FINAL CHAMPION

YOSHIHIRO TAJIRI

WCW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Shinjiro Otani

  • 03.20.1996 - 05.02.1996
  • Nagoya, Japan
  • Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to become the first World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Cruiserweight Champion

 

Dean Malenko

  • 05.02.1996 - 07.08.1996
  • Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

 

Rey Mysterio Jr.

  • 07.08.1996 - 10.27.1996
  • Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

 

Dean Malenko

  • 10.27.1996 - 12.29.1996
  • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

 

The Ultimo Dragon

  • 12.29.1996 - 01.21.1997
  • Nashville, Tennessee, USA

 

Dean Malenko

  • 01.21.1997 - 02.23.1997
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

 

Syxx

  • 02.23.1997 - 06.28.1997
  • San Francisco, California, USA

 

Chris Jericho

  • 06.28.1997 - 07.28.1997
  • Inglewood, California, USA

 

Alex Wright

  • 07.28.1997 - 08.12.1997
  • Charleston, West Virginia, USA

 

Chris Jericho

  • 08.12.1997 - 09.14.1997
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

 

Eddie Guerrero

  • 09.14.1997 - 10.26.1997
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

 

Rey Mysterio Jr.

  • 10.26.1997 - 11.10.1997
  • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

 

Eddie Guerrero

  • 11.10.1997 - 12.29.1997
  • Memphis, Tennessee, USA

 

The Ultimo Dragon

  • 12.29.1997 - 01.08.1998
  • Baltimore, Maryland, USA

 

Juventud Guerrera

  • 01.08.1998 - 01.15.1998
  • Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

 

Rey Mysterio Jr.

  • 01.15.1998 - 01.24.1998
  • Lakeland, Florida, USA

 

Chris Jericho

  • 01.24.1998 - 05.17.1998
  • Dayton, Ohio, USA

 

Dean Malenko

  • 05.17.1998 - 06.11.1998
  • Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

 

VACANT

  • 06.11.1998 - 06.14.1998
  • Dean Malenko was stripped of the title due to the controversial way in which he won it

 

Chris Jericho

  • 06.14.1998 - 08.08.1998
  • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Defeated Dean Malenko to win the vacant title

 

Juventud Guerrera

  • 08.08.1998 - 09.14.1998
  • Sturgis, South Dakota, USA

 

Billy Kidman

  • 09.14.1998 - 11.16.1998
  • Greenville, South Carolina, USA

 

Juventud Guerrera

  • 11.16.1998 - 11.22.1998
  • Wichita, Kansas, USA

 

Billy Kidman

  • 11.22.1998 - 03.15.1999
  • Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA

 

Rey Mysterio Jr.

  • 03.15.1999 - 04.19.1999
  • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

 

Psicosis

  • 04.19.1999 - 04.26.1999
  • Gainesville, Florida, USA

 

Rey Mysterio Jr.

  • 04.26.1999 - 08.19.1999
  • Fargo, North Dakota, USA

 

Lenny Lane

  • 08.19.1999 - 10.04.1999
  • Lubbock, Texas, USA

 

VACANT

  • 10.04.1999 - 10.04.1999
  • Lenny Lane was stripped of the title when he left WCW

 

Psicosis

  • 10.04.1999 - 10.04.1999
  • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Awarded the vacant title

 

The Disco Inferno

  • 10.04.1999 - 11.21.1999
  • Kansas City, Missouri, USA

 

Evan Karagias

  • 11.21.1999 - 12.19.1999
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

Madusa

  • 12.19.1999 - 01.16.2000
  • Washington, D.C., USA

 

Oklahoma

  • 01.16.2000 - 01.18.2000
  • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

 

VACANT

  • 01.18.2000 - 02.20.2000
  • Oklahoma was stripped of the title for exceeding the weight limit of the cruiserweight division

 

The Artist

  • 02.20.2000 - 03.30.2000
  • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Defeated Lash LeRoux in a tournament final to win the vacant title

 

Billy Kidman

  • 03.30.2000 - 03.31.2000
  • Baltimore, Maryland, USA

 

The Artist

  • 03.31.2000 - 04.10.2000
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

 

VACANT

  • 04.10.2000 - 04.16.2000
  • The Artist was stripped of the title when WCW Executives Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo relaunched WCW, stripping all champions of their titles

 

Chris Candido

  • 04.16.2000 - 05.15.2000
  • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Defeated The Artist, Crowbar, Juventud Guerrera, Lash LeRoux, and Shannon Moore in a six-way match to win the vacant title

 

Crowbar

  • 05.15.2000 - 05.22.2000
  • Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

Daffney

  • 05.15.2000 - 06.06.2000
  • Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
  • Crowbar and Daffney were declared co-champions when they defeated Chris Candido & Tammy Lynn Sytch in a tag team match with the title on the line
  • On 06.06.2000, Daffney defeated Crowbar to become the undisputed champion

 

Lieutenant Loco

  • 06.06.2000 - 07.31.2000
  • Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

 

Lance Storm

  • 07.31.2000 - 08.14.2000
  • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

 

Elix Skipper

  • 08.14.2000 - 10.02.2000
  • Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

 

Mike Sanders

  • 10.02.2000 - 12.04.2000
  • San Francisco, California, USA

 

Chavo Guerrero Jr.

  • 12.04.2000 - 03.18.2001
  • Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

 

Shane Helms

  • 03.18.2001 - 07.03.2001
  • Jacksonville, Florida, USA

 

Billy Kidman

  • 07.03.2001 - 07.30.2001
  • Tacoma, Washington, USA

 

X-Pac

  • 07.30.2001 - 10.09.2001
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

 

Billy Kidman

  • 10.09.2001 - 10.22.2001
  • Moline, Illinois, USA

 

Yoshihiro Tajiri

  • 10.22.2001 - 04.02.2002
  • Kansas City, Missouri, USA

 

The title was renamed the WWF Cruiserweight Championship after the WWF - World Wrestling Federation acquired the rights to it in November 2001 following WCW going out of business