List of IWE Cruiserweight Champions (1996–2007)
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This article is about a list of wrestlers who have held the previous Cruiserweight Championship. For a list of wrestlers who have held the current championship, see List of NXT Cruiserweight Champions.
The IWE Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE) and was originally a World Championship Wrestling (WCW) title. It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 225 lbs. During the IWE brand extension, it was the only title to be exclusive to the SmackDown! brand during its entire tenure. There were a total of 36 recognized champions who had a combined 34 official reigns. This is a chronological list of wrestlers that held the original IWE Cruiserweight Championship, listed by ring name, with the longest reign being 385 days by Gregory Helms (as well as being the only person to hold this championship for 365 days or more), and the most reigns by Rey Mysterio with 8.
After WCW was purchased by IWE, the inaugural champion was retroactively changed from Shinjiro Otani to Brian Pillman, as IWE recognizes the former WCW Light Heavyweight Championship as part of the original lineage of the Cruiserweight Championship.
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Title history
Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| WCW Cruiserweight Championship | March 20, 1996 – November 18, 2001 |
| IWF Cruiserweight Championship | November 18, 2001 – May 6, 2002 |
| IWE Cruiserweight Championship | May 6, 2002 – September 25, 2007 |
Reigns
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||
| World Championship Wrestling (WCW) | |||||||||
| 2 | Dean Malenko | May 2, 1996 | WorldWide | Lake Buena Vista, FL | 1 | 67 | 66 | Aired on May 18 on tape delay. | |
| 3 | Rey Mysterio Jr. | July 8, 1996 | Monday Nitro | Lake Buena Vista, FL | 1 | 111 | 110 | ||
| 4 | Dean Malenko | October 27, 1996 | Halloween Havoc | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | 63 | 62 | ||
| 5 | Último Dragón | December 29, 1996 | Starrcade | Nashville, TN | 1 | 23 | 23 | This match was also for Dragon's J-Crown. IWE recognizes Dragón's reign as lasting 24 days. | |
| 6 | Dean Malenko | January 21, 1997 | Clash of the Champions XXXIV | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | 33 | 32 | ||
| 7 | Syxx | February 23, 1997 | SuperBrawl VII | Daly City, CA | 1 | 125 | 123 | ||
| 8 | Chris Jericho | June 28, 1997 | Saturday Nitro | Inglewood, CA | 1 | 30 | 29 | Jericho won the match at a house show that was broadcast over the Internet as Saturday Nitro. | |
| 9 | Alex Wright | July 28, 1997 | Monday Nitro | Charleston, WV | 1 | 15 | 18 | ||
| 10 | Chris Jericho | August 12, 1997 | Saturday Night | Colorado Springs, CO | 2 | 33 | 28 | Aired on August 16 on tape delay. | |
| 11 | Eddie Guerrero | September 14, 1997 | Fall Brawl | Winston-Salem, NC | 1 | 42 | 41 | ||
| 12 | Rey Mysterio Jr. | October 26, 1997 | Halloween Havoc | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | 15 | 14 | This was a Mask vs. Title match. | |
| 13 | Eddie Guerrero | November 10, 1997 | Monday Nitro | Memphis, TN | 2 | 49 | 48 | ||
| 14 | Ultimo Dragon | December 29, 1997 | Monday Nitro | Baltimore, MD | 2 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 15 | Juventud Guerrera | January 8, 1998 | Thunder | Daytona Beach, FL | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 16 | Rey Mysterio Jr. | January 15, 1998 | Thunder | Lakeland, FL | 3 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 17 | Chris Jericho | January 24, 1998 | Souled Out | Dayton, OH | 3 | 113 | 143 | ||
| 18 | Dean Malenko | May 17, 1998 | Slamboree | Worcester, MA | 4 | 25 | 25 | Malenko won a battle royal earlier in the night, wearing a mask as Ciclope, to earn a title shot. WIWE recognizes Malenko's reign as lasting 26 days. | |
| — | Vacated | June 11, 1998 | Thunder | Buffalo, NY | — | — | — | The championship was vacated due to Dean Malenko not earning the title shot as himself. | |
| 19 | Chris Jericho | June 14, 1998 | The Great American Bash | Baltimore, MD | 4 | 55 | 55 | Jericho defeated Dean Malenko by disqualification. On July 12 at Bash at the Beach, Rey Misterio Jr. defeated Jericho for the title due to interference from Malenko; Jericho was returned the title the following night. IWE recognizes Jericho's reign as lasting 56 days. | |
| 20 | Juventud Guerrera | August 8, 1998 | Road Wild | Sturgis, SD | 2 | 37 | 36 | Dean Malenko was the special guest referee. | |
| 21 | Billy Kidman | September 14, 1998 | Monday Nitro | Greenville, SC | 1 | 63 | 62 | ||
| 22 | Juventud Guerrera | November 16, 1998 | Monday Nitro | Wichita, KS | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 23 | Billy Kidman | November 22, 1998 | World War 3 | Auburn Hills, MI | 2 | 113 | 112 | ||
| 24 | Rey Mysterio Jr. | March 15, 1999 | Monday Nitro | Cincinnati, OH | 4 | 35 | 34 | ||
| 25 | Psychosis | April 19, 1999 | Monday Nitro | Gainesville, FL | 1 | 7 | 6 | This was a four-way match also involving Blitzkrieg and Juventud Guerrera. | |
Combined reigns
| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days recognized by IWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rey Mysterio/Rey Mysterio Jr. | 8 | 486 | 476 |
| 4 | Billy Kidman | 7 | 334 | 321 |
| 6 | Chris Jericho | 4 | 231 | 255 |
| 7 | Syxx/X-Pac | 2 | 196 | 195 |
| 8 | Dean Malenko | 4 | 188 | 185 |
| 12 | Juventud/Juventud Guerrera | 5 | 113 | 105 |
| 14 | Eddie Guerrero | 2 | 91 | 89 |
| 25 | Último Dragón | 2 | 33 | 32 |
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| 31 | Alex Wright | 15 | 18 | |
| 34 | ||||
| Psychosis | 2 | 7 | 6 | |
See also
- WCW Light Heavyweight Championship—A previous WCW-sanctioned light-heavyweight championship
References
External links
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