WWE/NXT Cruiserweight Championship History
Complete list of every WWE/NXT Cruiserweight Championship reign — who held it, when they won it, and how long they kept it. Established Sep 14, 2016.
Santos Escobar
Neville
Full Title Lineage
| # | Champion | Won | Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Carmelo Hayes Defeated Roderick Strong and immediately unified the title into the NXT North American Championship, becoming the final champion the same night. | Jan 4, 2022NXT New Year's Evil 2022Orlando, FL | <1 day |
| 19 | Roderick Strong | Sep 21, 2021NXTWinter Park, FL | 105 days |
| 18 | Kushida A 161-day reign. | Apr 13, 2021NXTWinter Park, FL | 161 days |
| 17 | Santos Escobar Crowned interim champion in the U.S. as El Hijo del Fantasma during a pandemic travel ban, then defeated Jordan Devlin at NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver to become undisputed. A 314-day reign, the longest in the title history. | Jun 3, 2020NXTWinter Park, FL | 314 days |
| 16 | Jordan Devlin With Devlin's win, the title was extended to NXT UK. | Jan 25, 2020WWE Worlds Collide 2020Houston, TX | 130 days |
| 15 | Angel Garza | Dec 11, 2019NXTWinter Park, FL | 45 days |
| 14 | Lio Rush | Oct 9, 2019NXTWinter Park, FL | 63 days |
| 13 | Drew Gulak In October 2019 the title became shared between 205 Live and NXT and was renamed the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. | Jun 23, 2019WWE Stomping GroundsTacoma, WA | 108 days |
| 12 | Tony Nese | Apr 7, 2019WWE WrestleMania 35East Rutherford, NJ | 77 days |
| 11 | Buddy Murphy A 183-day reign. | Oct 6, 2018WWE Super Show-DownMelbourne, Australia | 183 days |
| 10 | Cedric Alexander Defeated Mustafa Ali in a tournament final to win the vacant title, which then became exclusive to 205 Live. | Apr 8, 2018WWE WrestleMania 34New Orleans, LA | 181 days |
| 9 | Enzo Amore2nd reign His second reign. ↳ Vacated due to Enzo Amore's release from WWE. | Oct 22, 2017WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2017Minneapolis, MN | 93 days |
| 8 | Kalisto | Oct 9, 2017RawIndianapolis, IN | 13 days |
| 7 | Enzo Amore1st reign | Sep 24, 2017WWE No Mercy 2017Los Angeles, CA | 15 days |
| 6 | Neville2nd reign His second reign. | Aug 20, 2017WWE SummerSlam 2017Brooklyn, NY | 35 days |
| 5 | Akira Tozawa A six-day reign. | Aug 14, 2017RawBoston, MA | 6 days |
| 4 | Neville1st reign A 197-day reign. | Jan 29, 2017WWE Royal Rumble 2017San Antonio, TX | 197 days |
| 3 | Rich Swann | Nov 29, 2016205 LiveColumbia, SC | 61 days |
| 2 | The Brian Kendrick | Oct 30, 2016WWE Hell in a Cell 2016Boston, MA | 30 days |
| 1 | T.J. Perkins Defeated Gran Metalik in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. The title was exclusive to Raw. | Sep 14, 2016WWE Cruiserweight ClassicWinter Park, FL | 46 days |
WWE's revived cruiserweight title, introduced at the 2016 Cruiserweight Classic for wrestlers under 205 pounds and defended on Raw, 205 Live, and later NXT. T.J. Perkins was the inaugural champion; Santos Escobar's 314-day reign is the longest in its history. The title was retired on January 4, 2022, when Carmelo Hayes unified it into the NXT North American Championship.
WWE/NXT Cruiserweight Championship — FAQ
The WWE/NXT Cruiserweight Championship is no longer active. Unified into the NXT North American Championship in 2022. The final champion was Carmelo Hayes.
T.J. Perkins was the inaugural WWE/NXT Cruiserweight Championship, winning it on Sep 14, 2016 at WWE Cruiserweight Classic.
Neville has the most reigns with 2.
Santos Escobar's reign beginning Jun 3, 2020 is the longest at 314 days.
There have been 20 reigns across 18 different champions since the title was established.