WWE Cruiserweight Championship/Champion history

WWE Cruiserweight Championship/Champion history

The following champion history features the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

Champion history

#	Wrestler	Reigns	Date	Days held:	Location	Event	Notes
1	Billy Kidman	6	April 2, 2002	19	Rochester, New York	SmackDown!	Aired on April 4.
2	Tajiri	2	April 21, 2002	23	Kansas City, Missouri	Backlash 2002	The title became the WWE Cruiserweight Championship on May 5 when the WWF became World Wrestling Entertainment.
3	The Hurricane	2	May 14, 2002	40	Montreal, Canada	SmackDown!	This was a triple threat match that aired on May 16, also involving Billy Kidman.
4	Jamie Noble	1	June 23, 2002	147	Columbus, Ohio	King of the Ring 2002
5	Billy Kidman	7	November 17, 2002	98	New York City, New York	Survivor Series 2002
6	Matt Hardy	1	February 23, 2003	100	Montreal, Canada	No Way Out 2003
7	Rey Mysterio	6	June 3, 2003	112	Anaheim, California	SmackDown!	Aired on June 5.
8	Tajiri	3	September 23, 2003	98	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	SmackDown!	Aired on September 25.
9	Rey Mysterio	7	December 30, 2003	47	Laredo, Texas	SmackDown!	Aired on January 1.
10	Chavo Guerrero	3	February 15, 2004	79	Daly City, California	No Way Out 2004
11	Jacqueline	1	May 4, 2004	12	Tucson, Arizona	SmackDown	Aired on May 6.
12	Chavo Guerrero	4	May 16, 2004	2	Los Angeles, California	Judgment Day 2004	Guerrero won the title with one hand tied behind his back, though his father Chavo Classic untied it during the match.
13	Chavo Classic	1	May 18, 2004	28	Las Vegas, Nevada	SmackDown	This was a triple threat match also involving Spike Dudley, which aired on May 20.
14	Rey Mysterio	8	June 15, 2004	42	Chicago, Illinois	SmackDown	Aired on June 17.
15	Spike Dudley	1	July 27, 2004	138	Cincinnati, Ohio	SmackDown	Aired on July 29.
16	Funaki	1	December 12, 2004	70	Atlanta, Georgia	Armageddon 2004
17	Chavo Guerrero	5	February 20, 2005	37	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	No Way Out 2005	Won the title in a six-man Cruiserweight Open, also including Paul London, Akio, Shannon Moore and Spike Dudley.
18	Paul London	1	March 29, 2005	126	Houston, Texas	SmackDown	Won an 8-man battle royal, aired on March 31.
19	Nunzio	1	August 2, 2005	68	Bridgeport, Connecticut	Velocity
20	Juventud	4	October 9, 2005	37	Houston, Texas	No Mercy 2005
21	Nunzio	2	November 15, 2005	7	Rome, Italy	Live event
22	Juventud	5	November 22, 2005	26	Sheffield, England	SmackDown	Aired on November 25.
23	Kid Kash	1	December 18, 2005	42	Providence, Rhode Island	Armageddon 2005
24	Gregory Helms	3	January 29, 2006	385	Miami, Florida	Royal Rumble 2006	This was a six-way match also involving Funaki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio and Paul London. Helms, who was on the Raw roster at that time, moved to SmackDown! after winning the title.
25	Chavo Guerrero	6	February 18, 2007	154	Los Angeles, California	No Way Out 2007	This was an 8-man Cruiserweight Open at No Way Out, also involving Daivari, Shannon Moore, Funaki, Jamie Noble, Jimmy Wang Yang and Scotty 2 Hotty.
26	Hornswoggle	1	July 22, 2007	65	San Jose, California	The Great American Bash 2007	This was a six-man Cruiserweight Open also involving Jimmy Wang Yang, Shannon Moore, Funaki and Jamie Noble.
-	Vacated	0 -	September 25, 2007	0	Indianapolis, Indiana	Smackdown!	Vacated on the September 25, 2007 edition of SmackDown! (aired September 28) by acting General Manager Vickie Guerrero, citing that his status as Mr. McMahon's (kayfabe) son and his diminutive stature would eventually jeopardize his well-being.
-	Retired	0 -	March 4, 2008	0	N/A	N/A	On March 4, 2008, WWE.com put the title on the retired section with the other past