Final holders of now defunct WWE titles

Layla is officially recognised as the final WWE Women's champion
Layla is officially recognised as the final WWE Women's champion

#4. WWE Cruiserweight Championship - Hornswoggle

No championship was as devalued by its final champion as the Cruiserweight championship
No championship was as devalued by its final champion as the Cruiserweight championship

While NXT currently has its own Cruiserweight Championship, it is not considered to be the continuation of the original Cruiserweight title that started in WCW. The title, which was held by the likes of Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero and Ultimo Dragon in WCW, was acquired by the WWE once the Atlanta based promotion went out of business.

With Shane 'Hurricane' Helms as champion, the WWE version of the Cruiserweight championship got off to a good start. It even absorbed the WWE's equivalent - the WWE Light Heavyweight Championship. The prestige of the title reached its apex during a fabulous opening match at Wrestlemania 19 between Matt Hardy and Rey Mysterio in 2003. Reigns for the likes of Mysterio, Hardy, Chavo Guerrero and Billy Kidman were enjoyable to watch as the cruiserweight division defined fast-paced action.

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However, by 2005, the title started to be treated as an afterthought. With the pillar of the division, Rey Mysterio, being elevated to the World Championship scene, the title was treated like a hot potato. Forgettable reigns ensued for the likes Nunzio, Kid Kash and Juventud Guerrera and the title reached its low point when Hornswoggle won a cruiserweight open to become the champion in a comedy angle.

Swoggle was later revealed to be the on-screen son of Vince McMahon and once that angle started, the cruiserweight title was never mentioned of again. Such an inauspicious way for a title to meet its demise.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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