WCW/WWF/WWE CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY
| NEW CHAMP | WON FROM | DATE | EVENT/SHOW | NOTES |
| Brian Pillman | Ricky Morton | 10/27/1991 | Won a Tournament | |
| Jushin Thunder Liger | Brian Pillman | 12/25/1991 | ||
| Brian Pillman(2) | Jushin Thunder Liger | 02/29/1992 | ||
| Scotty Flamingo | Brian Pillman | 06/20/1992 | ||
| Brad Armstrong | Scotty Flamingo | 07/05/1992 | Title vacated on 09/02/1992 due to injury. The scheduled Tournament laster that month was postponed and never happened, title was inactive from 09/1992 to 03/1996 | |
| Shinjiro Ohtani | Wild Pegasus | 03/20/1996 | Won a Tournament | |
| Dean Malenko | Shinjiro Ohtani | 05/02/1996 | ||
| Rey Mysterio Jr. | Dean Malenko | 07/08/1996 | Title vacant in 10/1997 due to injury | |
| Dean Malenko(2) | 10/27/1996 | Halloween Havoc | Won a Tournament | |
| Ultimo Dragon | Dean Malenko | 12/29/1996 | Starrcade | |
| Dean Malenko(3) | Ultimo Dragon | 01/21/1997 | Clash of the Champions | |
| Syxx | Dean Malenko | 02/23/1997 | Superbrawl 7 | |
| Chris Jericho | Syxx | 06/28/1997 | ||
| Alex Wright | Chris Jericho | 07/28/1997 | ||
| Chris Jericho(2) | Alex Wright | 08/28/1997 | Nitro | |
| Eddy Gurrerro | Chris Jericho | 09/14/1997 | ||
| Rey Mysterio Jr.(2) | Eddy Gurrerro | 10/26/1997 | Halloween Havoc | |
| Eddy Gurrerro(2) | Rey Mysterio Jr | 11/10/1997 | Nitro | |
| Ultimo Dragon(2) | Eddy Gurrerro | 12/29/1997 | Nitro | |
| Juventud Gurrerra | Ultimo Dragon | 01/08/1998 | Thunder | |
| Rey Mysterio Jr.(3) | Juventud Gurrerra | 01/15/1998 | Thunder | |
| Chris Jericho(3) | Rey Mysterio Jr | 01/24/1998 | Souled Out | |
| Dean Malenko(4) | Chris Jericho | 05/24/1998 | Slamboree | |
| Chris Jericho(4) | 06/14/1998 | Nitro | Awarded after Jericho pointed out Malenko wasn't suppose to be his opponent when he lost the belt | |
| Juventud Gurrerra(2) | Chris Jericho | 08/08/1998 | Road Wild | |
| Billy Kidman | Juventud Gurrerra | 09/14/1998 | Nitro | |
| Juventud Gurrerra(3) | Billy Kidman | 11/16/1998 | Nitro | |
| Billy Kidman(2) | Juventud Gurrerra | 11/22/1998 | World War 3 | |
| Rey Mysterio Jr.(4) | Billy Kidman | 03/15/1999 | Nitro | |
| Phycosis | See Notes | 04/19/1999 | Nitro | Won title in a 4 man tornado match between Rey Mysterio Jr., Blitzkreig, and Juventud Gurrerra |
| Rey Mysterio Jr.(5) | Phycosis | 04/26/1999 | Nitro | |
| Lenny Lane | Rey Mysterio Jr. | 08/19/1999 | Thunder | |
| Phycosis(2) | 10/09/1999 | Nitro | WCW banned Lenny Lane from WCW TV due to his controversial gimmick and awarded the Title to Phycosis | |
| Disco Inferno | Phycosis | 10/11/1999 | Nitro | |
| Evan Karagious | Disco Inferno | 11/21/1999 | Mayhem | |
| Madusa | Evan Karagious | 12/19/1999 | Starrcade | |
| Oklahoma(Ed Ferrerra) | Madusa | 01/16/2000 | Souled Out | Oklahoma forfeits the title on 1/18/2000 proclaiming himself the greatest Cruiserweight Champ Ever! |
| The Artist formerly known as Prince Iaukea | Lash LeRoux | 02/20/2000 | SuperBrawl 10 | Won a tournament. |
| Billy Kidman(3) | Prince Iaukea | 03/30/2000 | ||
| The Artist formerly known as Prince Iaukea(2) | Billy Kidman | 03/31/2000 | Title declared vacant on 04/10/2000 by new WCW booking team. | |
| Chris Candido | See Notes | 04/16/2000 | Spring Stampede | Won a 6 man suicide match between, Crowbar, Shannon More, The Artist, Las LeRoux, and Juventud Gurrerra |
| Daphne & Crowbar | Chris Candido | 05/15/2000 | Nitro | Won in a mixed tag team match between Daphne & Crowbar against Chris Candido & Tammy Lynn Sytch |
| Chavo Gurrerro Jr. | Daphne | 06/06/2000 | Thunder | Won under the persona of Lietanant Loco |
| Lance Storm | Chavo Gurrerro Jr. | 07/31/2000 | Nitro | Won under the persona of Lietanant Loco |
| "Prime Time" Elix Skipper | Lance Storm | 08/14/2000 | Nitro | Storm gives the title to Skipper |
| "Above Average" Mike Sanders | Elix Skipper | 10/02/2000 | Nitro | Won in a handicap match where it was Skipper against Snaders and Kevin Nash |
| Chavo Gurrerro Jr.(2) | Mike Sanders | 12/05/2000 | Thunder | |
| Shane Helms | Chavo Gurrerro Jr. | 03/18/2001 | Greed | |
| Billy Kidman(4) | Shane Helms | 07/03/2001 | Smackdown | |
| X-Pac(2) | Billy Kidman | 07/30/2001 | RAW | X-Pac use to be Syxx, "unifies" the Cruiserweight and WWF Light HW Title by defeating Kidman |
| Billy Kidman(5) | X-Pac | 10/09/2001 | Smackdown | |
| Yoshiri Tajiri | Billy Kidman | 10/22/2001 | RAW | Recognized as "WWF Cruiserweight Title" from 11/2001 on |
| Billy Kidman(6) | Yoshiri Tajiri | 04/02/2002 | Smackdown | |
| Yoshiri Tajiri(2) | Billy Kidman | 04/21/2002 | Backlash | In 05/2002, when WWF changes name to WWE, it causes this belt to be recognized as" WWE Cruiserweight Title" |
| Hurricane Helms(2) | Yoshiri Tajiri | 05/14/2002 | Smackdown | Hurricane Helms use to be Shane Helms |
| Jamie Knoble | Hurricane Helms | 06/23/2002 | King of the RIng |