She also unexpectedly captured the Cruiserweight Championship in 2004 ... history in 2016 as she became the first black woman to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

However, Swann is not the first Black cruiserweight champion in WWE history ... the company bought WCW and acquired its cruiserweight championship. On the May 6, 2004 episode of SmackDown ...

At the moment, WWE has 21 championships spread out ... This is a very important distinction. The current Cruiserweight Championship and the one that was retired back in 2007 are entirely different ...

Despite the challenges, she became the first Black woman to hold the Women’s Championship in 1998 and 2000—and the Cruiserweight ... to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

The WWE is being exposed for biased treatment again. The Street Profits, the four-time WWE tag team champions, have their belts back. However, the tandem, whose persona is based on Black culture ...

Matthews won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship in 2018 while Ripley ... Ripley is wearing a black off-the-shoulder gown, while Matthews is in a black suit. "Til death.

Aleister Black is back in WWE. The former NXT Champion made his ... Hart would later win the TBS Championship as a singles competitor. Black himself would compete for singles gold on multiple ...

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