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.

File:Hornswoggle crucero.jpg
Youngest and final champion Hornswoggle

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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[edit] Title history

[edit] 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

[edit] Reigns

No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days
recog.
World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
1 Shinjiro Otani March 20, 1996 Hyper Battle 1996 Nagoya, Japan 1 43 42 Otani defeated Wild Pegasus in tournament final to determine the first WCW Cruiserweight Champion.
This was a New Japan Pro Wrestling event.
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 Paradise, NV 2 63 62
5 Último Dragón December 29, 1996 Starrcade Nashville, TN 1 23 24 This match was also for Dragon's J-Crown.
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.
26 Rey Mysterio Jr. April 26, 1999 Monday Nitro Fargo, ND 5 115 114
27 Lenny Lane August 19, 1999 Thunder Lubbock, TX 1 46 45
— Vacated October 4, 1999 — — — — — The championship was vacated due to Lenny Lane being stripped of the title after Turner Broadcasting did not approve of the publicity garnered through Lane's homosexual gimmick.
28 Psychosis October 4, 1999 Monday Nitro Kansas City, MO 2 <1 <1 Psychosis was awarded the title after the West Hollywood Blonde's angle was dropped.
29 Disco Inferno October 4, 1999 Monday Nitro Kansas City, MO 1 48 48 IWE recognizes Inferno's reign as lasting 49 days.
30 Evan Karagias November 21, 1999 Mayhem Toronto, ON 1 28 27
31 Madusa December 19, 1999 Starrcade Washington, D.C. 1 28 27 Became the first female Cruiserweight Champion.
32 Oklahoma January 16, 2000 Souled Out Cincinnati, OH 1 2 1
— Vacated January 18, 2000 Thunder Evansville, IN — — — The championship was vacated due to Oklahoma exceeding the weight limit. Aired on January 19 on tape delay.
33 The Artist February 20, 2000 SuperBrawl 2000 Daly City, CA 1 39 38 The Artist defeated Lash LeRoux in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
34 Billy Kidman March 30, 2000 House show Baltimore, MD 3 1 <1
35 The Artist March 31, 2000 House show Pittsburgh, PA 2 10 9
— Vacated April 10, 2000 Monday Nitro Denver, CO — — — The championship was vacated by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo, along with all other WCW titles.
36 Chris Candido April 16, 2000 Spring Stampede Chicago, IL 1 29 28 Candido defeated The Artist), Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore, Lash LeRoux and Crowbar in a six-way match to win the vacant championship.
37 Crowbar and Daffney May 15, 2000 Monday Nitro Biloxi, MS 1 7 6 Crowbar and Daffney defeated Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch in a mixed tag team match to become co-champions.
38 Daffney May 22, 2000 Monday Nitro Grand Rapids, MI 1 15 14 Daffney defeated Crowbar to become undisputed champion and second female to win the title.
39 Lieutenant Loco June 6, 2000 Thunder Knoxville, TN 1 55 54 This was a three-way match also involving Disco Inferno. Aired on June 7 on tape delay.
40 Lance Storm July 31, 2000 Monday Nitro Cincinnati, OH 1 14 13 Storm simultaneously held WCW Cruiserweight, United States Heavyweight and Hardcore Championships.
41 Elix Skipper August 14, 2000 Monday Nitro Kelowna, BC 1 49 48 Skipper was awarded the title by his Team Canada partner Lance Storm, who called it the "101 KG and Under Championship".
42 Mike Sanders October 2, 2000 Monday Nitro Daly City, CA 1 63 62 Sanders and Kevin Nash defeated Skipper in a Handicap Powerbomb match.
43 Chavo Guerrero Jr. December 4, 2000 Thunder Lincoln, NE 2 104 103 Formerly known as Lieutenant Loco.
Aired on December 6 on tape delay.
44 Shane Helms March 18, 2001 Greed Jacksonville, FL 1 107 108 WCW was purchased by the International Wrestling Federation later that month.
IWE recognizes Helms's reign as lasting 109 days.
International Wrestling Federation (IWF)
45 Billy Kidman July 3, 2001 SmackDown! Tacoma, WA 4 27 24 Aired July 5 on tape delay.
This was the first title change in the IWF.

[edit] Combined reigns

File:Mysterio RAW 800.jpg
Record eight-time champion Rey Mysterio
File:HelmsCruiserChampion.jpg
Helms has the longest reign in IWE Cruiserweight Championship history, holding the championship for 13 consecutive months in 2006 and 2007
Rank Champion No. of reigns Combined days Combined days
recognized by IWE
1 Gregory Helms/Hurricane Helms/Shane Helms 3 532 529
2 Rey Mysterio/Rey Mysterio Jr. 8 486 476
3 Chavo Guerrero/Chavo Guerrero Jr./Lieutenant Loco 6 431
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
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18 Mike Sanders 63 62
19 Elix Skipper 49 48
The Artist 2 49 47
21 Disco Inferno 1 48
22 Lenny Lane 46 45
25 Último Dragón 2 33 32
26 Chris Candido 1 29 28
27 Evan Karagias 28 27
Madusa 28 27
30 Daffney 22 20
31 Alex Wright 15 18
32 Lance Storm 14 13
34 Crowbar 7 6
Psychosis 2 7 6
36 Oklahoma 1 2 1

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