WWE Cruiserweight Title History
- Shane Helms
- 0. vs Chavo Guerrero (03/18/01) - WCW Greed
- WCW is bought by WWE (03/22) - different companies only exist
for storyline purposes.
Helms is the 44th WCW Crusierweight Champion.
- 1. vs Billy Kidman (03/19) - WCW Nitro
- 2. vs Chavo Guerrero (03/26) - WCW Nitro
- Billy Kidman [4]
- 0. vs Shane Helms (07/05/01) - SmackDown!
- 1. vs K-Kwik (07/15) - Heat
- X-Pac
- 0. vs Billy Kidman (07/30/01) - RAW
- Already held the WWF Light Heavyweight Title
- defeated by Tajiri for only the WWF Light Heavyweight
Title on 08/06/01 - RAW
- 1. vs Tajiri (08/19) - SummerSlam (wins the WWE LH Title)
- title for title - regains the WWF Light Heavyweight Title
- defends only WWF LH Title in a match against Chavo Guerrero Jr.
on 09/08/01 - Jakked
- defends only WWF LH Title in a match against Scotty 2 Hotty on
10/08/01 - Jakked
- Billy Kidman [5]
- 0. vs X-Pac (10/11/01) - SmackDown!
- only the WCW Cruiserweight (and not the WWF Light Heavyweight)
title is on the line
- 1. vs Scotty 2 Hotty (10/21) - Heat
- Tajiri
- 0. vs Billy Kidman (10/22/01) - RAW
- 1. vs the Hurricane (10/28) - Heat
- 2. vs Crash (11/15) - SmackDown!
- WCW is disbanded after Survivor Series (11/18/02). Tajiri's
belt is referred to as the "Cruiserweight Championship"
and is semi-recognized by the WWE.
- The physical belt is MIA - Tajiri is announced as champion, but
it's unclear if the following are title matches.
- ?. vs Crash (11/24) - Jakked
- ?. vs Spike Dudley (12/01) - Jakked
- ?. vs Funaki (12/02) - Heat
- The belt reappears, having been modified, and defenses start
again.
- 3. vs Scotty 2 Hotty (02/03/02) - Heat
- 4. vs Hurricane (02/24/02) - Heat
- 5. vs Crash (03/16/02) - Jakked
- WWE is split into RAW and SmackDown! brands on 04/01/02. Tajiri
and the Cruiserweight Belt become property of the SmackDown! brand;
fully recognized as a WWE belt from this point on.
- Billy Kidman [6]
- 0. vs Tajiri (04/04/02) - SmackDown!
- 1. vs Chavo Guerrero (04/13/02) - Jakked
- Tajiri [2]
- 0. vs Billy Kidman (04/21/02) - Backlash
- 1. vs Billy Kidman (05/02) - SmackDown!
- WWF changes to WWE (05/06)
- 2. vs the Hurricane (05/09) - SmackDown! (CO Loss)
- the Hurricane [2 - last known as (Shane) Gregory Helms]
- 0. vs Billy Kidman (and Tajiri) (05/16/02) - SmackDown!
- 1. vs Chavo Guerrero (05/23) - SmackDown!
- Jamie Noble
- 0. vs the Hurricane (06/23/02) - King of the Ring
- 1. vs the Hurricane (07/06) - Velocity
- 2. vs Billy Kidman (07/21) - Vengeance
- 3. vs Billy Kidman (07/27) - Velocity
- 4. vs Funaki (08/31) - Velocity
- 5. vs Shannon Moore (09/05) - SmackDown!
- 6. vs Crash (10/03) - SmackDown
- 7. vs Tajiri (10/20) - No Mercy
- 8. vs Tajiri (10/24) - SmackDown
- Billy Kidman [7]
- 0. vs Jamie Noble (11/17/02) - Survivor Series
- 1. vs Tajiri (11/21) - SmackDown!
- 2. vs Crash (11/28) - SmackDown!
- 3. vs Chavo Guerrero (12/05) - SmackDown!
- 4. vs Chavo Guerrero (12/14) - Velocity!
- 5. vs Jamie Noble (02/15/03) - Velocity!
- Matt Hardy
- 0. vs Billy Kidman (02/23/03) - No Way Out
- 1. vs Billy Kidman (03/06) - SmackDown!
- 2. vs Rey Mysterio (03/30) - WrestleMania XIX
- 3. vs Brian Kendrick (04/17) - SmackDown!
- 4. vs Funaki (04/26) - Velocity
- 5. vs Tajiri (05/15) - SmackDown