March 26, 1981: Perro Aguayo defeats Gran Hamada in the finals of a tournament to become the Light Heavyweight champion, Shimizu, Japan.

September 25, 1981: Fishman over Aguayo, Los Angeles, California.

October 1, 1981: Perro Aguayo regains the title from Fishman, Los Angeles, California.

October 18, 1981: Chris Adams defeats Aguayo, Mexico City, Mexico.

December 13, 1981: Perro Aguayo beats Adams, Mexico City, Mexico.

April 21, 1982: Gran Hamada over Aguayo, Tokyo, Japan.

August 29, 1982: Perro Aguayo regains the belt from Hamada, Mexico City, Mexico.

March 20, 1983: Villano III defeats Aguayo, Mexico City, Mexico.

August 7, 1983: Perro Aguayo beats Villano III, Mexico City, Mexico.

April 17, 1984: Gran Hamada over Aguayo, Tokyo, Japan.

May 20, 1984: Villano III defeats Hamada, Mexico City, Mexico.

August 24, 1986: Fishman beats Villano III, Mexico City, Mexico.

December 24, 1986: Perro Aguayo over Fishman, Mexico City, Mexico.

May 3, 1987: The title is held up after a controversial match against Villano III.

June 17, 1987: Villano III wins the title in a rematch over Aguayo, Mexico City, Mexico.

October 4, 1987: Rambo beats Villano III in Mexico City, Mexico.

July 11, 1988: Villano III regains the title over Rambo, Mexico City, Mexico.

August 14, 1989: Sangre Chicana over Villano III, Mexico City, Mexico.

October 15, 1989: Perro Aguayo wins his seventh title over Chicana, Mexico City, Mexico.

December 3, 1989: Sangre Chicana beats Aguayo, Mexico City, Mexico.

May 27, 1990: Villano III defeats Chicana, Naucalpan, Mexico.

March 3, 1991: Pegasus Kid over Villano III, Naucalpan, Mexico.

September 13, 1992: Villano III over Pegasus Kid, Naucalpan, Mexico.

January 1, 1993: El Signo beats Villano III, Netzahualcoyoti, Mexico.

July 18, 1994: Villano III wins his seventh title over Signo, Puebla, Mexico.

January, 1995: Villano III is stripped of the title after signing with the PROMELL promotion.

June 16, 1995: Aero Flash defeats Fighter, Netzahualcoyoti, Mexico.

March 24, 1996: The Great Sasuke over Flash, Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan.

June 22, 1996: El Samurai beats Sasuke, Naruko, Japan.

August 4, 1996: The Great Sasuke defeats Samurai in the second round of the J-Crown tournament.

August 5, 1996: Sasuke defeats Ultimo Dragon in the finals of the tourament to become octuple crown champion, Tokyo, Japan.

October 11, 1996: Ultimo Dragon beats Sasuke for WWF LH title and others, Osaka, Japan.

January 4, 1997: Jushin Thunder Liger over Dragon, Tokyo, Japan.

July 6, 1997: El Samurai defeats Liger, Sapporo, Japan.

August 10, 1997: Shinjiro Ohtani beats Samurai, Nagoya, Japan.

November 5, 1997: The WWF forces Ohtani to forfeit the title and announces that a U.S. tournament will take place to crown a new champion.

* Title History Information courtesy of The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. *

December 7, 1997: Taka Michinoku defeated Brian Christopher in the tournament final, In Your House: D-Generation X, Springfield, Mass.

October 18, 1998: Christian (Jason Reso) over Michinoku, In Your House: Judgment Day, Chicago, Illinois.

November 23, 1998: Duane Gill beats Christian on Raw is War (taped November 17), Columbus, Ohio.

April 14, 1999: The WWF officially announces at WWF.com that Duane Gill has been released from his contract. The future of the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship remains in doubt.