List of WWE Hardcore Champions
The WWE Hardcore Championship was a professional wrestling championship contested for in the United States–based World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) promotion, formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) before May 2002. The title was only contestable in matches under hardcore regulations, and could be won only by individual wrestlers. As a professional wrestling championship, it was introduced by the WWF on its television program Raw Is War on November 2, 1998, in which WWF chairman Mr. McMahon awarded Mankind the title. In 2000, the WWF instated the "24/7 rule", a regulation stating that the title could be defended anywhere at any time as long as a referee was present, which led to numerous title changes in shorter time periods; the rule was discontinued in 2002.[1] On the August 26, 2002 episode of Raw, Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer to unify both titles;[2] the Hardcore Championship was retired shortly thereafter. The title was reactivated on two occasions afterwards, although they are not considered official reigns by WWE according to their official title history. On the June 23, 2003 episode of Raw, Mick Foley (who was the first champion as "Mankind") was awarded the Hardcore Championship belt by the Raw brand authority figure Stone Cold Steve Austin for his contributions in hardcore wrestling.[3] Edge and Foley then introduced themselves as co-holders of the championship in 2006, due to a storyline with alumni of the hardcore wrestling-based Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) promotion.[4]
Overall, there were 240 reigns shared among 52 wrestlers, all of whom won in Canada, England, Germany, Scotland, and the United States. Raven has the most reigns as champion, with 27. Big Boss Man's fourth reign was the longest in the title's history, at 97 days. Steve Blackman ranks first in combined reigns by length, at 172 days in six reigns. Due to the "24/7 rule" numerous wrestlers held the title less than one day, and because the exact times at which each wrestler held the title is unknown, it is impossible to determine who had the shortest reign. Each reign was won at WWF/E-promoted events: pay-per-view events, house shows, and on televised events.
Title history
Names
Name | Time of use |
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WWF Hardcore Championship | November 2, 1998 – May 7, 2002 |
WWE Hardcore Championship | May 7, 2002 – August 26, 2002 |
Reigns
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Mankind | November 2, 1998 | Raw is War | Houston, Texas | 1 | 28 | WWF Chairman Vince McMahon awarded Mankind with the title. | |
2 | Big Boss Man | November 30, 1998 | Raw is War | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | 15 | This was a ladder match | |
3 | Road Dogg | December 15, 1998 | Raw is War | Spokane, Washington | 1 | 61 | Aired on tape delay on December 21, 1998. | |
— | Vacated | February 14, 1999 | St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House | Memphis, Tennessee | — | — | Road Dogg was forced to vacate title on February 14, 1999 due to injuries sustained during a backstage attack. | |
4 | Bob Holly | February 14, 1999 | St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 29 | Defeated Al Snow to win the vacant championship. | |
5 | Billy Gunn | March 15, 1999 | Raw is War | San Jose, California | 1 | 13 | ||
6 | Hardcore Holly | March 28, 1999 | WrestleMania XV | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2 | 28 | This was a triple threat match also involving Al Snow. | |
7 | Al Snow | April 25, 1999 | Backlash | Providence, Rhode Island | 1 | 91 | ||
8 | Big Boss Man | July 25, 1999 | Fully Loaded | Buffalo, New York | 2 | 28 | ||
9 | Al Snow | August 22, 1999 | SummerSlam | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2 | 2 | ||
10 | Big Boss Man | August 24, 1999 | SmackDown! | Kansas City, Missouri | 3 | 14 | Aired on tape delay on August 26, 1999. | |
11 | The British Bulldog | September 7, 1999 | SmackDown! | Albany, New York | 1 | 0 | Aired on tape delay on September 9, 1999. | |
12 | Al Snow | September 7, 1999 | SmackDown! | Albany, New York | 3 | 35 | The British Bulldog awarded the title to Al Snow. Aired on tape delay on September 9, 1999. | |
13 | Big Boss Man | October 12, 1999 | SmackDown! | Birmingham, Alabama | 4 | 97 | This was a triple threat match also involving Big Show. Aired on tape delay on October 14, 1999. | |
14 | Test | January 17, 2000 | Raw is War | New Haven, Connecticut | 1 | 36 | ||
15 | Crash Holly | February 22, 2000 | SmackDown! | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 20 | The 24/7 rule was applied to the championship; it could be won at any time and anywhere as long as a referee was present. Aired on tape delay on February 24, 2000. | |
16 | Pete Gas | March 13, 2000 | Raw is War | Newark, New Jersey | 1 | 0 | Won in Newark Airport. The first title change under the 24/7 rule. | |
17 | Crash Holly | March 13, 2000 | Raw is War | Newark, New Jersey | 2 | 20 | Won in Newark Airport. | |
18 | Tazz | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, California | 1 | 0 | Won during 13 man Hardcore battle royal. | [5][N 1] |
19 | Viscera | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, California | 1 | 0 | Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[5][N 1] | |
20 | Funaki | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, California | 1 | 0 | Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[5][N 1] | |
21 | Rodney | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, California | 1 | 0 | Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[5][N 1] | |
22 | Joey Abs | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, California | 1 | 0 | Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[5][N 1] | |
23 | Thrasher | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, California | 1 | 0 | Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[5][N 1] | |
24 | Pete Gas | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, California | 2 | 0 | Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[5][N 1] | |
25 | Tazz | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, California | 2 | 0 | Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[5][N 1] | |
26 | Crash Holly | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, California | 3 | 0 | Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[5][N 1] | |
27 | Hardcore Holly | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, California | 3 | 1 | Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal. | |
28 | Crash Holly | April 3, 2000 | Raw is War | Los Angeles, California | 4 | 8 | ||
29 | Perry Saturn | April 11, 2000 | SmackDown! | Tampa, Florida | 1 | 0 | Aired on tape delay on April 13, 2000. | |
30 | Tazz | April 11, 2000 | SmackDown! | Tampa, Florida | 3 | 0 | Aired on tape delay on April 13, 2000. | |
31 | Crash Holly | April 11, 2000 | SmackDown! | Tampa, Florida | 5 | 13 | Aired on tape delay on April 13, 2000. | |
32 | Matt Hardy | April 24, 2000 | Raw is War | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 1 | ||
33 | Crash Holly | April 25, 2000 | SmackDown! | Charlotte, North Carolina | 6 | 11 | Pinned Matt Hardy during a title defense against Jeff Hardy. Aired on tape delay on April 27, 2000. | |
34 | The British Bulldog | May 6, 2000 | Insurrextion | London, England | 2 | 3 | ||
35 | Crash Holly | May 9, 2000 | SmackDown! | New Haven, Connecticut | 7 | 6 | Pinned The British Bulldog during a title defense title against Hardcore Holly. Aired on May 11, 2000. | |
36 | Cynthia Lynch as Godfather's Ho |
May 15, 2000 | Raw is War | Cleveland, Ohio | 1 | 0 | Pinned Crash Holly during a title defense against The Godfather; title reign lasted 15 seconds. | |
37 | Crash Holly | May 15, 2000 | Raw is War | Cleveland, Ohio | 8 | 1 | Pinned Cynthia Lynch in the same match to regain the title. | |
38 | Gerald Brisco | May 16, 2000 | SmackDown! | Detroit, Michigan | 1 | 27 | Pinned a sleeping Crash Holly backstage. Aired on May 18, 2000. | |
39 | Crash Holly | June 12, 2000 | Raw is War | St. Louis, Missouri | 9 | 7 | ||
40 | Gerald Brisco | June 19, 2000 | Raw is War | Nashville, Tennessee | 2 | 0 | Pinned Crash Holly during a title defense against Hardcore Holly. | |
41 | Pat Patterson | June 19, 2000 | Raw is War | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 6 | Pinned Gerald Brisco in the backstage area. | |
42 | Crash Holly | June 25, 2000 | King of the Ring | Boston, Massachusetts | 10 | 2 | Pinned Pat Patterson during a title defense against Gerald Brisco in a Hardcore Evening Gown match. | |
43 | Steve Blackman | June 27, 2000 | SmackDown! | Hartford, Connecticut | 1 | 5 | Pinned Crash Holly during a title defense against Al Snow. Aired on tape delay on June 29, 2000. | |
44 | Crash Holly | July 2, 2000 | House show | Tampa, Florida | 11 | 0 | ||
45 | Steve Blackman | July 2, 2000 | House show | Tampa, Florida | 2 | 50 | ||
46 | Shane McMahon | August 21, 2000 | Raw is War | Lafayette, Louisiana | 1 | 6 | Pinned Blackman during a title defense against Test. WWF Commissioner Mick Foley suspended the 24/7 rule from August 24 to August 27 during Shane's reign. | |
47 | Steve Blackman | August 27, 2000 | SummerSlam | Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 28 | ||
48 | Crash Holly | September 24, 2000 | Unforgiven | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 12 | 0 | Won during 6 man hardcore battle royal. | |
49 | Perry Saturn | September 24, 2000 | Unforgiven | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2 | 0 | Won during 6 man Hardcore Battle Royal. | |
50 | Steve Blackman | September 24, 2000 | Unforgiven | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4 | 89 | Won during 6 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[5][N 1] | |
51 | Raven | December 22, 2000 | Raw is War | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 31 | The title changed hands after a successful defense in a triple threat hardcore match also involving Hardcore Holly. | |
52 | Al Snow | January 22, 2001 | Raw is War | Lafayette, Louisiana | 4 | 0 | [6] | |
53 | Raven | January 22, 2001 | Raw is War | Lafayette, Louisiana | 2 | 12 | [6] | |
54 | K-Kwik | February 3, 2001 | House show | Greensboro, North Carolina | 1 | 0 | ||
55 | Crash Holly | February 3, 2001 | House show | Greensboro, North Carolina | 13 | 0 | ||
56 | Raven | February 3, 2001 | House show | Greensboro, North Carolina | 3 | 1 | ||
57 | K-Kwik | February 4, 2001 | House show | Columbia, North Carolina | 2 | 0 | ||
58 | Crash Holly | February 4, 2001 | House show | Columbia, North Carolina | 14 | 0 | ||
59 | Raven | February 4, 2001 | House show | Columbia, North Carolina | 4 | 2 | ||
60 | Hardcore Holly | February 6, 2001 | SmackDown! | North Charleston, South Carolina | 4 | 0 | Aired on tape delay on February 8, 2001. | |
61 | Raven | February 6, 2001 | SmackDown! | North Charleston, South Carolina | 5 | 4 | Aired on tape delay on February 8, 2001. | |
62 | Hardcore Holly | February 10, 2001 | House show | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 5 | 0 | ||
63 | Raven | February 10, 2001 | House show | Saint Paul, Minnesota | 6 | 1 | ||
64 | Hardcore Holly | February 11, 2001 | House show | Boston, Massachusetts | 6 | 0 | ||
65 | Al Snow | February 11, 2001 | House show | Boston, Massachusetts | 5 | 0 | ||
66 | Raven | February 11, 2001 | House show | Boston, Massachusetts | 7 | 6 | ||
67 | Steve Blackman | February 17, 2001 | House show | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 5 | 0 | ||
68 | Raven | February 17, 2001 | House show | Cedar Falls, Iowa | 8 | 1 | ||
69 | Steve Blackman | February 18, 2001 | House show | Cape Girardeau, Missouri | 6 | 0 | ||
70 | Raven | February 18, 2001 | House show | Cape Girardeau, Missouri | 9 | 7 | ||
71 | Billy Gunn | February 25, 2001 | No Way Out | Paradise, Nevada | 2 | 0 | Pinned Raven during a title defense against The Big Show. | |
72 | Raven | February 25, 2001 | No Way Out | Paradise, Nevada | 10 | 0 | ||
73 | Big Show | February 25, 2001 | No Way Out | Paradise, Nevada | 1 | 22 | ||
74 | Raven | March 19, 2001 | Raw is War | Albany, New York | 11 | 13 | ||
75 | Kane | April 1, 2001 | WrestleMania X-Seven | Houston, Texas | 1 | 16 | This was a Triple Threat Hardcore match also involving The Big Show. | |
76 | Rhyno | April 17, 2001 | SmackDown! | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 34 | Aired on tape delay on April 19, 2001. | |
77 | Big Show | May 21, 2001 | Raw is War | San Jose, California | 2 | 7 | ||
78 | Chris Jericho | May 28, 2001 | Raw is War | Calgary, Alberta | 1 | 0 | [7] | |
79 | Rhyno | May 28, 2001 | Raw is War | Calgary, Alberta | 2 | 15 | ||
80 | Test | June 12, 2001 | SmackDown! | Baltimore, Maryland | 2 | 13 | Aired on tape delay on June 14, 2001. | |
81 | Rhyno | June 25, 2001 | Raw is War | New York City, New York | 3 | 0 | ||
82 | Mike Awesome | June 25, 2001 | Raw is War | New York City, New York | 1 | 15 | Pinned Rhyno in the backstage area.[8] | |
83 | Jeff Hardy | July 10, 2001 | SmackDown! | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 12 | Aired on tape delay on July 12, 2001. | |
84 | Rob Van Dam | July 22, 2001 | Invasion | Cleveland, Ohio | 1 | 22 | ||
85 | Jeff Hardy | August 13, 2001 | Raw is War | Chicago, Illinois | 2 | 6 | Pinned Rob Van Dam during a title defense against Kurt Angle.[9] | |
86 | Rob Van Dam | August 19, 2001 | SummerSlam | San Jose, California | 2 | 22 | This was a ladder match. | |
87 | Kurt Angle | September 10, 2001 | Raw is War | San Antonio, Texas | 1 | 0 | ||
88 | Rob Van Dam | September 10, 2001 | Raw is War | San Antonio, Texas | 3 | 90 | ||
89 | The Undertaker | December 9, 2001 | Vengeance | San Diego, California | 1 | 58 | ||
90 | Maven | February 5, 2002 | SmackDown! | Los Angeles, California | 1 | 21 | Aired on tape delay on February 7, 2002. | |
91 | Goldust | February 26, 2002 | SmackDown! | Boston, Massachusetts | 1 | 13 | Pinned Maven in the backstage area. Aired on tape delay on February 28, 2002. | |
92 | Al Snow | March 11, 2002 | Raw | Detroit, Michigan | 6 | 1 | [10] | |
93 | Maven | March 12, 2002 | SmackDown! | Cleveland, Ohio | 2 | 5 | Aired on tape delay on March 14, 2002. | |
94 | Spike Dudley | March 17, 2002 | WrestleMania X8 | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 0 | Pinned Maven during a title defense against Goldust. | |
95 | The Hurricane | March 17, 2002 | WrestleMania X8 | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 0 | Pinned Spike Dudley in the backstage area. | |
96 | Mighty Molly | March 17, 2002 | WrestleMania X8 | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 0 | Pinned The Hurricane in the backstage area. | |
97 | Christian | March 17, 2002 | WrestleMania X8 | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 0 | Pinned Molly Holly in the backstage area. | |
98 | Maven | March 17, 2002 | WrestleMania X8 | Toronto, Ontario | 3 | 9 | Pinned Christian in the backstage area. Title becomes exclusive to Smackdown! when Maven is drafted to the brand on the March 25, 2002 episode of Raw. | |
99 | Raven | March 26, 2002 | SmackDown! | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 12 | 6 | Raven was a part of the Raw brand, making the title Raw-exclusive after the WWF Brand Extension. Aired on tape delay on March 28, 2002. | |
100 | Bubba Ray Dudley | April 1, 2002 | Raw | Albany, New York | 1 | 5 | ||
101 | William Regal | April 6, 2002 | House show | Salt Lake City, Utah | 1 | 0 | ||
102 | Goldust | April 6, 2002 | House show | Salt Lake City, Utah | 2 | 0 | ||
103 | Raven | April 6, 2002 | House show | Salt Lake City, Utah | 13 | 0 | ||
104 | Bubba Ray Dudley | April 6, 2002 | House show | Salt Lake City, Utah | 2 | 1 | ||
105 | William Regal | April 7, 2002 | House show | Denver, Colorado | 2 | 0 | ||
106 | Goldust | April 7, 2002 | House show | Denver, Colorado | 3 | 0 | ||
107 | Raven | April 7, 2002 | House show | Denver, Colorado | 14 | 0 | ||
108 | Bubba Ray Dudley | April 7, 2002 | House show | Denver, Colorado | 3 | 5 | ||
109 | William Regal | April 12, 2002 | House show | Amarillo, Texas | 3 | 0 | ||
110 | Spike Dudley | April 12, 2002 | House show | Amarillo, Texas | 2 | 0 | ||
111 | Goldust | April 12, 2002 | House show | Amarillo, Texas | 4 | 0 | ||
112 | Bubba Ray Dudley | April 12, 2002 | House show | Amarillo, Texas | 4 | 1 | ||
113 | William Regal | April 13, 2002 | House show | Odessa, Texas | 4 | 0 | ||
114 | Spike Dudley | April 13, 2002 | House show | Odessa, Texas | 3 | 0 | ||
115 | Goldust | April 13, 2002 | House show | Odessa, Texas | 5 | 0 | ||
116 | Bubba Ray Dudley | April 13, 2002 | House show | Odessa, Texas | 5 | 1 | ||
117 | William Regal | April 14, 2002 | House show | Abilene, Texas | 5 | 0 | ||
118 | Spike Dudley | April 14, 2002 | House show | Abilene, Texas | 4 | 0 | ||
119 | Goldust | April 14, 2002 | House show | Abilene, Texas | 6 | 0 | ||
120 | Bubba Ray Dudley | April 14, 2002 | House show | Abilene, Texas | 6 | 1 | ||
121 | Raven | April 15, 2002 | Raw | College Station, Texas | 15 | 0 | ||
122 | Tommy Dreamer | April 15, 2002 | Raw | College Station, Texas | 1 | 0 | ||
123 | Steven Richards | April 15, 2002 | Raw | College Station, Texas | 1 | 0 | ||
124 | Bubba Ray Dudley | April 15, 2002 | Raw | College Station, Texas | 7 | 4 | ||
125 | Goldust | April 19, 2002 | House show | Uniondale, New York | 7 | 0 | ||
126 | Raven | April 19, 2002 | House show | Uniondale, New York | 16 | 0 | ||
127 | Bubba Ray Dudley | April 19, 2002 | House show | Uniondale, New York | 8 | 1 | ||
128 | Goldust | April 20, 2002 | House show | Des Moines, Iowa | 8 | 0 | ||
129 | Raven | April 20, 2002 | House show | Des Moines, Iowa | 17 | 0 | ||
130 | Bubba Ray Dudley | April 20, 2002 | House show | Des Moines, Iowa | 9 | 9 | ||
131 | Steven Richards | April 29, 2002 | Raw | Buffalo, New York | 2 | 2 | Pinned Bubba Ray Dudley during a title defense against Jazz. | |
132 | Tommy Dreamer | May 1, 2002 | House show | Cologne, Germany | 2 | 0 | ||
133 | Goldust | May 1, 2002 | House show | Cologne, Germany | 9 | 0 | ||
134 | Steven Richards | May 1, 2002 | House show | Cologne, Germany | 3 | 1 | ||
135 | Shawn Stasiak | May 2, 2002 | House show | Glasgow, Scotland | 1 | 0 | ||
136 | Justin Credible | May 2, 2002 | House show | Glasgow, Scotland | 1 | 0 | ||
137 | Crash Holly | May 2, 2002 | House show | Glasgow, Scotland | 15 | 0 | ||
138 | Steven Richards | May 2, 2002 | House show | Glasgow, Scotland | 4 | 0 | ||
139 | Shawn Stasiak | May 2, 2002 | House show | Glasgow, Scotland | 2 | 0 | ||
140 | Steven Richards | May 2, 2002 | House show | Glasgow, Scotland | 5 | 1 | ||
141 | Crash Holly | May 3, 2002 | House show | Birmingham, England | 16 | 0 | ||
142 | Steven Richards | May 3, 2002 | House show | Birmingham, England | 6 | 1 | ||
143 | Booker T | May 4, 2002 | Insurrextion | London, England | 1 | 0 | ||
144 | Crash Holly | May 4, 2002 | Insurrextion | London, England | 17 | 0 | ||
145 | Booker T | May 4, 2002 | Insurrextion | London, England | 2 | 0 | ||
146 | Steven Richards | May 4, 2002 | Insurrextion | London, England | 7 | 2 | The title is renamed the WWE Hardcore Championship on May 5, 2002 after the WWF changes its name to World Wrestling Entertainment. | |
147 | Bubba Ray Dudley | May 6, 2002 | Raw | Hartford, Connecticut | 10 | 0 | ||
148 | Raven | May 6, 2002 | Raw | Hartford, Connecticut | 18 | 0 | ||
149 | Justin Credible | May 6, 2002 | Raw | Hartford, Connecticut | 2 | 0 | ||
150 | Crash Holly | May 6, 2002 | Raw | Hartford, Connecticut | 18 | 0 | ||
151 | Trish Stratus | May 6, 2002 | Raw | Hartford, Connecticut | 1 | 0 | ||
152 | Steven Richards | May 6, 2002 | Raw | Hartford, Connecticut | 8 | 19 | ||
153 | Tommy Dreamer | May 25, 2002 | House show | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 3 | 0 | ||
154 | Raven | May 25, 2002 | House show | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 19 | 0 | ||
155 | Steven Richards | May 25, 2002 | House show | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 9 | 1 | ||
156 | Tommy Dreamer | May 26, 2002 | House show | Red Deer, Alberta | 4 | 0 | ||
157 | Raven | May 26, 2002 | House show | Red Deer, Alberta | 20 | 0 | ||
158 | Steven Richards | May 26, 2002 | House show | Red Deer, Alberta | 10 | 1 | ||
159 | Terri | May 27, 2002 | Raw | Edmonton, Alberta | 1 | 0 | Pinned Richards during an interview. | |
160 | Steven Richards | May 27, 2002 | Raw | Edmonton, Alberta | 11 | 6 | Richards immediately pinned Terri to regain the championship. | |
161 | Tommy Dreamer | June 2, 2002 | House show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 5 | 0 | ||
162 | Raven | June 2, 2002 | House show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 21 | 0 | ||
163 | Steven Richards | June 2, 2002 | House show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 12 | 1 | ||
164 | Bradshaw | June 3, 2002 | Raw | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 19 | ||
165 | Raven | June 22, 2002 | House show | Cincinnati, Ohio | 22 | 0 | ||
166 | Spike Dudley | June 22, 2002 | House show | Cincinnati, Ohio | 5 | 0 | ||
167 | Shawn Stasiak | June 22, 2002 | House show | Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 0 | ||
168 | Bradshaw | June 22, 2002 | House show | Cincinnati, Ohio | 2 | 6 | ||
169 | Shawn Stasiak | June 28, 2002 | House show | Washington, D.C. | 4 | 0 | ||
170 | Spike Dudley | June 28, 2002 | House show | Washington, D.C. | 6 | 0 | ||
171 | Steven Richards | June 28, 2002 | House show | Washington, D.C. | 13 | 0 | ||
172 | Bradshaw | June 28, 2002 | House show | Washington, D.C. | 3 | 1 | ||
173 | Shawn Stasiak | June 29, 2002 | House show | New York City, New York | 5 | 0 | ||
174 | Spike Dudley | June 29, 2002 | House show | New York City, New York | 7 | 0 | ||
175 | Steven Richards | June 29, 2002 | House show | New York City, New York | 14 | 0 | ||
176 | Bradshaw | June 29, 2002 | House show | New York City, New York | 4 | 1 | ||
177 | Raven | June 30, 2002 | House show | Uncasville, Connecticut | 23 | 0 | ||
178 | Crash Holly | June 30, 2002 | House show | Uncasville, Connecticut | 19 | 0 | ||
179 | Steven Richards | June 30, 2002 | House show | Uncasville, Connecticut | 15 | 0 | ||
180 | Bradshaw | June 30, 2002 | House show | Uncasville, Connecticut | 5 | 6 | ||
181 | Steven Richards | July 6, 2002 | House show | Frederick, Maryland | 16 | 0 | ||
182 | Crash Holly | July 6, 2002 | House show | Frederick, Maryland | 20 | 0 | ||
183 | Christopher Nowinski | July 6, 2002 | House show | Frederick, Maryland | 1 | 0 | ||
184 | Bradshaw | July 6, 2002 | House show | Frederick, Maryland | 6 | 1 | ||
185 | Steven Richards | July 7, 2002 | House show | Wildwood, New Jersey | 17 | 0 | ||
186 | Crash Holly | July 7, 2002 | House show | Wildwood, New Jersey | 21 | 0 | ||
187 | Christopher Nowinski | July 7, 2002 | House show | Wildwood, New Jersey | 2 | 0 | ||
188 | Bradshaw | July 7, 2002 | House show | Wildwood, New Jersey | 7 | 5 | ||
189 | Justin Credible | July 12, 2002 | House show | Lakeland, Florida | 3 | 0 | ||
190 | Spike Dudley | July 12, 2002 | House show | Lakeland, Florida | 8 | 0 | ||
191 | Big Show | July 12, 2002 | House show | Lakeland, Florida | 3 | 0 | ||
192 | Bradshaw | July 12, 2002 | House show | Lakeland, Florida | 8 | 1 | ||
193 | Justin Credible | July 13, 2002 | House show | Daytona Beach, Florida | 4 | 0 | ||
194 | Shawn Stasiak | July 13, 2002 | House show | Daytona Beach, Florida | 6 | 0 | ||
195 | Bradshaw | July 13, 2002 | House show | Daytona Beach, Florida | 9 | 1 | ||
196 | Justin Credible | July 14, 2002 | House show | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 5 | 0 | ||
197 | Shawn Stasiak | July 14, 2002 | House show | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 7 | 0 | ||
198 | Bradshaw | July 14, 2002 | House show | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 10 | 1 | ||
199 | Johnny Stamboli | July 15, 2002 | Raw | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 1 | 0 | Pinned Bradshaw during a title defense against Christopher Nowinski. | |
200 | Bradshaw | July 15, 2002 | Raw | East Rutherford, New Jersey | 11 | 7 | Pinned Johnny Stamboli in the backstage area, renaming the belt the WWE Texas Hardcore Championship for the duration of his reign. | |
201 | Johnny Stamboli | July 22, 2002 | Raw | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 2 | 0 | ||
202 | Bradshaw | July 22, 2002 | Raw | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 12 | 4 | ||
203 | Raven | July 26, 2002 | House show | Houston, Texas | 24 | 0 | ||
204 | Justin Credible | July 26, 2002 | House show | Houston, Texas | 6 | 0 | ||
205 | Shawn Stasiak | July 26, 2002 | House show | Houston, Texas | 8 | 0 | ||
206 | Bradshaw | July 26, 2002 | House show | Houston, Texas | 13 | 1 | ||
207 | Raven | July 27, 2002 | House show | San Antonio, Texas | 25 | 0 | ||
208 | Justin Credible | July 27, 2002 | House show | San Antonio, Texas | 7 | 0 | ||
209 | Shawn Stasiak | July 27, 2002 | House show | San Antonio, Texas | 9 | 0 | ||
210 | Bradshaw | July 27, 2002 | House show | San Antonio, Texas | 14 | 1 | ||
211 | Raven | July 28, 2002 | House show | Columbia, South Carolina | 26 | 0 | ||
212 | Justin Credible | July 28, 2002 | House show | Columbia, South Carolina | 8 | 0 | ||
213 | Shawn Stasiak | July 28, 2002 | House show | Columbia, South Carolina | 10 | 0 | ||
214 | Bradshaw | July 28, 2002 | House show | Columbia, South Carolina | 15 | 1 | ||
215 | Jeff Hardy | July 29, 2002 | Raw | Greensboro, North Carolina | 3 | 0 | ||
216 | Johnny Stamboli | July 29, 2002 | Raw | Greensboro, North Carolina | 3 | 0 | ||
217 | Tommy Dreamer | July 29, 2002 | Raw | Greensboro, North Carolina | 6 | 5 | ||
218 | Bradshaw | August 3, 2002 | House show | Miami, Florida | 16 | 0 | ||
219 | Tommy Dreamer | August 3, 2002 | House show | Miami, Florida | 7 | 1 | ||
220 | Bradshaw | August 4, 2002 | House show | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 17 | 0 | ||
221 | Tommy Dreamer | August 4, 2002 | House show | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 8 | 5 | ||
222 | Shawn Stasiak | August 9, 2002 | House show | Kelowna, British Columbia | 11 | 0 | ||
223 | Steven Richards | August 9, 2002 | House show | Kelowna, British Columbia | 18 | 0 | ||
224 | Tommy Dreamer | August 9, 2002 | House show | Kelowna, British Columbia | 9 | 1 | ||
225 | Shawn Stasiak | August 10, 2002 | House show | Kamloops, British Columbia | 12 | 0 | ||
226 | Steven Richards | August 10, 2002 | House show | Kamloops, British Columbia | 19 | 0 | ||
227 | Tommy Dreamer | August 10, 2002 | House show | Kamloops, British Columbia | 10 | 1 | ||
228 | Shawn Stasiak | August 11, 2002 | House show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 13 | 0 | ||
229 | Steven Richards | August 11, 2002 | House show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 20 | 0 | ||
230 | Tommy Dreamer | August 11, 2002 | House show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 11 | 6 | ||
231 | Raven | August 17, 2002 | House show | Terre Haute, Indiana | 27 | 0 | ||
232 | Shawn Stasiak | August 17, 2002 | House show | Terre Haute, Indiana | 14 | 0 | ||
233 | Tommy Dreamer | August 17, 2002 | House show | Terre Haute, Indiana | 12 | 1 | ||
234 | Shawn Stasiak | August 18, 2002 | House show | Evansville, Indiana | 15 | 0 | ||
235 | Steven Richards | August 18, 2002 | House show | Evansville, Indiana | 21 | 0 | ||
236 | Tommy Dreamer | August 18, 2002 | House show | Evansville, Indiana | 13 | 1 | ||
237 | Bradshaw | August 19, 2002 | Raw | Norfolk, Virginia | 18 | 0 | Won during hardcore battle royal. | |
238 | Crash Holly | August 19, 2002 | Raw | Norfolk, Virginia | 22 | 0 | Won during hardcore battle royal. | |
239 | Tommy Dreamer | August 19, 2002 | Raw | Norfolk, Virginia | 14 | 7 | Won during hardcore battle royal.The 24/7 rule was deactivated on August 19, 2002.[1] | |
240 | Rob Van Dam | August 26, 2002 | Raw | New York City, New York | 4 | 0 | ||
— | Unified | August 26, 2002 | Raw | New York City, New York | — | — | Upon Van Dam's victory, the title was unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship. | [2] |
Combined reigns
<1 | Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. |
¤ | The exact length of one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Steve Blackman | 6 | 172 |
2 | Big Boss Man | 4 | 154 |
3 | Rob Van Dam | 4 | 134 |
4 | Al Snow | 6 | 129 |
5 | Crash Holly | 22 | 88 |
6 | Raven | 27 | 84 |
7 | Road Dogg | 1 | 61 |
8 | Hardcore Holly | 6 | 58 |
The Undertaker | 1 | 58 | |
10 | Bradshaw | 18 | 56 |
11 | Test | 2 | 49 |
Rhyno | 3 | 49 | |
13 | Maven | 3 | 35 |
Steven Richards | 21 | 35 | |
15 | Big Show | 3 | 29 |
16 | Mankind | 1 | 28 |
Bubba Ray Dudley | 10 | 28 | |
Tommy Dreamer | 14 | 28 | |
19 | Gerald Brisco | 2 | 27 |
20 | Jeff Hardy | 3 | 18 |
21 | Kane | 1 | 16 |
22 | Mike Awesome | 1 | 15 |
23 | Billy Gunn | 2 | 13 |
Goldust | 9 | 13 | |
25 | Pat Patterson | 1 | 6 |
Shane McMahon | 1 | 6 | |
27 | The British Bulldog | 2 | 3 |
28 | Matt Hardy | 1 | 1 |
29 | Chris Jericho | 1 | <1 |
Christian | 1 | ||
Funaki | 1 | ||
Cynthia Lynch | 1 | ||
The Hurricane | 1 | ||
Joey Abs | 1 | ||
Kurt Angle | 1 | ||
Mighty Molly | 1 | ||
Rodney | 1 | ||
Terri | 1 | ||
Thrasher | 1 | ||
Trish Stratus | 1 | ||
Viscera | 1 | ||
Booker T | 2 | ||
Christopher Nowinski | 2 | ||
K-Kwik | 2 | ||
Perry Saturn | 2 | ||
Pete Gas | 2 | ||
Johnny Stamboli | 2 | ||
Tazz | 3 | ||
William Regal | 5 | ||
Spike Dudley | 8 | ||
Justin Credible | 8 | ||
Shawn Stasiak | 15 |
Footnotes
- Due to inconsistent reports from WWE, these reigns are considered unofficial as they are not featured in their online history for the title, but are listed in the title's history in the "WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment" published in 2009.
See also
- WCW Hardcore Championship: a hardcore championship that was contested for in World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
- List of former championships in WWE
References
- General
- "History of the Hardcore Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- Oliver, Earl; Westcott, Brian; Zadarnowski, Andrew; Solo, John; Dean, Joe. "WWF/WWE Hardcore Title History". Solie.org. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- Note: Used only to determine which programs title changes occurred on and when they aired
- Specific
- Baines, Tim (August 25, 2002). "Brock is set to rock and roll". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
The hardcore division's 24/7 rule has been abolished, with Tommy Dreamer keeping the title in a free-for-all with several other former hardcore title holders on RAW
- Milner, John M.; Kapur, Bob; Kamchen, Richard (April 7, 2006). "Bio: Tommy Dreamer". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
Dreamer lost a Hardcore vs. Intercontinental title unification match vs. Rob Van Dam.
- Guttman, James (June 23, 2003). "6/23 Raw review: Guttman's "alt perspective" review". PWTorch.com. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
Stone Cold then presented Foley with the Hardcore title and congratulated him
- Keller, Wade (May 22, 2006). "Keller's WWE Raw report 5/22: Ongoing "virtual time" analysis of live show". PWTorch.com. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
Foley presented Edge with the old Hardcore Title belt....He whispered something to Lilian. She announced they are the new co-holders of the WWE Hardcore Championship. Edge, Foley, and Lita held the belt up together.
- Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment. DK. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- Nemer, Paul (January 22, 2001). "WWF RAW Is WAR results (January 22nd, 2001)". WrestleView.com. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
- Nemer, Paul (May 28, 2001). "WWF RAW Is WAR results (May 28, 2001)". WrestleView.com. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
Winner: New Hardcore Champion, Chris Jericho....Jericho was walking back on the entrance ramp and Rhyno comes out of nowhere and spears him and gets the pin and Rhyno wins the hardcore title. Winner: New Hardcore Champion, Rhyno
- Nemer, Paul (June 25, 2001). "WWF RAW Is WAR results (June 25, 2001)". WrestleView.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
Winner: New Hardcore Champion, Mike Awesome
- Nemer, Paul (August 13, 2001). "WWF RAW Is WAR results (August 13, 2001)". WrestleView.com. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
Winner: New Hardcore champion, Jeff Hardy
- Nemer, Paul (March 11, 2002). "WWF RAW results (March 11, 2002)". WrestleView.com. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
Winner: New WWF Hardcore champion, Al Snow