This dominant Nigerian powerhouse became one of the most intimidating champions in WWE NXT history.
Oba Femi
Say his name and he appears this Scottish wrestler song charted at 4 in the UK
Joe Hendry
This Savage King let power go to his head as he betrayed his friends and wife for championship gold
Macho Man Randy Savage
In 2016, WWE would bring back the cruiserweight championship, which was won by the inaugural champion
TJP/ TJ Perkins
This Philadelphia promotion, created by Paul Heyman, innovated wrestling on the low budget
Extreme Championship Wrestling
This athletic surfer girl has an innovative finish and recently held both the NXT North American and SPEED championships
Sol Ruca
This wrestler created their YouTube channel and gained a following, which led them to win the United States championship
Zack Ryder
Rejuvenating his career in 2006 this king would defeat Bobby Lashley to become King of the Ring
Booker T
To give the cruiserweight division their own spotlight, this show would be creative for them with Drake Maverick as GM
205 Live
This core wrestler is known as the last ECW champion after defeating Christian
Ezekiel Jackson
In NXT, these two frenemies would tear up the women’s division and become one-time NXT women’s tag team champions…with the unofficial name of team 2001
Roxanne Perez and Cora Jade
After this superstar's big victory over Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 29, the Internet went crazy listening to his song called ChaChaLaLa
Fandango
Completing his childhood dream, this wrestler would defeat Finn Balor to become King of the Ring
Xavier Woods
At WrestleMania 34 this preshow match for the vacant cruiserweight championship impressed the John Cena
Cedric Alexander vs Mustafa Ali
The Top Rope finisher of Ember Moon
Eclipse
Known as the cold hearted, handsome devil, getting on this second generation wrestlers bad side, you’ll be one of his opps. send this man
HOOK
With this wrestler's tag team partner injured, they reinvented themselves to extinguish toxic masculinity. The catchy theme song also helped.
Kit Wilson
This wrestler may be known as the best king there ever will be, as they are the only king to win the tournament twice
Brett Hart
At 438 days, this wrestler is the longest reigning cruiserweight champion
Jordan Devilin/ JD McDonagh
The tallest member in the Wyatt Sicks and an OG member of the Wyatt family
Erick Rowan
From a cheerleader to a dark enchantress. This former TBS champion makes sure the house always wins by spraying black mist into her opponents eyes. 1/3 of the triangle of madness.
Julia Hart
You don’t know how hard it is to be this wrestler. The brains behind his iconic Tag Team, who have gone through multiple personas to define themselves
Matt Hardy
This King defeated WWE Champion Macho Man Randy savage via countout in a non-televised tournament. This house show was on my birthday
Ted DiBiase
NXT 2.0 would get rid of the cruiserweight division, as this SmackDown wrestler would unify the belt with the North American championship at New Year's Evil
Carmelo Hayes
This wrestler has played multiple characters over the years, such as The Shark and Golga, but he’s also known as this natural disaster
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