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List of WWE Light Heavyweight Champions
The following is a list of competitors that have held the WWE Light Heavyweight Championship.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | |
| Perro Aguayo | 1 | March 26, 1981 | Shimizu, Japan | Perro Aguayo defeated Gran Hamada in a tournament final for the title. |
| Fishman | 1 | September 25, 1981 | Los Angeles, California | |
| Perro Aguayo | 2 | October 10, 1981 | Los Angeles, California | |
| Chris Adams | 1 | October 18, 1981 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Perro Aguayo | 3 | December 13, 1981 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Gran Hamada | 1 | April 21, 1982 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Perro Aguayo | 4 | August 29, 1982 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Villano III | 1 | March 20, 1983 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Perro Aguayo | 5 | August 7, 1983 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Gran Hamada | 2 | April 17, 1984 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Villano III | 2 | May 20, 1984 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Fishman | 2 | August 24, 1986 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Perro Aguayo | 6 | December 24, 1986 | Mexico City, Mexico | The title was held-up after a match against Villano III on May 3, 1987. |
| Villano III | 3 | June 17, 1987 | Mexico City, Mexico | Villano III defeated Perro Aguayo in a rematch. |
| Rambo | 1 | October 4, 1987 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Villano III | 4 | July 11, 1988 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Sangre Chicana | 1 | August 14, 1989 | ||
| Perro Aguayo | 7 | October 15, 1989 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Sangre Chicana | 2 | December 3, 1989 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Villano III | 5 | May 27, 1990 | Naucalpan, Mexico | |
| Pegasus Kid (Chris Benoit) | 1 | March 3, 1991 | Naucalpan, Mexico | |
| Villano III | 6 | September 13, 1992 | Naucalpan, Mexico | |
| El Signo | 1 | January 1, 1993 | Netzahualcoyoti, Mexico | |
| Villano III | 7 | July 18, 1994 | Puebla, Mexico | Villano III was stripped of the title after jumping to the PROMELL promotion in January of 1995. |
| Aero Flash | 1 | June 16, 1995 | Netzahualcoyoti, Mexico | Aero Flash defeated Fighter for the title. |
| The Great Sasuke | 1 | March 24, 1996 | Shirakawa, Japan | |
| El Samurai | 1 | June 22, 1996 | Naruko, Japan | |
| The Great Sasuke | 2 | August 4, 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | The Great Sasuke defeated El Samurai in the second of the J-Crown tournament, then he defeated
Ultimo Dragon in the finals of the J-Crown tournament on August 5, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan to become the first octuple crown champion in the junior heavyweight divison. |
| Ultimo Dragon | 1 | October 11, 1996 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Jushin Thunder Liger | 1 | January 4, 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| El Samurai | 2 | July 6, 1997 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| Shinjiro Ohtani | 1 | August 10, 1997 | Nagoya, Japa | The then WWF now WWE forced Ohtani to vacate the Light Heavyweight Title on 11/5/97 and then held a tournament on U.S. soil to crown a new champion. |
| Taka Michinoku | 1 | December 7, 1997 | Springfield, Massachuttes | Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher in the tournament final for the title. |
| Christian | 1 | October 18, 1998 | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Gillberg (Duane Gill) | 1 | November 17, 1998 | Columbus, Ohio | Duane Gill is still defending the title on numerous indpendent shows. |
| Essa Rios | 1 | February 8, 2000 | Austin, Texas | |
| Dean Malenko | 1 | March 13, 2000 | East Rutherford, New Jersey | |
| Scott Taylor/Scotty 2 Hotty | 1 | April 17, 2000 | State College, Pennsylvania | |
| Dean Malenko | 2 | April 25, 2000 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Crash Holly | 1 | March 13, 2001 | Anaheim, California | |
| Jerry Lynn | 1 | April 29, 2001 | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Jeff Hardy | 1 | June 5, 2001 | Grand Forks, North Dakota | |
| X-Pac | 1 | June 25, 2001 | New York City, New York | |
| Yoshihiro Tajiri | 1 | August 6, 2001 | Anaheim, California | |
| X-Pac | 2 | August 19, 2001 | San Jose, California | This was a unification match for the WWF/WWE World Light-Heavyweight and WCW World Cruiserweight Titles. This title was abandoned in March of 2002 and WWE Cruiserweight Championship was used in its place. |
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