It gave the nWo their first smaller wrestler, and he set his sights on the cruiserweight division. Syxx ended up winning the WCW Cruiserweight title from Dean Malenko to finally end his reign on top of that division and went on to hold the title for days. That was the longest title reign of any wrestler in the WCW version of the title. He was very different from other cruiserweights with his technical style, and that helped him stand out. Malenko ended up holding the title four times for a total of days.
Malenko's longest reign was only 67 days, but he was the centerpiece of the division for almost a year. He was also extremely entertaining in the role and showed early glimpses at what made him a star in WWE. He beat Syxx for his first title win in , and he did it at a house show of all places.
He lost the title to Alex Wright and then won it back, his first two reigns a combined 63 days. However, the highlight came in when he beat Rey Mysterio and held the title for days, before losing it to Dean Malenko and then winning it back for another day run. Combined, it was four reigns for days. He then got a reign in that role for 40 days in before getting the third run under a new gimmick as Gregory Helms in for days -- the longest in the title's history.
Helms is a three-time champion for a record days. Chavo Guerrero spent much of his WCW career as nothing more than an afterthought compared to his uncle, Eddie Guerrero. He won it as Lieutenant Loco of the Misfits and held it for 55 days. Later that year, he won it again and held it for an impressive days. When the title moved to WWE, Chavo added four more title reigns on and finished with days as champion, the third most of anyone to hold the title. Billy Kidman had an interesting career.
For much of his WCW career, he was an undercard guy who got some wins here and there but never did too much. However, Kidman did get a chance in when he was placed in the cruiserweight division. He beat Juventud Guerrera for the title and held it for 63 days. He then lost it to Juvi and won it back for a longer day run.
A third reign only lasted for one day in He would win it four total times in WWE and added to his WCW reigns, and he had seven total for an impressive total days as champion. Unlike Malenko, Mysterio was a high flyer and a great Lucha-styled wrestler, an exciting addition to the cruiserweight division.
He ended up holding the title for 11 days on his first reign. He then won the title seven more times -- although two of those reigns were after WWE purchased WCW and kept the title. Nunzio did nothing to elevate the championship with Juventud regaining the title a week later on SmackDown in Sheffield, England.
Nevertheless, Funaki remained with WWE and he had a stint as SmackDown's number one announcer, where he would engage in backstage interviews. However, at Armageddon , Funaki defeated Spike Dudley for the Cruiserweight Championship, which came out of nowhere. Funaki wasn't a great Cruiserweight Champion, but he deserved a brief run with the gold considering his stint with WWE. Juventud's stint in WWE was sadly underwhelming. The Juice had a lot of issues going on behind the scenes, which is why his run did not last as long as expected.
The Cruiserweight Championship was like a hot potato, and Juvy traded the title with Nunzio a couple of times. Juventud was quite reckless in the ring at times, which ultimately led to his abrupt departure.
Kid Kash ended his second Cruiserweight Championship reign at Armageddon with Juve's reigns lasting 58 days. The Ultimate Underdog is an eight-time Cruiserweight Champion overall but his final reign with the title was one of his weakest. Mysterio defeated Chavo Classic for the Cruiserweight Title in June , but it wasn't a memorable run by any stretch of the imagination.
A rejuvenated Spike Dudley, who Mysterio paired up with sporadically, defeated him a month later on July 29 to become the new Cruiserweight Champion. McMahon segment. There's no denying that London had untapped potential, but he was not afraid to speak his mind to Mr.
The highlight of London's forgettable Cruiserweight Title run was that he retained the title against Chavo at Judgment Da y His reign lasted a respectable days, but it could have been longer had he adhered to McMahon's reasoning for banning certain moves. Chavo captured the Cruiserweight Championship at No Way Out three times in four years between Ultimately, Chavo's final two reigns with the Cruiserweight Title were average for his standards. Chavo deserved to bow out as the final Cruiserweight Champion instead of Hornswoggle, which summed up the sad state of affairs of the Cruiserweight Title in its final few months.
In March , Spike Dudley needed a change of scenery which certainly happened when he got drafted from Raw to SmackDown. Spike was one of the few talents that benefitted from the draft, as he quickly won the Cruiserweight Championship from Rey Mysterio.
Spike unveiled a side to him that had never been seen before as he became the leader of the Dudley Boyz as "The Boss. Spike had some decent matches, and he held the title for days which was the best championship run of his WWE career. The Cruiserweight Championship began to flounder for a couple of years but Gregory Helms rescued the championship. Helms represented Raw, but he was eligible to enter the match.
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