View source for WWF Light Heavyweight Championship/Champion history

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==Key==
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|'''Reign'''
|The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
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|'''#'''
|Indicates what number the reign is
|-
|'''Event'''
|The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
|-
|N/A
|The information is not available or is unknown
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|Wrestler name (#)
|The number represents the individual reigns of a wrestler when this is distinct from the tag team's reign.
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| &mdash;
|Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
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|'''+'''
|Indicates the current reign is changing daily
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==Title history==
===Recognition by the UWA/NJPW===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"
|- valign="bottom"
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0%| #
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=23%|Wrestlers
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0% |Reign #
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=15%|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=5%|Days<br />held
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=13%|Location
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=15%|Event
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=40% class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| {{sort|01|1}}
| {{sortname|Perro|Aguayo}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| March 26, 1981
| 183
| Shimizu, Japan
| [[House show|Live event]]
|align=left| Aguayo defeated [[Gran Hamada]] in a tournament final for the title.
|-
| {{sort|02|2}}
| [[Fishman]]
| {{sort|01|1}}
| September 25, 1981
| 15
| Los Angeles, CA
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| {{sort|03|3}}
| {{sortname|Perro|Aguayo}}
| {{sort|02|2}}
| October 10, 1981
| 8
| Los Angeles, CA
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| {{sort|04|4}}
| [[Chris Adams]]
| {{sort|01|1}}
| [[October 18]], 1981
| 56
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| {{sort|05|5}}
| {{sortname|Perro|Aguayo}}
| {{sort|03|3}}
| December 13, 1981
| 129
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| {{sort|06|6}}
| {{sortname|Gran|Hamada}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| April 21, 1982
| 130
| Tokyo, Japan
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| {{sort|07|7}}
| {{sortname|Perro|Aguayo}}
| {{sort|04|4}}
| August 29, 1982
| 203
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| {{sort|08|8}}
| {{sortname|Villano|III}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| March 20, 1983
| 140
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| {{sort|09|9}}
| {{sortname|Perro|Aguayo}}
| {{sort|05|5}}
| August 7, 1983
| 254
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 10
| {{sortname|Gran|Hamada}}
| {{sort|02|2}}
| April 17, 1984
| 33
| Tokyo, Japan
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 11
| {{sortname|Villano|III}}
| {{sort|02|2}}
| May 20, 1984
| 826
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 12
| [[Fishman]]
| {{sort|02|2}}
| August 24, 1986
| 122
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 13
| {{sortname|Perro|Aguayo}}
| {{sort|06|6}}
| December 24, 1986
| 130
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|

|-
| {{sort|13.5|—}}
| Vacated
| {{sort|00|0}}
| May 3, 1987
| 0
| N/A
| N/A
|align=left| The UWA forced Aguayo to relinquish the championship after a title defense against Villano III ended in controversy.
|-
| 14
| {{sortname|Villano|III}}
| {{sort|03|3}}
| June 17, 1987
| 109
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|align=left| Villano III defeated Perro Aguayo in a rematch for the title.
|-
| 15
| Rambo
| {{sort|01|1}}
| October 4, 1987
| 281
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 16
| {{sortname|Villano|III}}
| {{sort|04|4}}
| July 11, 1988
| 399
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 17
| {{sortname|Sangre|Chicana}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| August 14, 1989
| 62
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 18
| {{sortname|Perro|Aguayo}}
| {{sort|07|7}}
| October 15, 1989
| 49
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 19
| {{sortname|Sangre|Chicana}}
| {{sort|02|2}}
| December 3, 1989
| 175
| Mexico City, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 20
| {{sortname|Villano|III}}
| {{sort|05|5}}
| May 27, 1990
| 280
| Naucalpan, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 21
| [[Chris Benoit|Pegasus Kid]]
| {{sort|01|1}}
| March 3, 1991
| 560
| Naucalpan, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 22
| {{sortname|Villano|III}}
| {{sort|06|6}}
| September 13, 1992
| 110
| Naucalpan, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 23
| [[El Signo]]
| {{sort|01|1}}
| January 1, 1993
| 563
| Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 24
| {{sortname|Villano|III}}
| {{sort|07|7}}
| July 18, 1994
| 167
| Puebla, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| {{sort|24.5|—}}
| Vacated
| {{sort|00|0}}
| January 1995
| 0
| N/A
| N/A
|align=left| After Villano III signed a contract with the PROMELL [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]], he was forced to vacate the championship by the UWA.
|-
| 25
| [[Aero Flash]]
| {{sort|01|1}}
| June 16, 1995
| 282
| Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
| [[House show|Live event]]
|align=left| Aero Flash won the title in a tournament final.
|-
| 26
| [[Masanori Murakawa|The Great Sasuke]]
| {{sort|01|1}}
| March 24, 1996
| 90
| Shirakawa, Japan
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 27
| [[Osamu Matsuda|El Samurai]]
| {{sort|01|1}}
| June 22, 1996
| 43
| Naruko, Japan
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 28
| [[Masanori Murakawa|The Great Sasuke]]
| {{sort|02|2}}
| August 4, 1996
| 68
| Tokyo, Japan
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 29
| [[Último Dragón]]
| {{sort|01|1}}
| October 11, 1996
| 85
| Osaka, Japan
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 30
| [[Jushin Liger]]
| {{sort|01|1}}
| January 4, 1997
| 183
| Tokyo, Japan
| Wrestling World
|
|-
| 31
| [[Osamu Matsuda|El Samurai]]
| {{sort|02|2}}
| July 6, 1997
| 35
| Sapporo, Japan
| [[House show|Live event]]
|
|-
| 32
| {{sortname|Shinjiro|Otani}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| August 10, 1997
| 87
| Nagoya, Japan
| [[House show|Live event]]
|align=left| Otani was the final wrestler in the UWA to hold the title before it was returned to the WWF.
|}

===Recognition by the WWF===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"
|- valign="bottom"
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0%| #
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=23%|Wrestler
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0% |Reigns
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=15%|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=5%|Days<br />held
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=13%|Location
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=15%|Event
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=40% class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 33
| {{sortname|Taka|Michinoku}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| December 7, 1997
| 315
| Springfield, MA
| [[D-Generation X: In Your House|In Your House: D-Generation X]]
|align=left| Michinoku defeated [[Brian Lawler|Brian Christopher]] in a tournament final to win the title.
|-
| 34
| {{sort|Christian|[[Jason Reso|Christian]]}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| [[October 18]], 1998
| 30
| Chicago, IL
| [[Judgment Day: In Your House]]
|align=left| This was Christian's first match in the company.
|-
| 35
| {{sort|Gillberg|[[Duane Gill|Gillberg]]}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| November 17, 1998
| 453
| Columbus, OH
| ''[[WWE Raw|Raw is War]]''
|align=left| Longest reigning champion under the WWF banner.
|-
| 36
| {{sortname|Essa|Rios|Mr. Águila}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| February 13, 2000
| 29
| Austin, TX
| ''[[WWE Heat|Sunday Night Heat]]''
|
|-
| 37
| {{sortname|Dean|Malenko}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| March 13, 2000
| 35
| East Rutherford, NJ
| ''[[WWE Raw|Raw is War]]''
|
|-
| 38
| {{sort|Scotty 2 Hotty|[[Scott Garland (wrestler)|Scotty 2 Hotty]]}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| April 17, 2000
| 10
| State College, PA
| ''[[WWE Raw|Raw is War]]''
|
|-
| 39
| {{sortname|Dean|Malenko}}
| {{sort|02|2}}
| April 27, 2000
| 322
| Charlotte, NC
| ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
|align=left| This title change aired on tape delay.
|-
| 40
| {{sortname|Crash|Holly|Mike Lockwood}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| March 13, 2001
| 47
| Anaheim, CA
| ''[[WWE Heat|Sunday Night Heat]]''
|
|-
| 41
| {{sortname|Jerry|Lynn}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| April 29, 2001
| 37
| Chicago, IL
| ''[[WWE Heat|Sunday Night Heat]]''
|
|-
| 42
| {{sortname|Jeff|Hardy}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| June 5, 2001
| 20
| Grand Forks, ND
| ''[[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''
|align=left| This title change aired on tape delay.
|-
| 43
| {{sort|X-Pac|[[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]]}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| June 25, 2001
| 42
| New York City, NY
| ''[[WWE Raw|Raw is War]]''
|
|-
| 44
| {{sort|Tajiri|[[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]]}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| August 6, 2001
| 13
| Anaheim, CA
| ''[[WWE Raw|Raw is War]]''
|
|-
| 45
| {{sort|X-Pac|[[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]]}}
| {{sort|02|2}}
| August 19, 2001
| 91
| San Jose, CA
| [[SummerSlam 2001]]
|align=left| X-Pac was the final wrestler to hold the title before it was replaced by the [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship|WWF Cruiserweight Championship]]. A title unification match at [[Survivor Series 2001]] between WCW Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri and WWF Light Heavyweight Champion X-Pac was canceled because X-Pac was injured; shortly after the Light Heavyweight Championship became inactive.
|}


==List of top combined reigns==
This lists the combined reigns of wrestlers who have held the championship over 100 days.
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"
|- valign="bottom"
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Rank
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Wrestler
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|# of reigns
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Combined days
|-
|1||[[Villano III]]||7||2,301
|-
|2||[[Perro Aguayo]]||7||948
|-
|3||[[El Signo]]||1||563
|-
|4||[[Chris Benoit|The Pegasus Kid]]||1||560
|-
|5||[[Duane Gill|Gillberg]]||1||453
|-
|6||[[Dean Malenko]]||2||357
|-
|7||[[Takao Yoshida|TAKA Michinoku]]||1||315
|-
|8||[[Jim Samuel|Aero Flash]]||1||282
|-
|9||[[Luc Poirier|Rambo]]||1||280
|-
|10||[[Sangre Chicana]]||2||237
|-
|11||[[Masanori Murakawa]]||2||188
|-
|12||[[Jushin Liger]]||1||183
|-
|13||[[Gran Hamada]]||2||163
|-
|14||[[Fishman]]||2||137
|-
|15||[[Sean Waltman|X-Pac]]||2||133
|-
|16||[[Último Dragón]]||1||115
|}



==See also==
*[[List of WWE Cruiserweight Champions]]
[[Category:Champion history]]