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WWF Light Heavyweight Title

World Wrestling Federation Light Heavyweight Title (March 1981 - 1983)
World Wrestling Federation World Light Heavyweight Title (1983 - ?)

Name Date Location Notes
Perro Aguayo March 26, 1981 Shimizu, Japan 1
Fishman September 25, 1981 Los Angeles, California  
Perro Aguayo (2) October 10, 1981 Los Angeles, California  
Chris Adams October 18, 1981 Mexico City, Mexico  
Perro Aguayo (3) December 13, 1981 Mexico City, Mexico  
Gran Hamada April 21, 1982 Tokyo, Japan  
Perro Aguayo (4) August 29, 1982 Mexico City, Mexico  
Villano III March 20, 1983 Mexico City, Mexico  
Perro Aguayo (5) August 7, 1983 Mexico City, Mexico  
Gran Hamada (2) April 17, 1984 Tokyo, Japan  
Villano III (2) May 20, 1984 Mexico City, Mexico  
Fishman (2) August 24, 1986 Mexico City, Mexico  
Perro Aguayo (6) December 24, 1986 Mexico City, Mexico 2
Villano III (3) June 17, 1987 Mexico City, Mexico 3
Rambo October 4, 1987 Mexico City, Mexico  
Villano III (4) July 11, 1988 Mexico City, Mexico  
Sangre Chicana August 14, 1989    
Perro Aguayo (7) October 15, 1989 Mexico City, Mexico  
Sangre Chicana (2) December 3, 1989 Mexico City, Mexico  
Villano III (5) May 27, 1990 Naucalpan, Mexico  
Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) March 3, 1991 Naucalpan, Mexico  
Villano III (6) September 13, 1992 Naucalpan, Mexico  
El Signo January 1, 1993 Netzahualcoyoti, Mexico  
Villano III (7) July 18, 1994 Puebla, Mexico 4
Aero Flash June 16, 1995 Netzahualcoyoti, Mexico 5
The Great Sasuke March 24, 1996 Shirakawa, Japan  
El Samurai June 22, 1996 Naruko, Japan  
The Great Sasuke (2) August 4, 1996 Tokyo, Japan 6
Ultimo Dragon October 11, 1996 Osaka, Japan  
Jushin Thunder Liger January 4, 1997 Tokyo, Japan  
El Samurai (2) July 6, 1997 Sapporo, Japan  
Shinjiro Ohtani August 10, 1997 Nagoya, Japan 7
Taka Michinoku December 7, 1997 Springfield, Massachuttes 8
Christian Cage October 18, 1998 Chicago, Illinois  
Duane Gill November 17, 1998 Columbus, Ohio 9
Essa Rios February 8, 2000 Austin, Texas  
Dean Malenko March 13, 2000 East Rutherford, New Jersey  
Scott Taylor April 17, 2000 State College, Pennsylvania  
Dean Malenko (2) April 25, 2000 Charlotte, North Carolina  
Crash Holly March 13, 2001 Anaheim, California  
Jerry Lynn April 29, 2001 Chicago, Illinois  
Jeff Hardy June 5, 2001 Grand Forks, North Dakota  
X-Pac June 25, 2001 New York City, New York  
Yoshihiro Tajiri August 6, 2001 Anaheim, California  
X-Pac (2) August 19, 2001 San Jose, California 10

Notes:

  1. Perro Aguayo defeated Gran Hamada in a tournament final for the title.

  2. The title was held-up after a match against Villano III on May 3, 1987.

  3. Villano III defeated Perro Aguayo in a rematch.

  4. Villano III was stripped of the title after jumping to the PROMELL promotion in January of 1995.

  5. Aero Flash defeated Fighter for the title.

  6. The Great Sasuke defeated El Samurai in the second of the J-Crown tournament, then he defeated
    Ultimo Dragon in the finals of the J-Crown tournament on August 5, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan to become
    the first octuple crown champion in the junior heavyweight division.

  7. Shinjiro Ohtani vacated the title on November 5, 1997 after being forced by the WWF.

  8. Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher in the tournament final for the title.

  9. Duane Gill is still defending the title on numerous independent shows.

  10. This was a unification match for the WWF World Light-Heavyweight and WCW World Cruiserweight Titles.