2021/08/16
Welcome to AustralianWrestling.org!
The website devoted to preserving the history of Australian wrestling.
We're in the process of renovating and moving some things around so some things may look a little strange but the aim is to minimise disruption.
This website was designed in 2012 with a scope of covering present and past wrestling in Australia.
The scope will change to prioritise the older stuff and make that a bit more accessible.
Thank you for your patience.
I also have another website (with my good buddy Greg) The Wrestling Roadshow which has more of a global scope. We have a podcast by the same name too and discuss all sorts of wrestling.
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WWE Cruiserweight Championship / WCW World Cruiserweight Championship
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Championship Wrestling
The WWE Cruiserweight Championship was first defended in Australia in 2002. It was then defended on their tours until it was abandoned in 2007.
| 1996/03/20 | Shinjiro Otani Defeated Wild Pegasus in a tournament final |
Nagoya, JAPAN |
| 1996/05/02 | Dean Malenko | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA |
| 1996/07/08 | Rey Misterio, Jr. | Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA |
| 1996/10/27 | Dean Malenko (2) | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1996/12/29 | Ultimo Dragon | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| 1997/01/21 | Dean Malenko (3) | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| 1997/02/23 | Syxx [X-Pac] | Daly City, California, USA |
| 1997/06/28 | Chris Jericho | Inglewood, California, USA |
| 1997/07/28 | Alex Wright | Charlestown, Virginia, USA |
| 1997/08/12 | Chris Jericho (2) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA |
| 1997/09/14 | Eddy Guerrero | Winstom-Salem, North Carolina, USA |
| 1997/10/26 | Rey Misterio, Jr. (2) | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 1997/11/10 | Eddy Guerrero (2) | Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| 1997/12/29 | Ultimo Dragon (2) | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| 1998/01/08 | Juventud Guerrera | Daytona Beach, Florida, USA |
| 1998/01/15 | Rey Misterio, Jr. (3) | Lakeland, Florida, USA |
| 1998/01/24 | Chris Jericho (3) | Dayton, Ohio |
| 1998/05/17 | Dean Malenko (4) | Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
| 1998/06/11 | Vacant Malenko stripped for earning his title shot as the masked Ciclope |
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| 1998/06/14 | Chris Jericho (4) | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| 1998/08/08 | Juventud Guerrera (2) | Sturgis, South Dakota, USA |
| 1998/09/14 | Billy Kidman | Greenville, South Carolina, USA |
| 1998/11/16 | Juventud Guerrera (3) | Wichita, Kansas, USA |
| 1998/11/22 | Billy Kidman (2) | Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA |
| 1999/03/15 | Rey Misterio, Jr. (4) | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| 1999/04/19 | Psychosis [Psicosis] | Gainesville, Florida, USA |
| 1999/04/26 | Rey Misterio, Jr. (5) | Fargo, North Dakota, USA |
| 1999/09/19 | Lenny Lane | Lubbock, Texas, USA |
| 1999/10/04 | Vacant Lane stripped after Standards and Practices take umbrage with his gimmick |
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| 1999/10/04 | Psychosis (2) Awarded |
Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| 1999/10/04 | Disco Inferno | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| 1999/11/21 | Evan Karagias | Toronto, Ontario, CANADA |
| 1999/12/19 | Madusa | Washington, DC, USA |
| 2000/01/16 | Oklahoma [Ed Ferrara] | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |
| 2000/01/18 | Vacant Oklahoma stripped for exceeding weight limit |
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| 2000/02/20 | The Artist [Prince Iaukea] Defeated Lash LeRoux in a tournament final |
Daly City, California |
| 2000/03/30 | Billy Kidman (3) | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| 2000/04/10 | Vacant All titles declared vacant |
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| 2000/04/16 | Chris Candido Defeated The Artist, Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore, Lash LeRoux and Crowbar in a six-way |
Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 2000/05/15 | Crowbar [Devon Storm] and Daffney | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
| 2000/05/22 | Daffney | Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA |
| 2000/06/06 | Lt Loco [Chavo Guerrero, Jr.] | Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
| 2000/06/31 | Lance Storm | Cincinnatti, Ohio, USA |
| 2000/08/14 | Elix Skipper | Kelowna, British Columbia, CANADA |
| 2000/10/02 | Mike Sanders | Daly City, California, USA |
| 2000/12/04 | Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (2) | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |
| 2001/03/18 | Shane Helms | Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
| 2001/07/03 | Billy Kidman (4) | Tacoma, Washingotn, USA |
| 2001/07/30 | X-Pac (2) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Unified with WWF Light Heavyweight Championship | ||
| 2001/10/09 | Billy Kidman (5) | Moline, Illinois, USA |
| 2001/10/22 | Tajiri [Yoshihiro Tajiri] | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Renamed WWF Cruiserweight Championship | ||
| 2002/04/02 | Billy Kidman (6) | Rochester, New York, USA |
| 2002/04/21 | Tajiri (2) | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Renamed WWE Cruiserweight Championship | ||
| 2002/05/14 | The Hurricane [Shane Helms] (2) | Montreal, Quebec, CANADA |
| 2002/06/23 | Jamie Noble #2002/08/10 - Defended against The Hurricane in Melbourne, Victoria |
Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| 2002/11/17 | Billy Kidman (7) | New York City, New York, USA |
| 2003/02/23 | Matt Hardy | Montreal, Quebec, CANADA |
| 2003/06/03 | Rey Mysterio [Rey Misterio, Jr.] (6) | Anaheim, California, USA |
| 2003/09/23 | Tajiri (2) #2003/12/06 - Defended against Rey Mysterio and Jamie Noble in Perth, Western Australia |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 2003/12/30 | Rey Mysterio (7) | Laredo, Texas, USA |
| 2004/02/15 | Chavo Guerrero [Chavo Guerrero, Jr.] (3) | Daly City, California, USA |
| 2004/05/04 | Jacqueline | Tuscon, Arizona, USA |
| 2004/05/16 | Chavo Guerrero (4) | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2004/05/18 | Chavo Classic [Chavo Guerrero, Sr.] | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| 2004/06/15 | Rey Mysterio (8) | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| 2004/07/27 | Spike Dudley | Cincinnatti, Ohio, USA |
| 2004/12/12 | Funaki | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| 2005/02/20 | Chavo Guerrero (5) | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 2005/03/29 | Paul London #2005/04/08 - Defended against Spike Dudley in Melbourne, Victoria #2005/04/09 - Defended against Spike Dudley, Funaki and Scotty 2 Hotty in Perth, Western Australia #2005/04/10 - Defended against Spike Dudley, Funaki and Scotty 2 Hotty in Adelaide, South Australia |
Houston, Texas, USA |
| 2005/08/02 | Nunzio | Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA |
| 2005/10/09 | Juventud [Juventud Guerrera] (4) | Houston, Texas, USA |
| 2005/11/15 | Nunzio (2) | Rome, ITALY |
| 2005/11/22 | Juventud (5) | Sheffield, ENGLAND |
| 2005/12/18 | Kid Kash | Providence, Rhode Island, USA |
| 2006/01/29 | Gregory Helms [Shane Helms] (3) | Miami, Florida, USA |
| 2007/02/18 | Chavo Guerrero (6) | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| 2007/07/22 | Hornswoggle | San Jose, California, USA |
| 2007/09/25 | Abandoned Hornswoggle stripped by Vickie Guerrero |