List of WWF Light Heavyweight Champions

List of WWF Light Heavyweight Champions

This is a chronological list of wrestlers who have been WWF Light Heavyweight Champion by ring name. The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship is a former professional wrestling title competed for under the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) banner by wrestlers billed as weighing less than 215 lb (98 kg).

The title was first introduced in Japan for the Universal Wrestling Association, although the it wasn't considered as an official WWF title until after 1997, when a tournament was held in the United States to crown a champion. To this date, WWE does not recognize any reigns prior to 1997. The title was abandoned in 2001, when the WWF decided to adopt the WCW Cruiserweight Championship as its replacement.cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/lightheavyweight/|title=WWF Light Heavyweight Championship official history|accessdate =2007-05-28|work=WWE.com]

Title history

References

ee also

*List of WWE Cruiserweight Champions
*List of WWF Light Heavyweight Championship reigns by length

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/lightheavyweight/ Official WWF Light Heavyweight Championship title history]
* [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/wwf-lh.html WWF Light Heavyweight Championship at Wrestling-Titles.com]


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