WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1996–2007)

Statistics
First champion	Shinjiro Otani
Final champion	Hornswoggle
Most reigns	Rey Mysterio; (8 reigns)
Longest reign	Gregory Helms; (3rd reign, 385 days)
Shortest reign	Psicosis; (1 hour)
Oldest champion	Chavo Classic; (55 years, 132 days)
Youngest champion	Hornswoggle; (21 years, 54 days)
Heaviest champion	Oklahoma; (222 lb (101 kg))
Lightest champion	Jacqueline; (119 lb (54 kg))

WWE Cruiserweight Championship
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
	The WWE Cruiserweight Championship belt (2002–2007)
Details
Promotion	WCW; (1996–2001); WWF/WWE; (2001–2007)
Date established	March 20, 1996; October 27, 1991
Date retired	September 28, 2007
Other names
	WCW Light Heavyweight Championship; (1991–1992); WCW Cruiserweight Championship; (1996–2001); WWF Cruiserweight Championship; (2001–2002); WWE Cruiserweight Championship; (2002–2007);
First champion
Statistics
First champion	Shinjiro Otani
Final champion	Hornswoggle
Most reigns	Rey Mysterio; (8 reigns)
Longest reign	Gregory Helms; (3rd reign, 385 days)
Shortest reign	Psicosis; (1 hour)
Oldest champion	Chavo Classic; (55 years, 132 days)
Youngest champion	Hornswoggle; (21 years, 54 days)
Heaviest champion	Oklahoma; (222 lb (101 kg))
Lightest champion	Jacqueline; (119 lb (54 kg))

The WWE Cruiserweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship originally used in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later, World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE). It was contested by wrestlers under 225 lbs, billed as cruiserweights. Following the acquisition of WCW by the then-WWF in 2001, it became a WWF (and later, WWE) championship and replaced the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship. During the first WWE brand extension, it was the only title to be exclusive to the SmackDown! brand during its entire tenure.

The championship was created in WCW in 1996, with Shinjiro Otani as the inaugural champion. However, following WCW's purchase, the WWF/E considered the title to be a continuation of the earlier WCW Light Heavyweight Championship, which had been created in 1991 with Brian Pillman as the inaugural champion. The World Cruiserweight Championship was retired in 2007 with Hornswoggle as its final holder.

Another WWE Cruiserweight Championship was created in 2016, and although both championships had shared the same name (before the newer title was renamed to NXT Cruiserweight Championship in 2019), the newer championship did not carry the lineage of the original. The newer title also had a different weight limit of 205 lbs (93 kg) before the championship was retired in 2022.