| Championshipname: | NWL Cruiserweight Championship |
| Currentholder: | Blackhawk |
| Won: | July 31, 2007 |
| Promotion: | National Wrestling League |
| Created: | December 13, 1997 |
| Mostreigns: | Hyjinx |
| Firstchamp: | Fumar |
| Longestreign: | Flex Fenom |
| Shortestreign: | Jimmy Jessup |
The NWL Cruiserweight Championship is the top professional wrestling Cruiserweight title in the National Wrestling League promotion. It was created on December 13, 1997, when Fumar defeated Shorty Smalls in Moorefield, West Virginia to become the first champion. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast, most often in Hagerstown, Maryland, but also in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.[1] There are 16 recognized known champions with a total of 50 title reigns.[2] [3]
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| Fumar | 1 | December 13, 1997 | Moorefield, West Virginia | ||||||
| The title is vacated in 1998. | |||||||||
| Slickyboy | 1 | September 26, 1998 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| The New Jersey Devil | 1 | November 8, 1998 | McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| The title is vacated on March 25, 1999. | |||||||||
| John Balsamo | 1 | April 8, 1999 | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Flex Fenom | 1 | September 7, 1999 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Paul Beswick | 1 | October 31, 1999 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| The title is vacated in December 1999. | |||||||||
| John Balsamo | 2 | January 4, 2000 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| OGB | 1 | May 18, 2000 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| The title is vacated on September 1, 2000, when OGB is released from the promotion. | |||||||||
| Hyjinx | 1 | September 25, 2000 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| John Balsamo | 3 | December 16, 2000 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| The title is vacated on March 16, 2001. | |||||||||
| Chuckie Manson | 1 | March 29, 2001 | Cumberland, Maryland | ||||||
| Flex Fenom | 2 | June 16, 2001 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| "Wild Thing" Adam Brown | 1 | June 25, 2002 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Flex Fenom | 3 | July 4, 2002 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Aidean | 1 | September 28, 2002 | Greencastle, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Hyjinx | 2 | October 26, 2002 | Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| The Freak | 1 | November 19, 2002 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Flex Fenom | 4 | February 11, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| The Freak | 2 | February 22, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Nomad | 1 | March 4, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Hyjinx | 3 | April 19, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Jerkface | 1 | May 4, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| The title is vacated in May 2003 when Jerkface suffers an injury. | |||||||||
| OGB | 2 | May 20, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Hyjinx | 4 | June 20, 2003 | Martinsburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| OGB | 3 | July 29, 2003 | |||||||
| Hyjinx | 5 | October 4, 2003 | |||||||
| OGB | 4 | October 18, 2003 | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Hyjinx | 6 | November 15, 2003 | Newville, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| OGB | 5 | December 13, 2003 | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Chad Bowman | 1 | February 14, 2004 | Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| The title is vacated on March 6, 2004, when Chad Bowman is stripped of the title for missing a scheduled title defense. | |||||||||
| Hyjinx | 7 | March 9, 2004 | Newville, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Chad Bowman | 2 | July 17, 2004 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | ||||||
| Fumar | 2 | April 2, 2005 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| The title is vacated in May 2005. | |||||||||
| Jerkface | 2 | May 21, 2005 | Newville, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| "Jackpot" Jimmy Jessup | 1 | August 6, 2005 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Doken | 1 | August 9, 2005 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Jerkface | 3 | September 10, 2005 | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| The title is vacated on September 15, 2005. | |||||||||
| Jimmy Jessup | 2 | October 15, 2005 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | ||||||
| Ian Decay | 1 | October 18, 2005 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Chuckie Manson | 2 | November 19, 2005 | Newville, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| The title is vacated on December 17, 2005, when Chucky Manson retired. | |||||||||
| Blackhawk | 1 | December 17, 2005 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | ||||||
| Chris Cline | 1 | January 21, 2006 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Crazy Shea | 1 | March 7, 2006 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Blackhawk | 2 | March 21, 2006 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| The title is vacated on April 1, 2006, when Blackhawk is unable to compete due to injury. | |||||||||
| Chris Cline | 2 | April 1, 2006 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Blackhawk | 3 | April 8, 2006 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| The title is vacated on June 17, 2006. | |||||||||
| Dexter Alexander | 1 | July 15, 2006 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | ||||||
| Blackhawk | 4 | July 15, 2006 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | ||||||
| Jimmy Jessup | 3 | July 7, 2007 | Hagerstown, Maryland | ||||||
| Blackhawk | 5 | July 31, 2007 | Hagerstown, Maryland |
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| Spyral | 1 | November 1, 2003 | Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Sam Sanders | 1 | March 6, 2004 | Newville, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Crazy Shea | 1 | May 29, 2004 | |||||||
| The title retired on July 2, 2004. | |||||||||