| Champion | Won From | Date | City/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Pillman | Richard Morton | 10/27/1991 | Halloween Havoc[1] |
| Jushin Liger | Brian Pillman | 12/25/1991 | Atlanta, GA |
| Brian Pillman (2) | Jushin Liger | 2/29/1992 | Superbrawl II |
| Scotty Flamingo | Brian Pillman | 6/20/1992 | Beach Blast |
| Brad Armstrong | Scotty Flamingo | 7/5/1992 | Atlanta, GA[2] |
| Shinjiro Ohtani | Wild Pegasus | 3/20/1996 | Japan[3] |
| Dean Malenko | Shinjiro Ohtani | 5/2/1996 | Worldwide |
| Rey Mysterio | Dean Malenko | 7/8/1996 | Monday Nitro |
| Dean Malenko (2) |
Rey Mysterio | 10/27/1996 | Halloween Havoc |
| Ultimo Dragon | Dean Malenko | 12/29/1996 | Starrcade |
| Dean Malenko (3) |
Ultimo Dragon | 1/22/1997 | Clash 34 |
| Syxx | Dean Malenko | 2/23/1997 | Superbrawl VII |
| Chris Jericho | Syxx | 6/28/1997 | Saturday Nitro |
| Alex Wright | Chris Jericho | 7/28/1997 | Monday Nitro |
| Chris Jericho (2) | Alex Wright | 8/16/1997 | Saturday Night |
| Eddie Guerrero | Chris Jericho | 9/14/1997 | Fall Brawl |
| Rey Mysterio (2) | Eddie Guerrero | 10/26/1997 | Halloween Havoc |
| Eddie Guerrero (2) |
Rey Mysterio | 11/10/1997 | Monday Nitro |
| Ultimo Dragon (2) |
Eddie Guerrero | 12/29/1997 | Monday Nitro |
| Juventud Guerrera | Ultimo Dragon | 1/8/1998 | Thunder |
| Rey Mysterio (3) | Juventud Guerrera | 1/15/1998 | Thunder |
| Chris Jericho (3) | Rey Mysterio | 1/24/1998 | Souled Out |
| Dean Malenko (4) |
Chris Jericho | 5/17/1998 | Slamboree[4] |
| Chris Jericho (4) | Dean Malenko | 6/14/1998 | Great American Bash[5] |
| Juventud Guerrera (2) | Chris Jericho | 8/8/1998 | Road Wild[6] |
| Billy Kidman | Juventud Guerrera | 9/14/1998 | Monday Nitro |
| Juventud Guerrera (3) | Billy Kidman | 11/16/1998 | Monday Nitro |
| Billy Kidman (2) | Juventud Guerrera | 11/22/1998 | World War III |
| Rey Mysterio (4) | Billy Kidman | 3/15/1999 | Monday Nitro |
| Psychosis | Rey Mysterio | 4/19/1999 | Monday Nitro[7] |
| Rey Mysterio (5) | Psychosis | 4/26/1999 | Monday Nitro |
| Lenny Lane | Rey Mysterio | 8/19/1999 | Thunder[8] |
| Disco Inferno | Psychosis | 10/4/1999 | Monday Nitro[9] |
| Evan Karagias | Disco Inferno | 11/22/1999 | Mayhem |
| Madusa | Evan Karagias | 12/19/1999 | Starrcade |
| Oklahoma | Madusa | 1/16/2000 | Souled Out[10] |
| The Artist | Lash Leroux | 2/20/2000 | Superbrawl 2000[11] |
| Billy Kidman (3) | The Artist | 3/30/2000 | Baltimore, MD |
| The Artist (2) | Billy Kidman | 3/31/2000 | Pittsburgh, PA[12] |
| Chris Candido | - | 4/16/2000 | Spring Stampede[13] |
| Crowbar & Daffney |
Chris Candido & TammyLynnSytch |
5/15/2000 | Monday Nitro[14] |
| Daffney | Crowbar | 5/22/2000 | Monday Nitro[15] |
| Lieutenant Loco | Daffney | 6/6/2000 | Thunder[16] |
| Lance Storm | Lieutenant Loco | 7/31/2000 | Monday Nitro |
| Elix Skipper | - | 8/14/2000 | Monday Nitro[17] |
| Mike Sanders | Elix Skipper | 10/2/2000 | Monday Nitro[18] |
| Chavo Guerrero (2) |
Mike Sanders | 12/4/2000 | Thunder |
| Shane Helms | Chavo Guerrero | 3/18/2001 | Greed |
| In March 2001, WWE buys out WCW and the title becomes defended on WWE programming. | |||
| Billy Kidman (4) | Gregory Helms | 7/5/2001 | Smackdown! |
| X-Pac (2) | Billy Kidman | 7/30/2001 | Raw is War[19] |
| Billy Kidman (5) | X-Pac | 10/11/2001 | Smackdown! |
| Tajiri | Billy Kidman | 10/22/2001 | Raw[20] |
Footnotes:
[1]: This was a tournament final match to determine the first ever WCW Light Heavyweight champion.
[2]: Armstrong vacated the title at the Clash of the Champions 20 on 9/2/1992 because of a knee injury. A tournament was scheduled to begin, but never happened and the title was dropped when Eric Bischoff took over WCW in March 1993.
[3]: This was a tournament final match to crown the first ever WCW World Cruiserweight champion.
[4]: Since Malenko could no longer challenge for the WCW World Cruiserweight title, he won a battle royal under Cicople’s mask to get a shot at Jericho and his title. Because of the way he won the title, Malenko was stripped of the belt on the 6/11/98 Thunder.
[5]: This was a match to determine a champion. Jericho won by disqualification, which still counts as a title win for him.
[6]: Dean Malenko served as the special guest referee in this match.
[7]: This was a four-way match which also included Juventud Guerrera and Blitzkrieg.
[8]: Lane was stripped of the belt because of his homosexual gimmick that made TBS uncomfortable.
[9]: Disco Inferno and Psychosis wrestled to crown a new WCW World Cruiserweight champion.
[10]: Oklahoma was forced to vacate the belt because he exceeded the weight limit requirements.
[11]: This was a tournament final.
[12]: Once the Russo/Bischoff era started on 4/10/2000, all the titles were made vacant as they reset the company.
[13]: Candido won a six-way match which also included The Artist, Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore, Lash Leroux and Crowbar.
[14]: Crowbar and Daffney defeated Candido & Tammy Lynn Sytch in a mixed tag match to become co-champions.
[15]: Daffney defeated Crowbar to become the undisputed champion.
[16]: This was a triple-threat match which also included Disco Inferno.
[17]: Since Lance Storm was already the WCW U.S. champion and the WCW Hardcore champion, he awarded the WCW World Cruiserweight title to fellow Team Canada partner Elix Skipper.
[18]: Sanders and Kevin Nash defeated Elix Skipper in a handicap powerbomb match to win the belt.
[19]: With X-Pac’s WCW World Cruiserweight title win, this unified the belts with the WWF Light Heavyweight title.
[20]: With the demise of the Alliance at the Survivor Series PPV on 11/18/01, the title becomes known as the WWF Cruiserweight title.
Credit goes to: PWI Almanac, wrestling-titles.com, and ProWrestlingHistory.com
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