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—a storyline division in which WWE employees are assigned to a television program of the same name—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 has the second-highest, with 22. 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 &0000000000000028.00000028 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 &0000000000000015.00000015 Baltimore, Maryland Raw is War
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 Hardcore Holly 1 01999-02-14 February 14, 1999 &0000000000000029.00000029 Memphis, Tennessee St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House Holly defeated Al Snow to win the vacant championship.
5 Billy Gunn 1 01999-03-15 March 15, 1999 &0000000000000013.00000013 San Jose, California Raw is War
6 Hardcore Holly 2 01999-03-28 March 28, 1999 &0000000000000028.00000028 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WrestleMania XV
7 Al Snow 1 01999-04-25 April 25, 1999 &0000000000000091.00000091 Providence, Rhode Island Backlash: In Your House
8 The Big Boss Man 2 01999-07-25 July 25, 1999 &0000000000000028.00000028 Buffalo, New York Fully Loaded (1999)
9 Al Snow 2 01999-08-22 August 22, 1999 &0000000000000002.0000002 Minneapolis, Minnesota SummerSlam (1999)
10 The Big Boss Man 3 01999-08-24 August 24, 1999 &0000000000000014.00000014 Kansas City, Missouri SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on August 26, 1999.
11 The British Bulldog 1 01999-09-07 September 7, 1999 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Albany, New York SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on September 9, 1999.
12 Al Snow 3 01999-09-07 September 7, 1999 &0000000000000035.00000035 Albany, New York SmackDown! The British Bulldog awarded the title to Snow. This episode aired on tape delay on September 9, 1999.
13 The Big Boss Man 4 01999-10-12 October 12, 1999 &0000000000000097.00000097 Birmingham, Alabama SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on October 14, 1999.
14 Test 1 02000-01-17 January 17, 2000 &0000000000000036.00000036 New Haven, Connecticut Raw is War
15 Crash Holly 1 02000-02-22 February 22, 2000 &0000000000000020.00000020 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. This episode aired on tape delay on February 24, 2000.
16 Pete Gas 1 02000-03-13 March 13, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Newark, New Jersey Raw is War
17 Crash Holly 2 02000-03-13 March 13, 2000 &0000000000000020.00000020 Newark, New Jersey Raw is War
18 Tazz 1 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 [6][N 2]
19 Viscera 1 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 [6][N 2]
20 Funaki 1 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 [6][N 2]
21 Rodney 1 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 [6][N 2]
22 Joey Abs 1 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 [6][N 2]
23 Thrasher 1 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 [6][N 2]
24 Pete Gas 2 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 [6][N 2]
25 Tazz 2 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 [6][N 2]
26 Crash Holly 3 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000 [6][N 2]
27 Hardcore Holly 3 02000-04-02 April 2, 2000 &0000000000000001.0000001 Anaheim, California WrestleMania 2000
28 Crash Holly 4 02000-04-03 April 3, 2000 &0000000000000008.0000008 Los Angeles, California Raw is War
29 Perry Saturn 1 02000-04-11 April 11, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Tampa, Florida SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on April 13, 2000.
30 Tazz 3 02000-04-11 April 11, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Tampa, Florida SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on April 13, 2000.
31 Crash Holly 5 02000-04-11 April 11, 2000 &0000000000000013.00000013 Tampa, Florida SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on April 13, 2000.
32 Matt Hardy 1 02000-04-24 April 24, 2000 &0000000000000001.0000001 Raleigh, North Carolina Raw is War
33 Crash Holly 6 02000-04-25 April 25, 2000 &0000000000000011.00000011 Charlotte, North Carolina SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on April 27, 2000.
34 The British Bulldog 2 02000-05-06 May 6, 2000 &0000000000000003.0000003 London, England Insurrextion (2000)
35 Crash Holly 7 02000-05-09 May 9, 2000 &0000000000000006.0000006 New Haven, Connecticut SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on May 11, 2000.
36 Godfather's Ho 1 02000-05-15 May 15, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Cleveland, Ohio Raw is War
37 Crash Holly 8 02000-05-15 May 15, 2000 &0000000000000001.0000001 Cleveland, Ohio Raw is War
38 Gerald Brisco 1 02000-05-16 May 16, 2000 &0000000000000027.00000027 Detroit, Michigan SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on May 18, 2000.
39 Crash Holly 9 02000-06-12 June 12, 2000 &0000000000000007.0000007 St. Louis, Missouri Raw is War
40 Gerald Brisco 2 02000-06-19 June 19, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Nashville, Tennessee Raw is War
41 Pat Patterson 1 02000-06-19 June 19, 2000 &0000000000000006.0000006 Nashville, Tennessee Raw is War
42 Crash Holly 10 02000-06-25 June 25, 2000 &0000000000000002.0000002 Boston, Massachusetts King of the Ring (2000)
43 Steve Blackman 1 02000-06-27 June 27, 2000 &0000000000000005.0000005 Hartford, Connecticut SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on June 29, 2000.
44 Crash Holly 11 02000-07-02 July 2, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Tampa, Florida Live event
45 Steve Blackman 2 02000-07-02 July 2, 2000 &0000000000000050.00000050 Tampa, Florida Live event
46 Shane McMahon 1 02000-08-21 August 21, 2000 &0000000000000006.0000006 Lafayette, Louisiana Raw is War 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 &0000000000000028.00000028 Raleigh, North Carolina SummerSlam (2000)
48 Crash Holly 12 02000-09-24 September 24, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unforgiven (2000)
49 Perry Saturn 2 02000-09-24 September 24, 2000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unforgiven (2000)
49 Steve Blackman 4 02000-09-24 September 24, 2000 &0000000000000089.00000089 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unforgiven (2000)
50 Raven 1 02000-12-22 December 22, 2000 &0000000000000031.00000031 Chattanooga, Tennessee SmackDown!
51 Al Snow 4 02001-01-22 January 22, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Lafayette, Louisiana Raw is War [7]
52 Raven 2 02001-01-22 January 22, 2001 &0000000000000012.00000012 Lafayette, Louisiana Raw is War [7]
53 K-Kwik 1 02001-02-03 February 3, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Greensboro, North Carolina Raw is War
54 Crash Holly 13 02001-02-03 February 3, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Greensboro, North Carolina Raw is War
55 Raven 3 02001-02-03 February 3, 2001 &0000000000000001.0000001 Greensboro, North Carolina Raw is War
56 K-Kwik 2 02001-02-04 February 4, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Columbia, North Carolina Live event
57 Crash Holly 14 02001-02-04 February 4, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Columbia, North Carolina Live event
58 Raven 4 02001-02-04 February 4, 2001 &0000000000000002.0000002 Columbia, North Carolina Live event
59 Hardcore Holly 4 02001-02-06 February 6, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 North Charleston, South Carolina SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on February 8, 2001.
60 Raven 5 02001-02-06 February 6, 2001 &0000000000000004.0000004 North Charleston, South Carolina SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on February 8, 2001.
61 Hardcore Holly 5 02001-02-10 February 10, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Saint Paul, Minnesota Live event
62 Raven 6 02001-02-10 February 10, 2001 &0000000000000001.0000001 Saint Paul, Minnesota Live event
63 Hardcore Holly 6 02001-02-11 February 11, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Boston, Massachusetts Live event
64 Al Snow 5 02001-02-11 February 11, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Boston, Massachusetts Live event
65 Raven 7 02001-02-11 February 11, 2001 &0000000000000006.0000006 Boston, Massachusetts Live event
66 Steve Blackman 5 02001-02-17 February 17, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Cedar Falls, Iowa Live event
67 Raven 8 02001-02-17 February 17, 2001 &0000000000000001.0000001 Cedar Falls, Iowa Live event
68 Steve Blackman 6 02001-02-18 February 18, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Cape Girardeau, Missouri Live event
69 Raven 9 02001-02-18 February 18, 2001 &0000000000000007.0000007 Cape Girardeau, Missouri Live event
70 Billy Gunn 2 02001-02-25 February 25, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Las Vegas, Nevada No Way Out (2001)
71 Raven 10 02001-02-25 February 25, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Las Vegas, Nevada No Way Out (2001)
72 The Big Show 1 02001-02-25 February 25, 2001 &0000000000000022.00000022 Las Vegas, Nevada No Way Out (2001)
73 Raven 11 02001-03-19 March 19, 2001 &0000000000000013.00000013 Albany, New York Live event
74 Kane 1 02001-04-01 April 1, 2001 &0000000000000016.00000016 Houston, Texas WrestleMania X-Seven
75 Rhyno 1 02001-04-17 April 17, 2001 &0000000000000034.00000034 Nashville, Tennessee SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on April 19, 2001.
76 The Big Show 2 02001-05-21 May 21, 2001 &0000000000000007.0000007 San Jose, California Raw is War
77 Chris Jericho 1 02001-05-28 May 28, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Calgary, Alberta Raw is War [8]
78 Rhyno 2 02001-05-28 May 28, 2001 &0000000000000015.00000015 Calgary, Alberta Raw is War [8]
79 Test 2 02001-06-12 June 12, 2001 &0000000000000013.00000013 Baltimore, Maryland SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on June 16, 2001.
80 Rhyno 3 02001-06-25 June 25, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 New York City, New York Raw is War
81 Mike Awesome 1 02001-06-25 June 25, 2001 &0000000000000015.00000015 New York City, New York Raw is War [9]
82 Jeff Hardy 1 02001-07-10 July 10, 2001 &0000000000000012.00000012 Birmingham, Alabama SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on July 12, 2001.
83 Rob Van Dam 1 02001-07-22 July 22, 2001 &0000000000000022.00000022 Cleveland, Ohio Invasion
84 Jeff Hardy 2 02001-08-13 August 13, 2001 &0000000000000006.0000006 Chicago, Illinois Raw is War [10]
85 Rob Van Dam 2 02001-08-19 August 19, 2001 &0000000000000022.00000022 San Jose, California SummerSlam (2001)
86 Kurt Angle 1 02001-09-10 September 10, 2001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 San Antonio, Texas Raw is War
87 Rob Van Dam 3 02001-09-10 September 10, 2001 &0000000000000090.00000090 San Antonio, Texas Raw is War
88 The Undertaker 1 02001-12-09 December 9, 2001 &0000000000000058.00000058 San Diego, California Vengeance (2001)
89 Maven 1 02002-02-05 February 5, 2002 &0000000000000021.00000021 Los Angeles, California SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on February 7, 2002.
90 Goldust 1 02002-02-26 February 26, 2002 &0000000000000013.00000013 Boston, Massachusetts SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on February 28, 2002.
91 Al Snow 6 02002-03-11 March 11, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Detroit, Michigan Raw [11]
92 Maven 2 02002-03-12 March 12, 2002 &0000000000000005.0000005 Cleveland, Ohio SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on March 14, 2002.
93 Spike Dudley 1 02002-03-17 March 17, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Toronto, Ontario WrestleMania X8
94 The Hurricane 1 02002-03-17 March 17, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Toronto, Ontario WrestleMania X8
95 Mighty Molly 1 02002-03-17 March 17, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Toronto, Ontario WrestleMania X8
96 Christian 1 02002-03-17 March 17, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Toronto, Ontario WrestleMania X8
97 Maven 3 02002-03-17 March 17, 2002 &0000000000000009.0000009 Toronto, Ontario WrestleMania X8
98 Raven 12 02002-03-26 March 26, 2002 &0000000000000006.0000006 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania SmackDown! This episode aired on tape delay on March 28, 2002.
99 Bubba Ray Dudley 1 02002-04-01 April 1, 2002 &0000000000000006.0000006 Albany, New York Raw
100 William Regal 1 02002-04-07 April 7, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Denver, Colorado Live event
101 Goldust 2 02002-04-07 April 7, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Denver, Colorado Live event
102 Raven 13 02002-04-07 April 7, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Denver, Colorado Live event
103 Bubba Ray Dudley 2 02002-04-07 April 7, 2002 &0000000000000006.0000006 Denver, Colorado Live event
104 William Regal 2 02002-04-13 April 13, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Odessa, Texas Live event
105 Spike Dudley 2 02002-04-13 April 13, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Odessa, Texas Live event
106 Goldust 3 02002-04-13 April 13, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Odessa, Texas Live event
107 Bubba Ray Dudley 3 02002-04-13 April 13, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Odessa, Texas Live event
108 William Regal 3 02002-04-14 April 14, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Abilene, Texas Live event
109 Spike Dudley 3 02002-04-14 April 14, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Abilene, Texas Live event
110 Goldust 4 02002-04-14 April 14, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Abilene, Texas Live event
111 Bubba Ray Dudley 4 02002-04-14 April 14, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Abilene, Texas Live event
112 Raven 14 02002-04-15 April 15, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 College Station, Texas Raw
113 Tommy Dreamer 1 02002-04-15 April 15, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 College Station, Texas Raw
114 Steven Richards 1 02002-04-15 April 15, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 College Station, Texas Raw
115 Bubba Ray Dudley 5 02002-04-15 April 15, 2002 &0000000000000004.0000004 College Station, Texas Raw
116 Goldust 5 02002-04-19 April 19, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Uniondale, New York SmackDown!
117 Raven 15 02002-04-19 April 19, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Uniondale, New York SmackDown!
118 Bubba Ray Dudley 6 02002-04-19 April 19, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Uniondale, New York SmackDown!
119 Goldust 6 02002-04-20 April 20, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Des Moines, Iowa Live event
120 Raven 16 02002-04-20 April 20, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Des Moines, Iowa Live event
121 Bubba Ray Dudley 7 02002-04-20 April 20, 2002 &0000000000000009.0000009 Des Moines, Iowa Live event
122 Steven Richards 2 02002-04-29 April 29, 2002 &0000000000000002.0000002 Buffalo, New York Raw
123 Tommy Dreamer 2 02002-05-01 May 1, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Cologne, Germany Live event
124 Goldust 7 02002-05-01 May 1, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Cologne, Germany Live event
125 Steven Richards 3 02002-05-01 May 1, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Cologne, Germany Live event
126 Shawn Stasiak 1 02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Glasgow, Scotland SmackDown!
127 Justin Credible 1 02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Glasgow, Scotland SmackDown!
128 Crash Holly 15 02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Glasgow, Scotland SmackDown!
129 Steven Richards 4 02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Glasgow, Scotland SmackDown!
130 Shawn Stasiak 2 02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Glasgow, Scotland SmackDown!
131 Steven Richards 5 02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Glasgow, Scotland SmackDown!
132 Crash Holly 16 02002-05-03 May 3, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Birmingham, England Live event
133 Steven Richards 6 02002-05-03 May 3, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Birmingham, England Live event
134 Booker T 1 02002-05-04 May 4, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 London, England Insurrextion (2002)
135 Crash Holly 17 02002-05-04 May 4, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 London, England Insurrextion (2002)
136 Booker T 2 02002-05-04 May 4, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 London, England Insurrextion (2002)
137 Steven Richards 7 02002-05-04 May 4, 2002 &0000000000000002.0000002 London, England Insurrextion (2002) The title is renamed the "WWE Hardcore Championship" on May 5, 2002 after the WWF is forced to rename itself to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) after losing its lawsuit with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) over the WWF acronym.
138 Bubba Ray Dudley 8 02002-05-06 May 6, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Hartford, Connecticut Raw
139 Raven 17 02002-05-06 May 6, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Hartford, Connecticut Raw
140 Justin Credible 2 02002-05-06 May 6, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Hartford, Connecticut Raw
141 Crash Holly 18 02002-05-06 May 6, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Hartford, Connecticut Raw
142 Trish Stratus 1 02002-05-06 May 6, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Hartford, Connecticut Raw
143 Steven Richards 8 02002-05-06 May 6, 2002 &0000000000000019.00000019 Hartford, Connecticut Raw
144 Tommy Dreamer 3 02002-05-25 May 25, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Winnipeg, Manitoba Live event
145 Raven 18 02002-05-25 May 25, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Winnipeg, Manitoba Live event
146 Steven Richards 9 02002-05-25 May 25, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Winnipeg, Manitoba Live event
147 Tommy Dreamer 4 02002-05-26 May 26, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Red Deer, Alberta Live event
148 Raven 19 02002-05-26 May 26, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Red Deer, Alberta Live event
149 Steven Richards 10 02002-05-26 May 26, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Red Deer, Alberta Live event
150 Terri 1 02002-05-27 May 27, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Edmonton, Alberta Raw
151 Steven Richards 11 02002-05-27 May 27, 2002 &0000000000000006.0000006 Edmonton, Alberta Raw
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173 Crash Holly 20 02002-07-06 July 6, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Frederick, Maryland Live event
174 Christopher Nowinski 1 02002-07-06 July 6, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Frederick, Maryland Live event
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176 Steven Richards 17 02002-07-07 July 7, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Wildwood, New Jersey Live event
177 Crash Holly 21 02002-07-07 July 7, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Wildwood, New Jersey Live event
178 Christopher Nowinski 2 02002-07-07 July 7, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Wildwood, New Jersey Live event
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180 Justin Credible 3 02002-07-12 July 12, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Lakeland, Florida Live event
181 Spike Dudley 7 02002-07-12 July 12, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Lakeland, Florida Live event
182 The Big Show 3 02002-07-12 July 12, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Lakeland, Florida Live event
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185 Shawn Stasiak 6 02002-07-13 July 13, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Daytona Beach, Florida Live event
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187 Justin Credible 5 02002-07-14 July 14, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Live event
188 Shawn Stasiak 7 02002-07-14 July 14, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Live event
189 Bradshaw 10 02002-07-14 July 14, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Live event
190 Johnny Stamboli 1 02002-07-15 July 15, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 East Rutherford, New Jersey Raw
191 Bradshaw 11 02002-07-15 July 15, 2002 &0000000000000011.00000011 East Rutherford, New Jersey Raw
192 Raven 23 02002-07-26 July 26, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Houston, Texas Live event
193 Justin Credible 6 02002-07-26 July 26, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Houston, Texas Live event
194 Shawn Stasiak 8 02002-07-26 July 26, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Houston, Texas Live event
195 Bradshaw 12 02002-07-26 July 26, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Houston, Texas Live event
196 Raven 24 02002-07-27 July 27, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 San Antonio, Texas Live event
197 Justin Credible 7 02002-07-27 July 27, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 San Antonio, Texas Live event
198 Shawn Stasiak 9 02002-07-27 July 27, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 San Antonio, Texas Live event
199 Bradshaw 13 02002-07-27 July 27, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 San Antonio, Texas Live event
200 Raven 25 02002-07-28 July 28, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Columbia, South Carolina Live event
201 Justin Credible 8 02002-07-28 July 28, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Columbia, South Carolina Live event
202 Shawn Stasiak 10 02002-07-28 July 28, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Columbia, South Carolina Live event
203 Bradshaw 14 02002-07-28 July 28, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Columbia, South Carolina Live event
204 Jeff Hardy 3 02002-07-29 July 29, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Greensboro, North Carolina Raw
205 Johnny Stamboli 2 02002-07-29 July 29, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Greensboro, North Carolina Raw
206 Tommy Dreamer 6 02002-07-29 July 29, 2002 &0000000000000005.0000005 Greensboro, North Carolina Raw
207 Bradshaw 15 02002-08-03 August 3, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Miami, Florida Live event
208 Tommy Dreamer 7 02002-08-03 August 3, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Miami, Florida Live event
209 Bradshaw 16 02002-08-04 August 4, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Live event
210 Tommy Dreamer 8 02002-08-04 August 4, 2002 &0000000000000005.0000005 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Live event
211 Shawn Stasiak 11 02002-08-09 August 9, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Kelowna, British Columbia Live event
212 Steven Richards 18 02002-08-09 August 9, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Kelowna, British Columbia Live event
213 Tommy Dreamer 9 02002-08-09 August 9, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Kelowna, British Columbia Live event
214 Shawn Stasiak 12 02002-08-10 August 10, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Kamloops, British Columbia Live event
215 Steven Richards 19 02002-08-10 August 10, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Kamloops, British Columbia Live event
216 Tommy Dreamer 10 02002-08-10 August 10, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Kamloops, British Columbia Live event
217 Shawn Stasiak 13 02002-08-11 August 11, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Vancouver, British Columbia Live event
218 Steven Richards 20 02002-08-11 August 11, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Vancouver, British Columbia Live event
219 Tommy Dreamer 11 02002-08-11 August 11, 2002 &0000000000000006.0000006 Vancouver, British Columbia Live event
220 Raven 26 02002-08-17 August 17, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Terre Haute, Indiana Live event
221 Shawn Stasiak 14 02002-08-17 August 17, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Terre Haute, Indiana Live event
222 Tommy Dreamer 12 02002-08-17 August 17, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Terre Haute, Indiana Live event
223 Shawn Stasiak 15 02002-08-18 August 18, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Evansville, Indiana Live event
224 Steven Richards 21 02002-08-18 August 18, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Evansville, Indiana Live event
225 Tommy Dreamer 13 02002-08-18 August 18, 2002 &0000000000000001.0000001 Evansville, Indiana Live event
226 Bradshaw 17 02002-08-19 August 19, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Norfolk, Virginia Raw
227 Crash Holly 22 02002-08-19 August 19, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 Norfolk, Virginia Raw
228 Tommy Dreamer 14 02002-08-19 August 19, 2002 &0000000000000007.0000007 Norfolk, Virginia Raw The 24/7 rule was deactivated on August 19, 2002.[1]
229 Rob Van Dam 4 02002-08-26 August 26, 2002 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 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 5 172
2 The Big Boss Man 4 154
3 Rob Van Dam 4 134
4 Al Snow 6 129
5 Crash Holly 22 108
6 Perry Saturn 2 89
7 Raven 26 84
8 Hardcore Holly 6 58
9 The Undertaker 1 58
10 Bradshaw 17 56
11 Rhyno 3 49
11 Test 2 49
13 Road Dogg 1 48¤
14 Maven 3 35
14 Steven Richards 21 35
16 The Big Show 3 29
17 Mankind 1 28
17 Tommy Dreamer 14 28
19 Bubba Ray Dudley 8 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 Gerald Brisco 2 7
26 Shane McMahon 1 6
26 Pat Patterson 1 6
28 The British Bulldog 2 3
29 Matt Hardy 1 1
29 Tazz 3 1
31 Booker T 2 <1
31 Chris Jericho 1 <1
31 Christian 1 <1
31 Christopher Nowinski 2 <1
31 Funaki 1 <1
31 Godfather's Ho 1 <1
31 The Hurricane 1 <1
31 Joey Abs 1 <1
31 Johnny Stamboli 2 <1
31 Justin Credible 8 <1
31 K-Kwik 2 <1
31 Kurt Angle 1 <1
31 Mighty Molly 1 <1
31 Pete Gas 2 <1
31 Rodney 1 <1
31 Shawn Stasiak 15 <1
31 Spike Dudley 7 <1
31 Terri 1 <1
31 Thrasher 1 <1
31 Trish Stratus 1 <1
31 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 75 days.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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 exact number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.

[edit] See also

[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 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. ^ a b 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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