WWF Light Heavyweight Championship

The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship is a retired professional wrestling championship, formerly competed for in the World Wrestling Federation by wrestlers billed as weighing less than 215 lb (98 kg).

History
The WWF first used the Light Heavyweight Championship in Japan and the Universal Wrestling Association, although the title was only recognized as an official WWF title after 1997, when a tournament was held on WWF television to crown a champion. To this day, WWE does not recognize any pre-1997 former champions as ever having held the title, including Chris Benoit and Ultimo Dragon.

During the Invasion angle in 2001, X-Pac defeated Jeff Hardy for the Light Heavyweight Championship, and then defeated Billy Kidman for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. After losing and regaining the Light Heavyweight Title in matches against Tajiri, X-Pac lost only the Cruiserweight title to Billy Kidman and disappeared from WWF television without explanation due to injury. After Survivor Series 2001, the WCW Cruiserweight Championship was renamed the WWF Cruiserweight Championship. When X-Pac returned to WWF television in 2002 as a member of the nWo, he did not return as champion.

Trivia

 * X-Pac was the last WWF Light Heavyweight Champion, holding the belt when it was retired.
 * According to WWE, the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship lasted 1288 (less than 4 years) days until it was retired.
 * The first person to have held both WCW and WWF Light Heavyweight Championships was Jushin Liger, but he is one of many whose title reigns are not recognized by WWE.