List of WWE Cruiserweight Champions The WWE Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling title , challenged by cruiserweights under 220 lb ( 100 kg ) . It was formerly the World Championship Wrestling Cruiserweight Championship but is now a World Wrestling Entertainment title exclusive to the SmackDown ! brand . WWE also recognizes the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship as the first incarnation of the WCW Cruiserweight Championship . This is a list , by ring name , of people that have been WCW/WWF/WWE Cruiserweight Champion . Wrestlers Times Date Place / Type of Match / Event Notes WCW Light Heavyweight Championship Brian Pillman 1 October 27 , 1991 Chattanooga , TN / One Fall / Halloween Havoc Jushin Liger 1 December 25 , 1991 Atlanta , GA / One Fall Brian Pillman 2 February 29 , 1992 Milwaukee , WI / One Fall / SuperBrawl Scotty Flamingo 1 June 20 , 1992 Mobile , AL / One Fall / Beach Blast Brad Armstrong 1 July 5 , 1992 Atlanta , GA / One Fall Brad Armstrong was injured and had to vacate the title in September 1992 . A tournament was supposed to crown a new champion , but was quickly forgot about . WCW Cruiserweight Championship Shinjiro Ohtani 1 March 20 , 1996 Nagoya , Aichi / One Fall Shinjiro Ohtani defeated The Wild Pegasus in a tournament final . Dean Malenko 1 May 2 , 1996 Orlando , Florida / One Fall / Worldwide Rey Misterio , Jr . 1 July 8 , 1996 Orlando , Florida / One Fall / Nitro Dean Malenko 2 October 27 , 1996 Las Vegas , Nevada / One Fall / Halloween Havoc Ultimo Dragon 1 December 29 , 1996 Nashville , Tennessee / One Fall / StarrCade Dean Malenko 3 January 21 , 1997 Milwaukee , Wisconsin / One Fall / Clash of the Champions Syxx 1 February 23 , 1997 San Francisco , California / One Fall / SuperBrawl Chris Jericho 1 June 28 , 1997 Los Angeles , California / One Fall / Nitro Alex Wright 1 July 28 , 1997 Charleston , West Virginia / One Fall / Nitro Chris Jericho 2 August 12 , 1997 Colorado Springs , Colorado / One Fall / Sat . Night Eddie Guerrero 1 September 14 , 1997 Winston-Salem , North Carolina / One Fall / Fall Brawl Rey Misterio , Jr . 2 October 26 , 1997 Las Vegas , Nevada / One Fall / Halloween Havoc Eddie Guerrero 2 November 10 , 1997 Memphis , Tennessee / One Fall / Nitro Ultimo Dragon 2 December 29 , 1997 Baltimore , Maryland / One Fall / Nitro Juventud Guerrera 1 January 8 , 1998 Daytona Beach , Florida / One Fall / Thunder Rey Misterio , Jr . 3 January 15 , 1998 Lakeland , Florida / One Fall / Thunder Chris Jericho 3 January 24 , 1998 Dayton , Ohio / One Fall / Souled Out Dean Malenko 4 May 17 , 1998 Worcester , Massachusetts / One Fall / Slamboree Vacated by Malenko on June 12 , 1997 in exchange for a match with Chris Jericho . Chris Jericho 4 June 14 , 1998 Baltimore , Maryland / One Fall / Great American Bash Jericho defeated Dean Malenko to win the vacant title . Juventud Guerrera 2 August 8 , 1998 Sturgis , South Dakota / One Fall / Road Wild Billy Kidman 1 September 14 1998 Greenville , South Carolina / One Fall / Nitro Juventud Guerrera 3 November 16 , 1998 Wichita , Kansas / One Fall / Nitro Billy Kidman 2 November 22 , 1998 Auburn Hills , Michigan / One Fall / World War III Rey Misterio , Jr . 4 March 15 , 1999 Cincinnati , Ohio / One Fall / Nitro Psychosis 1 April 19 , 1999 Gainesville , Florida / Four Corners / Nitro Rey Misterio , Jr . 5 April 26 , 1999 Fargo , North Dakota / One Fall / Nitro Lenny Lane 1 August 19 , 1999 Lubbock , Texas / One Fall / Thunder Psychosis 2 October 3 , 1999 Won the belt in a phantom match . Disco Inferno 1 October 4 , 1999 Kansas City , Missouri / One Fall / Nitro Evan Karagias 1 November 21 , 1999 Toronto , Ontario / One Fall / Mayhem Madusa 1 December 19 , 1999 Washington D.C. / One Fall / Starrcade Oklahoma 1 January 16 , 2000 Cincinnati , Ohio / One Fall / Souled Out Oklahoma vacates the title on January 18 , 2000 in Evansville , Indiana . `` The Artist Formerly Known As '' Prince Iaukea 1 February 20 , 2000 San Francisco , California / Tournament Final / Superbrawl Prince Iaukea defeats Lash LeRoux in a tournament final . Billy Kidman 3 March 30 , 2000 Baltimore , Maryland / One Fall / Nitro `` T.A.F.K.A. '' Prince Iaukea 2 March 31 , 2000 Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania / One Fall / Thunder All WCW titles are declared vacant on April 10 2000 by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff , during the WCW reboot . Chris Candido 1 April 16 , 2000 Chicago , Illinois / One Fall / Spring Stampede Chris Candido defeats Prince Iaukea , Juventud Guerrera , Crowbar and Lash LeRoux to win the vacant title . Crowbar and Daffney 1 May 15 , 2000 Biloxi , Mississippi / Mixed Tag-Team / Nitro Crowbar and Daffney defeat Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch in a mixed tag team match to become co-champions . Daffney 2 May 22 , 2000 Grand Rapids , MI / Mixed Tag-Team / Nitro Daffney pins Crowbar in a singles match to become the undisputed champion ( with her reign beginning on the date of the mixed tag match ) . Lt. Loco ( Chavo Guerrero Jr . ) 1 June 6 , 2000 Knoxville , Tennessee / 3-Way Dance / Thunder Lance Storm 1 July 31 , 2000 Cincinnati , Ohio / One Fall / Nitro Elix Skipper 1 August 14 2000 Kelowna , British Columbia Awarded by Lance Storm `` Above Average '' Mike Sanders 1 October 2 , 2000 San Francisco , California / One Fall / Nitro Chavo Guerrero , Jr . 2 December 4 , 2000 Lincoln , Nebraska / One Fall / Thunder `` Sugar '' Shane Helms 1 March 18 , 2001 Jacksonville , Florida / One Fall / Greed WCW is purchased by the WWF in March 2001 Billy Kidman 4 July 3 , 2001 Tacoma , Washington / One Fall / SmackDown ! X-Pac ( Sean Waltman ) 2 July 30 , 2001 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania / Title Vs Title / RAW WWF Light Heavyweight Champion X-Pac won the title in a title vs. title match . Billy Kidman 5 October 9 , 2001 Moline , Illinois / One Fall / SmackDown ! Tajiri 1 October 22 , 2001 Kansas City , Missouri / One Fall / RAW Title renamed WWF Cruiserweight Championship on November 18 2001 Billy Kidman 6 April 4 , 2002 Rochester , New York / One Fall / SmackDown ! Tajiri 2 April 21 , 2002 Kansas City , Missouri / One Fall / Backlash Title renamed WWE Cruiserweight Championship The Hurricane 2 May 14 , 2002 Montreal , Quebec / Triple Threat / SmackDown ! Jamie Noble 1 June 23 , 2002 Columbus , Ohio / One Fall / King Of The Ring Billy Kidman 7 November 17 , 2002 New York , New York / One Fall / Survivor Series Matt Hardy 1 February 23 , 2003 Montreal , Quebec / One Fall / No Way Out Rey Mysterio 6 June 3 , 2003 Sacramento , California / One Fall / SmackDown ! Tajiri 3 September 23 , 2003 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania / One Fall / SmackDown ! Rey Mysterio 7 December 30 , 2003 Laredo , Texas / One Fall / SmackDown ! Chavo Guerrero 3 February 15 , 2004 San Francisco , California / One Fall / No Way Out Jacqueline 1 May 4 , 2004 Tucson , Arizona / Intergender / SmackDown ! Chavo Guerrero 4 May 16 , 2004 Los Angeles , California / Intergender / Judgment Day Chavo Classic 1 May 18 , 2004 Las Vegas , Nevada / Triple Threat / SmackDown ! Rey Mysterio 8 June 15 , 2004 Chicago , Illinois / One Fall / SmackDown ! Spike Dudley 1 July 27 , 2004 Cincinnati , Ohio / One Fall / SmackDown ! Funaki 1 December 12 , 2004 Atlanta , Georgia / One Fall / Armageddon Chavo Guerrero 5 February 20 , 2005 Pittsburgh PA / 6-Man Elim. / WWE No Way Out Paul London 1 March 31 , 2005 Houston , Texas / Battle Royal / SmackDown ! Nunzio 1 August 6 , 2005 Bridgeport , Connecticut / One Fall / Velocity Juventud 4 October 9 , 2005 Houston , Texas / One Fall / No Mercy Nunzio 2 November 15 , 2005 Rome , Italy / One Fall / House Show Juventud 5 November 22 , 2005 Sheffield , England / One Fall / SmackDown ! Kid Kash 1 December 18 , 2005 Providence , Rhode Island / One Fall / Armageddon Gregory Helms 3 January 29 , 2006 Miami , Florida / Cruiserweight Invit. / Royal Rumble External link WWE title history Categories : World Championship Wrestling championships | World Wrestling Entertainment championships In other languages : Español 