PW Boards Unified LightHeavy/Crusierweight Championship Tournament

Omackeral

A lot of online fans clamour to see it make a comeback. There's often echoes of people asking for it to return. Even on Raw just gone, the red-hot Dean Ambrose made a reference to it on prime time television. I am, of course, talking about the Cruiserweight Division. Is it as good as people remember? Is it a case of rose tinted glasses? Well let us pit all former champions against each other and see what type of talent there was. Everybody that held these titles in either the WWE or WCW will get their chance to be call the best Cruiserweight Champion of all but it's all of you who will decide.


I have included every individual who has held either the Light Heavyweight Championship in the WWF (now WWE) and have done the same for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, which became re-christened the WWE Cruiserweight Championship in 2001. That's explained below :

*We have a total of 48 champions in this tournament, 16 of which have held a title on more than one occasion. These multiple champions receive a bye into Round 2 where they will be joined by the 16 winners from Round 1.

*First champion to receive 3 votes will progress

*All draws are made using a random number generator

Omackeral

Alex Wright

Das Wunderkid






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Kid Kash

Mr Total Non Stop Attitude

Bounty Hunter

I remember one vaguely as the lad who danced with Disco Inferno and was named after Berlin while the other from his X division exploits with just a lil bit of ECW and teaming with Jamie Noble thrown in there.

My memory says Kid Kash was better so he gets my vote

brianregan09

Kid kash

Blue_Dabadee

Kid Kash as well

CSF

Kid Kash because I have no idea who the other lad is

Garseys

Kid Kash aswell. I never seen much of Alex Wright's work /terriblewrestlingfan

Omackeral

We say auf wiedersehen to Alex 'Berlyn' Wright as Kid Kash goes through in a whitewash.

CSF wrote: »

Kid Kash because I have no idea who the other lad is

There might be one or two more of them in Round 1 due to WCW's early mid 1990's champions I'm afraid but keep the faith if you can.

Brad Armstrong
This one's a Buzzkill




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Crash Holly
The Super Heavyweight

Blue_Dabadee

I will go with Crash Holly

Furious-Red

Never heard of the other guy so Crash for me

Griever931

Crash Holly, not familiar with Brad Armstrong's career.

Omackeral

Armstrong goes out as I realise that there was actually a WCW Light Heavyweight Championship before the Cruiserweight title came along. There was only 4 champions ever and one of them in Brad Armstrong is out.

Furious-Red wrote: »

Never heard of the other guy so Crash for me

He's actually Road Dogg's brother. Worked commentary for WWE's version of ECW for a short stint. On the Road Dogg thing, he even did a lame version of it in WCW as Buzzkill.




Anyway.....

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Hornswoggle

The Last Ever Cruiserweight Champ





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Disco Inferno

Burn, Baby, Burn

Necro

Disco Inferno. I hate Hornswoggle.

Moneymaker

Disco Inferno. He had a string of good matches in WcW, as did most of the light heavyweights of that era.

Omackeral

Disco for me also. Hornswoggle was a disgracefully sad end to the division.

chopperbyrne

Definitely Disco if only for his attempts to join the Wolfpac.

Omackeral

The leprechaun doesn't make it of the blocks and loses out to the dancing fool himself, Disco Inferno.

Matt Hardy

Version 1.0




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Evan Karagias

Can't Get You Outta My Heart

Zemuppet

Hardy, I loved his V.1 gimmick

Omackeral

Matt Hardy for me too. The V1 delusional stuff went great with his cruiser reign. I remember him trying to shed weight in the sweat suit and all. A great character based champion.

chopperbyrne

Matt Hardy the overweight champion. Probably the most memorable WWF Cruiserweight Champion.

Griever931

Matt Hardy, I enjoyed his V1 character.

Omackeral

Evan Karagias runs out of courage as the elder Hardy makes the cut ahead of him. Next match is our last bout of the night....

Jerry Lynn

The New F'N Show





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Oklahoma

Bad Ol' (Taste) JR

Blue_Dabadee

Jerry Lynn because I dont know the other guy.

CSF

Also, Jerry Lynn for same reasons.

Deadlie

Yep, Jerry here too. How the he'll is Oklahoma a cruiserweight? Lookit the size of 'im!

Necro

Jerry Lynn for me too.

Omackeral

Oklahoma was basically a rib on Jim Ross in WCW played by Vince Russo stooge Ed Ferrera. It was in extremely poor taste as he mocked JR's Bell's Palsy by talking out of the side of his mouth in a ridiculous Southern accent. Ferrera and Russo caught a lot of heat for it, and rightly so. Jerry Lynn on the other hand was a fine wrestler and advances on unscathed. Next up is an all Japanese affair from the early days of the Cruiserweight division.

Jushin Liger

Thunderstruck






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Shinjiro Otani

The Inaugural Cruiser Champ

Necro

I'll go with Liger here. Know nothing about the other dude.

Bounty Hunter

Liger without a doubt a real great who should go far in this

CSF

Jushin Liger again because I know a lot more about him

Omackeral

The seemingly ageless Liger thunders past Otani easily. A lot of squash matches in Round 1. Will this be one also?

Mike Sanders

Above Average






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Jacqueline

One Pretty Mean Sister

CSF

Mike Sanders. Jacqueline always irritated me

Necro

I'll give jacqueline the nod here. Sanders again I know nothing of

Sin Eater

Jacqueline.

Griever931

Jacqueline, I don't know who Mike Sanders is either.

Garseys

Jacqueline

gerrybbadd

Jacqueline. :eek:

Omackeral

The former WCW Commissioner and leader of the Natural Born Thrillers is apparently below average as he bows to Jackie. Who's next?

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Gillberg

Who's First?!





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Spike Dudley

The Boss

Garseys

Spike Dudley. I actually enjoyed his reign as the "Cruiserweight Champion of the World".

chopperbyrne

Gillberg for the entertainment value. Didn't he have a stupidly long reign too?

Necro

Spike for me.

Omackeral

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Gillberg for the entertainment value. Didn't he have a stupidly long reign too?

Longest reign of all at 453 days. CM Punks WWE Championship reign was 434 days. He gets my vote.

Gillberg>Punk

gerrybbadd

Spike

Griever931

Spike Dudley.

Omackeral

I'd call that an upset to be honest as The Man They Call Gillberg is eliminated by the runt of the Dudley litter. A good match up nonetheless. I think the next bout could be a close one also.

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Christian

Brood Boy






vs



Essa Rios

Red Alert

gerrybbadd

Christian.

Papi Chulo never did it for me. But, Lita...

Moneymaker

Essa. I wouldn't associate Christian with the Light heavyweight division and Essa was pretty under-rated imo.

Omackeral

I liked Essa Rios I have to say. Thought he had a very different look and he brought us Lita as his shadow wrestler who would pop off hurricanranas and all. Plus he also gave a great account of himself as Aguila for the title at WrestleMania 14.

Essa Rios for me.

Garseys

Essa Rios, By Gawd Metal and Superstars were his shows damnit!

Bounty Hunter

Mix what km and omack says and you dee why this time I'm not a peep

Essa ftw

Omackeral

Our quickest match to date see's Christian make a hasty exit. He went on to better things as we all know though. Next up is an all WCW affair

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Elix Skipper

Primetime





vs



Chris Candido

Hard Knox : No Gimmicks Needed