| Champion | Date | Location | Event |
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| Taka Michinoku | 06/12/97 | Springfield, MA | DeGeneration-X |
| NOTES: Defeated Brian Christopher in a Tournament Final |
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| Christian | 18/10/98 | Chicago, IL | |
| NOTES: Christian’s DEBUT match! |
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| Gillberg | 17/11/98 | Columbus, OH | |
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| Essa Rios | 08/02/00 | Austin, TX | |
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| Dean Malenko | 13/03/00 | East Rutherford, NJ | |
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| Scotty Too Hotty | 17/04/00 | State College, PA | |
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| Dean Malenko (2) | 27/04/00 | Charlotte, NC | | |
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| Crash Holly | 13/03/01 | Anaheim, CA | |
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| Jerry Lynn | 29/04/01 | Chicago, IL | Heat |
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| Jeff Hardy | 07/06/01 | | Smackdown |
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| XPac | 25/06/01 | New York City | Raw |
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| Tajiri | 06/08/01 | Anaheim, CA | Raw |
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| X-Pac (2) | 30/08/01 | San Jose, CA | Summerslam 2001 |
| NOTES: Stripped |
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| Tajiri (2) | 13/12/01 | Bakersfield, CA | Smackdown! |
| NOTES: Awarded |
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| Billy Kidman | 04/04/02 | Rochester, NY | Smackdown! |
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| Tajiri (3) | 21/04/02 | Kansas City, MO | Backlash |
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| The Hurricane | 16/05/02 | Montreal, QUE | Smackdown! |
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| Jamie Noble | 23/06/02 | Columbus, OH | King of the Ring |
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| Billy Kidman (2) | 17/11/02 | New York City, NY | Survivor Series |
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| Matt Hardy | 23/02/03 | Montreal, QUE | No Way Out |
| NOTES: Matt Hardy lost 10 lbs to qualify |
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| Rey Mysterio | 05/06/03 | Anaheim, CA | Smackdown! |
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| Tajiri (4) | 25/09/03 | Philadelphia, PA | Smackdown! |
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| Rey Mysterio (2) | 01/01/04 | Laredo, TX | Smackdown! |
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| Chavo Guerrero | 15/02/04 | San Francisco, CA | No Way Out |
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| Jacqueline | 06/05/04 | Tucson, AZ | Smackdown! |
| NOTES: In an Open Challenge |
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| Chavo Guerrero (2) | 16/05/04 | Los Angeles, CA | Judgment Day |
| NOTES: With one hand tied behind his back |
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| Chavo Classic | 20/05/04 | Las Vegas, NV | Smackdown! |
| NOTES: Beat Chavo Guerrero and Spike Dudley in a 3-WAY |
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| Rey Mysterio (3) | June 17, 2004 | Chicago, IL | Smackdown! |
| NOTES: Chavo Classic’s last match. |
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| Spike Dudley | July 29, 2004 | Cincinatti, OH | Smackdown! |
| NOTES: After interference by the Dudley Boyz |
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| Sho Funaki | December 12, 2004 | Atlanta, GA | Armageddon |
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| Chavo Guerrero (3) | February 20, 2005 | Pittsburgh, PA | No Way Out |
| NOTES: Won a Gauntlet Match |
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| Paul London | March 31, 2005 | Houston, TX | Smackdown! |
| NOTES: Won a Battle Royal |
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| Nunzio | August 6, 2005 | Bridgeport, CT | Velocity |
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| Juventud Guerrera | October 9, 2005 | Houston, TX | No Mercy |
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| Nunzio (2) | November 15, 2005 | Rome, Italy | Live Event |
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| Juventud Guerrera (2) | November 25, 2005 | Sheffield, England | Smackdown! |
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| Kid Kash | December 18, 2005 | Providence, RI | Armageddon |
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| Gregory Helms | January 29, 2006 | Miami, FL | Royal Rumble |
| NOTES: Won a Cruiserweight Open |
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| Chavo Guerrero (4) | February 18, 2007 | Los Angeles, CA | No Way Out |
| NOTES: Won a Gauntlet Match |
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| Hornswoggle | July 22, 2007 | San Jose, CA | Great American Bash |
| NOTES: Hornswoggle was not an official participant. |
| NOTES: Hornswoggle was stripped by Vickie Guerrero and the Cruiserweight title was quietly retired. |
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