WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Yoshihiro Tajiri
10.22.2001 - 04.02.2002
162 days
- Tajiri was the reigning WCW Cruiserweight Champion when WCW was purchased by the World Wrestilng Federation (WWF). In November 2001, the
championship was renamed the WWF Cruiserweight Championship
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Billy Kidman
04.02.2002 - 04.21.2002
19 days
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Yoshihiro Tajiri
04.21.2002 - 05.14.2002
23 days
- In May 2002, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) became World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and this became the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
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The Hurricane
05.14.2002 - 06.23.2002
40 days
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Jamie Noble
06.23.2002 - 11.17.2002
147 days
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Billy Kidman
11.17.2002 - 02.23.2003
98 days
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Matt Hardy
02.23.2003 - 06.03.2003
100 days
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Rey Mysterio
06.03.2003 - 09.23.2003
112 days
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Yoshihiro Tajiri
09.23.2003 - 12.30.2003
98 days
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Rey Mysterio
12.30.2003 - 02.15.2004
47 days
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Chavo Guerrero Jr.
02.15.2004 - 05.04.2004
79 days
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Jacqueline
05.04.2004 - 05.16.2004
12 days
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Chavo Guerrero Jr.
05.16.2004 - 05.18.2004
2 days
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Chavo Guerrero
05.18.2004 - 06.15.2004
28 days
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Rey Mysterio
06.15.2004 - 07.27.2004
42 days
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Spike Dudley
07.27.2004 - 12.12.2004
138 days
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Funaki
12.12.2004 - 02.20.2005
70 days
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Chavo Guerrero Jr.
02.20.2005 - 03.29.2005
37 days
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Paul London
03.29.2005 - 08.02.2005
126 days
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Nunzio
08.02.2005 - 10.09.2005
68 days
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Juventud Guerrera
10.09.2005 - 11.15.2005
37 days
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Nunzio
11.15.2005 - 11.22.2005
7 days
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Juventud Guerrera
11.22.2005 - 12.18.2005
26 days
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Kid Kash
12.18.2005 - 01.29.2006
42 days
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Gregory Helms
01.29.2006 - 02.18.2007
385 days
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Chavo Guerrero Jr.
02.18.2007 - 07.22.2007
154 days
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Hornswoggle
07.22.2007 - 09.25.2007
65 days
- The championship was deactivated
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TJ Perkins
09.14.2016 - 10.30.2016
46 days
- Defeated Gran Metalik in the finals of the Cruiserweight Classic tournament to win the reactivated championship
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The Brian Kendrick
10.30.2016 - 11.29.2016
30 days
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Rich Swann
11.29.2016 - 01.29.2017
61 days
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Neville
01.29.2017 - 08.14.2017
197 days
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Akira Tozawa
08.14.2017 - 08.20.2017
6 days
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Neville
08.20.2017 - 09.24.2017
35 days
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Enzo Amore
09.24.2017 - 10.09.2017
15 days
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Kalisto
10.09.2017 - 10.22.2017
13 days
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Enzo Amore
10.22.2017 - 01.23.2018
98 days
- Stripped of the championship and terminated from WWE due to being under investigation for sexual misconduct that he failed to report to management
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Cedric Alexander
04.08.2018 - 10.06.2018
181 days
- Defeated Mustafa Ali in a tournament final to win the vacant championship
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Buddy Murphy
10.06.2018 - 04.07.2019
183 days
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Tony Nese
04.07.2019 - 06.23.2019
77 days
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Drew Gulak
06.23.2019 - 10.09.2019
108 days
- In October 2019, the championship was moved to WWE's developmental brand NXT and then became the NXT Cruiserweight Championship