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 | |
| "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 | |
| Billy Kidman(7) | Jamie Knoble | 11/17/2002 | Survivor Series | |
| Matt Hardy | Billy Kidman | 02/24/2003 | No Way Out | |
| Rey Mysterio(6) | Matt Hardy | 06/03/2003 | Smackdown | |
| Yoshiri Tajiri(3) | Rey Mysterio | 09/23/2003 | Smackdown | |
| Rey Mysterio(7) | Yoshiri Tajiri | 12/30/2003 | Smackdown | |
| Chavo Gurrero Jr.(3) | Rey Mysterio | 02/15/2004 | No Way Out | |
| Jacquelyn | Chavo Gurrero | 05/04/2004 | Smackdown | |
| Chavo Gurrero Jr.(4) | Jacquelyn | 05/16/2004 | Judgement Day | |
| Chavo Gurrero Sr. | Chavo Gurrero Jr. | 05/18/2004 | Smackdown | |
| Rey Mysterio(8) | Chavo Gurrero Sr. | 06/15/2004 | Smackdown | |
| Spike Dudley | Rey Mysterio | 07/27/2004 | Smackdown | |
| Sho Funaki | Spike Dudley | 12/12/2004 | Armageddon | |
| Chavo Gurrero(5) | Sho Funaki | 02/20/2005 | No Way Out | Won in a 6-man elimination match between Funaki, Spike Dudley, Shannon Moore, Paul London and Akio |
| Paul London | See Notes | 03/29/2005 | Smackdown | Won in a battle royal against Chavo Guerrero, Sho Funaki, Akio, Spike Dudley, Nunzio, Scotty 2 Hotty, and Billy Kidman |
| Nunzio | Paul London | 08/02/2005 | Velocity | |
| Juventud Guerrera(4) | Nunzio | 10/09/2005 | No Mercy | |
| Nunzio(2) | Juventud Guerrera | 11/15/2005 | Won at a non-televised event in Italy | |
| Juventud Guerrera(5) | Nunzio | 11/21/2005 | Smackdown | |
| Kid Kash | Juventud Guerrera | 12/15/2005 | Armageddon | |
| Gregory Helms(3) | See Notes | 01/29/2006 | Royal Rumble | Won in a 6-Man cruiserweight Texas Tornado invitational against Kid Kash, Sho Funaki, Nunzio, Paul London, and Jamie Knoble |
| Chavo Guerrero(6) | See Notes | 02/19/2007 | No Way Out | Won in a 7-Man cruiserweight open invitational against Sho Funaki, Shannon Moore, Daivari, Jimmie Wang Yang, Scotty 2 Hotty, Jamie Knoble, and Gregory Helms |
| Hornswoggle | See Notes | 07/22/2007 | Great American Bash | Won in a 6-Man cruiserweight open against Sho Funaki, Shannon Moore, Jimmie Wang Yang, Jamie Knoble, and Chavo Guerrero. Smackdown General Manager, Vickie Guerrero makes Hornswoggle "advacate" the belt for "his own safe being" on 9/28/2007 |