WWE Cruiserweight Title History

1. 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
2. Billy Kidman [4]
   • 0. vs Shane Helms (07/05/01) - SmackDown!
   • 1. vs K-Kwik (07/15) - Heat
3. 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

4. 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
5. 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.

6. Billy Kidman [6]
   • 0. vs Tajiri (04/04/02) - SmackDown!
   • 1. vs Chavo Guerrero (04/13/02) - Jakked
7. 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)
8. 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!
9. 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
10. 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!
11. 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