WWF Light Heavyweight Championship – Wikipedia

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WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
Data
Promotion WWF
Introduced December 7, 1997
Set 18. November 2001
Records
Most of the title gains Dean Malenko (2 times)
Longest reign Gillberg (448 take)
Shortest reign Scotty 2 Hotty (8 take)

The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship Was the half-heavy weight wrestling title of the US promotion WWF, which was awarded exclusively to male single wrestlers with a maximum weight of 97.5 kg (215 lbs). At the end of 1997, the WWF wanted to build its own light heavyweight division and introduced the championship. In 2001, X-PAC suffered an injury. The title was then discontinued and by the WCW Cruiserweight Championship replaced. As usual in the wrestling, the result is previously defined and the award was made according to a previously determined storyline.

At the end of 1997, the WWF wanted to build its own Light Heavyweight Division. After the presentation of the title, the first was in a tournament WWF Light Heavyweight Champion determined. On December 7, 1997, Taka Michinoku won the tournament against Brian Christopher and became the first title holder.

After buying the WCW, the WCW Cruiserweight Championship defended within the WWE. A title association at Survivor Series Event against the then WCW Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri was canceled because X-PAC got an injury. Then the WWE then took the WCW Cruiserweight Championship As your own version of the Cruiserweight Championtitels and put the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship a.

# Title Change of title The statistics annotation
Datum Event Location Anz. take
first Taka Michinoku December 7, 1997 D-Generation X: In Your House Springfield, Massachusetts first 315 Defeated Brian Christopher in the final of the tournament to win the newly introduced title.
2 Christian October 18. 1998 Judgment Day: In Your House Chicago, Illinois first 30
3 Gillberg 17. November 1998 Raw is War Columbus, Ohio first 448 Exhausted in the November 23, 1998.
4 This rivers February 8, 2000 Sunday Night Heat Austin, Texas first 34 Broadcast on February 13, 2000.
5 Dean Malenko March 13, 2000 Raw is War East Rutherford, New Jersey first 35
6 Scotty 2 Hotty 17. April 2000 Raw is War State College, Pennsylvania first 8
7 Dean Malenko 25. April 2000 SmackDown! Charlotte, North Carolina 2 322 Broadcast on April 27, 2000.
8 Crash Holly March 13, 2001 Heat Anaheim, California first 47 Broadcast on March 18, 2001.
9 Jerry Lynn 29. April 2001 Heat Chicago, Illinois first 37
ten Jeff Hardy 5. June 2001 SmackDown! Grand Forks, North Dakota first 20 Broadcast on June 7, 2001.
11 X-Pac 25. June 2001 Raw New York City, New York first 42 Defeated Billy Kidman on July 30, 2001 at the same time WCW Cruiserweight Champion to become.
twelfth Rich 6. August 2001 Raw Anaheim, California first 13 X-Pacs WCW Cruiserweight Championship was not at stake.
13 X-Pac 19. August 2001 SummerSlam San Jose, Californie 2 91 Was also the reigning WCW Cruiserweight Champion , until he lost the title against Billy Kidman on October 9, 2001. X-PAC was the last wrestler who Light Heavyweight Titel Holte. A title association at the Survivor Series event against the then WCW Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri was canceled because X-PAC got an injury.
– Title set 18. November 2001 N/A N/A – – The title was discontinued on November 18 after the violation of X-PAC and by the WCW Cruiserweight Championship replaced.
X-PAC was the last title holder and held the title twice for a total of 243 days.