World Wrestling Entertainment

WWE NXT Cruiserweight Championship

Shinjiro Otani

  • 03.20.1996 - 05.02.1996 (43 days)
  • Nagoya, Japan
    • Defeated Wild Pegasus in a tournament final to become the first WCW (World Championship Wrestling) Cruiserweight Champion

 

Dean Malenko

  • 05.02.1996 - 07.08.1996 (67 days)
  • Orlando, Florida, USA

 

Rey Mysterio Jr.

  • 07.08.1996 - 10.27.1996 (111 days)
  • Orlando, Florida, USA

 

Dean Malenko (2)

  • 10.27.1996 - 12.29.1996 (63 days)
  • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

 

The Ultimo Dragon

  • 12.29.1996 - 01.21.1997 (23 days)
  • Nashville, Tennessee, USA

 

Dean Malenko (3)

  • 01.21.1997 - 02.23.1997 (33 days)
  • Chicago, Illinois, USA

 

Syxx

  • 02.23.1997 - 06.28.1997 (125 days)
  • San Francisco, California, USA

 

Chris Jericho

  • 06.28.1997 - 07.28.1997 (30 days)
  • Los Angeles, California, USA

 

Alex Wright

  • 07.28.1997 - 08.12.1997 (15 days)
  • Charleston, West Virginia, USA

 

Chris Jericho (2)

  • 08.12.1997 - 09.14.1997 (33 days)
  • Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

 

Eddie Guerrero

  • 09.14.1997 - 10.26.1997 (42 days)
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

 

Rey Mysterio Jr. (2)

  • 10.26.1997 - 11.10.1997 (15 days)
  • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

 

Eddie Guerrero (2)

  • 11.10.1997 - 12.29.1997 (49 days)
  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada

 

The Ultimo Dragon (2)

  • 12.29.1997 - 01.08.1998 (10 days)
  • Baltimore, Maryland, USA

 

Juventud Guerrera

  • 01.08.1998 - 01.15.1998 (7 days)
  • Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

 

Rey Mysterio Jr. (3)

  • 01.15.1998 - 01.24.1998 (9 days)
  • Lakeland, Florida, USA

 

Chris Jericho (3)

  • 01.24.1998 - 05.17.1998 (113 days)
  • Dayton, Ohio, USA

 

Dean Malenko (4)

  • 05.17.1998 - 06.12.1998 (26 days)
  • Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    • Stripped of the championship due to the controversial way in which he won it

 

Chris Jericho (4)

  • 06.14.1998 - 07.12.1998 (27 days)
  • Uniondale, New York, USA
    • Defeated Dean Malenko to win the vacant championship

 

Rey Mysterio Jr. (4)

  • 07.12.1998 - 07.13.1998 (1 day)
  • San Diego, California, USA

 

Chris Jericho (5)

  • 07.13.1998 - 08.08.1998 (26 days)
  • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

 

Juventud Guerrera (2)

  • 08.08.1998 - 09.14.1998 (37 days)
  • Sturgis, South Dakota, USA

 

Billy Kidman

  • 09.14.1998 - 11.16.1998 (63 days)
  • Greenville, South Carolina, USA

 

Juventud Guerrera (3)

  • 11.16.1998 - 11.22.1998 (6 days)
  • Wichita, Kansas, USA

 

Billy Kidman (2)

  • 11.22.1998 - 03.15.1999 (113 days)
  • Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA

 

Rey Mysterio Jr. (5)

  • 03.15.1999 - 04.19.1999 (35 days)
  • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

 

Psicosis

  • 04.19.1999 - 04.26.1999 (7 days)
  • Gainesville, Florida, USA

 

Rey Mysterio Jr. (6)

  • 04.26.1999 - 08.19.1999 (115 days)
  • Fargo, North Dakota, USA

 

Lenny Lane

  • 08.19.1999 - 10.02.1999 (44 days)
  • Lubbock, Texas, USA

 

Psicosis (2)

  • 10.02.1999 - 10.04.1999 (2 days)
  • Kansas City, Missouri, USA

 

The Disco Inferno

  • 10.04.1999 - 11.21.1999 (48 days)
  • Kansas City, Missouri, USA

 

Evan Karagias

  • 11.21.1999 - 12.19.1999 (28 days)
  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

Madusa

  • 12.19.1999 - 01.16.2000 (28 days)
  • Washington, D.C., USA

 

Oklahoma

  • 01.16.2000 - 01.18.2000 (2 days)
  • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    • Stripped of the championship due to exceeding the weight limit of the division

 

The Artist

  • 02.20.2000 - 03.30.2000 (39 days)
  • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Defeated Lash LeRoux in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

 

Billy Kidman (3)

  • 03.30.2000 - 03.31.2000 (1 day)
  • Baltimore, Maryland, USA

 

The Artist (2)

  • 03.31.2000 - 04.10.2000 (11 days)
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • WCW Head Executives Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo relaunched WCW, stripping all champions of their championships

 

Chris Candido

  • 04.16.2000 - 05.15.2000 (29 days)
  • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Defeated The Artist, Crowbar, Juventud Guerrera, Lash LeRoux, and Shannon Moore in a six-way match to win the vacant championship

 

Crowbar

  • 05.15.2000 - 05.22.2000 (7 days)
  • Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

 

Daffney

  • 05.22.2000 - 06.06.2000 (15 days)
  • Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

 

Lieutenant Loco

  • 06.06.2000 - 07.31.2000 (55 days)
  • Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

 

Lance Storm

  • 07.31.2000 - 08.14.2000 (14 days)
  • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

 

Elix Skipper

  • 08.14.2000 - 10.02.2000 (49 days)
  • Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

 

Mike Sanders

  • 10.02.2000 - 12.06.2000 (65 days)
  • San Francisco, Caifornia, USA

 

Chavo Guerrero Jr. (2)

  • 12.06.2000 - 03.18.2001 (102 days)
  • Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

 

Shane Helms

  • 03.18.2001 - 07.03.2001 (107 days)
  • Jacksonville, Florida, USA
    • On 03.26.2001, WCW was purchased by the WWF (World Wrestling Federation).  Control of all WCW championships were given to the WWF at that time

 

Billy Kidman (4) 

  • 07.03.2001 - 07.30.2001 (27 days)
  • Tacoma, Washington, USA

 

X-Pac (2)

  • 07.30.2001 - 10.09.2001 (71 days)
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

 

Billy Kidman (5)

  • 10.09.2001 - 10.22.2001 (13 days)
  • Moline, Illinois, USA

 

Yoshihiro Tajiri

  • 10.22.2001 - 04.02.2002 (162 days)
  • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
    • On 11.18.2001, Team WWF defeated Team WCW / ECW at the Survivor Series, and WCW was officially put out of business.  This championship was then transferred to the WWF and renamed the WWF Cruiserweight Championship

 

Billy Kidman (6)

  • 04.02.2002 - 04.21.2002 (19 days)
  • Rochester, New York, USA

 

Yoshihiro Tajiri (2)

  • 04.21.2002 - 05.14.2002 (23 days)
  • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
    • In May 2002, the WWF was renamed WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), and this became the WWE Cruiserweight Championship

 

The Hurricane (2)

  • 05.14.2002 - 06.23.2002 (40 days)
  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada

 

Jamie Noble

  • 06.23.2002 - 11.17.2002 (147 days)
  • Columbus, Ohio, USA

 

Billy Kidman (7)

  • 11.17.2002 - 02.23.2003 (98 days)
  • New York City, New York, USA

 

Matt Hardy version 1.0

  • 02.23.2003 - 06.03.2003 (100 days)
  • Montreal, Quebec, Canada

 

Rey Mysterio (7)

  • 06.03.2003 - 09.23.2003 (112 days)
  • Anaheim, California, USA

 

Yoshihiro Tajiri (3)

  • 09.23.2003 - 12.30.2003 (98 days)
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

 

Rey Mysterio (8)

  • 12.30.2003 - 02.15.2004 (47 days)
  • Laredo, Texas, USA

 

Chavo Guerrero Jr. (3)

  • 02.15.2004 - 05.04.2004 (79 days)
  • San Francisco, California, USA

 

Jacqueline

  • 05.04.2004 - 05.16.2004 (12 days)
  • Tucson, Arizona, USA

 

Chavo Guerrero Jr. (4)

  • 05.16.2004 - 05.18.2004 (2 days)
  • Los Angeles, California, USA

 

Chavo Guerrero

  • 05.18.2004 - 06.15.2004 (28 days)
  • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

 

Rey Mysterio (9)

  • 06.15.2004 - 07.27.2004 (42 days)
  • Chicago, Illinois, USA

 

Spike Dudley

  • 07.27.2004 - 12.12.2004 (138 days)
  • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

 

Funaki

  • 12.12.2004 - 02.20.2005 (70 days)
  • Atlanta, Georgia, USA

 

Chavo Guerrero Jr. (5)

  • 02.20.2005 - 03.29.2005 (37 days)
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

 

Paul London

  • 03.29.2005 - 08.02.2005 (126 days)
  • Houston, Texas, USA

 

Nunzio

  • 08.02.2005 - 10.09.2005 (68 days)
  • Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

 

Juventud Guerrera (4)

  • 10.09.2005 - 11.15.2005 (37 days)
  • Houston, Texas, USA

 

Nunzio (2)

  • 11.15.2005 - 11.22.2005 (7 days)
  • Rome, Italy

 

Juventud Guerrera (5)

  • 11.22.2005 - 12.18.2005 (26 days)
  • Sheffield, England

 

Kid Kash

  • 12.18.2005 - 01.29.2006 (42 days)
  • Providence, Rhode Island, USA

 

Gregory Helms (3)

  • 01.29.2006 - 02.18.2007 (385 days)
  • Miami, Florida, USA

 

Chavo Guerrero Jr. (6)

  • 02.18.2007 - 07.22.2007 (154 days)
  • Los Angeles, California, USA

 

Hornswoggle

  • 07.22.2007 - 09.25.2007 (65 days)
  • San Jose, California, USA
  • The championship was deactivated

 

TJ Perkins

  • 09.14.2016 - 10.30.2016 (46 days)
  • Winter Park, Florida, USA
    • Defeated Gran Metalik in the final round of the Cruiserweight Classic tournament to win the reactivated championship

 

Brian Kendrick

  • 10.30.2016 - 11.29.2016 (30 days)
  • Boston, Massachusetts, USA

 

Rich Swann

  • 11.29.2016 - 01.29.2017 (61 days)
  • Columbia, South Carolina, USA

 

Neville

  • 01.29.2017 - 08.14.2017 (197 days)
  • San Antonio, Texas, USA

 

Akira Tozawa

  • 08.14.2017 - 08.20.2017 (6 days)
  • Boston, Massachusetts, USA

 

Neville (2)

  • 08.20.2017 - 09.24.2017 (35 days)
  • New York City, New York, USA

 

Enzo Amore

  • 09.24.2017 - 10.09.2017 (15 days)
  • Los Angeles, California, USA

 

Kalisto

  • 10.09.2017 - 10.22.2017 (13 days)
  • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

 

Enzo Amore (2)

  • 10.22.2017 - 01.23.2018 (93 days)
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    • Stripped of the championship due to being released from his WWE contract amid legal troubles

 

Cedric Alexander

  • 04.08.2018 - 10.06.2018 (181 days)
  • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Defeated Mustafa Ali in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

 

Buddy Murphy

  • 10.06.2018 - 04.07.2019 (183 days)
  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

 

Tony Nese

  • 04.07.2019 - 06.23.2019 (77 days)
  • East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA

 

Drew Gulak

  • 06.23.2019 - 10.09.2019 (108 days)
  • Tacoma, Washington, USA
    • In October 2019, this championship was transferred to the NXT brand of WWE and was renamed the WWE NXT Cruiserweight Championship

 

Lio Rush

  • 10.09.2019 - 12.11.2019 (63 days)
  • Winter Park, Florida, USA

 

Angel Garza

  • 12.11.2019 - 01.25.2020 (45 days)
  • Winter Park, Florida, USA

 

Jordan Devlin

  • 01.25.2020 - 04.08.2021 (439 days)
  • Houston, Texas, USA

 

Santos Escobar

  • 05.27.2020 - 04.13.2021 (321 days)
  • Winter Park, Florida, USA
    • Due to travel restrictions because of the Covid-19 global pandemic, Jordan Devlin was unable to travel to the USA to defend the championship, and a tournament was set to crown an interim champion, which Santos Escobar won.  Both Devlin and Escobar were recognized as champion during this time.  On 04.08.2021, once the restrictions were lifted, Escobar defeated Devlin to become the undisputed champion

 

Kushida

  • 04.13.2021 - 09.21.2021 (161 days)
  • Orlando, Florida, USA

 

Roderick Strong

  • 09.21.2021 - 01.04.2022 (105 days)
  • Orlando, Florida, USA

 

Carmelo Hayes

  • 01.04.2022 - 01.04.2022 (< 1 day)
  • Orlando, Florida, USA
    • This was a unification match.  WWE NXT North American Champion Carmelo Hayes defeated WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong, and this championship was then deactivated