WWE Light HeavyWieght Championship

Light Heavyweight Championship
Recognition by the UWA/NJPW

#              Wrestlers                Reign#         Date                                       Days held                 Location                                   Event                        Notes 
 
1              Perro Aguayo          1                 March 26, 1981                      183                          Shimizu, Japan                          Live event               Aguayo defeated Gran
 Hamada in a tournament final for the title. 
2              Fishman                  1                 September 25, 1981              15                            Los Angeles, CA                      Live event  
              Perro Aguayo          2                 October 10, 1981                     8                              Los Angeles, CA                       Live event  
4              Chris Adams           1                 October 18, 1981                    56                           Mexico City, Mexico                 Live event  
5              Perro Aguayo          3                 December 13, 1981               129                           Mexico City, Mexico                Live event  
6              Gran Hamada         1                 April 21, 1982                         130                           Tokyo, Japan                            Live event  
7              Perro Aguayo          4                 August 29, 1982                      203                           Mexico City, Mexico                Live event  
8              Villano III                  1                 March 20, 1983                       140                            Mexico City, Mexico                Live event  
9              Perro Aguayo          5                 August 7, 1983                        254                           Mexico City, Mexico                Live event  
10            Gran Hamada        2                 April 17, 1984                          33                             Tokyo, Japan                           Live event  
11            Villano III                 2                 May 20, 1984                           826                            Mexico City, Mexico                Live event  
12            Fishman                 2                  August 24, 1986                    122                            Mexico City, Mexico                Live event  
13            Perro Aguayo         6                  December 24, 1986             130                           Mexico City, Mexico                Live event  
—             Vacated                  0                 May 3, 1987                               0                             N/A                                             N/A                        The UWA forced Aguayo to relinquish the championship after a title defense against Villano III ended in controversy. 
14            Villano III                3                  June 17, 1987                        109                           Mexico City, Mexico                Live event              Villano III defeated Perro Aguayo in a rematch for the title. 
15            Rambo                  1                  October 4, 1987                     281                           Mexico City, Mexico                Live event  
16            Villano III                4                  July 11, 1988                         399                            Mexico City, Mexico                Live event  
17            Sangre Chicana   1                 August 14, 1989                      62                            Mexico City, Mexico                 Live event  
18            Perro Aguayo         7                October 15, 1989                    49                             Mexico City, Mexico                 Live event  
19            Sangre Chicana   2                 December 3, 1989                 175                            Mexico City, Mexico                 Live event  
20            Villano III                5                 May 27, 1990                           280                            Naucalpan, Mexico                  Live event  
21            Pegasus Kid        1                  March 3, 1991                         560                            Naucalpan, Mexico                  Live event  
22            Villano III               6                  September 13, 1992             110                             Naucalpan, Mexico                 Live event  
23            El Signo                1                  January 1, 1993                      563                            Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico          Live event  
24            Villano III               7                   July 18, 1994                         167                            Puebla, Mexico                        Live event  
—             Vacated                0                  January 1995                            0                               N/A                                             N/A                       After Villano III signed a contract with the PROMELL promotion, he was forced to vacate the championship by the UWA. 
25            Aero Flash             1                 June 16, 1995                          282                           Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico           Live event            Aero Flash won the title in a tournament final. 
26            The Great Sasuke   1                 March 24, 1996                         90                         Shirakawa, Japan                     Live event  
27            El Samurai               1                  June 22, 1996                           43                           Naruko, Japan                          Live event  
28            The Great Sasuke   2                 August 4, 1996                         68                            Tokyo, Japan                           Live event  
29            Último Dragón       1                 October 11, 1996                      85                           Osaka, Japan                            Live event  
30             Jushin Liger           1                  January 4, 1997                      183                          Tokyo, Japan                            Wrestling World  
31            El Samurai              2                  July 6, 1997                             35                           Sapporo, Japan                        Live event  
32            Shinjiro Otani         1                  August 10, 1997                      87                           Nagoya, Japan                         Live event              Otani was the final wrestler in the UWA to hold the title before it was returned to the WWF. Recognition by the WWF

#       Wrestler                   Reigns    Date                            Days held     Location                   Event                                            Notes 

33     Taka Michinoku       1             December 7, 1997       315              Springfield, MA         In Your House: D-Generation X      Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher in a tournament final to win the title. 
34     Christian                 1              October 18, 1998        30                Chicago, IL               Judgment Day: In Your House           This was Christian's first match in the company. 
35     Gillberg                  1             November 17, 1998     453              Columbus, OH          Raw is War                                           Longest reigning champion under the
WWF banner. 
36     Essa Rios                1             February 13, 2000        29               Austin, TX                    Sunday Night Heat  
37     Dean Malenko         1             March 13, 2000            35               East Rutherford, NJ    Raw is War  
38     Scotty 2 Hotty           1             April 17, 2000              10               State College, PA         Raw is War 
39     Dean Malenko         2            April 27, 2000               322            Charlotte, NC                SmackDown!                                 This title change aired on tape delay. 
40     Crash Holly              1             March 13, 2001             47               Anaheim, CA              Sunday Night Heat  
41     Jerry Lynn                 1             April 29, 2001               37               Chicago, Il                   Sunday Night Heat  
42     Jeff Hardy                 1              June 5, 2001                 20               Grand Forks, ND       SmackDown!                                 This title change aired on tape delay. 
43     X-Pac                        1              June 25, 2001               42               New York City, NY     Raw is War  
44     Tajiri                         1              August 6, 2001             13              Anaheim, CA                Raw is War  
45     X-Pac                        2              August 19, 2001           91               San Jose, CA             SummerSlam                                   X-Pac was the final wrestler to hold the
title before it was replaced by the WWF Cruiserweight Championship A title unification match at Survivor Series (2001) between WCW Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri and WWF Light Heavyweight Champion X-Pac was canceled because X-Pac was injured; shortly after the Light Heavyweight Championship became inactive.