The Title History of WCW
NOTE:Title History Begins With WCW Name Change From 1991 Up untill 2001
WCW Hardcore Championship
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1
2
3
4
5
6
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7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
-
15
16
17
18
19
1
2
3
4
5
6
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7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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15
16
17
18
19
Norman Smiley
Brian Knobs
Bam Bam Bigelow
Brian Knobs
3 Count
Brian Knobs
Vacated
Terry Funk
Terry Funk
Eric Bischoff
Big Vito & Johnny the Bull
Big Vito
Lance Storm
Carl Ouellet
Norman Smiley
Vacated
Reno
Crowbar
Terry Funk
Meng
Barbarian
Brian Knobs
Bam Bam Bigelow
Brian Knobs
3 Count
Brian Knobs
Vacated
Terry Funk
Terry Funk
Eric Bischoff
Big Vito & Johnny the Bull
Big Vito
Lance Storm
Carl Ouellet
Norman Smiley
Vacated
Reno
Crowbar
Terry Funk
Meng
Barbarian
Date
November 21, 1999
January 12, 2000
February 7, 2000
February 20, 2000
February 28, 2000
March 19, 2000
April 10, 2000
April 16, 2000
May 24, 2000
June 5, 2000
June 6, 2000
June 6, 2000
July 24, 2000
August 14, 2000
August 14, 2000
September 25, 2000
October 2, 2000
November 8, 2000
December 17, 2000
January 14, 2001
January 22, 2001
November 21, 1999
January 12, 2000
February 7, 2000
February 20, 2000
February 28, 2000
March 19, 2000
April 10, 2000
April 16, 2000
May 24, 2000
June 5, 2000
June 6, 2000
June 6, 2000
July 24, 2000
August 14, 2000
August 14, 2000
September 25, 2000
October 2, 2000
November 8, 2000
December 17, 2000
January 14, 2001
January 22, 2001
Days
Held
51
27
13
8
20
22
6
50
12
1
0
48
21
0
42
7
37
39
28
9
60
Held
51
27
13
8
20
22
6
50
12
1
0
48
21
0
42
7
37
39
28
9
60
Location
Toronto, Ontario
Erie, PA
Tulsa, OK
San Francisco, CA
Minneapolis, MN
Miami, FL
Denver, CO
Chicago, IL
Saginaw, Michigan
Atlanta, GA
Knoxville, TN
Billings, MT
Cleveland, OH
Kelowna, B.Columbia
Kelowna, B.Columbia
Uniondale, NY
San Francisco, CA
Chicago, IL
Washington, D.C.
Indianapolis, IN
Winston-Salem, NC
Toronto, Ontario
Erie, PA
Tulsa, OK
San Francisco, CA
Minneapolis, MN
Miami, FL
Denver, CO
Chicago, IL
Saginaw, Michigan
Atlanta, GA
Knoxville, TN
Billings, MT
Cleveland, OH
Kelowna, B.Columbia
Kelowna, B.Columbia
Uniondale, NY
San Francisco, CA
Chicago, IL
Washington, D.C.
Indianapolis, IN
Winston-Salem, NC
Events
Mayhem
Thunder
Nitro
SuperBrawl
Nitro
Uncensored
-
Spring Stampede
Thunder
Nitro
Thunder
Thunder
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
Thunder
Starrcase
Sin
Thunder
Mayhem
Thunder
Nitro
SuperBrawl
Nitro
Uncensored
-
Spring Stampede
Thunder
Nitro
Thunder
Thunder
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
Thunder
Starrcase
Sin
Thunder
Cruiserweight Championship
Shinjiro Ohtani
d. Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) - 03/20/96
Announced as having won a mostly-fictional WCW Tournament
Determination match held on NJPW card. Never aired on WCW TV
Dean Malenko
0. d. Shinjiro Ohtani (05/17) - Worldwide
Title change taped on 5/2. Clips also aired on WCWSN.
1. d. Brad Armstrong (05/19) - Spring Stampede
2. d. Rey Mysterio (06/16) - Great American Bash
3. d. Rey Mysterio (06/17) - Nitro ?
4. d. Bobby Walker (06/24) - Nitro ?
5. d. Disco Inferno (07/07) - Bash at the Beach
Rey Mysterio Jr.
00. d. Dean Malenko (07/08) - Nitro
01. d. Psychosis (07/13) - Saturday Night ?
02. d. Ultimo Dragon (08/11) - Hogg Wild
03. d. Ultimo Dragon (08/12) - Nitro ?
04. d. Dean Malenko (08/15) - Clash of the Champions
05. d. Jerry Lynn (08/26) - Nitro
06. d. Billy Kidman (09/09) - Nitro
07. d. Super Calo (09/15) - Fall Brawl
08. d. Juventued Guerrera (09/16) - Nitro
09. d. Juventued Guerrera (09/21) - Saturday Night ?
10. d. Juventued Guerrera (10/05) - Saturday Night ?
Dean Malenko [2]
00. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (10/27) - Halloween Havoc
01. d. Jim Powers (10/28) - Nitro
02. d. Scotty Riggs (11/04) - Nitro
03. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (11/09) - Worldwide
04. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (11/09) - Saturday Night
05. d. Chris Jericho (11/10) - {Pro}
06. d. Juventud Guerrera (11/16) - Saturday Night
07. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (11/17) - Worldwide
08. DQW Ultimo Dragon (11/18) - Nitro ?
09. d. Psychosis (11/24) World War 3
10. d. Billy Kidman (12/02) - Nitro
11. d. Jimmy Graffitti (12/09) - Nitro
12. d. Billy Kidman (12/14) - Saturday Night
13. d. David Sammartino (12/16) - Nitro
14. d. Mark Starr (12/21) - Saturday Night ?
Ultimo Dragon
0. d. Dean Malenko (12/29) - Starrcade
1. d. Jushin Liger (12/30) - Nitro
2. d. Mark Starr (01/05) - {Pro}
3. d. Dean Malenko (01/20) - Nitro
Dean Malenko [3]
0. d. Ultimo Dragon (01/21) - Clash of Champions
1. d. Jerry Flynn (01/27) - Nitro (?)
2. d. Mark Starr (02/03) - Nitro (?)
3. CO Eddie Guerrero (02/10) - Nitro
4. d. Robbie Brookside (02/17) - Nitro
Syxx
0. d. Dean Malenko (02/23) - SuperBrawl
shoulder injury during defense causes six week gap in defenses
1. d. Prince Iaueka (04/14) - Nitro
2. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (04/21) - Nitro
3. d. Juventud Guerrera (04/28) - Nitro
4. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (05/05) - Nitro
5. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (06/16) - Nitro
6. d. Chris Jericho (06/21) - Saturday Night
7. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (06/23) - Nitro
Chris Jericho
0. d. Syxx (06/28) - Los Angeles
non-televised title change
1. d. Juventud Guerrera (06/30) - Nitro
2. d. Alex Wright (07/12) - Saturday Night
3. d. Psychosis (07/20) - Worldwide
4. d. Dave Heath (07/27) - {Pro}
Alex Wright
0. d. Chris Jericho (07/28) - Nitro
1. d. Scotty Riggs (08/04) - Nitro
2. d. Scotty Riggs (08/09) - Saturday Night
3. d. Chris Jericho (08/09) - Road Wild
Chris Jericho [2]
0. d. Alex Wright (08/16) - Saturday Night
1. d. Eddie Guerrero (08/21) - Clash of the Champions
2. d. Yuji Nagata (08/25) - Nitro
3. d. Doc Dean (08/31) - Worldwide
4. NCO Chavo Guerrero (09/01) - Nitro
5. d. Hector Guerrero (09/06) - Saturday Night
6. d. Brad Armstrong (09/08) - Nitro
Eddie Guerrero
0. d. Chris Jericho (09/14) - Fall Brawl
1. d. Ultimo Dragon (09/15) - Nitro
2. d. Lenny Lance (10/05) - {Pro} (?)
3. d. Ultimo Dragon (10/06) - Nitro (?)
4. d. Psychosis (10/13) - Nitro
5. d. Chris Benoit (10/20) - Nitro
Rey Mysterio Jr. [2]
0. d. Eddie Guerrero (10/26) - Halloween Havoc
1. d. Dean Malenko (10/27) - Nitro
2. d. Kidman (11/01) - Saturday Night
Eddie Guerrero [2]
0. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (11/10) - Nitro
1. NCO Dean Malenko (11/17) - Nitro
2. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (11/23) - World War 3
3. d. Louie Spicolli (11/29) - Saturday Night
month gap between defenses might've been due to an injury for Guerrero
4. d. Lizmark Jr. (12/20) - Worldwide
5. d. Bobby Blaze (12/20) - Saturday Night
6. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (12/27) - Saturday Night
7. d. Dean Malenko (12/28) - Starrcade
Ultimo Dragon [2]
0. d. Eddie Guerrero (12/29) - Nitro
Juventud Guerrera
0. d. Ultimo Dragon (01/08/98) - Thunder
1. d. El Dandy (01/10) - Saturday Night
2. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (01/12) - Nitro
Rey Mysterio Jr. [3]
0. d. Juventud Guerrera (01/15) - Thunder
1. d. Mike Anthony (01/18?) - {Pro}
2. d. Juventud Guerrera (01/24) - Saturday Night
Chris Jericho [3]
0. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (01/24) - Souled Out
1. d. Super Calo (02/02) - Nitro?
2. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (02/07) - Saturday Night?
3. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (02/12) - Thunder
4. d. Dean Malenko (02/19) - Thunder
5. d. Juventud Guerrera (02/22) - SuperBrawl
6. d. Lenny Lane (02/23) - Nitro
7. d. Ciclope (03/05) - Thunder
8. d. Disco Inferno (03/09) - Nitro
9. d. Dean Malenko (03/15) - Uncensored
10. DQL. Juventued Guerrera (03/16) - Nitro
11. d. Super Calo (03/19) - Thunder
12. d. Lenny Lane (03/23) - Nitro
13. d. Disco Inferno (03/26) - Thunder
14. d. Psychosis (03/28) - Saturday Night
15. d. Marty Jannetty (03/30) - Nitro
16. d. Juventued Guerrera (04/06) - Nitro
17. d. Super Calo (04/13) - Nitro
18. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (04/16) - Thunder
19. d. Lenny Lane (04/18) - Saturday Night
20. d. Prince Iaeuka (04/19) - Spring Stampede
21. d. Juventud Guerrera (04/20) - Nitro
22. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (04/27) - Nitro
23. d. not-Dean Malenko (05/04) - Nitro
24. DQL Juventued Guerrera (05/09) - Canadian SN
Dean Malenko [4]
0. d. Chris Jericho (05/17) - Slamboree
1. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (05/21) - Thunder
2. d. Lenny Lane (05/25) - Nitro
3. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (05/30) - Saturday Night
4. d. Silver King (06/04) - Thunder
5. d. Disco Inferno (06/08) - Nitro
6. d. Riggs (06/11) - Thunder
Vacates the belt for a match against Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho [4]
0. DQW Dean Malenko (06/14) - Great American Bash
1. DQW Ultimo Dragon (06/24) - Thunder
2. DQW Ultimo Dragon (07/06) - Nitro
3. d. Ultimo Dragon (07/08) - Thunder
4. NC Rey Mysterio Jr. (07/12) - Bash at the Beach
Mysterio defeated Chris Jericho on 07/12, but the match was thrown out and the belt was given back on 07/13 due to Dean Malenko interfering while being suspended.
5. d. Silver King (07/18) - Worldwide
6. d. Barry Houston (07/18) - Saturday Night
7. d. Juventued Guerrera (07/25) - Worldwide
8. DQW. Dean Malenko (07/27) - Nitro
Juventud Guerrera [2]
0. d. Chris Jericho (08/08) - Road Wild
1. d. Psychosis (08/20) - Thunder
2. d. Evan Kourageous (08/31) - Nitro
3. d. Hector Garza (09/07) - Nitro
4. DQW Silver King (09/10) - Thunder
5. d. Kaz Hayashi (09/12) - Saturday Night
6. d. Silver King (09/13) - Fall Brawl
Billy Kidman
00. Juventud Guerrera (09/14) - Nitro
01. Disco Inferno (09/21) - Nitro
02. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (10/01) - Thunder
03. Psychosis (10/05) - Nitro
04. Kaz Hayashi (10/15) - Thunder
05. Lenny Lance (10/17) - Saturday Night
06. TLD Rey Mysterio Jr. (10/19) - Nitro
07. d. Disco Inferno (10/25) - Halloween Havoc
08. d. Juventud Guerrera (10/26) - Nitro
09. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (10/29) - Thunder
10. DQW Chavo Guerrero Jr. (11/12) - Thunder
Juventud Guerrera [3]
0. d. Billy Kidman (11/16) - Nitro
1. d. Super Calo (11/21) - Saturday Night
Billy Kidman [2]
00. d. Juventud Guerrera (11/22) - World War III
01. d. Rey Mysterio (11/23) - Nitro
02. d. Eddie Guerrero (11/30) - Nitro
03. DQL Rey Mysterio (12/14) - Nitro
04. d. Juventud Guerrera and Rey Mysterio (12/27) - Starrcade
05. d. Eddie Guerrero (12/27) - Starrcade
06. DQW Psychosis (01/07/99) - Thunder
07. d. Juventud Guerrera, Psychosis and Rey Mysterio Jr. (01/17) - Souled Out
08. TCO Rey Mysterio Jr. and Psychosis (01/30) - Saturday Night
09. d. Lash LeRoux (02/01) - Nitro
10. d. Lodi (02/13) - Worldwide
11. d. Chavo Guerrero (02/21) - Superbrawl IX
12. d. Psychosis (03/01) - Nitro
13. d. Chavo Guerrero (03/04) - Thunder
14. d. Scott Armstrong (03/06) - Worldwide
15. DQW Chris Jericho (03/13) - Saturday Night
16. d. Mikey Whipwreck (03/14) - Uncensored
Rey Mysterio Jr. [4]
0. d. Kidman (03/15) - Nitro
1. d. Juventud Guerrera (03/18) - Thunder
2. d. Evan Karagias (04/07) - Thunder
3. d. Kidman (04/11) - Spring Stampede
4. NC. Juventud Guerrera (04/12) - Nitro
5. d. Juventud Guerrera (04/15) - Thunder
Psychosis
sometimes spelled Psicosis
0. d. Blitzkrieg, Juventud Guerrera, Rey Mysterio (04/19) - Nitro
Rey Mysterio Jr. [5]
0. d. Psychosis (04/26) - Nitro
1. d. Kaz Hayashi (05/01) - Saturday Night
2. d. Juventud Guerrera (05/01) - Worldwide
match taped before previous title change actually occurred, but treated as title defense
3. d. Evan Karagias (05/17) - Nitro
4. d. Kaz Hayashi (05/20) - Thunder
5. d. Lash Leroux (05/29) - Saturday Night
6. NC Kidman (06/19) - Saturday Night
7. d. Blitzkrieg (07/01) - Thunder
8. NC Lenny Lane (08/16) - Nitro
Lenny Lane
0. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (08/19) - Thunder
1. NC Juventud Guerrera (08/23) - Nitro
2. d. Scott Armstrong (08/28) - Worldwide
3. DQL Kidman (09/02) - Thunder
4. d. Kaz Hayashi (09/12) - Fall Brawl
5. d. Shaggy 2 Dope (09/20) - Nitro
6. d. Evan Karagias (09/23) - Thunder
7. d. El Dandy (09/25) - Saturday Night
Forced to vacate the title off-camera on or before 10/04
Psychosis [2]
Announced as champion on 10/04 - no specific title match win is cited
Disco Inferno
0. d. Psychosis (10/04) - Nitro
1. d. Evan Karagias (10/07) - Thunder
2. d. Hardbody Harrison (10/09) - Saturday Night
3. d. Kaz Hayashi (10/11) - Nitro
4. d. Vampiro (10/18) - Nitro
5. d. Lash LeRoux (10/24) - Halloween Havoc
Evan Karagias
0. d. Disco Inferno (11/21) - Mayhem
1. d. Barry Horwitz (12/11) - Worldwide
2. d. Allan Funk (12/11) - Saturday Night
3. d. the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka (12/16) - Thunder
Madusa
0. d. Evan Karagis (12/19) - Starrcade
1. d. Buzzkill (12/20) - Nitro
2. d. Asya (01/06/00) - Thunder
3. d. unknown member of the crowd (01/15) - Saturday Night
Madusa challenged anyone out of the crowd to challenge her for the title. Challenger's name was not given.
Oklahoma
0. d. Madusa (01/16) - Souled Out
vacates the belt on (01/19) - Thunder
the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka
0. d. Lash LeRoux (02/20) - SuperBrawl
Final of an 8 person title tournament
1. d. Crowbar (02/23) - Thunder
2. d. David Flair (02/28) - Nitro
3. DQL Chavo Guerrero (03/01) - Thunder
4. DQL Psychosis (03/08) - Thunder
5. DQL Billy Kidman (03/11) - Saturday Night
6. d. Psychosis (03/19) - Uncensored
7. d. Lash LeRoux (03/25) - Worldwide
Billy Kidman [3]
d. the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka (03/30) - Baltimore
House Show match, never mentioned on air
the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka [2]
d. Kidman (03/31) - Pittsburgh
House Show match, never mentioned on air
all active WCW titles vacated on 04/10
Chris Candido
0. d. Shannon Moore, Juventud Guerrera, Lash LeRoux, the Artist (04/16) - Spring Stampede
1. d. the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka (05/07) - Slamboree
2. d. Crowbar (05/10) - Thunder
Crowbar
0. 05/15 d. Chris Candido and Tammy with Daffney
actual champion unclear, as Daffney (w/Crowbar) pins Tammy (w/Chris Candido) in a mixed tag match for the title
Daffney
0. d. Crowbar (05/22) - Nitro
Daffney officially announced as champion after this match
1. d. Chris Candido and the artist formerly known as Prince Iaueka (05/24) - Thunder
Lt. Loco (Chavo Guerrero Jr.)
0. d. Disco Inferno and Daffney (06/07) - Thunder
1. d. Disco Inferno (06/11) - Great American Bash
2. d. the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka (06/12) - Nitro
3. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. and the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka (06/19) - Nitro
4. d. Cpl. Cajun (06/28) - Thunder
5. d. Juventud Guerrera (07/09) - Bash at the Beach
6. d. David Flair (07/19) - Thunder
7. d. the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka (07/22) - Worldwide
Lance Storm
0. 07/31 d. Chavo Guerrero (07/31) - Nitro
Storm changes name of the title to "100 Kilograms and under" on 08/02
Name change not official
1. 08/02 d. Juventud Guerrera (08/02) - Thunder
Elix Skipper
awarded title by Lance Storm (08/14) - Nitro
1. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (08/21) - Nitro
2. d. Chris Harris (09/02) - Worldwide
3. d. Cpl. Cajun (09/16) - Worldwide
4. d. Kwee-wee (09/17) - Fall Brawl
Mike Sanders
0. d. Elix Skipper (10/02) - Nitro
handicap "must use powerbomb to win" match with Kevin Nash as Mike Sanders' partner
belt back to being "Cruiserweight"
1. d. Lance Storm (10/04) - Thunder
2. d. Kwee-Wee (11/26) - Mayhem
Chavo Guerrero Jr. [2]
0. d. Chavo Guerrero (12/06) - Thunder
1. d. Jamie Noble (12/20) - Thunder
2. d. Shannon Moore (01/08/01) - Nitro
3. d. Evan Karagias (01/13) - Worldwide
4. d. Shane Helms (01/14) - Sin
5. d. Crowbar (01/15) - Nitro
6. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (02/18) - SuperBrawl
7. d. Shane Helms (03/05) - Nitro
Shane Helms
0. vs Chavo Guerrero (03/18/01) - WCW Greed
1. vs Billy Kidman (03/19) - Nitro
WCW is bought by WWE (03/22) - different companies only exist for storyline purposes as of 3/26
Helms is the 44th WCW Cruiserweight Champion, and the 1st recognized by the WWF
2. vs Chavo Guerrero (03/26) - Nitro
End of WCW/Turner Era
d. Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) - 03/20/96
Announced as having won a mostly-fictional WCW Tournament
Determination match held on NJPW card. Never aired on WCW TV
Dean Malenko
0. d. Shinjiro Ohtani (05/17) - Worldwide
Title change taped on 5/2. Clips also aired on WCWSN.
1. d. Brad Armstrong (05/19) - Spring Stampede
2. d. Rey Mysterio (06/16) - Great American Bash
3. d. Rey Mysterio (06/17) - Nitro ?
4. d. Bobby Walker (06/24) - Nitro ?
5. d. Disco Inferno (07/07) - Bash at the Beach
Rey Mysterio Jr.
00. d. Dean Malenko (07/08) - Nitro
01. d. Psychosis (07/13) - Saturday Night ?
02. d. Ultimo Dragon (08/11) - Hogg Wild
03. d. Ultimo Dragon (08/12) - Nitro ?
04. d. Dean Malenko (08/15) - Clash of the Champions
05. d. Jerry Lynn (08/26) - Nitro
06. d. Billy Kidman (09/09) - Nitro
07. d. Super Calo (09/15) - Fall Brawl
08. d. Juventued Guerrera (09/16) - Nitro
09. d. Juventued Guerrera (09/21) - Saturday Night ?
10. d. Juventued Guerrera (10/05) - Saturday Night ?
Dean Malenko [2]
00. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (10/27) - Halloween Havoc
01. d. Jim Powers (10/28) - Nitro
02. d. Scotty Riggs (11/04) - Nitro
03. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (11/09) - Worldwide
04. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (11/09) - Saturday Night
05. d. Chris Jericho (11/10) - {Pro}
06. d. Juventud Guerrera (11/16) - Saturday Night
07. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (11/17) - Worldwide
08. DQW Ultimo Dragon (11/18) - Nitro ?
09. d. Psychosis (11/24) World War 3
10. d. Billy Kidman (12/02) - Nitro
11. d. Jimmy Graffitti (12/09) - Nitro
12. d. Billy Kidman (12/14) - Saturday Night
13. d. David Sammartino (12/16) - Nitro
14. d. Mark Starr (12/21) - Saturday Night ?
Ultimo Dragon
0. d. Dean Malenko (12/29) - Starrcade
1. d. Jushin Liger (12/30) - Nitro
2. d. Mark Starr (01/05) - {Pro}
3. d. Dean Malenko (01/20) - Nitro
Dean Malenko [3]
0. d. Ultimo Dragon (01/21) - Clash of Champions
1. d. Jerry Flynn (01/27) - Nitro (?)
2. d. Mark Starr (02/03) - Nitro (?)
3. CO Eddie Guerrero (02/10) - Nitro
4. d. Robbie Brookside (02/17) - Nitro
Syxx
0. d. Dean Malenko (02/23) - SuperBrawl
shoulder injury during defense causes six week gap in defenses
1. d. Prince Iaueka (04/14) - Nitro
2. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (04/21) - Nitro
3. d. Juventud Guerrera (04/28) - Nitro
4. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (05/05) - Nitro
5. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (06/16) - Nitro
6. d. Chris Jericho (06/21) - Saturday Night
7. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (06/23) - Nitro
Chris Jericho
0. d. Syxx (06/28) - Los Angeles
non-televised title change
1. d. Juventud Guerrera (06/30) - Nitro
2. d. Alex Wright (07/12) - Saturday Night
3. d. Psychosis (07/20) - Worldwide
4. d. Dave Heath (07/27) - {Pro}
Alex Wright
0. d. Chris Jericho (07/28) - Nitro
1. d. Scotty Riggs (08/04) - Nitro
2. d. Scotty Riggs (08/09) - Saturday Night
3. d. Chris Jericho (08/09) - Road Wild
Chris Jericho [2]
0. d. Alex Wright (08/16) - Saturday Night
1. d. Eddie Guerrero (08/21) - Clash of the Champions
2. d. Yuji Nagata (08/25) - Nitro
3. d. Doc Dean (08/31) - Worldwide
4. NCO Chavo Guerrero (09/01) - Nitro
5. d. Hector Guerrero (09/06) - Saturday Night
6. d. Brad Armstrong (09/08) - Nitro
Eddie Guerrero
0. d. Chris Jericho (09/14) - Fall Brawl
1. d. Ultimo Dragon (09/15) - Nitro
2. d. Lenny Lance (10/05) - {Pro} (?)
3. d. Ultimo Dragon (10/06) - Nitro (?)
4. d. Psychosis (10/13) - Nitro
5. d. Chris Benoit (10/20) - Nitro
Rey Mysterio Jr. [2]
0. d. Eddie Guerrero (10/26) - Halloween Havoc
1. d. Dean Malenko (10/27) - Nitro
2. d. Kidman (11/01) - Saturday Night
Eddie Guerrero [2]
0. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (11/10) - Nitro
1. NCO Dean Malenko (11/17) - Nitro
2. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (11/23) - World War 3
3. d. Louie Spicolli (11/29) - Saturday Night
month gap between defenses might've been due to an injury for Guerrero
4. d. Lizmark Jr. (12/20) - Worldwide
5. d. Bobby Blaze (12/20) - Saturday Night
6. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (12/27) - Saturday Night
7. d. Dean Malenko (12/28) - Starrcade
Ultimo Dragon [2]
0. d. Eddie Guerrero (12/29) - Nitro
Juventud Guerrera
0. d. Ultimo Dragon (01/08/98) - Thunder
1. d. El Dandy (01/10) - Saturday Night
2. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (01/12) - Nitro
Rey Mysterio Jr. [3]
0. d. Juventud Guerrera (01/15) - Thunder
1. d. Mike Anthony (01/18?) - {Pro}
2. d. Juventud Guerrera (01/24) - Saturday Night
Chris Jericho [3]
0. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (01/24) - Souled Out
1. d. Super Calo (02/02) - Nitro?
2. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (02/07) - Saturday Night?
3. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (02/12) - Thunder
4. d. Dean Malenko (02/19) - Thunder
5. d. Juventud Guerrera (02/22) - SuperBrawl
6. d. Lenny Lane (02/23) - Nitro
7. d. Ciclope (03/05) - Thunder
8. d. Disco Inferno (03/09) - Nitro
9. d. Dean Malenko (03/15) - Uncensored
10. DQL. Juventued Guerrera (03/16) - Nitro
11. d. Super Calo (03/19) - Thunder
12. d. Lenny Lane (03/23) - Nitro
13. d. Disco Inferno (03/26) - Thunder
14. d. Psychosis (03/28) - Saturday Night
15. d. Marty Jannetty (03/30) - Nitro
16. d. Juventued Guerrera (04/06) - Nitro
17. d. Super Calo (04/13) - Nitro
18. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (04/16) - Thunder
19. d. Lenny Lane (04/18) - Saturday Night
20. d. Prince Iaeuka (04/19) - Spring Stampede
21. d. Juventud Guerrera (04/20) - Nitro
22. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (04/27) - Nitro
23. d. not-Dean Malenko (05/04) - Nitro
24. DQL Juventued Guerrera (05/09) - Canadian SN
Dean Malenko [4]
0. d. Chris Jericho (05/17) - Slamboree
1. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (05/21) - Thunder
2. d. Lenny Lane (05/25) - Nitro
3. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (05/30) - Saturday Night
4. d. Silver King (06/04) - Thunder
5. d. Disco Inferno (06/08) - Nitro
6. d. Riggs (06/11) - Thunder
Vacates the belt for a match against Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho [4]
0. DQW Dean Malenko (06/14) - Great American Bash
1. DQW Ultimo Dragon (06/24) - Thunder
2. DQW Ultimo Dragon (07/06) - Nitro
3. d. Ultimo Dragon (07/08) - Thunder
4. NC Rey Mysterio Jr. (07/12) - Bash at the Beach
Mysterio defeated Chris Jericho on 07/12, but the match was thrown out and the belt was given back on 07/13 due to Dean Malenko interfering while being suspended.
5. d. Silver King (07/18) - Worldwide
6. d. Barry Houston (07/18) - Saturday Night
7. d. Juventued Guerrera (07/25) - Worldwide
8. DQW. Dean Malenko (07/27) - Nitro
Juventud Guerrera [2]
0. d. Chris Jericho (08/08) - Road Wild
1. d. Psychosis (08/20) - Thunder
2. d. Evan Kourageous (08/31) - Nitro
3. d. Hector Garza (09/07) - Nitro
4. DQW Silver King (09/10) - Thunder
5. d. Kaz Hayashi (09/12) - Saturday Night
6. d. Silver King (09/13) - Fall Brawl
Billy Kidman
00. Juventud Guerrera (09/14) - Nitro
01. Disco Inferno (09/21) - Nitro
02. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (10/01) - Thunder
03. Psychosis (10/05) - Nitro
04. Kaz Hayashi (10/15) - Thunder
05. Lenny Lance (10/17) - Saturday Night
06. TLD Rey Mysterio Jr. (10/19) - Nitro
07. d. Disco Inferno (10/25) - Halloween Havoc
08. d. Juventud Guerrera (10/26) - Nitro
09. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (10/29) - Thunder
10. DQW Chavo Guerrero Jr. (11/12) - Thunder
Juventud Guerrera [3]
0. d. Billy Kidman (11/16) - Nitro
1. d. Super Calo (11/21) - Saturday Night
Billy Kidman [2]
00. d. Juventud Guerrera (11/22) - World War III
01. d. Rey Mysterio (11/23) - Nitro
02. d. Eddie Guerrero (11/30) - Nitro
03. DQL Rey Mysterio (12/14) - Nitro
04. d. Juventud Guerrera and Rey Mysterio (12/27) - Starrcade
05. d. Eddie Guerrero (12/27) - Starrcade
06. DQW Psychosis (01/07/99) - Thunder
07. d. Juventud Guerrera, Psychosis and Rey Mysterio Jr. (01/17) - Souled Out
08. TCO Rey Mysterio Jr. and Psychosis (01/30) - Saturday Night
09. d. Lash LeRoux (02/01) - Nitro
10. d. Lodi (02/13) - Worldwide
11. d. Chavo Guerrero (02/21) - Superbrawl IX
12. d. Psychosis (03/01) - Nitro
13. d. Chavo Guerrero (03/04) - Thunder
14. d. Scott Armstrong (03/06) - Worldwide
15. DQW Chris Jericho (03/13) - Saturday Night
16. d. Mikey Whipwreck (03/14) - Uncensored
Rey Mysterio Jr. [4]
0. d. Kidman (03/15) - Nitro
1. d. Juventud Guerrera (03/18) - Thunder
2. d. Evan Karagias (04/07) - Thunder
3. d. Kidman (04/11) - Spring Stampede
4. NC. Juventud Guerrera (04/12) - Nitro
5. d. Juventud Guerrera (04/15) - Thunder
Psychosis
sometimes spelled Psicosis
0. d. Blitzkrieg, Juventud Guerrera, Rey Mysterio (04/19) - Nitro
Rey Mysterio Jr. [5]
0. d. Psychosis (04/26) - Nitro
1. d. Kaz Hayashi (05/01) - Saturday Night
2. d. Juventud Guerrera (05/01) - Worldwide
match taped before previous title change actually occurred, but treated as title defense
3. d. Evan Karagias (05/17) - Nitro
4. d. Kaz Hayashi (05/20) - Thunder
5. d. Lash Leroux (05/29) - Saturday Night
6. NC Kidman (06/19) - Saturday Night
7. d. Blitzkrieg (07/01) - Thunder
8. NC Lenny Lane (08/16) - Nitro
Lenny Lane
0. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (08/19) - Thunder
1. NC Juventud Guerrera (08/23) - Nitro
2. d. Scott Armstrong (08/28) - Worldwide
3. DQL Kidman (09/02) - Thunder
4. d. Kaz Hayashi (09/12) - Fall Brawl
5. d. Shaggy 2 Dope (09/20) - Nitro
6. d. Evan Karagias (09/23) - Thunder
7. d. El Dandy (09/25) - Saturday Night
Forced to vacate the title off-camera on or before 10/04
Psychosis [2]
Announced as champion on 10/04 - no specific title match win is cited
Disco Inferno
0. d. Psychosis (10/04) - Nitro
1. d. Evan Karagias (10/07) - Thunder
2. d. Hardbody Harrison (10/09) - Saturday Night
3. d. Kaz Hayashi (10/11) - Nitro
4. d. Vampiro (10/18) - Nitro
5. d. Lash LeRoux (10/24) - Halloween Havoc
Evan Karagias
0. d. Disco Inferno (11/21) - Mayhem
1. d. Barry Horwitz (12/11) - Worldwide
2. d. Allan Funk (12/11) - Saturday Night
3. d. the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka (12/16) - Thunder
Madusa
0. d. Evan Karagis (12/19) - Starrcade
1. d. Buzzkill (12/20) - Nitro
2. d. Asya (01/06/00) - Thunder
3. d. unknown member of the crowd (01/15) - Saturday Night
Madusa challenged anyone out of the crowd to challenge her for the title. Challenger's name was not given.
Oklahoma
0. d. Madusa (01/16) - Souled Out
vacates the belt on (01/19) - Thunder
the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka
0. d. Lash LeRoux (02/20) - SuperBrawl
Final of an 8 person title tournament
1. d. Crowbar (02/23) - Thunder
2. d. David Flair (02/28) - Nitro
3. DQL Chavo Guerrero (03/01) - Thunder
4. DQL Psychosis (03/08) - Thunder
5. DQL Billy Kidman (03/11) - Saturday Night
6. d. Psychosis (03/19) - Uncensored
7. d. Lash LeRoux (03/25) - Worldwide
Billy Kidman [3]
d. the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka (03/30) - Baltimore
House Show match, never mentioned on air
the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka [2]
d. Kidman (03/31) - Pittsburgh
House Show match, never mentioned on air
all active WCW titles vacated on 04/10
Chris Candido
0. d. Shannon Moore, Juventud Guerrera, Lash LeRoux, the Artist (04/16) - Spring Stampede
1. d. the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka (05/07) - Slamboree
2. d. Crowbar (05/10) - Thunder
Crowbar
0. 05/15 d. Chris Candido and Tammy with Daffney
actual champion unclear, as Daffney (w/Crowbar) pins Tammy (w/Chris Candido) in a mixed tag match for the title
Daffney
0. d. Crowbar (05/22) - Nitro
Daffney officially announced as champion after this match
1. d. Chris Candido and the artist formerly known as Prince Iaueka (05/24) - Thunder
Lt. Loco (Chavo Guerrero Jr.)
0. d. Disco Inferno and Daffney (06/07) - Thunder
1. d. Disco Inferno (06/11) - Great American Bash
2. d. the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka (06/12) - Nitro
3. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. and the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka (06/19) - Nitro
4. d. Cpl. Cajun (06/28) - Thunder
5. d. Juventud Guerrera (07/09) - Bash at the Beach
6. d. David Flair (07/19) - Thunder
7. d. the artist formerly known as Prince Iaeuka (07/22) - Worldwide
Lance Storm
0. 07/31 d. Chavo Guerrero (07/31) - Nitro
Storm changes name of the title to "100 Kilograms and under" on 08/02
Name change not official
1. 08/02 d. Juventud Guerrera (08/02) - Thunder
Elix Skipper
awarded title by Lance Storm (08/14) - Nitro
1. d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. (08/21) - Nitro
2. d. Chris Harris (09/02) - Worldwide
3. d. Cpl. Cajun (09/16) - Worldwide
4. d. Kwee-wee (09/17) - Fall Brawl
Mike Sanders
0. d. Elix Skipper (10/02) - Nitro
handicap "must use powerbomb to win" match with Kevin Nash as Mike Sanders' partner
belt back to being "Cruiserweight"
1. d. Lance Storm (10/04) - Thunder
2. d. Kwee-Wee (11/26) - Mayhem
Chavo Guerrero Jr. [2]
0. d. Chavo Guerrero (12/06) - Thunder
1. d. Jamie Noble (12/20) - Thunder
2. d. Shannon Moore (01/08/01) - Nitro
3. d. Evan Karagias (01/13) - Worldwide
4. d. Shane Helms (01/14) - Sin
5. d. Crowbar (01/15) - Nitro
6. d. Rey Mysterio Jr. (02/18) - SuperBrawl
7. d. Shane Helms (03/05) - Nitro
Shane Helms
0. vs Chavo Guerrero (03/18/01) - WCW Greed
1. vs Billy Kidman (03/19) - Nitro
WCW is bought by WWE (03/22) - different companies only exist for storyline purposes as of 3/26
Helms is the 44th WCW Cruiserweight Champion, and the 1st recognized by the WWF
2. vs Chavo Guerrero (03/26) - Nitro
End of WCW/Turner Era
NOTE:Title History Only Includes World Title,US,Tag Team,TV Title, Hardcore And Cruiserweight Championship
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