List of WWE Hardcore Champions

This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WWE Hardcore Champion by ring name. The WWE Hardcore Championship is a former professional wrestling title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment under hardcore rules. The title was created on November 2 1998.cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/hard/|accessdate=2008-03-07|title=WWE Hardcore Championship Title History|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment] cite web|url=http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/wwe/wwf-hardcore.html|accessdate=2008-03-07|title=WWE Hardcore Championship Title History|publisher=Complete WWE.com] cite web|url=http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/history.cgi?1998/raw110298|accessdate=2008-03-05|title=WWF RAW is WAR (November 2,1998) Results|last=Zimmerman|middle=Robin|first=Christopher|publisher=The Other Arena] The first champion was Mankind, who was awarded the title by Vince McMahon.cite web|url=http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/thist/wwe/wwf-hardcore.html|accessdate=2008-03-07|title=WWE Hardcore Championship Title History|publisher=Complete WWE.com] cite web|url=http://www.otherarena.com/htm/cgi-bin/history.cgi?1998/raw110298|accessdate=2008-03-05|title=WWF RAW is WAR (November 2,1998) Results|last=Zimmerman|middle=Robin|first=Christopher|publisher=The Other Arena] The title was finally retired on August 26 2002 when WWE Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer to unify the Hardcore title into the Intercontinental title.cite web|url=http://www.pwwew.net/tv/raw/020826.htm|title=Raw is War results - August 26, 2002|accessdate=2008-03-08|date=2002-08-27|publisher=PWWEW.net] There have been a total of 51 recognized champions who have had a combined 234 official reigns. [citeweb|url=http://www.geocities.com/Pretzolio/wrestfiles/wwf/defunct/wwfhard.html|accessdate=2007-11-28|title=WWE Hardcore Championship History by reign|publisher=Geo Cities]

The championship has been known as:cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-hc.html|title=WWE Hardcore Championship Title History| accessdate=2007-11-28|publisher=Wrestling-titles.com]
*WWF Hardcore Championship (November 1998 - May 2002)
*WWE Hardcore Championship (May 2002 - August 2002)

Title history

Unofficial reigns

After the title was unified others have claimed the title as their own but for the most part these reigns are considered disputed.

ee also

*WWE Hardcore Championship
*List of WWE Hardcore Championship reigns by length

References

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/hard/ Official WWE Hardcore Championship Title History]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/RayNRon/titles/hardcore.html WWE Hardcore Championship History]
* [http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/wwf/wwfhard.htm Wrestling Information Archive]
* [http://solie.org/titlehistories/whcwwf.html WWF/WWE Hardcore title history]