Taka Michinoku and Dean Malenko both had very long reigns with the Light Heavyweight Title soon after showing up in the WWE. Considering most titles changed hands in the WWE quite frequently at that time, I'm sure they would have been the longest running champions with their titles. Dean Malenko had a past in WCW though. Taka Michinoku was, of course, celebrated in Japan, but I think you could still count him.
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