The WCW Hardcore Championship was a professional wrestling title competed for in World Championship Wrestling under hardcore rules. This is a list, by ring name, of people that have held the WCW Hardcore Championship.
History[]
| # | Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|
Norman Smiley
|
1
|
November 21, 1999
|
51 | Toronto, Ontario | Mayhem (1999) | Defeated Brian Knobbs in the finals of a tournament to crown the first champion. |
| 2
|
Brian Knobbs
|
1
|
January 12, 2000
|
27 | Erie, PA | Thunder | This title change aired on tape delay |
| 3
|
Bam Bam Bigelow
|
1
|
February 7, 2000
|
13 | Tulsa, OK | Nitro | |
| 4
|
Brian Knobbs
|
2
|
February 20, 2000
|
8 | San Francisco, CA | SuperBrawl (2000) | |
| 5
|
Shane Helms
, Evan Karagias, and Shannon Moore |
1
|
February 28, 2000
|
20 | Minneapolis, MN | Nitro | Helms, Karagias, and Moore, known as the 3 Count stable, defeated Knobbs simultaneously in a match, and as a result, WCW allowed the Freebird Rule in which all three wrestlers were able to defend the title. |
| 6
|
Brian Knobbs
|
3
|
March 19, 2000
|
22 | Miami, FL | Uncensored (2000) | |
| —
|
Vacated | - | April 10, 2000
|
- | Denver, CO | N/A | WCW Presidents Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated every WCW championship during WCW's reboot. |
| 7
|
Terry Funk
|
1
|
April 16, 2000
|
50 | Chicago, IL | Spring Stampede (2000) | Defeated Norman Smiley to win the vacant title. |
| 8 | Eric Bischoff
|
1
|
June 5, 2000
|
1 | Atlanta, GA | Nitro | |
| 9 | Vito LoGrasso and Johnny the Bull | 1
|
June 6, 2000
|
0 | Knoxville, TN | Thunder | WCW President Eric Bischoff awarded Vito and Johnny the title, and he announced that the Freebird Rule was in effect for this title reign, allowing both wrestlers to defend the title. This title reign aired on tape delay. |
| 10 | Big Vito
|
2
|
June 6, 2000
|
48 | Billings, MT | Thunder | WCW named Vito the sole champion. |
| 11 | Lance Storm | 1
|
July 24, 2000
|
21 | Cleveland, OH | Nitro | Storm renames championship "Saskatchewan Hardcore International Title" shortly after winning it. |
| 12 | Carl Ouellet
|
1
|
August 14, 2000
|
0 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Nitro | Storm awarded Ouellet the title. |
| 13 | Norman Smiley
|
2
|
August 14, 2000
|
42 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Nitro | |
| —
|
Vacated | - | September 25, 2000
|
- | Uniondale, NY | Nitro | The title was vacated by WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders. |
| 14 | Reno
|
1
|
October 2, 2000
|
37 | San Francisco, CA | Nitro | Sgt. AWOL originally defeated Reno to win the title in a tournament final. However, Mike Sanders reversed the decision and awarded Reno the title. |
| 15 | Crowbar
|
1
|
November 8, 2000
|
39 | Chicago, IL | Thunder | This title change aired on tape delay |
| 16 | Terry Funk
|
2
|
December 17, 2000
|
28 | Washington, D.C. | Starrcade (2000) | |
| 17 | Meng
|
1
|
January 14, 2001
|
7 | Indianapolis, IN | Sin | |
| —
|
Deactivated | 1
|
January 21, 2001
|
- | - | N/A | Meng left WCW for WWF a week after winning the title to compete as Haku in the Royal Rumble and the title was abandoned. |
List of combined reigns[]
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman Smiley | 2 | 93 |
| 2 | Terry Funk | 2 | 78 |
| 3 | Brian Knobbs | 3 | 57 |
| 4 | Big Vito | 2 | 48 |
| 5 | Reno | 1 | 35 |
| 6 | Crowbar | 1 | 31 |
| 7 | Lance Storm | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Evan Karagias | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Shane Helms | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Shannon Moore | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | Bam Bam Bigelow | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Johnny the Bull | 1 | 13 |
| 13 | Meng | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Eric Bischoff | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Carl Ouellet | 1 | <1 |