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Current name:
WWE NXT Cruiserweight Championship
Status:
inactive
Names:
WWE NXT Cruiserweight Championship (since 02.10.2019)
WWE Cruiserweight Championship (14.09.2016 - 02.10.2019)
Promotions:
World Wrestling Entertainment (14.09.2016 - 04.01.2022)

Title Holders
INACTIVE
04.01.2022
#20
Roderick Strong
21.09.2021 - 04.01.2022 (105 days)
Matches
Orlando, Florida, USA
#19
Kushida
13.04.2021 - 21.09.2021 (161 days)
Matches
Orlando, Florida, USA
#18
Santos Escobar
08.04.2021 - 13.04.2021 (5 days)
Matches
Orlando, Florida, USA
#17
Jordan Devlin & Santos Escobar
27.05.2020 - 08.04.2021 (316 days)
Matches
Orlando, Florida, USA
#16
Jordan Devlin
25.01.2020 - 27.05.2020 (123 days)
Matches
Houston, Texas, USA
#15
Angel Garza
11.12.2019 - 25.01.2020 (45 days)
Matches
Winter Park, Florida, USA
#14
Lio Rush
09.10.2019 - 11.12.2019 (63 days)
Matches
Winter Park, Florida, USA
#13
Drew Gulak
23.06.2019 - 09.10.2019 (108 days)
Matches
Tacoma, Washington, USA
#12
Tony Nese
07.04.2019 - 23.06.2019 (77 days)
Matches
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
#11
Buddy Murphy
06.10.2018 - 07.04.2019 (183 days)
Matches
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
#10
Cedric Alexander
08.04.2018 - 06.10.2018 (181 days)
Matches
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
VACANT
23.01.2018 - 08.04.2018 (75 days)
#9
Enzo Amore (2)
22.10.2017 - 23.01.2018 (93 days)
Matches
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
#8
Kalisto
09.10.2017 - 22.10.2017 (13 days)
Matches
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
#7
Enzo Amore
24.09.2017 - 09.10.2017 (15 days)
Matches
Los Angeles, California, USA
#6
Neville (2)
20.08.2017 - 24.09.2017 (35 days)
Matches
New York City, New York, USA
#5
Akira Tozawa
14.08.2017 - 20.08.2017 (6 days)
Matches
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
#4
Neville
29.01.2017 - 14.08.2017 (197 days)
Matches
San Antonio, Texas, USA
#3
Rich Swann
29.11.2016 - 29.01.2017 (61 days)
Matches
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
#2
The Brian Kendrick
30.10.2016 - 29.11.2016 (30 days)
Matches
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
#1
TJ Perkins
14.09.2016 - 30.10.2016 (46 days)
Matches
Winter Park, Florida, USA
7.11
Current Total Rating (?)
Valid votes: 130
Number of comments: 33
10.0 5x
9.0 0x
8.0 51x
7.0 38x
6.0 29x
5.0 4x
4.0 1x
3.0 1x
2.0 0x
1.0 1x
0.0 0x
Average rating: 7.12  [130]
Average rating in 2026: 6.00  [1]
Average rating in 2025: 7.63  [8]
Average rating in 2024: 7.75  [8]
Average rating in 2023: 7.67  [9]
Average rating in 2022: 7.13  [15]
Average rating in 2021: 6.38  [21]
Average rating in 2020: 7.00  [11]
Average rating in 2019: 7.58  [12]
Average rating in 2018: 7.28  [18]
Average rating in 2017: 6.96  [27]
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crs285 wrote on 05.02.2026:
[6.0] "WWE brought back the cruiserweight championship after an insanely good Cruiserweight Classic. That being said outside of a few moments on the main roster they never cared about it. Had Enzo win it from Neville was the worst choice. Had good matches and reigns but never got the care it deserved. Eventually it was moved to NXT where it got better treatment but still struggled to get the proper care. Was eventually deactivated again"
Garfield wrote on 01.08.2025:
[10.0] "Despite WWE not seeming to care about the cruiserweight division, the title always felt important during matches for it. So many of the matches for the title are some of the best matches you can find. And some of the qualifying matches for chances at it were match-of-the-year contenders."
new era lover wrote on 05.01.2024:
[10.0] "One of my favourite titles of all time, seeing the cruiserweights in the ring its always a joy, instead of seeing Alexander and Tozawa jobbing on Raw, Murphy and Gulak getting burried on main roster they were fighting with great prestige, lookin like the main eventers of their show"
Chriswarrior11 wrote on 19.04.2023:
[10.0] "All the way from the Cruiserweight classic to the unification with the north American Championship even though WWE did not gave the title the importance it needed and the guys who where fighting for it needed the matches where great. If you watched 205 live every week like I did you know that the action was always awesome. When they gave it a chance on the main shows and the few times on ppv it was great and when they moved it to nxt it was as always great with that last Match just been the cherry on the top!"
Flame233 wrote on 06.10.2022:
[7.0] "Some really great talents came out thanks to this belt, and it's a shame really that it's no more. It was pretty and I consider all of the champions (except for Enzo) to be amazing wrestlers, although it's sad to see most of them fired or jobbing. The 205Live was amazing addition when they had the belt, moving it to NXT was kind of a bummer. I am an absolute enemy to unifuication of NXT CW and NXT NA, but I guess the belt lost so much prestige that they needed to get rid of it. It was fun while it lasted."
PavelDragunov wrote on 21.04.2022:
[8.0] "It's a pity that as a result, the whole project was closed and the bet on light heavyweights in the company stopped, it was essentially an unstable time for this title, it all started with a great tournament for this title, later everything got worse when the title was on the RAW brand. And already when the title moved to its own show 205, things began to get better. Buddy Murphy, Cedric Alexander and many other talented guys showed a great show that I will remember as something bright in my soul. Later, the title fully went to NXT and everything was fine there too, Lio Rush, Angel Garza and others did not drop the quality bar. Only the pandemic slowed down the pace of activity with this title a little, but there were still bright moments. As a result, the title ceased to exist abruptly and in the saddest way, now it does not exist, but I will remember this time as one of my favorites in modern WWE."
BulletGM wrote on 07.01.2022:
[5.0] "Just doesn't have any real prestige, it's not even the second most important belt in NXT and let alone in its tenure in the main roster where people rarely made themselves watch 205 Live."
steviecw wrote on 06.01.2022:
[8.0] "Like every WWE attempt at a cruiser / junior title, great workers and banger matches can't outshine a complete lack of interest and commitment from WWE itself. Ask Taka Michinoku, Christian, Jerry Lynn, Crash Holly, Dean Malenko, Paul London, Tajiri, X-PAC, Funaki, Rey Mysterio, Jacqueline, Spike Dudley, Nunzio, Neville, Rich Swann, Lio Rush, Brian Kendrick, Tony Nese, Cedric Alexander, Drew Gulak, Kushida, Roderick Strong, etc etc. But WWE's complete incompetence shouldn't negate its talents either. Thanks for the bangers boys. I hate you TJP you weirdo incel."
Sesh wrote on 30.12.2021:
[5.0] "a belt that could have been much better to use. The matches for the belt were often good but often lacked interest due to the rule that only the 205 live roster could fight for this belt. If wrestlers like Rey Mysterio, Finn Balor, Daniel Bryan and others would have been able to fight for the title my rating would have been higher."
benny5bellys wrote on 02.11.2021:
[4.0] "It started off a decent belt and then Endo got it and basically killed it. Now as important as every other belt in the fed which is not much."
Jorhorge wrote on 31.08.2021:
[7.0] "Although currently the title is missing, lately it has had very good reigns Santos Escobar, Angel Garza and Lio Rush are an example of good reigns although without a doubt their best moment was in 2016-2017, with great reigns such as Neville or The Brian Kendrick or Enzo Amore, there would also be the tournament that was made for the title, although 205 live was in decline they decided to move the title to NXT giving good reigns and matches at the beginning, but currently it is lost."
MihaiStan wrote on 26.06.2021:
[8.0] "The sad part is that more than half of those who owned this belt are out, but the good part is that Neville, Murphy and Jordan Devlin looked good with this belt."
XXDoubleHHXX wrote on 21.05.2021:
[6.0] "It's been a ruff life for this belt. From short title reigns to not even appearing on 205 Live the show for cruiserweights, for awhile no one cares for the belt until NXT starting using it and rebranded it, since then the NXT cruiserweight title has actually been seen as important."
The A-Lister wrote on 08.05.2021:
[7.0] "It produced some great matches and I liked Santos Escobar as a Champion, but I didn't really care that much about it."
LexiconExpressicon wrote on 26.01.2020:
[6.0] "Man, on one hand, some of my favourite WWE matches in recent memory have come from this title / division (KENTA VS Ali, Murphy VS Ali, Alexander VS Murphy), but on the other hand, the first few reigns were forgettable, the whole division often gets ignored by WWE at large, which is best represented by using a jobber on 205 Live as one of the guys eating KFC at a PPV (TLC, I think). While almost all of the champions have been great wrestlers (except from Lio Rush and Enzo Amore), they've rarely been given the opportunity to truly go all out, both on 205 Live and the pre-show for PPVs. I thought the division could have reached new heights under Gulak (a personal favourite of mine), but then he got jobbed out to Lio Rush of all people, and I thought Enzo's reign was naff. If this 'wrestler' can just have a match to be the number one contender, while actual talented wrestlers like Gran Metalik, Mike Kanellis and The Brian Kendrick are nowhere to be seen, then what reason do I have to be invested. I just lost all investment in the division at that point. Despite this, I quite liked Angel Garza, guy's got charisma for days and can work both face and heel with ease. And now with Devlin as the champion, I've got all the reason in the world to get invested in the division again, as he's one of the best wrestlers in the world. I'll try to remember to edit my rating in a few months, as I'm interested in seeing how the belt will fair in NXT UK, or maybe Devlin will move to NXT USA, which is something I'd also love to see. P. S Also not a good sign when a quarter of your former champions have left the company."
ZestyZuluWarrior wrote on 23.07.2019:
[7.0] "This title had A LOT of trouble finding it's footing in the early goings. Then, it was on a good note and then BAM, Enzo won the title, and the belt went back down the crapper. Luckily, it has since redeemed itself and has been on a very good roll every since Cedrics reign."
Leone wrote on 10.04.2019:
[8.0] "It started off with a bit of turbulence due to the first 3 reigns not being particularly long. Then Neville gave the belt a lot more credibility - even losing it briefly to a guy worthy of taking it off him (Tozawa). Then... Enzo happened. Despite it being true that he was a better talker than most of the other Cruiserweights, such emphasis isn't what the belt is about. It wasn't until the belt started to have longer reigns with worthy champions (Cedric and Buddy) that it became credible again (especially considering their quality of matches."
KoolAidCobain wrote on 14.03.2019:
[10.0] "I love the purple strap and the unique plate designs. From bottom to top this title is top tier. Neville, Alexander, Murphy, they all are the reason 205 Live is quite good, along with when Mustafa was still there and not on SD Live. Unfortunately the title was given to that one guy I forgot his name already because he's that irrelevant."
Alchemiist wrote on 25.08.2018:
[8.0] "205 Live has a few issues I'd like to point out, even though the matches are fantastic every single week, and the Main Event is always a show stopper. 1. I like how Triple H is attempting to set up a tag division, the longest one being Lucha Houseparty (my favorite on the brand), then Gulak, Kendrick, and Gallagher, and Murphy and Nese, but the problem is, since the roster is very thin in terms of superstars, there's not a lot they can do with the tag division. Not to mention its meaningless if they don't bring Cruiserweight tag titles in at some point. They could also build the brand up a lot more by taking underutilized tag teams from NXT, SmackDown, and Raw, and putting them on 205, so they get a chance to shine. Examples are Oney Lorcan/Danny Burch, Revival, The Mighty, and The Colons. 2. The Crowds. Its no secret that most crowds during 205 are absolute garbage, although Brooklyn seems like a solid crowd, especially during 205's M/E in Brooklyn after SummerSlam. Crowds do play a big part in the match more than people might think. 3. The problem with the title now is whoever holds it seems like they have nothing to do but run through the roster, until they get beaten by someone with a good feud build. The story mainly focuses on the pursuit of the title, but nothing after. 4. Thin Division. There really isn't a lot of wrestlers on 205 Live, but bringing Lio Rush, Buddy Murphy, and Mark Andrews (Barely seen on TV anymore) to 205 was a great idea. They need to do like a draft every year and grab 10 talents, 4 tag teams, and 6 singles. That way the division can get beefed up. But a fantastic main event and show every week."
Ice wrote on 14.03.2018:
[6.0] "It's a slowly improving championship with a rocky start due to a lack of stars, but is becoming more competitive thanks to 205 Live's new direction."
KyTheEditor wrote on 14.02.2018:
[8.0] "After This Cruiserweight Championship Tournament ends, This Championship will be Refreshed, Restarted and it'll Bring back that Old CWC Feel, when TJP Won the Title."
Dragon Fighter wrote on 02.12.2017:
[1.0] "Seriously, has wwe ever given a fuck about the cruiserweight title and the entire division in general ? Sure, they got some main event segments on raw, but that's it. The reaction was still decent at best. And this fucking title- just a failure for sure. Neville's reign was only thing that was solid, but it didn't draw much attention. Now i agree enzo has brought some attention to the division, but it is still very flat imo. This title is till defended on pre show, which means that wwe doesn't care much. Crowd barely reacts to anything on 205 live. Don't forget that enzo is total trash outside his annoying mic work that doesn't help anyone. If you want a true cruiserweight belt, watch the current Jr division in njpw or the 90s version heck even wcw in 90s was so much better than this current shit."
njpwww wrote on 24.11.2017:
[5.0] "A title going downhill fast with Enzo on top, and having been defended and changed hands way too often. There is no one in the cruiserweight division who is very over with the fans, so WWE needs to give the belt to an established star like Finn Balor to raise its status; then let the present cruiserweight roster build up their star power with the fans by having great matches against him, which most are more than capable of doing. In addition, WWE needs to give its cruiserweight roster and championship a higher profile on Raw; neither will ever reach prestige whilst stuck on five minute Raw segments, the floundering 205 Live, and PPV preshows. There is a phenomenal amount of talent in the roster, so the belt could hold great prestige, but like its predecessor it may be doomed to be scrapped."
PistolPeteMatty wrote on 07.06.2017:
[8.0] "This title started strong, being awarded to the winner of the fantastic Cruiserweight classic, then was booked horribly until Neville came in and single handily saved the division. Since his reign began, this has become a prestigious title, and whoever beats him for it is gonna look like a beast."
Newsted Head wrote on 14.03.2017:
[7.0] "Started incredibly well after an awesome tournament with spectacular matches then the cruiserweights debuted on raw and yeah... we all know what happened. Luckily since Neville won the belt the championship regained prestige and now with Tozawa and Aries in the same roster we can only hope better things for this unlucky division"