WCW X Division Championship

No.	Champion 	Championship change	Championship change 	Championship change 	Reign statistics	Reign statistics	Notes
No.	Champion 	Date 	Event 	Location 	Reign 	Days 	Notes
1 	Shinjiro Otani 	March 20, 1996 	Hyper Battle 1996 	Nagoya, Japan 	1 	43 	Defeated Wild Pegasus in tournament final to determine the first WCW Cruiserweight Champion.
This was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling event.
 2 	 Dean Malenko 	 May 2, 1996 	 WorldWide 	Lake Buena Vista, FL	 1 	 67 	
 3 	 Rey Mysterio Jr. 	 July 8, 1996 	 Monday Nitro 	Lake Buena Vista, FL	 1 	 111 	
 4 	 Dean Malenko 	 October 27, 1996 	 Halloween Havoc 	Las Vegas, NV 	 2 	 63 	
 5 	 Último Dragón 	 December 29, 1996 	 Starrcade 	Nashville, TN 	 1 	 23 	
 6 	 Dean Malenko 	 January 21, 1997 	 Clash of the Champions XXXIV	Milwaukee, WI 	 3 	 33 	
 7 	 Syxx 	 February 23, 1997 	 SuperBrawl VII 	Daly City, CA 	 1 	 125 	
 8 	 Chris Jericho 	 June 28, 1997 	 Saturday Night 	Inglewood, CA 	 1 	 30 	
 9 	 Alex Wright 	 July 28, 1997 	 Monday Nitro 	Charleston, WV 	 1 	 15 	
 10	 Chris Jericho 	 August 12, 1997 	 Saturday Night 	Colorado Springs, CO	 2 	 33 	
 11	 Eddie Guerrero 	 September 14, 1997	 Fall Brawl 	Winston-Salem, NC 	 1 	 42 	
 12	 Rey Mysterio Jr. 	 October 26, 1997 	 Halloween Havoc 	Las Vegas, NV 	 2 	 15 	This was a Mask vs. Title match.
 13	 Eddie Guerrero 	 November 10, 1997 	 Monday Nitro 	Memphis, TN 	 2 	 49 	
 14	 Último Dragón 	 December 29, 1997 	 Monday Nitro 	Baltimore, MD 	 2 	 10 	
 15	 Juventud Guerrera 	 January 8, 1998 	 Thunder 	Daytona Beach, FL 	 1 	 7 	
 16	 Rey Mysterio Jr. 	 January 15, 1998 	 Thunder 	Lakeland, FL 	 3 	 9 	
 17	 Chris Jericho 	 January 24, 1998 	 Souled Out 	Dayton, OH 	 3 	 113 	
 18	 Dean Malenko 	 May 17, 1998 	 Slamboree 	Worcester, MA 	 4 	 26 	Won a battle royal earlier in the night, wearing a mask as Ciclope, to earn a title shot.
— 	Vacated 	 June 11, 1998 	 Thunder 	Buffalo, NY 	— 	— 	The championship was vacated due to Dean Malenko not earning the title shot as himself.
 19	 Chris Jericho 	 June 14, 1998 	 The Great American Bash 	Baltimore, MD 	 4 	 56 	Defeated Dean Malenko by disqualification. On July 12 at Bash at the Beach, Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Jericho for the title due to interference from Malenko, Jericho was returned the title the following night.
 20	 Juventud Guerrera 	 August 8, 1998 	 Road Wild 	Sturgis, SD 	 2 	 37 	Dean Malenko was the special guest referee.
 21	 Billy Kidman 	 September 14, 1998	 Monday Nitro 	Greenville, SC 	 1 	 63 	
 22	 Juventud Guerrera 	 November 16, 1998 	 Monday Nitro 	Wichita, KS 	 3 	 6 	
 23	 Billy Kidman 	 November 22, 1998 	 World War 3 	Auburn Hills, MI 	 2 	 113 	
 24	 Rey Mysterio Jr. 	 March 15, 1999 	 Monday Nitro 	Cincinnati, OH 	 4 	 35 	
 25	 Psychosis 	 April 19, 1999 	 Monday Nitro 	Gainesville, FL 	 1 	 7 	This was a 4-way match also involving Blitzkrieg and Juventud Guerrera.
 26	 Rey Mysterio Jr. 	 April 26, 1999 	 Monday Nitro 	Fargo, ND 	 5 	 115 	
 27	 Lenny Lane 	 August 19, 1999 	 Thunder 	Lubbock, TX 	 1 	 46 	
— 	Vacated 	 October 4, 1999 	— 	— 	— 	— 	The championship was vacated due to Lenny Lane being stripped of the title after Turner Broadcasting did not approve of the publicity garnered through Lane's homosexual gimmick.
 28	 Psychosis 	 October 4, 1999 	Monday Nitro 	Kansas City, MO 	 2 	 <1 	Psychosis was awarded the title after the West Hollywood Blonde's angle was dropped.
 29	 Disco Inferno 	 October 4, 1999 	Monday Nitro 	Kansas City, MO 	 1 	 49 	
 30	 Evan Karagias 	 November 21, 1999 	 Mayhem 	Toronto, ON 	 1 	 28 	
 31	 Madusa 	 December 19, 1999 	 Starrcade 	Washington, D.C. 	 1 	 28 	Became the first female Cruiserweight Champion.
 32	 Oklahoma 	 January 16, 2000 	 Souled Out 	Cincinnati, OH 	 1 	 2 	
— 	Vacated 	 January 18, 2000 	 Thunder 	Evansville, IN 	— 	— 	The championship was vacated due to Oklahoma exceeding the weight limit.
 33	 The Artist 	 February 20, 2000 	 SuperBrawl 2000 	Daly City, CA 	 1 	 39 	Defeated Lash LeRoux in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
 34	 Billy Kidman 	 March 30, 2000 	 House show 	Baltimore, MD 	 3 	 1 	
 35	 The Artist 	 March 31, 2000 	 House show 	Pittsburgh, PA 	 2 	 10 	
— 	Vacated 	 April 10, 2000 	 Monday Nitro 	Denver, CO 	— 	— 	The championship was vacated by Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo, along with all other WCW titles.
 36	 Chris Candido 	 April 16, 2000 	 Spring Stampede 	Chicago, IL 	 1 	 29 	Defeated The Artist, Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore, Lash LeRoux and Crowbar in a six-way match to win the vacant championship.
 37	 Crowbar and Daffney	 May 15, 2000 	 Monday Nitro 	Biloxi, MS 	 1 	 7 	Defeated Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch in a mixed tag team match to become co-champions.
 38	 Daffney 	 May 22, 2000 	 Monday Nitro 	Grand Rapids, MI 	 1 	 15 	Defeated Crowbar to become undisputed champion and second female to win the title.
 39	 Lt. Loco 	 June 6, 2000 	 Thunder 	Knoxville, TN 	 1 	 55 	This was a 3-way match also involving Disco Inferno
 40	 Lance Storm 	 July 31, 2000 	 Monday Nitro 	Cincinnati, OH 	 1 	 14 	Simultaneously held WCW Cruiserweight, US Heavyweight and Hardcore Championships.
 41	 Elix Skipper 	 August 14, 2000 	 Monday Nitro 	Kelowna, BC 	 1 	 49 	Awarded the title by his Team Canada partner Lance Storm
 42	 Mike Sanders 	 October 2, 2000 	 Monday Nitro 	Daly City, CA 	 1 	 63 	Sanders and Kevin Nash defeated Skipper in a Handicap Powerbomb match.
 43	 Chavo Guerrero Jr. 	 December 4, 2000 	 Thunder 	Lincoln, NE 	 2 	 104 	
 44	 Shane Helms 	 March 18, 2001 	 Greed 	Jacksonville, FL 	 1 	 107 	
— 	Vacated 	July 7, 2001 	Saturday Night 	Las Vegas, NV 	— 	— 	Title vacated after Helms left WCW to join WWF
45 	Juventud Guerrera 	October 21, 2001 	Halloween Havoc 	 	4 	 	
46 	Psychosis 	December 9, 2001 	Starrcade 	 	3 	 	
47 	Eddie Guerrero 	February 24, 2002 	SuperBrawl 	Las Vegas, NV 	1 	48 	
— 	Vacated 	April 13, 2002 	Saturday Night 	Las Vegas, NV 	— 	— 	Championship became vacant when Eddie Guerrero left WCW for the WWF.
48 	A.J. Styles 	June 19, 2002 	The Great American Bash 	Huntsville, AL 	1 	 	Defeated Low Ki, Jerry Lynn, and Psicosis in a 4-way match to be crowned the inaugural champion
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