WWE Cruiserweight Championship
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The WWE Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling title in World Wrestling Entertainment contested by lighter-weight high-flying wrestlers.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WWE Raw cruiserweight division | 1 |
| WWE cruiserweights | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WWE championship
ⓘ
professional wrestling championship ⓘ |
| acquiredFrom | World Championship Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | WWE Cruiserweight Title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brand | SmackDown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
WWE championships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cruiserweight wrestling championships ⓘ |
| companyFormerName | World Wrestling Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| companyNameAtTime | World Wrestling Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedIn | singles matches ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | lighter-weight wrestlers ⓘ |
| divisionFocus |
aerial maneuvers
ⓘ
fast-paced matches ⓘ |
| eligibleWeightLimit | approximately 220 pounds or under ⓘ |
| finalChampion | Hornswoggle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Brian Pillman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstChampionInWWE | Gregory Helms GENERATED ⓘ |
| genderDivision | men's division ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Wrestling Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInWWE | 2001 ⓘ |
| origin | World Championship Wrestling Cruiserweight Championship lineage ⓘ |
| precededBy | WCW Cruiserweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotion |
WWE
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World Wrestling Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| retired | 2007 ⓘ |
| sport | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| style | high-flying wrestling ⓘ |
| succeededBy | WWE Cruiserweight Championship (2016) as a separate title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionProgramFeatured |
WWE SmackDown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WWE pay-per-view events ⓘ |
| titleHistoryIncludes |
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Funaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory Helms NERFINISHED ⓘ Hornswoggle NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamie Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ Juventud Guerrera NERFINISHED ⓘ Kidman NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ Nunzio NERFINISHED ⓘ Psychosis NERFINISHED ⓘ Rey Mysterio NERFINISHED ⓘ Shannon Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Tajiri NERFINISHED ⓘ Ultimo Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unificationStatus | not unified with other active WWE singles titles at retirement ⓘ |
| weightClass | cruiserweight ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
WWE Raw cruiserweight division
this entity surface form:
WWE cruiserweights