World Championship Wrestling
WCW Cruiserweight Championship
WON BY
Shinjiro Otani
DATE
March 20, 1996
LOCATION
Nagoya, Japan
*Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final to become the first WCW - World Championship Wrestling Cruiserweight Champion
Dean Malenko
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Dean Malenko (2)
The Ultimo Dragon
Dean Malenko (3)
Syxx
Chris Jericho
Alex Wright
Chris Jericho (2)
Eddie Guerrero
Rey Mysterio Jr. (2)
Eddie Guerrero (2)
The Ultimo Dragon (2)
Juventud Guerrera
Rey Mysterio Jr. (3)
Chris Jericho (3)
Dean Malenko (4)
May 2, 1996
July 8, 1996
October 27, 1996
December 29, 1996
January 21, 1997
February 23, 1997
June 28, 1997
July 28, 1997
August 12, 1997
September 14, 1997
October 26, 1997
November 10, 1997
December 29, 1997
January 8, 1998
January 15, 1998
January 24, 1998
May 17, 1998
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Inglewood, California, USA
Charleston, West Virginia, USA
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Lakeland, Florida, USA
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
*Stripped of the title on June 11, 1998, because he won a battle royal to earn the title shot dressed as Ciclope, and not himself
Chris Jericho (4)
June 14, 1998
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
*Defeated Dean Malenko by disqualification to win the vacant title
Rey Mysterio Jr. (4)
Chris Jericho (5)
Juventud Guerrera (2)
Billy Kidman
Juventud Guerrera (3)
Billy Kidman (2)
Rey Mysterio Jr. (5)
Psicosis
Rey Mysterio Jr. (6)
Lenny Lane
July 12, 1998
July 13, 1998
August 8, 1998
September 14, 1998
November 16, 1998
November 22, 1998
March 15, 1999
April 19, 1999
April 26, 1999
August 19, 1999
San Diego, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Sturgis, South Dakota, USA
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Wichita, Kansas, USA
Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Lubbock, Texas, USA
*Stripped of the title on October 4, 1999, for reasons not made clear
Psicosis (2)
October 4, 1999
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
*Awarded the vacant title
The Disco Inferno
Evan Karagias
Madusa
Oklahoma
October 4, 1999
November 21, 1999
December 19, 1999
January 16, 2000
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Washington, D.C., USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
*Stripped of the title due to exceeding the weight limit of the cruiserweight division
The Artist
February 20, 2000
San Francisco, California, USA
*Defeated Lash LeRoux in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Billy Kidman (3)
The Artist (2)
March 30, 2000
March 31, 2000
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
*Stripped of the title on April 10, 2000, when WCW Executives Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo relaunched WCW, stripping all champions of their titles
Chris Candido
April 16, 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 / Daffney
May 15, 2000
Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
*Declared co-champions after they defeated Chris Candido & Tammy Lynn Sytch in a mixed tag team match
**On May 22, 2000, Daffney defeated Crowbar to become the sole champion
Lieutenant Loco
Lance Storm
Elix Skipper
Mike Sanders
Chavo Guerrero Jr. (2)
Shane Helms
June 6, 2000
July 31, 2000
August 14, 2000
October 2, 2000
December 4, 2000
March 18, 2001
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
San Francisco, California, USA
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
*WCW was purchased by the WWF - World Wrestling Federation in late-March 2001. WCW held their last event on March 26, 2001, and this championship continued in the WWF as a part of the ECW / WCW invasion
Billy Kidman (4)
X-Pac (2)
Billy Kidman (5)
Yoshihiro Tajiri
July 3, 2001
July 30, 2001
October 9, 2001
October 22, 2001
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Moline, Illinois, USA
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
*On November 18, 2001, WCW was officially sent out of business. Instead of deactivating this championship, it became a part of the WWF and was renamed the WWF Cruiserweight Championship