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The title was challenged by light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs (before deactivation, the weight limit was changed to 220 Ibs). It was created on March 26, 1981, for the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) in a partnership between the WWF and UWA. On June 16, 1995, the title moved to Michinoku Pro Wrestling, but due to WWF's ...
In 1997, as a result of the WWF owning the trademarks to the championship, NJPW was forced to return the title to the WWF. One month later, the WWF began operating the title in the United States. [1] After World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and its assets were acquired by the WWF in March 2001, [2] the conceptually similar WCW Cruiserweight ...
The title was renamed the WWF World Heavyweight Championship when the WWF ended its affiliation with the NWA. [36] [37] World Wrestling Federation (WWF) 10 Hulk Hogan: January 23, 1984: WWF on MSG Network: New York, NY: 1 1,474: 1,474 [38] 11 André the Giant: February 5, 1988: The Main Event I: Indianapolis, IN: 1 <1 <1
March 20, 1996 – September 25, 2007 After WCW was purchased by WWE, then the WWF, in March 2001, the WWF included the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship as part of the lineage of the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. The title was renamed the WWE Cruiserweight title when, WWF turned into WWE. WCW Light Heavyweight Championship
The title was retired later that year due to WCW being bought by the WWF. WCW International World Heavyweight Championship: The secondary world title of WCW. It was established in 1993 under WCW International, a fictitious subsidiary of WCW, and was defended until 1994 when it was unified with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. WCW United ...
Alex Pereira left no doubt he was the true light heavyweight champion in the main event, knocking out Jamahal Hill 3:14 of the first round Saturday night. “That fight sucked the life out of ...
The WCW Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship that was contested in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1991 and 1992. Conceived in 1991, the championship was first awarded as the result of a single-elimination tournament; its subsequent lineage ended when the final champion Brad Armstrong was stripped of the title due to injury.
Light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (9-2) and No. 1 contender and former champ Jamahal Hill (12-1) take top heading in a card in which they are among 12 current or former title holders.