The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) promotion. The title was challenged by light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs (before deactivation, the weight limit was changed to …

The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling cruiserweight championship operated by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Only wrestlers that weighed less than 220 pounds (100 kg), called "light heavyweights" by the WWF, were allowed to challenge for the title.

On this page, you find the full Title History for the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.

The now-defunct WWE Light Heavyweight Championship has one of the shortest histories in WWE. It got its start in late 1997 when a tournament was held to crown the first-ever Light Heavyweight Champion. In the end, it was Taka Michinoku defeating Brian …

The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The championship was for light heavyweight wrestlers at a maximum weight of 215 lbs although the weight limit was not strictly enforced.

WWF Light Heavyweight Championship (26.03.1981 - 05.08.1996) Promotions: World Wrestling Federation (05.11.1997 - 08.03.2002) Michinoku Pro Wrestling (16.06.1995 - 05.11.1997) Universal Wrestling Association (26.03.1981 - 16.06.1995) Description. This text is hidden because it is only available in German language. Please click this line if you ...

A five-week, eight-man tournament was held by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) to find the first-ever WWF Light Heavyweight champion. On December 7, 1997 at D-Generation X: In Your House , Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher in the finals to become the first champion.

Jan 18, 2025 · WWF takes over Georgia Championship Wrestling in 84-07, and Les Thornton, who has been then billed as NWA World junior heavyweight champion in Georgia, wrestles as WWF light heavyweight champion in some WWF shows before title is forgotten.

The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship. The title was challenged by light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 215 lbs (before deactivation the weight limit was changed to 220Ibs).

Sep 10, 2014 · The tournament culminated at the In Your House: D-Generation X pay-per-view, where Taka Michinoku (more on him later) defeated Brian “Too Sexy” Christopher to become the first Light Heavyweight Champion in the WWF.