1.Shinjiro Ohtani 03/20/96-Nagoya, JAPAN Shinjiro Ohtani defeated Wild Pegasus {Chris Benoit} to become the first WCW World Cruiserweight Champion.
2."The Man of a Thousand Holds" Dean Malenko {Dean Simon} 05/02/96-Orlando, Florida, United States
3.Rey Misterio Jr. {Oscar Gonzales} 07/08/96-Orlando, Florida, United States 00:09:31 Rey Misterio Jr. held the following titles in conjunction with the WCW World Cruiserweight Title: World Wrestling Association (WWA) World Lightweight Title on 06/16/95 from Juventud Guerrera in Queretearo, MEXICO. WWA World Welterweight Title on 07/20/96 from Juventud Guerrera in Tokyo, JAPAN.
4."The Man of a Thousand Holds" Dean Malenko (2) 10/27/96-Las Vegas, Nevada, United States-Halloween Havoc 00:18:30
5.Ultimo Dragon {Yohihiro Asai} 12/29/96-Nashville, Tennessee, United States-Starrcade 00:18:30 managed by Sunny Oono Ultimo Dragon was the octuple crown champion when he defeated Dean Malenko for the WCW World Cruiserweight Title. In conjunction with the WCW World Cruiserweight Title Ultimo Dragon held the octuple crown championship which he won on 10/11/96 from The Great Sasuke in Osaka, JAPAN. The octuple crown championship was comprised of: The British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Title. The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) World Light Heavyweight Title. The Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) World Junior Light Heavyweight Title. The New Japan International Grand Prix (IWGP) Junior Heavyweight Title. The WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Title. The Wrestling Association " R " (WAR) International Junior Heavyweight Title. The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Welterweight Title. The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title. Dragon lost the octuple titles on 01/04/97 to Jushin Thunder Liger {Keiichi Yamada} in Tokyo, JAPAN in 00:18:21. Dragon also held the following title in conjunction with the World Cruiserweight Title: The NWA World Middleweight Title won on 11/08/94 from Corazon de Leon {Chris Irvine} in Tokyo, JAPAN.
6."The Man of a Thousand Holds" Dean Malenko (3) 01/21/97-Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States 00:15:07
7.Syxx {Sean Waltman} 02/23/97-San Francisco, California, United States 00:11:57 managed by Ted Dibiase {Theodore Marvin Dibiase} Member of The New World Order
8.Chris Jericho {Chris Irvine} 06/28/97-Los Angeles, California, United States
9.Alex Wright 07/28/97-Charleston, West Virginia, United States-Monday Nitro
10.Chris Jericho (2) 08/12/97-Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States 00:08:34
11.Eddie Guerrerro 09/14/97-Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States-Fall Brawl 00:17:19
12.Rey Misterio Jr. (2) 10/26/97-Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (MGM Grand)-Halloween Havoc 00:13:51 Misterio Jr. held the following title in conjunction with the WCW World Cruiserweight Title: World Wrestling Association (WWA) World Lightweight Title on 06/16/95 from Juventud Guerrera in Queretearo, MEXICO.
13.Eddie Guerrero (2) 11/10/97-Memphis, Tennessee, United States (Mid South Colisseum) - Monday Nitro 00:05:58
14.Ultimo Dragon (2) 12/29/97-Baltimore, Maryland, United States - Monday Nitro
15.Juventud Guerrera 01/09/98-Daytona Beach, Florida, United States - Thunder 00:04:20
16.Rey Misterio Jr. (3) 01/15/98-Lakeland, Florida, United States - Thunder 00:09:47
17.Chris Jericho (3) 01/24/98-Dayton, Ohio, United States - Souled Out PPV 00:08:22
18.Dean Malenko (4) 05/17/98-Worcester, Massachucetts, United States - Slamboree Malenko enters the Cruiserweight Battle Royal disguised as Cyclope and wins it in order to earn the Title shot on the same program. Dean Malenko volunarily gives up the Title to get another shot at Jericho at Thunder on June 12-Buffalo, NY (Marine Midland Arena)
19.Chris Jericho (4) 06/14/98-Baltimore, Maryland, United States (Baltimore Arena) - Great American Bash 00:13:50 Jericho wins by disqualification and is then declared the Champion because the Title was vacant going into the match Rey Misterio, Jr.is the surprise opponent after Dean Malenko is suspended for attacking Jericho prior to the Bash at the Beach Pay-Per-View event (7/12/98). Misterio wins the match but then the next night Jericho cites a rule that says that a suspended wrestler (Malenko) can not be in the arena and affect the contest during a Title match to force WCW to return the belt to him.
20.Juventud Guerrera (2) 08/08/98-Sturgis, South Dakota, United States - Road Wild PPV 00:16:24 Dean Malenko was the special referee
21.Kidman [Billy Kidman] 09/14/98 - Greenville, South Carolina - Monday Nitro 00:10:42 (+ Commercial time) Kidman gained his independence from the Flock the night before at the Fall Brawl PPV
22.Juventud Guerrera (3) 11/16/98-Wichita, Kansas 00:12:08
23.Kidman (2) 11/22/98-Auburn Hills, Michigan 00:15:27 World War 3 PPV Guerrera revealed that he had joined the LWO before the match. Rey Misterio, Jr. interferes to give Kidman the win and wins his freedom from the LWO.