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Encyclopedia > WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
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Promotion World Wrestling Federation
Date created March 26, 1981
Date retired July 30, 2001

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. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Pedro Aguayo better known as Perro Aguayo, was a famous Mexican wrestler in the 70s and 80s. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship is a former professional wrestling title competed for under the World Wrestling Federation banner by wrestlers billed as weighing less than 215 lb (98 kg). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jesús Guadalupe Delgado Saldaña is a Mexican professional wrestler currently performing for AAA. He is best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (now the WWE) as Essa Rios and for his work for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, CMLL and AAA as Mr. ... Shinjiro Ohtani & Koji Kanemoto dropkick each other Shinjirō Ōtani (大谷晋二郎, born 21 July 1972 in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... “Kg” redirects here. ... Masanori Murakawa ), (born July 18, 1969), is a Japanese professional wrestler who is better known by his stage name The Great Sasuke. ... The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass (sometimes called weight in everyday parlance) in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... “Kg” redirects here. ... For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... The WWE Championship belt, an example of a championship belt in professional wrestling. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

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History

The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was first introduced in Mexico for the Universal Wrestling Association. It eventually migrated to Japan as well, although 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. Before the tournament, the title was a part of the J-Crown. Incorporated as Lucha Libre Internacional, S.C. in January 1975 after Ray Mendoza split from the EMLL to form a new organization with Fancisco Flores and Benjamin Mora Jr. ... The J-Crown Championship (or J-Crown) was the unification of eight mens non-heavyweight championships. ...


1997 tournament

  Quarterfinals
(RAW is WAR)		 Semifinals
(RAW is WAR)		 Finals
(In Your House: D-Generation X)
                           
  Nov. 3  Águila Pin  
Hershey  Super Loco   5:12    
  Nov. 252  Águila Pin  
  Roanoke  Taka Michinoku   6:19    
Nov. 10  Taka Michinoku Pin
  Ottawa  Devon Storm 5:00  
    Dec. 7  Taka Michinoku Pin
  Springfield  Brian Christopher  12:00 
  Nov. 111  Eric Shelley Pin  
Cornwall  Scott Taylor 5:27  
  Nov. 252  Scott Taylor Forf3
  Roanoke  Brian Christopher  
Nov. 24  Brian Christopher Pin
  Fayetteville  Flash Flanagan 3:30  

Notes:
1 This match aired on November 17.
2 These matches aired on December 1.
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Title deactivation

In March 2001, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. purchased World Championship Wrestling. During the Invasion angle which followed, the WCW Cruiserweight Champion and the WWF Light Heavyweight Champion wrestled one another in a non-title match. The WWF Light Heavyweight Champion, X-Pac, defeated the WCW Cruiserweight Champion, Billy Kidman. The titles remained separate. After the Invasion, the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was deactivated in favour of the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, which was renamed as the WWF Cruiserweight Championship, and later the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.[1] World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... Sean Michael Waltman (born July 13, 1972) is an American professional wrestler. ... Peter Gruner (born May 11, 1974 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is a professional wrestler on the World Wrestling Entertainments Smackdown! Brand, best known by his stage name of Billy Kidman. ...


See also

The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship is a former professional wrestling title competed for under the World Wrestling Federation banner by wrestlers billed as weighing less than 215 lb (98 kg). ... World Wrestling Entertainment only recognizes title reigns from December 7, 1997 on. ... The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...

Notes

  1. ^ Light Heavyweight Championship History. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-16.

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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WWF Light Heavyweight Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (519 words)
The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship is a retired professional wrestling championship, formerly competed for in the World Wrestling Federation by wrestlers billed as weighing less than 215 lb (98 kg).
The WWF first used the Light Heavyweight Championship in Japan and the Universal Wrestling Association, although the title was only recognized as an official WWF title after 1997, when a tournament was held on WWF television to crown a champion.
During the Invasion angle in 2001, X-Pac defeated Jeff Hardy for the Light Heavyweight Championship, and then defeated Billy Kidman for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
Wikipedia search result (2578 words)
The WWF was not the only promotion to have broken ranks with the NWA; the American Wrestling Association (AWA) had long ago ceased being an official NWA member (although like the WWF, they seldom left their own territory).
The WWF hit a low point in the wake of allegations of steroid abuse and distribution made against McMahon and the WWF in 1994; there were also allegations of sexual harassment made by WWF employees.
The assets of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), which had folded after filing for bankruptcy protection in April 2001, were purchased by WWE in mid-2003.
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