List of WWE Hardcore Champions

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Mick Foley, who wrestled as "Mankind" in 1998, was the first WWE Hardcore Champion.

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 not won legitimately; it was instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. It was introduced by the WWF on its television program Raw is War on November 2, 1998, in which WWF Chairman Vince 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 anytime 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, WWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer in a ladder match 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 WWE 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 promotion.[4]

Overall, there were 229 reigns shared between 52 wrestlers, all of whom won in Canada, England, Germany, Scotland, and the United States. Raven has the most reigns as champion, with 26; Crash Holly and Stevie Richards have the second-highest, with 22 each. The Big Boss Man's fourth reign was the longest in the title's history, at 97 days; he also ranks first in combined reigns by length, at 154 days in four reigns. Al Snow's first reign was the second-highest, at 91 days; he also ranks third in combined reigns by length, at 134 days with four reigns. Van Dam ranks second in combined reigns by length, at 134 days with four reigns; his third reign was the longest under the "24/7 rule", at 90 days. Due to the "24/7 rule", numerous wrestlers held the title less than one day, and because exact time at which each wrestler held the title is unknown, each of their reigns is regarded as the shortest in the title's history. Each reign was won at WWF/E-promoted events: pay-per-view events, live events, and on televised events.

Contents

[edit] Title history

[edit] Names

Name Time of use
WWF Hardcore Championship November 2, 1998 – May 5, 2002
WWE Hardcore Championship May 6, 2002 – August 26, 2002

[edit] Reigns

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific wrestler listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
N/A The information is not available or is unknown
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes
1 Mankind 1 01998-11-02 November 2, 1998 &1000000000000002800000028 Houston, Texas Raw is War WWF Chairman Vince McMahon awarded the newly created "WWF Hardcore Championship" to Mankind, who became the first champion in the process.
2 The Big Boss Man 1 01998-11-30 November 30, 1998 &1000000000000001500000015 Baltimore, Maryland Raw is War This was a ladder match
3 Road Dogg 1 01998-12-15 December 15, 1998 [N 1] Spokane, Washington Raw is War
— Vacant — 01999-02 February 1999[5] — N/A N/A Road Dogg vacated the championship due to a storyline injury.
4 Bob Holly 1 01999-02-14 February 14, 1999 &1000000000000002900000029 Memphis, Tennessee St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House Defeated Al Snow to win the vacant championship.
5 Billy Gunn 1 01999-03-15 March 15, 1999 &1000000000000001300000013 San Jose, California Raw is War
6 Hardcore Holly 2 01999-03-28 March 28, 1999 &1000000000000002800000028 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WrestleMania XV This was a triple threat match also involving Al Snow.
7 Al Snow 1 01999-04-25 April 25, 1999 &1000000000000009100000091 Providence, Rhode Island Backlash: In Your House During this time, Al Snow claimed that both Head and Pierre, a decorative Moose head, were the hardcore champions, as they were the ones that technically earned the pin in his matches.
8 The Big Boss Man 2 01999-07-25 July 25, 1999 &1000000000000002800000028 Buffalo, New York Fully Loaded (1999)
9 Al Snow 2 01999-08-22 August 22, 1999 &100000000000000020000002 Minneapolis, Minnesota SummerSlam (1999)
10 The Big Boss Man 3 01999-08-24 August 24, 1999 &1000000000000001400000014 Kansas City, Missouri SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on August 26, 1999.
11 The British Bulldog 1 01999-09-07 September 7, 1999 &100000000000000000000000 Albany, New York SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on September 9, 1999.
12 Al Snow 3 01999-09-07 September 7, 1999 &1000000000000003500000035 Albany, New York SmackDown! The British Bulldog awarded the title to Al Snow. Aired on tape delay on September 9, 1999.
13 The Big Boss Man 4 01999-10-12 October 12, 1999 &1000000000000009700000097 Birmingham, Alabama SmackDown! This was a triple threat match also involving The Big Show. Aired on tape delay on October 14, 1999.
14 Test 1 02000-01-17 January 17, 2000 &1000000000000003600000036 New Haven, Connecticut Raw is War
15 Crash Holly 1 02000-02-22 February 22, 2000 &1000000000000002000000020 Nashville, Tennessee SmackDown! The 24/7 rule was applied to the championship; it could be won at anytime and anywhere as long as a referee was present. Aired on tape delay on February 24, 2000.
16 Pete Gas 1 02000-03-13 March 13, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Newark, New Jersey Raw is War Won in Newark Airport. The First title change under the 24/7 rule.
17 Crash Holly 2 02000-03-13 March 13, 2000 &1000000000000002000000020 Newark, New Jersey Raw is War Won in Newark Airport.
18 Tazz 1 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 Won during 13 man Hardcore battle royal.[6][N 2]
19 Viscera 1 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[6][N 2]
20 Funaki 1 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[6][N 2]
21 Rodney 1 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[6][N 2]
22 Joey Abs 1 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[6][N 2]
23 Thrasher 1 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[6][N 2]
24 Pete Gas 2 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[6][N 2]
25 Tazz 2 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[6][N 2]
26 Crash Holly 3 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[6][N 2]
27 Hardcore Holly 3 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &100000000000000010000001 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 Won during 13 man Hardcore Battle Royal.
28 Crash Holly 4 02000-04-03 April 3, 2000 &100000000000000080000008 Los Angeles, California Raw is War
29 Perry Saturn 1 02000-04-11 April 11, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Tampa, Florida SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on April 13, 2000.
30 Tazz 3 02000-04-11 April 11, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Tampa, Florida SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on April 13, 2000.
31 Crash Holly 5 02000-04-11 April 11, 2000 &1000000000000001300000013 Tampa, Florida SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on April 13, 2000.
32 Matt Hardy 1 02000-04-24 April 24, 2000 &100000000000000010000001 Raleigh, North Carolina Raw is War
33 Crash Holly 6 02000-04-25 April 25, 2000 &1000000000000001100000011 Charlotte, North Carolina SmackDown! Pinned Matt Hardy during a title defense against Jeff Hardy. Aired on tape delay on April 27, 2000.
34 The British Bulldog 2 02000-05-06 May 6, 2000 &100000000000000030000003 London, England Insurrextion (2000)
35 Crash Holly 7 02000-05-09 May 9, 2000 &100000000000000060000006 New Haven, Connecticut SmackDown! Pinned The British Bulldog during a title defense title against Hardcore Holly. Aired on tape delay on May 11, 2000.
36 Godfather's Ho 1 02000-05-15 May 15, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Cleveland, Ohio Raw is War Pinned Crash Holly during a title defense against The Godfather.
37 Crash Holly 8 02000-05-15 May 15, 2000 &100000000000000010000001 Cleveland, Ohio Raw is War Pinned Bobcat in the same match to regain the title.
38 Gerald Brisco 1 02000-05-16 May 16, 2000 &1000000000000002700000027 Detroit, Michigan SmackDown! Pinned a sleeping Crash Holly in the backstage area. Aired on tape delay on May 18, 2000.
39 Crash Holly 9 02000-06-12 June 12, 2000 &100000000000000070000007 St. Louis, Missouri Raw is War
40 Gerald Brisco 2 02000-06-19 June 19, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Nashville, Tennessee Raw is War Pinned Crash Holly during a title defense against Hardcore Holly.
41 Pat Patterson 1 02000-06-19 June 19, 2000 &100000000000000060000006 Nashville, Tennessee Raw is War Pinned Gerald Brisco in the backstage area.
42 Crash Holly 10 02000-06-25 June 25, 2000 &100000000000000020000002 Boston, Massachusetts King of the Ring (2000) Pinned Pat Patterson during a title defense against Gerald Brisco in a Hardcore Evening Gown match.
43 Steve Blackman 1 02000-06-27 June 27, 2000 &100000000000000050000005 Hartford, Connecticut SmackDown! Pinned Crash Holly during a title defense against Al Snow. Aired on tape delay on June 29, 2000.
44 Crash Holly 11 02000-07-02 July 2, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Tampa, Florida Live event
45 Steve Blackman 2 02000-07-02 July 2, 2000 &1000000000000005000000050 Tampa, Florida Live event
46 Shane McMahon 1 02000-08-21 August 21, 2000 &100000000000000060000006 Lafayette, Louisiana Raw is War 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 3 02000-08-27 August 27, 2000 &1000000000000002800000028 Raleigh, North Carolina SummerSlam (2000)
48 Crash Holly 12 02000-09-24 September 24, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unforgiven (2000) Won during 6 man hardcore battle royal.
49 Perry Saturn 2 02000-09-24 September 24, 2000 &100000000000000000000000 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unforgiven (2000) Won during 6 man Hardcore Battle Royal.
50 Steve Blackman 4 02000-09-24 September 24, 2000 &1000000000000008900000089 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unforgiven (2000) Won during 6 man Hardcore Battle Royal.[6][N 2]
51 Raven 1 02000-12-22 December 22, 2000 &1000000000000003100000031 Chattanooga, Tennessee Raw is War The title changed hands after a successful defense in a triple threat hardcore match also involving Hardcore Holly.
52 Al Snow 4 02001-01-22 January 22, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Lafayette, Louisiana Raw is War [7]
53 Raven 2 02001-01-22 January 22, 2001 &1000000000000001200000012 Lafayette, Louisiana Raw is War [7]
54 K-Kwik 1 02001-02-03 February 3, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Greensboro, North Carolina Live event
55 Crash Holly 13 02001-02-03 February 3, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Greensboro, North Carolina Live event
56 Raven 3 02001-02-03 February 3, 2001 &100000000000000010000001 Greensboro, North Carolina Live event
57 K-Kwik 2 02001-02-04 February 4, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Columbia, North Carolina Live event
58 Crash Holly 14 02001-02-04 February 4, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Columbia, North Carolina Live event
59 Raven 4 02001-02-04 February 4, 2001 &100000000000000020000002 Columbia, North Carolina Live event
60 Hardcore Holly 4 02001-02-06 February 6, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 North Charleston, South Carolina SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on February 8, 2001.
61 Raven 5 02001-02-06 February 6, 2001 &100000000000000040000004 North Charleston, South Carolina SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on February 8, 2001.
62 Hardcore Holly 5 02001-02-10 February 10, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Saint Paul, Minnesota Live event
63 Raven 6 02001-02-10 February 10, 2001 &100000000000000010000001 Saint Paul, Minnesota Live event
64 Hardcore Holly 6 02001-02-11 February 11, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Boston, Massachusetts Live event
65 Al Snow 5 02001-02-11 February 11, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Boston, Massachusetts Live event
66 Raven 7 02001-02-11 February 11, 2001 &100000000000000060000006 Boston, Massachusetts Live event
67 Steve Blackman 5 02001-02-17 February 17, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Cedar Falls, Iowa Live event
68 Raven 8 02001-02-17 February 17, 2001 &100000000000000010000001 Cedar Falls, Iowa Live event
69 Steve Blackman 6 02001-02-18 February 18, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Cape Girardeau, Missouri Live event
70 Raven 9 02001-02-18 February 18, 2001 &100000000000000070000007 Cape Girardeau, Missouri Live event
71 Billy Gunn 2 02001-02-25 February 25, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Las Vegas, Nevada No Way Out (2001) Pinned Raven during a title defense against The Big Show.
72 Raven 10 02001-02-25 February 25, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Las Vegas, Nevada No Way Out (2001)
73 The Big Show 1 02001-02-25 February 25, 2001 &1000000000000002200000022 Las Vegas, Nevada No Way Out (2001)
74 Raven 11 02001-03-19 March 19, 2001 &1000000000000001300000013 Albany, New York Raw is War Pinned The Big Show in the backstage area.
75 Kane 1 02001-04-01 April 1, 2001 &1000000000000001600000016 Houston, Texas WrestleMania X-Seven This was a Triple Threat Hardcore match also involving The Big Show.
76 Rhyno 1 02001-04-17 April 17, 2001 &1000000000000003400000034 Nashville, Tennessee SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on April 19, 2001.
77 The Big Show 2 02001-05-21 May 21, 2001 &100000000000000070000007 San Jose, California Raw is War
78 Chris Jericho 1 02001-05-28 May 28, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 Calgary, Alberta Raw is War Won the title while holding the World Tag Team Championship.[8]
79 Rhyno 2 02001-05-28 May 28, 2001 &1000000000000001500000015 Calgary, Alberta Raw is War
80 Test 2 02001-06-12 June 12, 2001 &1000000000000001300000013 Baltimore, Maryland SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on June 16, 2001.
81 Rhyno 3 02001-06-25 June 25, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 New York City, New York Raw is War
82 Mike Awesome 1 02001-06-25 June 25, 2001 &1000000000000001500000015 New York City, New York Raw is War Pinned Rhyno in the backstage area.[9]
83 Jeff Hardy 1 02001-07-10 July 10, 2001 &1000000000000001200000012 Birmingham, Alabama SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on July 12, 2001.
84 Rob Van Dam 1 02001-07-22 July 22, 2001 &1000000000000002200000022 Cleveland, Ohio Invasion
85 Jeff Hardy 2 02001-08-13 August 13, 2001 &100000000000000060000006 Chicago, Illinois Raw is War Pinned Rob Van Dam during a title defense against Kurt Angle.[10]
86 Rob Van Dam 2 02001-08-19 August 19, 2001 &1000000000000002200000022 San Jose, California SummerSlam (2001) This was a ladder match.
87 Kurt Angle 1 02001-09-10 September 10, 2001 &100000000000000000000000 San Antonio, Texas Raw is War
88 Rob Van Dam 3 02001-09-10 September 10, 2001 &1000000000000009000000090 San Antonio, Texas Raw is War
89 The Undertaker 1 02001-12-09 December 9, 2001 &1000000000000005800000058 San Diego, California Vengeance (2001)
90 Maven 1 02002-02-05 February 5, 2002 &1000000000000002100000021 Los Angeles, California SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on February 7, 2002.
91 Goldust 1 02002-02-28 February 28, 2002 &1000000000000001300000013 Boston, Massachusetts SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on February 28, 2002.
92 Al Snow 6 02002-03-11 March 11, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Detroit, Michigan Raw [11]
93 Maven 2 02002-03-12 March 12, 2002 &100000000000000050000005 Cleveland, Ohio SmackDown! Aired on tape delay on March 14, 2002.
94 Spike Dudley 1 02002-03-17 March 17, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Toronto, Ontario WrestleMania X8 Pinned Maven during a title defense against Goldust.
95 The Hurricane 1 02002-03-17 March 17, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Toronto, Ontario WrestleMania X8 Pinned Spike Dudley in the backstage area.
96 Mighty Molly 1 02002-03-17 March 17, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Toronto, Ontario WrestleMania X8 Pinned The Hurricane in the backstage area.
97 Christian 1 02002-03-17 March 17, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Toronto, Ontario WrestleMania X8 Pinned Molly Holly in the backstage area.
98 Maven 3 02002-03-17 March 17, 2002 &100000000000000090000009 Toronto, Ontario WrestleMania X8 Pinned Christian in the backstage area.
99 Raven 12 02002-03-26 March 26, 2002 &100000000000000060000006 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania SmackDown! 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 1 02002-04-01 April 1, 2002 &100000000000000060000006 Albany, New York Raw
101 William Regal 1 02002-04-07 April 7, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Denver, Colorado Live event
102 Goldust 2 02002-04-07 April 7, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Denver, Colorado Live event
103 Raven 13 02002-04-07 April 7, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Denver, Colorado Live event
104 Bubba Ray Dudley 2 02002-04-07 April 7, 2002 &100000000000000060000006 Denver, Colorado Live event
105 William Regal 2 02002-04-13 April 13, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Odessa, Texas Live event
106 Spike Dudley 2 02002-04-13 April 13, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Odessa, Texas Live event
107 Goldust 3 02002-04-13 April 13, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Odessa, Texas Live event
108 Bubba Ray Dudley 3 02002-04-13 April 13, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Odessa, Texas Live event
109 William Regal 3 02002-04-14 April 14, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Abilene, Texas Live event
110 Spike Dudley 3 02002-04-14 April 14, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Abilene, Texas Live event
111 Goldust 4 02002-04-14 April 14, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Abilene, Texas Live event
112 Bubba Ray Dudley 4 02002-04-14 April 14, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Abilene, Texas Live event
113 Raven 14 02002-04-15 April 15, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 College Station, Texas Raw
114 Tommy Dreamer 1 02002-04-15 April 15, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 College Station, Texas Raw
115 Steven Richards 1 02002-04-15 April 15, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 College Station, Texas Raw
116 Bubba Ray Dudley 5 02002-04-15 April 15, 2002 &100000000000000040000004 College Station, Texas Raw
117 Goldust 5 02002-04-19 April 19, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Uniondale, New York Live event
118 Raven 15 02002-04-19 April 19, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Uniondale, New York Live event
119 Hardcore Holly 7 02002-04-19 April 19, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Uniondale, New York Live event
120 Goldust 6 02002-04-20 April 20, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Des Moines, Iowa Live event
121 Raven 16 02002-04-20 April 20, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Des Moines, Iowa Live event
122 Bubba Ray Dudley 7 02002-04-20 April 20, 2002 &100000000000000090000009 Des Moines, Iowa Live event
123 Steven Richards 2 02002-04-29 April 29, 2002 &100000000000000020000002 Buffalo, New York Raw Pinned Bubba Ray Dudley during a title defense against Jazz.
124 Tommy Dreamer 2 02002-05-01 May 1, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Cologne, Germany Live event
125 Goldust 7 02002-05-01 May 1, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Cologne, Germany Live event
126 Steven Richards 3 02002-05-01 May 1, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Cologne, Germany Live event
127 Shawn Stasiak 1 02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Glasgow, Scotland Live event
128 Justin Credible 1 02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Glasgow, Scotland Live event
129 Crash Holly 15 02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Glasgow, Scotland Live event
130 Steven Richards 4 02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Glasgow, Scotland Live event
131 Shawn Stasiak 2 02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Glasgow, Scotland Live event
132 Steven Richards 5 02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Glasgow, Scotland Live event
133 Crash Holly 16 02002-05-03 May 3, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Birmingham, England Live event
134 Steven Richards 6 02002-05-03 May 3, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Birmingham, England Live event
135 Booker T 1 02002-05-04 May 4, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 London, England Insurrextion (2002)
136 Crash Holly 17 02002-05-04 May 4, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 London, England Insurrextion (2002)
137 Booker T 2 02002-05-04 May 4, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 London, England Insurrextion (2002)
138 Steven Richards 7 02002-05-04 May 4, 2002 &100000000000000020000002 London, England Insurrextion (2002) The title is renamed the "WWE Hardcore Championship" on May 5, 2002 after the WWF changes its name to World Wrestling Entertainment.
139 Bubba Ray Dudley 8 02002-05-06 May 6, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Hartford, Connecticut Raw
140 Raven 17 02002-05-06 May 6, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Hartford, Connecticut Raw
141 Justin Credible 2 02002-05-06 May 6, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Hartford, Connecticut Raw
142 Crash Holly 18 02002-05-06 May 6, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Hartford, Connecticut Raw
143 Trish Stratus 1 02002-05-06 May 6, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Hartford, Connecticut Raw
144 Steven Richards 8 02002-05-06 May 6, 2002 &1000000000000001900000019 Hartford, Connecticut Raw
145 Tommy Dreamer 3 02002-05-25 May 25, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Winnipeg, Manitoba Live event
146 Raven 18 02002-05-25 May 25, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Winnipeg, Manitoba Live event
147 Steven Richards 9 02002-05-25 May 25, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Winnipeg, Manitoba Live event
148 Tommy Dreamer 4 02002-05-26 May 26, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Red Deer, Alberta Live event
149 Raven 19 02002-05-26 May 26, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Red Deer, Alberta Live event
150 Steven Richards 10 02002-05-26 May 26, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Red Deer, Alberta Live event
151 Terri 1 02002-05-27 May 27, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Edmonton, Alberta Raw Pinned Richards during an interview.
152 Steven Richards 11 02002-05-27 May 27, 2002 &100000000000000060000006 Edmonton, Alberta Raw Richards immediately pinned Terri to regain the championship.
153 Tommy Dreamer 5 02002-06-02 June 2, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 New Orleans, Louisiana Live event
154 Raven 20 02002-06-02 June 2, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 New Orleans, Louisiana Live event
155 Steven Richards 12 02002-06-02 June 2, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 New Orleans, Louisiana Live event
156 Bradshaw 1 02002-06-03 June 3, 2002 &1000000000000001900000019 Dallas, Texas Raw
157 Raven 21 02002-06-22 June 22, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Cincinnati, Ohio Live event
158 Spike Dudley 4 02002-06-22 June 22, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Cincinnati, Ohio Live event
159 Shawn Stasiak 3 02002-06-22 June 22, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Cincinnati, Ohio Live event
160 Bradshaw 2 02002-06-22 June 22, 2002 &100000000000000060000006 Cincinnati, Ohio Live event
161 Shawn Stasiak 4 02002-06-28 June 28, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Washington, D.C. Live event
162 Spike Dudley 5 02002-06-28 June 28, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Washington, D.C. Live event
163 Steven Richards 13 02002-06-28 June 28, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Washington, D.C. Live event
164 Bradshaw 3 02002-06-28 June 28, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Washington, D.C. Live event
165 Shawn Stasiak 5 02002-06-29 June 29, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 New York City, New York Live event
166 Spike Dudley 6 02002-06-29 June 29, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 New York City, New York Live event
167 Steven Richards 14 02002-06-29 June 29, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 New York City, New York Live event
168 Bradshaw 4 02002-06-29 June 29, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 New York City, New York Live event
169 Raven 22 02002-06-30 June 30, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Uncasville, Connecticut Live event
170 Crash Holly 19 02002-06-30 June 30, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Uncasville, Connecticut Live event
171 Steven Richards 15 02002-06-30 June 30, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Uncasville, Connecticut Live event
172 Bradshaw 5 02002-06-30 June 30, 2002 &100000000000000060000006 Uncasville, Connecticut Live event
173 Steven Richards 16 02002-07-06 July 6, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Frederick, Maryland Live event
174 Crash Holly 20 02002-07-06 July 6, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Frederick, Maryland Live event
175 Christopher Nowinski 1 02002-07-06 July 6, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Frederick, Maryland Live event
176 Bradshaw 6 02002-07-06 July 6, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Frederick, Maryland Live event
177 Steven Richards 17 02002-07-07 July 7, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Wildwood, New Jersey Live event
178 Crash Holly 21 02002-07-07 July 7, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Wildwood, New Jersey Live event
179 Christopher Nowinski 2 02002-07-07 July 7, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Wildwood, New Jersey Live event
180 Bradshaw 7 02002-07-07 July 7, 2002 &100000000000000050000005 Wildwood, New Jersey Live event
181 Justin Credible 3 02002-07-12 July 12, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Lakeland, Florida Live event
182 Spike Dudley 7 02002-07-12 July 12, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Lakeland, Florida Live event
183 The Big Show 3 02002-07-12 July 12, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Lakeland, Florida Live event
184 Bradshaw 8 02002-07-12 July 12, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Lakeland, Florida Live event
185 Justin Credible 4 02002-07-13 July 13, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Daytona Beach, Florida Live event
186 Shawn Stasiak 6 02002-07-13 July 13, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Daytona Beach, Florida Live event
187 Bradshaw 9 02002-07-13 July 13, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Daytona Beach, Florida Live event
188 Justin Credible 5 02002-07-14 July 14, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Live event
189 Shawn Stasiak 7 02002-07-14 July 14, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Live event
190 Bradshaw 10 02002-07-14 July 14, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Live event
191 Johnny Stamboli 1 02002-07-15 July 15, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 East Rutherford, New Jersey Raw Pinned Bradshaw during a title defense against Christopher Nowinski.
192 Bradshaw 11 02002-07-15 July 15, 2002 &1000000000000001100000011 East Rutherford, New Jersey Raw Pinned Johnny Stamboli in the backstage area, renaming the belt the WWE Texas Hardcore Championship for the duration of his reign.
193 Raven 23 02002-07-26 July 26, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Houston, Texas Live event
194 Justin Credible 6 02002-07-26 July 26, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Houston, Texas Live event
195 Shawn Stasiak 8 02002-07-26 July 26, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Houston, Texas Live event
196 Bradshaw 12 02002-07-26 July 26, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Houston, Texas Live event
197 Raven 24 02002-07-27 July 27, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 San Antonio, Texas Live event
198 Justin Credible 7 02002-07-27 July 27, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 San Antonio, Texas Live event
199 Shawn Stasiak 9 02002-07-27 July 27, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 San Antonio, Texas Live event
200 Bradshaw 13 02002-07-27 July 27, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 San Antonio, Texas Live event
201 Raven 25 02002-07-28 July 28, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Columbia, South Carolina Live event
202 Justin Credible 8 02002-07-28 July 28, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Columbia, South Carolina Live event
203 Shawn Stasiak 10 02002-07-28 July 28, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Columbia, South Carolina Live event
204 Bradshaw 14 02002-07-28 July 28, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Columbia, South Carolina Live event
205 Jeff Hardy 3 02002-07-29 July 29, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Greensboro, North Carolina Raw
206 Johnny Stamboli 2 02002-07-29 July 29, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Greensboro, North Carolina Raw
207 Tommy Dreamer 6 02002-07-29 July 29, 2002 &100000000000000050000005 Greensboro, North Carolina Raw
208 Bradshaw 15 02002-08-03 August 3, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Miami, Florida Live event
209 Tommy Dreamer 7 02002-08-03 August 3, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Miami, Florida Live event
210 Bradshaw 16 02002-08-04 August 4, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Live event
211 Tommy Dreamer 8 02002-08-04 August 4, 2002 &100000000000000050000005 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Live event
212 Shawn Stasiak 11 02002-08-09 August 9, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Kelowna, British Columbia Live event
213 Steven Richards 18 02002-08-09 August 9, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Kelowna, British Columbia Live event
214 Tommy Dreamer 9 02002-08-09 August 9, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Kelowna, British Columbia Live event
215 Shawn Stasiak 12 02002-08-10 August 10, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Kamloops, British Columbia Live event
216 Steven Richards 19 02002-08-10 August 10, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Kamloops, British Columbia Live event
217 Tommy Dreamer 10 02002-08-10 August 10, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Kamloops, British Columbia Live event
218 Shawn Stasiak 13 02002-08-11 August 11, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Vancouver, British Columbia Live event
219 Steven Richards 20 02002-08-11 August 11, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Vancouver, British Columbia Live event
220 Tommy Dreamer 11 02002-08-11 August 11, 2002 &100000000000000060000006 Vancouver, British Columbia Live event
221 Raven 26 02002-08-17 August 17, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Terre Haute, Indiana Live event
222 Shawn Stasiak 14 02002-08-17 August 17, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Terre Haute, Indiana Live event
223 Tommy Dreamer 12 02002-08-17 August 17, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Terre Haute, Indiana Live event
224 Shawn Stasiak 15 02002-08-18 August 18, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Evansville, Indiana Live event
225 Steven Richards 21 02002-08-18 August 18, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Evansville, Indiana Live event
226 Tommy Dreamer 13 02002-08-18 August 18, 2002 &100000000000000010000001 Evansville, Indiana Live event
227 Bradshaw 17 02002-08-19 August 19, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Norfolk, Virginia Raw Won during hardcore battle royal.
228 Crash Holly 22 02002-08-19 August 19, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 Norfolk, Virginia Raw Won during hardcore battle royal.
229 Tommy Dreamer 14 02002-08-19 August 19, 2002 &100000000000000070000007 Norfolk, Virginia Raw Won during hardcore battle royal.The 24/7 rule was deactivated on August 19, 2002.[1]
230 Rob Van Dam 4 02002-08-26 August 26, 2002 &100000000000000000000000 New York City, New York Raw The title is unified with the WWE Intercontinental Championship.[2]

[edit] List of 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[N 3]
 Wrestler # of reigns Combined days
1 Steve Blackman 6 172
2 The Big Boss Man 4 154
3 Rob Van Dam 4 134
4 Al Snow 6 129
5 Crash Holly 22 108
6 Raven 26 94
7 Hardcore Holly 6 58
7 The Undertaker 1 58
9 Bradshaw 17 56
10 Rhyno 3 49
10 Test 2 49
12 Road Dogg 1 48¤
13 Maven 3 35
13 Steven Richards 21 35
15 The Big Show 3 29
16 Mankind 1 28
16 Tommy Dreamer 14 28
18 Bubba Ray Dudley 8 27
18 Gerald Brisco 2 27
20 Jeff Hardy 3 18
21 Kane 1 16
22 Mike Awesome 1 15
23 Billy Gunn 2 13
23 Goldust 7 13
25 Shane McMahon 1 6
25 Pat Patterson 1 6
27 The British Bulldog 2 3
28 Matt Hardy 1 1
28 Tazz 3 1
30 Booker T 2 <1
30 Chris Jericho 1 <1
30 Christian 1 <1
30 Christopher Nowinski 2 <1
30 Funaki 1 <1
30 Godfather's Ho 1 <1
30 The Hurricane 1 <1
30 Joey Abs 1 <1
30 Johnny Stamboli 2 <1
30 Justin Credible 8 <1
30 K-Kwik 2 <1
30 Kurt Angle 1 <1
30 Mighty Molly 1 <1
30 Perry Saturn 2 <1
30 Pete Gas 2 <1
30 Rodney 1 <1
30 Shawn Stasiak 15 <1
30 Spike Dudley 7 <1
30 Terri 1 <1
30 Thrasher 1 <1
30 Trish Stratus 1 <1
30 Viscera 1 <1
30 William Regal 3 <1

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ The exact date on which Road Dogg vacated the title during his only reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 48 and 69 days.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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.
  3. ^ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that rank.

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b Baines, Tim (August 25, 2002). "Brock is set to rock and roll". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive2001/aug25_baines-sun.html. 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" 
  2. ^ a b M. Milner, John; Bob Kapur and Richard Kamchen (April 7, 2006). "Bio: Tommy Dreamer". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/dreamer_tommy.html. Retrieved July 31, 2009. "Dreamer lost a Hardcore vs. Intercontinental title unification match vs. Rob Van Dam." 
  3. ^ Guttman, James (June 23, 2003). "6/23 Raw review: Guttman's "alt perspective" review". PWTorch.com. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_4277.shtml. Retrieved August 2, 2009. "Stone Cold then presented Foley with the Hardcore title and congratulated him" 
  4. ^ Keller, Wade (May 22, 2006). "Keller's WWE Raw report 5/22: Ongoing "virtual time" analysis of live show". PWTorch.com. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_16852.shtml. 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." 
  5. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 26–27. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment. DK. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0. 
  7. ^ a b Nemer, Paul (January 22, 2001). "WWF RAW Is WAR results (January 22nd, 2001)". WrestleView.com. http://www.wrestleview.com/results/raw/6.shtml. Retrieved August 3, 2009. 
  8. ^ Nemer, Paul (May 28, 2001). "WWF RAW Is WAR results (May 28, 2001)". WrestleView.com. http://www.wrestleview.com/results/raw/24.shtml. 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" 
  9. ^ Nemer, Paul (June 25, 2001). "WWF RAW Is WAR results (June 25, 2001)". WrestleView.com. http://www.wrestleview.com/results/raw/28.shtml. Retrieved June 25, 2009. "Winner: New Hardcore Champion, Mike Awesome" 
  10. ^ Nemer, Paul (August 13, 2001). "WWF RAW Is WAR results (August 13, 2001)". WrestleView.com. http://www.wrestleview.com/results/raw/35.shtml. Retrieved August 3, 2009. "Winner: New Hardcore champion, Jeff Hardy" 
  11. ^ Nemer, Paul (March 11, 2002). "WWF RAW results (March 11, 2002)". WrestleView.com. http://www.wrestleview.com/results/raw/64.shtml. Retrieved August 3, 2009. "Winner: New WWF Hardcore champion, Al Snow" 

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