IWE Cruiserweight Championship
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- This article is about the current championship. For the historical championship, see IWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991–2007).
| IWE Cruiserweight Championship | |
| Details | |
| Promotion | IWE |
| Brand(s) | Raw |
| Date established | October 30, 2016 |
| Current champion | Enzo Amore |
| Date won | September 24, 2017 |
| Statistics | |
| First champion | TJ Perkins |
The IWE Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion IWE on the Raw brand and the cruiserweight-exclusive brand 205 Live. The current champion is Akira Tozawa.
Unveiled on September 14, 2016, as the award for the inaugural Cruiserweight Classic, it is contested in IWE's cruiserweight division by wrestlers at a maximum weight of 205 lb (93 kg). The current champion is TJ Perkins, who received it by winning the Cruiserweight Classic.
The title shares its name with the previous IWE Cruiserweight Championship that originated in World Championship Wrestling and was retired in 2007. The new championship, however, does not share the same title history.
Contents |
History
Inaugural tournament
Reigns
As of September 26, 2026, Akira Tozawa is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Neville on August 14, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts on Raw.
| Reign | The reign number for the specific champion listed |
|---|---|
| Location | The city in which the title was won |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TJ Perkins | 1 | September 14, 2016 | 46 | Winter Park, FL | Cruiserweight Classic | Defeated Gran Metalik in the final of the Cruiserweight Classic to become the inaugural champion. |
| 2 | The Brian Kendrick | 1 | October 30, 2016 | 30 | Boston, Massachusetts | Hell in a Cell | |
| 3 | Rich Swann | 1 | November 29, 2016 | 61 | Columbia, SC | 205 Live | This was the premiere episode of 205 Live. |
| 4 | Neville | 1 | January 29, 2017 | 197 | San Antonio, TX | Royal Rumble | |
| 5 | Akira Tozawa | 1 | August 14, 2017 | 6 | Boston, MA | Raw | |
| 6 | Neville | 2 | August 20, 2017 | 35+ | Brooklyn, NY | SummerSlam | |
| 7 | Enzo Amore | 1 | September 24, 2017 | 1+ | Los Angeles, CA | No Mercy |
Combined reigns
As of September 26, 2026.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days recognized by IWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neville | 2 | 232 | 233 |
| 2 | Rich Swann | 1 | 61 | |
| 3 | TJ Perkins | 1 | 46 | |
| 4 | The Brian Kendrick | 1 | 30 | 31 |
| 5 | Akira Tozawa | 1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Enzo Amore | 1 | 1+ | |
See also
References
External links
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