WCW Light Heavyweight Championship

WCW Light Heavyweight Championship

Brad Armstrong as WCW Light Heavyweight Champion.
Details
Date established October 27, 1991
Date retired September 2, 1992
Promotion World Championship Wrestling

The WCW Light Heavyweight Championship was a short-lived title from 1991 until 1992 in World Championship Wrestling. It preceded the WCW Cruiserweight Championship introduced in 1996, which later became a WWE championship. WWE recognizes former WCW World Light Heavyweight Champions as former WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Champions.

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
# The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific tag team listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
N/A The specific information is not known or applicable.
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
# Wrestler Reigns Date Days held: Location Event Notes
1Brian Pillman1October 27, 199159Chattanooga, TennesseeHalloween Havoc (1991)Defeated Richard Morton in tournament final to determine the first WCW Light Heavyweight Champion.[1]
2Jushin Thunder Liger1December 25, 199166Atlanta, Georgia[2]
3Brian Pillman2February 29, 1992112Milwaukee, WisconsinSuperBrawl II[3]
4Scotty Flamingo1June 20, 199215Mobile, AlabamaBeach Blast (1992)[4]
5Brad Armstrong1July 5, 199259Atlanta, Georgia[5]
-Vacated—September 2, 19920Atlanta, GeorgiaClash of the Champions XX: 20th AnniversaryArmstrong was stripped of the title due to a knee injury. A tournament was announced to take place in early 1993, but the idea was abandoned. The WCW Light Heavyweight Championship would later be replaced with the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Brian Pillman's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Jushin Liger's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  3. ↑ "Brian Pillman's second reign". WWE. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  4. ↑ "Scotty Flamingo's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Brad Armstrong's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2012-07-17.

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