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Cruiserweight Championship
(September 14, 2016 - January 4, 2022)
Cruiserweight Championship
(September 14, 2016 - January 4, 2022)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| T.J. Perkins | Sep 14, 2016 | NXT | Winter Park, USA | 46 days |
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Perkins defeated Gran Metalik in the finals of a 32-man tournament to crown a Cruiserweight Classic winner, and as revealed on the night of the finals, a new Cruiserweight Champion. The tournament also included Akira Tozawa, Alejandro Saez, Anthony Bennett, Ariya Daivari, Brian Kendrick, Cedric Alexander, Clement Petiot, Da Mack, Damien Slater, Drew Gulak, Fabian Aichner, Gurv Sihra, Harv Sihra, Ho Ho Lun, Jack Gallagher, Jason Lee, Johnny Gargano, Kenneth Johnson, Kota Ibushi, Line Dorado, Mustafa Ali, Noam Dar, Raul Mendoza, Rich Swann, Sean Maluta, Tajir, Tommaso Ciampa, Tony Nese, Tyson Dux, and Zack Sabre, Jr.
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| Brian Kendrick | Oct 30, 2016 | Hell In A Cell | Boston, USA | 30 days |
| Rich Swann | Nov 29, 2016 | 205 Live | Columbia, USA | 61 days |
| Neville | Jan 29, 2017 | Royal Rumble | San Antonio, USA | 197 days |
| Akira Tozawa | Aug 14, 2017 | Monday Night Raw | Boston, USA | 6 days |
| Neville [2] | Aug 20, 2017 | SummerSlam | Brooklyn, USA | 35 days |
| Enzo Amore | Sep 24, 2017 | No Mercy | Los Angeles, USA | 15 days |
| Kalisto | Oct 9, 2017 | Monday Night Raw | Indianapolis, USA | 13 days |
| Enzo Amore [2] | Oct 22, 2017 | TLC: Tables,… | Minneapolis, USA | 93 days |
| ** Vacated ** | Jan 23, 2018 | Smackdown Live | Washington, USA | |
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The title was vacated after the release of Eric Arndt (Enzo Amore) from his W.W.E. contract.
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| Cedric Alexander | Apr 8, 2018 | WrestleMania | New Orleans, USA | 181 days |
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Alexander defeated Mustafa Ali in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title.
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| Buddy Murphy | Oct 6, 2018 | Super ShowDown | Melbourne, Australia | 183 days |
| Tony Nese | Apr 7, 2019 | WrestleMania | East Rutherford, USA | 77 days |
| Drew Gulak | Jun 23, 2019 | Stomping Grounds | Tacoma, USA | 108 days |
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Gulak pinned Akira Tozawa in a triple threat match, that also included Nese, for the title.
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| Lio Rush | Oct 9, 2019 | NXT | Winter Park, USA | 63 days |
| Angel Garza | Dec 11, 2019 | NXT | Winter Park, USA | 45 days |
| Jordan Devlin | Jan 25, 2020 | Worlds Collide | Houston, USA | 439 days |
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Devlin pinned Isiah "Swerve" Scott in a fatal 4-way match that also involved Garza and Travis Banks.
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| El Hijo del Fantasma | Jun 3, 2020 | NXT | Winter Park, USA | 314 days |
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A round-robin tournament began on April 15, 2020, to determine the interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion after Jordan Devlin was deemed unable to defend the title due to COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions. Eight wrestlers were split into two groups of four, where each wrestler competed against the other three members of their respective group. The wrestlers with the best record in each group then competed to determine the interim champion. Group A consisted of Kushida, Tony Nese, Jake Atlas, and Drake Maverick, while Group B consisted of Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, El Hijo del Fantasma, Akira Tozawa, and Gentleman Jack Gallagher. Fantasma defeated Maverick in the finals of the tournament.
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| KUSHIDA | Apr 13, 2021 | NXT | Orlando, USA | 161 days |
| Roderick Strong | Sep 21, 2021 | NXT 2.0 | Orlando, USA | 105 days |
| Carmelo Hayes | Jan 4, 2022 | NXT 2.0 | Orlando, USA | 0 days |
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This was a title unification match with NXT North American championship. The Cruiserweight title is retire and Hayes continues as the NXT North American champion
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| ** Retired ** | Jan 4, 2022 | -- | -- | |