WWE Cruiserweight Champions: Ranked From Worst To Best

Oh man. Where do you start with Juventud's WWE run? There was a lot going on with Juvy at this time, as he was apparently a bit of a nightmare to deal with backstage. He was obnoxious, proposed ridiculous storylines (such as a Mask versus Mask story with Rey Mysterio, despite the fact he hadn't worn a mask in about six years) and generally alienated his colleagues and co-workers.

Juvy, along with Mexicools stablemates Super Crazy and Psicosis, were brought in to help freshen up a stagnant cruiserweight division (with WWE releasing Akio, Shannon Moore, Spike Dudley and Billy Kidman to make way for them). Juvy, in his first WWE match, botched a 450 Splash on Paul London, fracturing several bones in his face, which led to Vince McMahon banning it and similar high-risk moves.

Regardless of his recklessness and backstage eccentricities, Juvy was won the Cruiserweight Title, beating champion Nunzio at the No Mercy pay-per-view. He briefly dropped it back to Nunzio on the aforementioned Rome house show, but won it back a week later.

He dropped it for real to Kid Kash at Armageddon and was apparently none too happy about it, sulking about backstage. His rematch turned out to be his last in the company, as he defied orders and performed several high-risk moves without permission, including the 450 Splash.

Juventud could have been a great Cruiserweight Champion, but he was his own worst enemy. He's only ahead of the likes of Nunzio and Kid Kash because he did have one or two good televised matches as champion and was at least halfway charismatic.