WWF WWE Light Heavyweight Championship
The WWE Light Heavyweight Championship belt ( 2002 only version)
Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date established	March 26, 1981
Date retired	November 30, 2001
Statistics Most reigns Perro Aguayo & Villano III (7 reigns) First champion(s) Perro Aguayo Longest reign Villano III (826 days) Shortest reign Perro Aguayo & Scotty 2 Hotty (8 days) Oldest champion Perro Aguayo(43 years, 9 months) Youngest champion Essa Rios (21 years, 10 months) Heaviest champion Shinjiro Otani (236 lb (107 kg)) Lightest champion The Great Sasuke (180 lb (82 kg; 13 st))

The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship. The title was challenged by light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 215 lb.

[edit] History

The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was first introduced in Mexico for the Universal Wrestling Association. It eventually migrated to Japan as well, although it wasn't considered as an official WWF title until after 1997, when a tournament was held in the United States to crown a champion. Before the tournament, the title was a part of the J-Crown.

[edit] 1997 tournament

Notes:
¹ This match aired on November 17.
² These matches aired on December 1.
³ Christopher won by forfeit after Kane chokeslammed Taylor before Christopher made his way to the ring, leaving Taylor unable to compete.

[edit] Title deactivation

In March 2001, World Wrestling Federation, Inc. purchased World Championship Wrestling. Following the conclusion of the Invasion angle at the 2001 Survivor Series Pay Per View event, the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was abandoned in favor of the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. The belt was rebranded as the WWF Cruiserweight Championship and later the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and was defended until November 2007.^[1][2]

[edit] See also

• List of WWF Light Heavyweight Champions
• WWE Cruiserweight Championship

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• WWF Light Heavyweight Title History
• Wrestling-Titles.com: WWF World Light Heavyweight Title
• 1997 WWF event results
• 1997 tournament results
• WWE Cruiserweight Championship Title History