WWA International Cruiserweight Championship

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WWA International Cruiserweight Championship
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Promotion World Wrestling All-Stars
Date establishedOctober 19, 2001
Date retiredMay 25, 2003

The World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) International Cruiserweight Championship was the cruiserweight championship for the Australian based wrestling promotion World Wrestling All-Stars.

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History

The WWA International Cruiserweight Championship was first won by Juventud Geurrera by defeating Psicosis on October 19, 2001 in Perth, Australia. The title was vacated to be up for grabs on the company's first PPV, The Inception. The title was then won again by Juventud Guerrera. The title was unified with the TNA X Division Championship on May 25, 2003.

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
 1 Juventud Guerrera  October 19, 2001 Live event Perth, Australia  1 4Defeated Psicosis to become the inaugural champion. [1]
— Vacated  October 23, 2001————Championship became vacant to be defended in the Seven Deadly Sins tournament. [1]
 2 Juventud Guerrera  October 26, 2001 Inception Sydney, Australia  2 43Defeated Psicosis in a Ladder match to win the vacant title. The match was a part of the Seven Deadly Sins tournament for the vacant WWA World Heavyweight Championship. [1]
 3 Psicosis  December 8, 2001 Live event Glasgow, Scotland  1 78 [1]
 4 Eddie Guerrero  February 24, 2002 Revolution Las Vegas, Nevada  1 48This was a triple threat match also involving Juventud Guerrera. [1]
— Vacated  April 13, 2002————Championship became vacant when Eddie Guerrero left WWA for the World Wrestling Federation. [1]
 5 A.J. Styles  April 13, 2002 Eruption Melbourne, Australia  1 67Defeated Jerry Lynn in a tournament final. [1]
— Vacated  June 19, 2002————Championship became vacant when A.J. Styles left WWA for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. [1]
 6 Jerry Lynn  May 21, 2003 Live event Sydney, Australia  1 4Defeated Chris Sabin in a tournament final. [1]
 7 Chris Sabin  May 25, 2003 Reckoning Auckland, New Zealand  1 <1This was a four-way title unification match, in which Sabin's TNA X Division Championship was also on the line. The match also involved Johnny Swinger and Frankie Kazarian. [1]
— Unified  May 25, 2003 Reckoning Auckland, New Zealand ——The WWA International Cruiserweight Championship was unified into the TNA X Division Championship and retired as WWA closed after the event. [1]

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
days
1 Psicosis 178
2 AJ Styles 167
3 Eddie Guerrero 148
4 Juventud Guerrera 247
5 Jerry Lynn 14
6 Chris Sabin 1<1

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