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WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
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| WWF Light Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date created | March 26, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | July 30, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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.
| Quarterfinals (RAW is WAR) |
Semifinals (RAW is WAR) |
Finals (In Your House: D-Generation X) |
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| Nov. 3 | Águila | Pin | |||||||||||
| Hershey | Super Loco | 5:12 | |||||||||||
| Nov. 252 | 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. 111 | Eric Shelley | Pin | |||||||||||
| Cornwall | Scott Taylor | 5:27 | |||||||||||
| Nov. 252 | Scott Taylor | Forf3 | |||||||||||
| Roanoke | Brian Christopher | ||||||||||||
| Nov. 24 | Brian Christopher | Pin | |||||||||||
| Fayetteville | Flash Flanagan | 3:30 | |||||||||||
Notes:
1 This match aired on November 17.
2 These matches aired on December 1.
3 Christopher won by forfeit after Kane chokeslammed Taylor before Christopher made his way to the ring, leaving Taylor unable to compete.
In March 2001, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. purchased World Championship Wrestling. During the Invasion angle which followed, the WCW Cruiserweight Champion and the WWF Light Heavyweight Champion wrestled one another in a title vs. title match. The WWF Light Heavyweight Champion, X-Pac, defeated the WCW Cruiserweight Champion, Billy Kidman. The titles remained separate. After the Invasion, the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was deactivated in favour of the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, which was renamed as the WWF Cruiserweight Championship, and later the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.[1]
- List of WWF Light Heavyweight Champions
- List of WWF Light Heavyweight Championship reigns by length
- WWE Cruiserweight Championship
- ^ Light Heavyweight Championship History. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.