WWE Championships
2016-Present
1963-Present
2023-Present
1979-Present
1975-Present
2016-Present
2016-Present
2002-Present
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2016-Present
2019-Present
2016-2022
2019-2022
2012-Present
2013-Present
2013-Present
2021-2023
2018-Present
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1989-2021
2017-2022
2018-2022
2019-2022
2020-Present
2002-2013
2008-2016
1971-2010
1997-2002
1997-2001
1991-2007
1956-2010
1998-2002
1991-2001
1994-2010
The now-defunct WWE Light Heavyweight Championship has one of the shortest histories in WWE. It got its start in late 1997 when a tournament was held to crown the first-ever Light Heavyweight Champion. In the end, it was Taka Michinoku defeating Brian Christopher for the title. Over the next three years, the Light Heavyweight Championship changed hands 13 times, totaling 11 different champions, including Christian, Jeff Hardy and X-Pac. The title was abandoned in 2001 when WWE finally put the WCW/ECW Alliance out of business. WWE then adopted the WCW Cruiserweight Championship as its version of the Cruiserweight Championship.
Championship Holders over time
2000 - 2009
Championship Holders
11
Longest Reign
445 days†
(reign began in previous decade)
Shortest Reign
9 days
| Champion | Date of Reign | | Time Held |
|---|---|---|
X-Pac | Aug 19, 2001 - Nov 18, 2001 | 91 days |
Tajiri | Aug 6, 2001 - Aug 19, 2001 | 12 days |
X-Pac | Jun 25, 2001 - Aug 6, 2001 | 41 days |
Jeff Hardy | Jun 7, 2001 - Jun 25, 2001 | 17 days |
Jerry Lynn | Apr 29, 2001 - Jun 7, 2001 | 38 days |
Crash Holly | Mar 15, 2001 - Apr 29, 2001 | 44 days |
Dean Malenko | Apr 27, 2000 - Mar 15, 2001 | 321 days |
Scotty 2 Hotty | Apr 17, 2000 - Apr 27, 2000 | 9 days |
Dean Malenko | Mar 13, 2000 - Apr 17, 2000 | 34 days |
Essa Rios | Feb 10, 2000 - Mar 13, 2000 | 31 days |
Gillberg | Nov 19, 1998 - Feb 8, 2000 | 445 days† (reign began in previous decade) |
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1990 - 1999
Championship Holders
3
Longest Reign
445 days†
(reign ends in next decade)
Shortest Reign
29 days
| Champion | Date of Reign | | Time Held |
|---|---|---|
Gillberg | Nov 19, 1998 - Feb 8, 2000 | 445 days† (reign ends in next decade) |
Christian | Oct 18, 1998 - Nov 17, 1998 | 29 days |
Taka Michinoku | Dec 7, 1997 - Oct 18, 1998 | 314 days |
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