CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE HISTORY
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TITLE HOLDER
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DATE
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CITY
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| Shinjiro Otani | 20/03/96 | Nagoya, Japan |
| Dean Malenko | 02/05/96 | Orlando, FL |
| Rey Mysterio Jr | 08/07/96 | Orlando, FL |
| Dean Malenko (2) | 27/10/96 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Ultimo Dragon | 29/12/96 | Nashville, TN |
| Dean Malenko (3) | 21/01/97 | Milwaukee, WI |
| Syxx | 23/02/97 | San Francisco, CA |
| Chris Jericho | 28/06/97 | Los Angeles, CA |
| Alex Wright | 28/07/97 | Charleston, WV |
| Chris Jericho (2) | 19/08/97 | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Eddy Guerrero | 14/09/97 | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Rey Mysterio Jr (2) | 26/10/97 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Eddy Guerrero (2) | 10/11/97 | Memphis, TN |
| Ultimo Dragon (2) | 29/12/97 | Baltimore, MD |
| Juventud Guerrera | 05/01/98 | Dayton Beach, FL |
| Rey Mysterio Jr (3) | 15/01/98 | Lakeland, FL |
| Chris Jericho (3) | 24/01/98 | Dayton, OH |
| Dean Malenko (4) | 17/05/98 | Worcester, MA |
| Chris Jericho (4) | 14/06/98 | Uniondale, NY |
| Rey Misterio Jr (4) | 12/07/98 | San Diego, CA |
| Chris Jericho (5) | 13/07/98 | Las Vegas, NV |
| Juventud Guerrera (2) | 08/08/98 | Sturgis, SD |
| Billy Kidman | 14/08/98 | Greenville, SC |
| Juventud Guerrera | 16/11/98 | Wichita, Kansas |
| Billy Kidman (2) | 22/11/98 | Auburn Hills, MI |
REMARKS :
- A tournament was held to determine the first ever WCW Cruiserwight Champion,
with the finals being held on 20/03/96 in Nagoya, Japan. Shinjiro beat Chris Benoit to
win the title.
- On 11/06/98, on Nitro, Dean Malenko vacated the title and the match between Malenko
and Chris Jericho at the Great American Bash was for the vacated title.
- On 13/07/98, on Nitro, Chris Jericho regained the title after proving that his loss
to Rey Misterio at Bash at the Beach the previous night was invalid due to a technicality.
RETURN
| WWF TITLE HISTORY |
| NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
| WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE |
| WCW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
| WCW WORLD TELEVISION TITLE |
| WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE |