The EWF Cruiserweight Championship is the top professional wrestling

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 title

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 for the cruiserweight division (220 lbs. and under) in the Southern California

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-based Empire Wrestling Federation

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 independent

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 promotion

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. It was established in 2004, with Liger Rivera as the first champion, who defeated Kid Karnage, Ryan Taylor and Jung Lee to win it. There have been a total of 14 recognized champions who have had a combined 19 official reigns.

Title History

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Location:	Notes:
Liger Rivera	1	November 24, 2004	Covina, California Covina, California Covina is a small city in Los Angeles County, California about east of downtown Los Angeles, in the San Gabriel Valley region. The population was 47,796 at the 2010 census, up from 46,837 at the 2000 census...	Defeated Kid Karnage, Ryan Taylor Ryan Taylor (wrestler) Russell "Ryan" Taylor is an American professional wrestler, who is currently working for several independent wrestling promotions on the west coast of the United States and continues to travel outside the country to Mexico City and Japan...  and June Lee in a Four Man Elimination Match.
Red Tornado	1	April 23, 2005	Riverside, California Riverside, California Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...	Defeated Liger River and Ryan Taylor in a Triple Threat Match.
Liger Rivera	2	May 21, 2005	Riverside, California
Bino Gambino Bino Gambino Daniel Greenberg is an American former professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Bino Bambino. He is best known for his tenure in Empire Wrestling Federation, and has worked for several independent wrestling promotions on the west coast of the United States, most notably for Pro...	1	July 16, 2005	San Bernardino, California San Bernardino, California San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
The K.I.D.D.	1	July 22, 2005	Covina, California
Bino Gambino Bino Gambino Daniel Greenberg is an American former professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Bino Bambino. He is best known for his tenure in Empire Wrestling Federation, and has worked for several independent wrestling promotions on the west coast of the United States, most notably for Pro...	2	August 26, 2005	Carson, California Carson, California Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city....
Joey Harder Joey Harder Joey Harder is an American former professional wrestler, also known by his nicknames of The Life of the Party and The Silent Assassin, who mainly worked for independent wrestling promotions on the west coast of the United States...	1	September 22, 2005	San Francisco, California San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
Ryan Taylor Ryan Taylor (wrestler) Russell "Ryan" Taylor is an American professional wrestler, who is currently working for several independent wrestling promotions on the west coast of the United States and continues to travel outside the country to Mexico City and Japan...	1	June 9, 2006	Covina, California
Markus Riot	1	July 13, 2007	Covina, California	This was a Two out of Three Falls Match.
Ryan Taylor	2	August 10, 2007	Covina, California
Maximo	1	October 26, 2007	Covina, California	Defeated Ryan Taylor in a title vs. title match. Maximo was the Baja California Light Heavyweight Champion.
Markus Riot	2	December 9, 2007	Covina, California
JT Blackstar	1	April 18, 2008	Covina, California
Jeremy Jaeger	1	August 22, 2008	Covina, California	Defeated Blackstar and Chris Kadillak in a Triple Threat Match.
Chris Kadillak	1	May 15, 2009	Covina, California
Brandon Parker	1	October 30, 2009	Covina, California	This was a Two out of Three Falls match.
Tim Lovato	1	December 27, 2009	Rowland Heights, California	defeated Brandon Parker & Chris Kadillak in a Triple Threat Match
Brandon Parker	2	May 21, 2010	Covina, California
Ray Rosas Ray Rosas Ray Rosas is a Mexican-American professional wrestler, who is currently working for several independent wrestling promotions but is best known for his work with NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood.He was trained at Santino Bros...	1	June 13, 2010	Riverside, California	Title was retired in 2011