WWE Cruiserweight Championship/Champion history

The following champion history features the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
==Champion history==
# 	Wrestler 	Reigns	Date 	Days held:	Location 	Event 	Notes
1 	Billy Kidman 	6 	April 2, 2002 	19 	Rochester, New York 	SmackDown! 	Aired on April 4.
2 	Tajiri 	2 	April 21, 2002 	23 	Kansas City, Missouri 	Backlash 2002 	The title became the WWE Cruiserweight Championship on May 5 when the WWF became World Wrestling Entertainment.
3 	The Hurricane 	2 	May 14, 2002 	40 	Montreal, Canada 	SmackDown! 	This was a triple threat match that aired on May 16, also involving Billy Kidman.
4 	Jamie Noble 	1 	June 23, 2002 	147 	Columbus, Ohio 	King of the Ring 2002 	
5 	Billy Kidman 	7 	November 17, 2002 	98 	New York City, New York 	Survivor Series 2002 	
6 	Matt Hardy 	1 	February 23, 2003 	100 	Montreal, Canada 	No Way Out 2003 	
7 	Rey Mysterio 	6 	June 3, 2003 	112 	Anaheim, California 	SmackDown! 	Aired on June 5.
8 	Tajiri 	3 	September 23, 2003	98 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	SmackDown! 	Aired on September 25.
9 	Rey Mysterio 	7 	December 30, 2003 	47 	Laredo, Texas 	SmackDown! 	Aired on January 1.
10	Chavo Guerrero	3 	February 15, 2004 	79 	Daly City, California 	No Way Out 2004 	
11	Jacqueline 	1 	May 4, 2004 	12 	Tucson, Arizona 	SmackDown 	Aired on May 6.
12	Chavo Guerrero	4 	May 16, 2004 	2 	Los Angeles, California 	Judgment Day 2004 	Guerrero won the title with one hand tied behind his back, though his father Chavo Classic untied it during the match.
13	Chavo Classic 	1 	May 18, 2004 	28 	Las Vegas, Nevada 	SmackDown 	This was a triple threat match also involving Spike Dudley, which aired on May 20.
14	Rey Mysterio 	8 	June 15, 2004 	42 	Chicago, Illinois 	SmackDown 	Aired on June 17.
15	Spike Dudley 	1 	July 27, 2004 	138 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	SmackDown 	Aired on July 29.
16	Funaki 	1 	December 12, 2004 	70 	Atlanta, Georgia 	Armageddon 2004 	
17	Chavo Guerrero	5 	February 20, 2005 	37 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	No Way Out 2005 	Won the title in a six-man Cruiserweight Open, also including Paul London, Akio, Shannon Moore and Spike Dudley.
18	Paul London 	1 	March 29, 2005 	126 	Houston, Texas 	SmackDown 	Won an 8-man battle royal, aired on March 31.
19	Nunzio 	1 	August 2, 2005 	68 	Bridgeport, Connecticut 	Velocity 	
20	Juventud 	4 	October 9, 2005 	37 	Houston, Texas 	No Mercy 2005 	
21	Nunzio 	2 	November 15, 2005 	7 	Rome, Italy 	Live event 	
22	Juventud 	5 	November 22, 2005 	26 	Sheffield, England 	SmackDown 	Aired on November 25.
23	Kid Kash 	1 	December 18, 2005 	42 	Providence, Rhode Island 	Armageddon 2005 	
24	Gregory Helms 	3 	January 29, 2006 	385 	Miami, Florida 	Royal Rumble 2006 	This was a six-way match also involving Funaki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio and Paul London. Helms, who was on the Raw roster at that time, moved to SmackDown! after winning the title.
25	Chavo Guerrero	6 	February 18, 2007 	154 	Los Angeles, California 	No Way Out 2007 	This was an 8-man Cruiserweight Open at No Way Out, also involving Daivari, Shannon Moore, Funaki, Jamie Noble, Jimmy Wang Yang and Scotty 2 Hotty.
26	Hornswoggle 	1 	July 22, 2007 	65 	San Jose, California 	The Great American Bash 2007	This was a six-man Cruiserweight Open also involving Jimmy Wang Yang, Shannon Moore, Funaki and Jamie Noble.
- 	Vacated 	0 ﻿- 	September 25, 2007	0 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	Smackdown! 	Vacated on the September 25, 2007 edition of SmackDown! (aired September 28) by acting General Manager Vickie Guerrero, citing that his status as Mr. McMahon's (kayfabe) son and his diminutive stature would eventually jeopardize his well-being.
- 	Retired 	0 ﻿- 	March 4, 2008 	0 	N/A 	N/A 	On March 4, 2008, WWE.com put the title on the retired section with the other past
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