Since its inception in WCW in late 1991, the Cruiserweight Championship has had a roller coaster of an existence. Its first obstacle was overcoming an almost four-year lull when WCW failed to re-establish the championship after stripping Brad Armstrong in 1992. Since that time, several other questionable decisions were made, most notably when both Lenny Lane and The Artist were stripped of their championships in controversial fashion. In addition to all this, the Cruiserweight Championship also found its way around the waists of the likes of Madusa and Oklahoma. Despite all this, the Cruiserweight Championship has become the highest accolade in cruiserweight wrestling. It is because of the recent efforts of Superstars such as Gregory Helms, Chavo Guerrero and Jamie Noble that the Cruiserweight Championship is held in such high regard.
Cruiserweight
| CHAMPION | DEFEATED | LOCATION | DATE | VIDEO |
| Brian Pillman | Richard Morton | Chattanooga, TN | 10-27-91 | |
| Jushin Liger | Brian Pillman | Atlanta, GA | 12-25-91 | |
| Brian Pillman | Jushin Liger | Milwaukee, WI | 02-29-92 | |
| Scotty Flamingo | Brian Pillman | Augusta, GA | 06-20-92 | |
| Brad Armstrong | Scotty Flamingo | Atlanta, GA | 07-05-92 | |
| Shinjiro Otani | Chris Benoit | Nagoya, Japan | 03-20-96 | |
| Dean Malenko | Shinjiro Otani | Orlando, FL | 05-02-96 | |
| Rey Mysterio | Dean Malenko | Orlando, FL | 07-08-96 | |
| Dean Malenko | Rey Mysterio | Las Vegas, NV | 10-27-96 | |
| Ultimo Dragon | Dean Malenko | Nashville, TN | 12-29-96 | |
| Dean Malenko | Ultimo Dragon | Milwaukee, WI | 01-22-97 | |
| Syxx | Dean Malenko | San Francisco, CA | 02-24-97 | |
| Chris Jericho | Syxx | Los Angeles, CA | 06-28-97 | |
| Alex Wright | Chris Jericho | Charleston, WV | 07-28-97 | |
| Chris Jericho | Alex Wright | Colorado Springs, CO | 08-12-97 | |
| Eddie Guerrero | Chris Jericho | Winston-Salem, NC | 09-14-97 | |
| Rey Mysterio | Eddie Guerrero | Las Vegas, NV | 10-26-97 | |
| Eddie Guerrero | Rey Mysterio | Memphis, TN | 11-10-97 | |
| Ultimo Dragon | Eddie Guerrero | Baltimore, MD | 12-29-97 | |
| Juventud Guerrera | Ultimo Dragon | Daytona Beach, FL | 01-08-98 | |
| Rey Mysterio | Juventud Guerrera | Lakeland, FL | 01-15-98 | |
| Chris Jericho | Rey Mysterio | Dayton, OH | 01-24-98 | Watch |
| Dean Malenko | Chris Jericho | Worcester, MA | 05-17-98 | |
| Chris Jericho | Dean Malenko | Baltimore, MD | 06-14-98 | |
| Juventud Guerrera | Chris Jericho | Sturgis, SD | 08-08-98 | |
| Billy Kidman | Juventud Guerrera | Greenville, SC | 09-14-98 | |
| Juventud Guerrera | Billy Kidman | Wichita, KS | 11-16-98 | |
| Billy Kidman | Juventud Guerrera | Auburn Hills, MI | 11-22-98 | |
| Rey Mysterio | Billy Kidman | Cincinnati, OH | 03-15-99 | |
| Psicosis | Rey Mysterio | Gainsville, FL | 04-19-99 | |
| Rey Mysterio | Psicosis | Fargo, ND | 04-26-99 | |
| Lenny Lane | Rey Mysterio | Lubbock, TX | 08-19-99 | |
| Disco Inferno | Psicosis | Kansas City, MO | 10-04-99 | |
| Psicosis | n/a | Kansas City, MO | 10-04-99 | |
| Evan Karagias | Disco Inferno | Toronto, ON | 11-21-99 | |
| Madusa | Evan Karagias | Washington, DC | 12-19-99 | |
| Oklahoma | Madusa | Cincinnati, OH | 01-16-00 | |
| The Artist | Lash LeRoux | San Francisco, CA | 02-20-00 | |
| Billy Kidman | The Artist | Baltimore, MD | 03-30-00 | |
| The Artist | Billy Kidman | Pittsburgh, PA | 03-31-00 | |
| Chris Candido | n/a | Chicago, IL | 04-16-00 | |
| Crowbar & Daffney | Chris Candido | Biloxi, MS | 05-15-00 | Watch |
| Daffney | Crowbar | Grand Rapids, MI | 05-22-00 | |
| Lt. Loco | Daffney | Knoxville, TN | 06-06-00 | |
| Lance Storm | Lt. Loco | Cincinnati, OH | 07-31-00 | |
| Elix Skipper | Lance Storm | Kelowna, B.C. | 08-14-00 | |
| Mike Sanders | Elix Skipper | San Francisco, CA | 10-02-00 | |
| Chavo Guerrero | Mike Sanders | Lincoln, NE | 12-04-00 | |
| Shane Helms | Chavo Guerrero | Jacksonville, FL | 03-18-01 | |
| Billy Kidman | Shane Helms | Tacoma, WA | 07-05-01 | |
| X-Pac | Billy Kidman | Philadelphia, PA | 07-30-01 | |
| Billy Kidman | X-Pac | Moline, IL | 10-11-01 | |
| Tajiri | Billy Kidman | Kansas City, MO | 10-22-01 | |
| Billy Kidman | Tajiri | Rochester, NY | 04-04-02 | |
| Tajiri | Billy Kidman | Kansas City, MO | 04-21-02 | |
| The Hurricane | Tajiri | Montreal, Quebec | 05-16-02 | |
| Jamie Noble | The Hurricane | Columbus, OH | 06-23-02 | |
| Billy Kidman | Jamie Noble | New York, NY | 11-17-02 | |
| Matt Hardy | Billy Kidman | Montreal, Quebec | 02-23-03 | |
| Rey Mysterio | Matt Hardy | Anaheim, CA | 06-05-03 | |
| Tajiri | Rey Mysterio | Philadelphia, PA | 09-25-03 | |
| Rey Mysterio | Tajiri | Washington, DC | 01-01-04 | |
| Chavo Guerrero | Rey Mysterio | San Francisco, CA | 02-15-04 | |
| Jacqueline | Chavo Guerrero | Tucson, AZ | 05-06-04 | |
| Chavo Guerrero | Jacqueline | Los Angeles, CA | 05-16-04 | |
| Chavo Classic | Chavo Guerrero | Las Vegas, NV | 05-20-04 | |
| Rey Mysterio | Chavo Classic | Chicago, IL | 06-17-04 | |
| Spike Dudley | Rey Mysterio | Cincinnati, OH | 07-29-04 | |
| Funaki | Spike Dudley | Atlanta, GA | 12-12-04 | |
| Chavo Guerrero | Funaki | Pittsburgh, PA | 02-20-05 | |
| Paul London | n/a | Houston, TX | 03-31-05 | |
| Nunzio | Paul London | Bridgeport, CT | 08-06-05 | |
| Juventud | Nunzio | Houston, TX | 10-09-05 | |
| Nunzio | Juventud | Rome, Italy | 11-15-05 | |
| Juventud | Nunzio | Sheffield, England | 11-25-05 | |
| Kid Kash | Juventud | Providence, RI | 12-18-05 | |
| Gregory Helms | Kid Kash | Miami, FL | 01-29-06 | |
| Chavo Guerrero | Gregory Helms | Los Angeles, CA | 02-18-07 | |
| Hornswoggle | Chavo Guerrero | San Jose, CA | 07-22-07 |