Wwe Light Heavyweight

Each of its champions achieved significant success beyond the light heavyweight title but the championship remains a significant accolade and a reminder.

Wwe light heavyweight. Wwe wrestlers with most matches on smackdown all time. Waltman s wwf world heavyweight championship match against titleholder bret hart in july 1994 was ranked by wwe as the third best match ever aired on the company s flagship raw program. Only wrestlers that weighed less than 220 pounds 100 kg called light heavyweights in professional wrestling were allowed to challenge for the title. The history of the wwe light heavyweight championship.

Can you name them all. It eventually migrated to japan as well although it wasn t considered as an official wwf title. Wwe wcw top 30 wrestlers of the 90s. Wwe light heavyweight champions.

Wwe the largest professional wrestling promotion both nationally and internationally has a reserved championship exclusively for wrestlers under the cruiserweight category historically wwe has had a number of championships that were only competed by lighter wrestlers such as the wwe light heavyweight championship which became defunct in 2001. Wwe summerslam 2014 quiz. He was the final wwf light heavyweight champion before the title was retired in favor of the cruiserweight championship he simultaneously held. The title was challenged by light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs.

The wwe recognizes this title as existing from 1997 to 2001 in that time 11 different superstars held it. The attitude era lays claim to having produced many legendary moments but one lesser known aspect from this period was the light heavyweight championship. Wwe light heavyweight champions. It was created on march 26 1981 for the universal wrestling association uwa in a partnership between the wwf.

It got its start in late 1997 when a tournament was held to crown the first ever light heavyweight champion. The wwf light heavyweight championship was first introduced in mexico for the universal wrestling association. In the end it was taka michinoku defeating brian christopher for the title. The title was challenged by light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs before deactivation the weight limit was changed to 220ibs.

From 1981 through the 1990s the wwf had a business partnership with the universal wrestling. Check out photos of its short lived history with these photos. Wrestlers behind their true names wwf wwe nwa ecw tna wcw 704. The light heavyweight title launched the wwe careers of exciting and talented competitors while at the same time remaining a beacon of stability in a chaotic sports entertainment landscape.

The wwf light heavyweight championship was a professional wrestling championship in the world wrestling federation wwf now wwe promotion. The wwf light heavyweight championship was a professional wrestling cruiserweight championship operated by the world wrestling federation wwf.