1998

26 days

Juventud Guerrera

08.08.1998 - 09.14.1998

37 days

Billy Kidman

09.14.1998 - 11.16.1998

63 days

Juventud Guerrera

11.16.1998 - 11.22.1998

6 days

Billy Kidman

11.22.1998 - 03.15.1999

113 days

Rey Mysterio Jr.

03.15.1999 - 04.18.1999

35 days

Psicosis

04.18.1999 - 04.26.1999

8 days

Rey Mysterio Jr.

04.26.1999 - 08.19.1999

115 days

Lenny Lane

08.19.1999 - 10.04.1999

46 days

Stripped of the championship when he left WCW

Psicosis

10.04.1999 - 10.04.1999

less than 1 day

Awarded the vacant championship

The Disco Inferno

10.04.1999 - 11.21.1999

48 days

Evan Karagias

11.21.1999 - 12.19.1999

28 days

Madusa

12.19.1999 - 01.16.2000

28 days

Oklahoma

01.16.2000 - 01.18.2000

2 days

Stripped of the championship due to exceeding the weight limit of the cruiserweight division

The Artist

02.20.2000 - 03.30.2000

29 days

Defeated Lash LeRoux in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

Billy Kidman

03.30.2000 - 03.31.2000

1 day

The Artist

03.31.2000 - 04.10.2000

10 days

Stripped of the championship when WCW Head Executives Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo relaunched WCW, stripping all champions of their championships

Chris Candido

04.16.2000 - 05.15.2000

29 days

Defeated The Artist, Crowbar, Juventud Guerrera, Lash LeRoux, & Shannon Moore in a six-way Ladder match to win the vacant championship

Crowbar

05.15.2000 - 05.22.2000

7 days

Daffney

05.15.2000 - 06.06.2000

22 days

Crowbar & Daffney were declared co-champions when they defeated Chris Candido & Tammy Lynn Sytch in a tag team match

On 05.22.2000, Daffney defeated Crowbar to become the undisputed champion

Lieutenant Loco

06.06.2000 - 07.31.2000

55 days

Lance Storm

07.31.2000 - 08.14.2000

14 days

Elix Skipper

08.14.2000 - 10.02.2000

49 days

Mike Sanders

10.02.2000 - 12.04.2000

63 days

Chavo Guerrero Jr.

12.04.2000 - 03.18.2001

104 days

Shane Helms

03.18.2001 - 07.03.2001

107 days

World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in late-March 2001. At that time, control of the

championship was given to the WWF

Billy Kidman

07.03.2001 - 07.30.2001

27 days

X-Pac

07.30.2001 - 10.09.2001

71 days

Billy Kidman

10.09.2001 - 10.22.2001

13 days

Yoshihiro Tajiri

10.22.2001 - 04.02.2002

162 days

With WCW being officially disbanded, this championship became the WWF Cruiserweight Championship on 11.19.2001