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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[edit] Title history
[edit] Names
Name | Years |
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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. | ||||
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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
Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days recognized by IWE |
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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 |
[edit] See also
- WCW Light Heavyweight Championship—A previous WCW-sanctioned light-heavyweight championship
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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