What is WWE Cruiserweight Championship?
{{For|the old championship|WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991–2007)}} {{Infobox pro wrestling championship |championshipname = WWE Cruiserweight Championship |image = File:Cruiserweight Championship..jpg |caption = The first championship design (2016–2020) |promotion = [[WWE]] |brand = [[WWE Raw|Raw]]<br>(2016–2018)<br>[[205 Live]]<br>(2018–2022)<br>[[WWE NXT|NXT]]<br>(2019–2022)<br>[[NXT UK]]<br>(2020–2022) |created = September 14, 2016 |retired = January 4, 2022<br>(made into one with the [[NXT North American Championship]]) |mostreigns = 2 reigns: *[[Pac (wrestler)|Neville]] *[[Enzo Amore]] |firstchamp = [[T. J. Perkins]] |finalchamp = [[Carmelo Hayes]] |longestreign = [[Jordan Devlin]]<br>(439 days{{efn|WWE officially recognizes 438 days}}) |shortestreign = [[Carmelo Hayes]]<br>(<1 minute{{efn|Unified with the [[NXT North American Championship]]}}) |oldest = [[Roderick Strong]]<br>({{age in years and days|1983|07|26|2021|09|21}}) |youngest = [[Lio Rush]]<br>({{age in years and days|1994|11|11|2019|10|09}}) |heaviest = {{convert|205|lb|kg|abbr=on}}: *[[Carmelo Hayes]] *[[Buddy Murphy]] |lightest = [[Akira Tozawa]]<br>({{convert|156|lb|kg|abbr=on}}) |pastnames = * WWE Cruiserweight Championship<br>(2016–2019) * NXT Cruiserweight Championship<br>(2019–2022) }} The '''WWE Cruiserweight Championship''', later known as the '''NXT Cruiserweight Championship''' was a [[professional wrestling|wrestling]] title owned by [[WWE]]. Only wrestlers under {{convert|205|lb|kg|abbr=on}} could compete for it. The first champion was [[T.J. Perkins]]. On January 4, 2022, at New Year's Evil, the title was made into one with the [[NXT North American Championship]] and retired. [[Carmelo Hayes]] was the last champion. The title did not continue the history of WWE's old [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991–2007)|Cruiserweight Championship]]. == History == In 2016, [[WWE]] created the [[Cruiserweight Classic]], a 32-man tournament for [[Cruiserweight|cruiserweights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-network-ad