List of WCW Hardcore Champions

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Norman Smiley (right) was the first WCW Hardcore Champion.

The

Cruiserweight, and Tag Team Championships in the subsequent Invasion storyline, the WCW Hardcore Championship was not re-introduced.[3]

Title reigns were determined by professional wrestling hardcore match types with wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripts feuds, plots and storylines or were awarded the title due to scripted circumstances. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or fan favorites as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a hardcore wrestling type match or series of matches for the championship.[4] The inaugural champion was Norman Smiley, who defeated Brian Knobbs at Mayhem. Before the promotion's purchase, the title was vacant, though, Meng was the final wrestler to hold the championship. The title was won in Canadian municipalities and in American states. Smiley held the title the longest at 51 days, and at less than one day, Carl Ouellet has the shortest title reign. Brian Knobbs and Terry Funk both won the title on three occasions, the most in the championship's history; this also ties with the number of times the title was vacated. Overall, there were 18 reigns.

Reigns

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1 Norman Smiley November 21, 1999 Mayhem Toronto, ON  1 51 Smiley defeated
Brian Knobs
in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champion. 		[5]
 2 Brian Knobbs January 12, 2000 Thunder Erie, PA  1 27 This title change aired on tape delay.
 3 Bam Bam Bigelow February 7, 2000 Nitro Tulsa, OK  1 13
 4 Brian Knobbs February 20, 2000 SuperBrawl San Francisco, CA  2 8 [6]
 5
Gregory Helms and Shannon Moore
) 		February 28, 2000 Nitro Minneapolis, MN  1 20 Helms, Karagias, and Moore, known as the
Freebird Rule
in which all three wrestlers were able to defend the championship.
 6 Brian Knobbs March 19, 2000 Uncensored Miami, FL  3 22 [7]
—
Vacated
 April 10, 2000 Nitro Denver, CO — — WCW Presidents Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated every WCW championship during WCW's reboot.
 7 Terry Funk April 16, 2000 Spring Stampede Chicago, IL  1 36 Funk defeated Norman Smiley to win the vacant championship.
 8 Shane Douglas May 22, 2000 Nitro
Grand Rapids, MI
  1 1
9 Terry Funk May 23, 2000 Thunder Saginaw, MI  2 13
10 Eric Bischoff June 5, 2000 Nitro Atlanta, GA  1 1
11
Johnny the Bull
 June 6, 2000 Thunder Knoxville, TN  1 13 WCW President
Freebird Rule was in effect for this title reign, allowing both wrestlers to defend the title. This title reign aired on tape delay
.
12 Big Vito June 19, 2000 Nitro Billings, MT  2 35 Vito defeated
Johnny the Bull
to be named the sole champion.
13  Lance Storm July 24, 2000 Nitro Cleveland, OH  1 21 Storm renames championship "Saskatchewan Hardcore International Title" shortly after winning it.
14 Carl Ouellet August 14, 2000 Nitro Kelowna, BC  1 <1 Lance Storm awarded Ouellet the championship.
15 Norman Smiley August 14, 2000 Nitro Kelowna, BC  2 42
—
Vacated
 September 27, 2000 Thunder Wilkes-Barre, PA — — The championship was vacated by WCW Commissioner
tape delay
.
16 Reno October 2, 2000 Nitro San Francisco, CA  1 37 Sgt. AWOL originally defeated Reno to win the vacant championship in a tournament final. However, Mike Sanders reversed the decision and awarded Reno the title.
17   Crowbar November 8, 2000 Thunder Chicago, IL  1 39 This title change aired on tape delay.
18 Terry Funk December 17, 2000 Starrcade Washington, D.C.  3 28 [8]
19 Meng January 14, 2001 Sin Indianapolis, IN  1 7 This was a
hardcore match, also involving Crowbar
. 		[9]
— Deactivated January 21, 2001 — — — —
2001 Royal Rumble
and the championship was abandoned.

Combined reigns

Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined days
1 Norman Smiley 2 93
2 Terry Funk 3 77
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
Shane Helms 1 20
Shannon Moore 1 20
11 Bam Bam Bigelow 1 13
Johnny the Bull
 1 13
13 Meng 1 7
14 Eric Bischoff 1 1
Shane Douglas 1 1
16 Carl Ouellet 1 <1

References

General
  • "WCW Hardcore Championship History". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Solie.org.
  • "Saskatchewan* Hardcore International Title History". WCW.com. Archived from the original on 2000-08-17.
Specific
  1. ^ "WCW Hardcore Championship History". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Solie.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
  2. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2008-11-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )
  3. World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. 2001-03-23. Archived from the original
    on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  4. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Archived from the original on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
  5. ^ Arnold Furious (April 10, 2007). "The Furious Flashbacks – WCW Mayhem '99". 411mania. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  6. ^ "The Furious Flashbacks – WCW Superbrawl X". 411Mania. April 23, 2007. Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2020-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Furious, Arnold (2007-10-06). "The Furious Flashbacks – WCW Starrcade 2000". 411mania. Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  9. ^ "WCW Sin Results". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on February 1, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.

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