List of WCW Hardcore Champions
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This is a list of wrestlers who held the WCW Hardcore Championship.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Smiley | 1 | November 21, 1999 | Toronto, Ontario | Defeated Brian Knobbs to become the first champion. |
| Brian Knobbs | 1 | January 11, 2000 | Erie, Pennsylvania | |
| Bam Bam Bigelow | 1 | February 7, 2000 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Brian Knobbs | 2 | February 20, 2000 | San Francisco, California | |
| 3 Count (Shane Helms, Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore) | 1 | February 28, 2000 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Defeated Knobbs in a handicap match by pinning him simultaneously to become co-champions. |
| Brian Knobbs | 3 | March 19, 2000 | Miami, Florida | |
| Vacated | April 10, 2000 | Denver, Colorado | Title vacated when WCW executives Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo vacated all WCW championships. | |
| Terry Funk | 1 | April 16, 2000 | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Shane Douglas | 1 | May 22, 2000 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | |
| Terry Funk | 2 | May 23, 2000 | Saginaw, Michigan | Defeated Douglas in a handicap match. Norman Smiley was Funk's partner. |
| Eric Bischoff | 1 | June 5, 2000 | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) | 1 | June 6, 2000 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Awarded as co-champions by Bischoff. |
| Big Vito | 2 | June 19, 2000 | Billings, Montana | Defeated Johnny the Bull to become solo champion. |
| Lance Storm | 1 | July 24, 2000 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Carl Ouellette | 1 | August 14, 2000 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Storm gave the title to Ouellette. |
| Norman Smiley | 2 | August 14, 2000 | Kelowna, British Columbia | |
| Vacated | September 25, 2000 | Uniondale, New York | Title vacated by acting WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders. | |
| Reno | 1 | October 2, 2000 | San Francisco, California | Reno lost to Sgt. AWOL in a tournament final, but Mike Sanders reversed the decision and gave the title to Reno. |
| Crowbar | 1 | November 6, 2000 | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Terry Funk | 3 | December 17, 2000 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Meng | 1 | January 14, 2001 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Title vacated | January 21, 2001 | Title vacated when Meng leaves for the World Wrestling Federation and appears on their Royal Rumble pay-per-view. | ||
| Title abandoned | March 26, 2001 | Panama City Beach, Florida | Title abandoned when the WWF purchases WCW. | |
