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| {{Infobox championship | |||
| |image=WWF Light Heavyweight belt.jpg | |||
| |caption=The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship belt (WWE logo version, never used.) | |||
| |championshipname=WWF Light Heavyweight Championship | |championshipname=WWF Light Heavyweight Championship | ||
| |promotion=] | |promotion=] | ||
Revision as of 06:04, 7 May 2014
|championshipname=WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
|promotion=World Wrestling Federation
|firstchamp=Perro Aguayo
|created=March 26, 1981
|mostreigns=Perro Aguayo & Villano III
(7 reigns)
|longestreign=Villano III (826 days)
|shortestreign=Perro Aguayo (8 days)
|oldest=Perro Aguayo (43 years, 9 months)
|youngest=Essa Rios
(21 years, 63 days)
|heaviest=Shinjiro Otani (236 lb (107 kg))
|lightest=The Great Sasuke
(180 lb (82 kg; 13 st))
|tallest=Chris Adams
(6 ft 1 in (1.85 m))
|shortest=Great Sasuke
(5 ft 8 in (1.73 m))
|titleretired=November 30, 2001
|pastlookimages=
}}
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 lbs.
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.
1997 tournament
| Quarterfinals (RAW is WAR) | Semifinals (RAW is WAR) | Finals (In Your House: D-Generation X) | ||||||||||||
| Nov. 3 | Águila | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Hershey | Super Loco | 5:12 | ||||||||||||
| Nov. 25 | Águila | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Roanoke | Taka Michinoku | 6:19 | ||||||||||||
| Nov. 10 | Taka Michinoku | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Ottawa | Devon Storm | 5:00 | ||||||||||||
| Dec. 7 | Taka Michinoku | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Springfield | Brian Christopher | 12:00 | ||||||||||||
| Nov. 11 | Eric Shelley | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Cornwall | Scott Taylor | 5:27 | ||||||||||||
| Nov. 25 | Scott Taylor | Forf | ||||||||||||
| Roanoke | Brian Christopher | |||||||||||||
| Nov. 24 | Brian Christopher | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Fayetteville | Flash Flanagan | 3:30 | ||||||||||||
Notes:
This match aired on November 17.
These matches aired on December 1.
Christopher won by forfeit after Kane chokeslammed Taylor before Christopher made his way to the ring, leaving Taylor unable to compete.
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, the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was abandoned in favor of the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. Simultaneously, the WCW Cruiserweight Championship was rebranded as the WWF Cruiserweight Championship. It would become the WWE Cruiserweight Championship in accordance with the company's name change in May 2002, and it would be defended until September 2007.
See also
Notes
- "Light Heavyweight Championship History". WWE.com. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- "History of the Cruiserweight Championship". WWE.com. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
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
| WWF Light Heavyweight Champions | |
|---|---|
| UWA/MPW/NJPW (1981–1997) | |
| WWF (1997–2001) | |