Champion history[]
| Wrestler:
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Times:
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Date:
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Location:
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Notes:
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Defences:
|
Days Held:
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| T.J. Perkins
|
1
|
September 14, 2016
|
Winter Park, Florida
|
Defeated Gran Metalik in the Cruiserweight Classic final to become the inaugural champion.
|
2
|
46
|
| The Brian Kendrick
|
1
|
October 30, 2016
|
Boston, Massachusetts
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Defeated T.J. Perkins at Hell in a Cell.
|
1
|
30
|
| Rich Swann
|
1
|
November 29, 2016
|
Columbia, South Carolina
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Defeated The Brian Kendrick at 205 Live.
|
1
|
61
|
| Neville
|
1
|
January 29, 2017
|
San Antonio, Texas
|
Defeated Rich Swann at the Royal Rumble.
|
4
|
197
|
| Akira Tozawa
|
1
|
August 14, 2017
|
Boston, Massachusetts
|
Defeated Neville at RAW
|
1
|
6
|
| Neville
|
2
|
August 20, 2017
|
Brooklyn, New York
|
Defeated Akira Tozawa at SummerSlam
|
1
|
35
|
| Enzo Amore
|
1
|
September 24, 2017
|
Los Angeles, California
|
Defeated Neville at No Mercy
|
0
|
16
|
| Kalisto
|
1
|
October 9, 2017
|
Indianapolis, Indiana
|
Defeated Enzo Amore on RAW
|
1
|
13
|
| Enzo Amore
|
2
|
October 22, 2017
|
Minneapolis, Minnesota
|
Defeated Kalisto at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
|
1
|
93
|
| Vacated
|
—
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02018-01-23January 23, 2018
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|
Title was vacated due to Enzo Amore's release.
|
|
|
| Cedric Alexander
|
1
|
April 8, 2018
|
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
Defeated Mustafa Ali in a Tournament final match to win the vacant Championship
|
4
|
181
|
| Buddy Murphy
|
1
|
October 6, 2018
|
Melbourne, Australia
|
Defeated Cedric Alexander at Super Show-Down
|
4
|
183
|
| Tony Nese
|
1
|
April 7, 2019
|
New York City, New York
|
Defeated Buddy Murphy at WrestleMania 35
|
1
|
77
|
| Drew Gulak
|
1
|
June 23, 2019
|
Tacoma, Washington
|
Defeated Tony Nese and Akira Tozawa at Stomping Grounds
|
1
|
108
|
| Championship renamed the NXT Cruiserweight Championship
|
| Lio Rush
|
1
|
October 9, 2019
|
NXT
|
Defeated Drew Gulak
|
|
63
|
| Angel Garza
|
1
|
December 11, 2019
|
NXT
|
Defeated Lio Rush
|
|
45
|
| Jordan Devlin
|
1
|
January 25, 2020
|
Worlds Collide 2020
|
|
|
130
|
| Santos Escobar
|
1
|
June 3, 2020
|
NXT
|
Defeated Drake Maverick in the 2020 Cruiserweight Championship Tournament Final Match
|
|
314
|
| Kushida
|
1
|
April 13, 2021
|
NXT
|
|
|
161
|
| Roderick Strong
|
1
|
September 21, 2021
|
NXT
|
|
|
105
|
| Championship unified with the NXT North American Championship on the January 4, 2022 episode of NXT.
|
List of reign lengths[]
- As of October 14, 2024.
| Wrestler
|
Days Held
|
Date Won
|
Date Lost
|
| Santos Escobar
|
314
|
June 3, 2020
|
April 13, 2021
|
| Neville
|
197
|
January 29, 2017
|
August 14, 2017
|
| Buddy Murphy
|
183
|
October 6, 2018
|
April 7, 2019
|
| Cedric Alexander
|
181
|
April 8, 2018
|
October 6, 2018
|
| Kushida
|
161
|
April 13, 2021
|
September 21, 2021
|
| Jordan Devlin
|
130
|
January 25, 2020
|
June 3, 2020
|
| Drew Gulak
|
108
|
June 23, 2019
|
October 9, 2019
|
| Roderick Strong
|
105
|
September 21, 2021
|
January 4, 2022
|
| Enzo Amore (2)
|
93
|
October 22, 2017
|
January 23, 2018
|
| Tony Nese
|
77
|
April 7, 2019
|
June 23, 2019
|
| Lio Rush
|
63
|
October 9, 2019
|
December 11, 2019
|
| Rich Swann
|
61
|
November 29, 2016
|
January 29, 2017
|
| T.J. Perkins
|
46
|
September 14, 2016
|
October 30, 2016
|
| Angel Garza
|
45
|
December 11, 2019
|
January 25, 2020
|
| Neville (2)
|
35
|
August 20, 2017
|
September 24, 2017
|
| The Brian Kendrick
|
30
|
October 30, 2016
|
November 29, 2016
|
| Enzo Amore
|
16
|
September 24, 2017
|
October 9, 2017
|
| Kalisto
|
13
|
October 9, 2017
|
October 22, 2017
|
| Akira Tozawa
|
6
|
August 14, 2017
|
August 20, 2017
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