IWE Cruiserweight Championship (1996–2007)
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| IWE Cruiserweight Championship | |
| The IWE Cruiserweight Championship belt (2002–2007) | |
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| Promotion | WCW (1991-2001) IWF (2001-2007) |
| Date established | March 20, 1996[a] October 27, 1991[b] |
| Date retired | September 28, 2007 |
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The IWE Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship originally used in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later, International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (IWF/IWE). It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 225lbs. Following the acquisition of WCW by the then-IWF in 2001, it became a IWF (and later, IWE) championship and replaced the IWF Light Heavyweight Championship. During the first IWE brand extension, it was the only title to be exclusive to the SmackDown! brand during its entire tenure.
The championship was created in WCW in 1996, with Shinjiro Otani as the inaugural champion. However, following WCW's purchase, the IWF/IWE considered the title to be a continuation of the earlier WCW Light Heavyweight Championship, which had been created in 1991 with Brian Pillman as the inaugural champion. The Cruiserweight Championship was retired in 2007 with Hornswoggle as its final holder.
A new IWE Cruiserweight Championship was created in 2016, and although both championships share the same name, the new championship does not carry the lineage of the original. The new IWE Cruiserweight Championship also has a different weight limit of 205lbs (93kg)
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History
- See also: WCW Light Heavyweight Championship
Reigns
- Main article: List of IWE Cruiserweight Champions (1991–2007)
See also
- WCW Light Heavyweight Championship
- IWE Cruiserweight Championship
- IWF Light Heavyweight Championship
References
- Notes
- ^ The date it was established in WCW before IWE's purchase.
- ^ As per IWE's official title history, which considers the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship and the Cruiserweight Championship to be one and the same.
- ^ As per IWE's official title history, which considers the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship and the Cruiserweight Championship to be one and the same.
- ^ Otani was the inaugural champion in WCW before IWE's purchase.
- ^ As per IWE's official title history, which considers the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship and the Cruiserweight Championship to be one and the same.
