On this page, you find the full Title History for the WWF Hardcore Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The WWF Hardcore Championship was contested in World Wrestling Entertainment, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on November 2, 1998, and the inaugural champion was Mankind.
In 2000 the WWF instated the "24/7 rule" for the title, a regulation stating that the title could be defended anywhere at any time as long as a referee was present.
The WWF Hardcore Championship was retired on August 26, 2002, when it was unified into the WWE Intercontinental Championship, with the final champion being Rob Van Dam.
A similar championship, the WWE 24/7 Championship, has been later introduced, which does not share the lineage with this title.
WWF Hardcore Championship: Title History
For the Title History of the newer version of this championship, see the page for the WWE 24/7 Championship.
For the Title History of the championship in which this title was unified into, see the page for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
WWF Hardcore Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign World Wrestling Entertainment: Raw Unified into the WWE Intercontinental Championship
The title was unified into the WWE Intercontinental Title, and retired.230 
Rob Van Dam 4
0days229 
Tommy Dreamer 14
The 24/7 rule was deactivated.7days228 
Crash 22
0days227 
Bradshaw 17
0days226 Tommy Dreamer 13
August 18, 2002 Evansville, IN | House Show1day225 
Steven Richards 21
August 18, 2002 Evansville, IN | House Show0days224 
Shawn Stasiak 15
August 18, 2002 Evansville, IN | House Show0days223 Tommy Dreamer 12
August 17, 2002 Terre Haute, IN | House Show1day222 Shawn Stasiak 14
August 17, 2002 Terre Haute, IN | House Show0days221 
Raven 26
August 17, 2002 Terre Haute, IN | House Show0days220 Tommy Dreamer 11
August 11, 2002 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | House Show6days219 Steven Richards 20
August 11, 2002 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | House Show0days218 Shawn Stasiak 13
August 11, 2002 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | House Show0days217 Tommy Dreamer 10
August 10, 2002 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | House Show1day216 Steven Richards 19
August 10, 2002 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | House Show0days215 Shawn Stasiak 12
August 10, 2002 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | House Show0days214 Tommy Dreamer 9
August 9, 2002 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | House Show1day213 Steven Richards 18
August 9, 2002 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | House Show0days212 Shawn Stasiak 11
August 9, 2002 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | House Show0days211 Tommy Dreamer 8
August 4, 2002 Pittsburgh, PA | House Show5days210 Bradshaw 16
August 4, 2002 Pittsburgh, PA | House Show0days209 Tommy Dreamer 7
August 3, 2002 Miami, FL | House Show1day208 Bradshaw 15
August 3, 2002 Miami, FL | House Show0days207 Tommy Dreamer 6
5days206 
Johnny Stamboli 2
0days205 
Jeff Hardy 3
0days204 Bradshaw 14
July 28, 2002 Columbia, SC | House Show1day203 Shawn Stasiak 10
July 28, 2002 Columbia, SC | House Show0days202 
Justin Credible 8
July 28, 2002 Columbia, SC | House Show0days201 Raven 25
July 28, 2002 Columbia, SC | House Show0days200 Bradshaw 13
July 27, 2002 San Antonio, TX | House Show1day199 Shawn Stasiak 9
July 27, 2002 San Antonio, TX | House Show0days198 Justin Credible 7
July 27, 2002 San Antonio, TX | House Show0days197 Raven 24
July 27, 2002 San Antonio, TX | House Show0days196 Bradshaw 12
July 26, 2002 Houston, TX | House Show1day195 Shawn Stasiak 8
July 26, 2002 Houston, TX | House Show0days194 Justin Credible 6
July 26, 2002 Houston, TX | House Show0days193 Raven 23
July 26, 2002 Houston, TX | House Show0days192 Bradshaw 11
Took place in the backstage area. During this reign the title was renamed WWE Texas Hardcore Championship.11days191 Johnny Stamboli 1
0days190 Bradshaw 10
July 14, 2002 Bethlehem, PA | House Show1day189 Shawn Stasiak 7
July 14, 2002 Bethlehem, PA | House Show0days188 Justin Credible 5
July 14, 2002 Bethlehem, PA | House Show0days187 Bradshaw 9
July 13, 2002 Daytona Beach, FL | House Show1day186 Shawn Stasiak 6
July 13, 2002 Daytona Beach, FL | House Show0days185 Justin Credible 4
July 13, 2002 Daytona Beach, FL | House Show0days184 Bradshaw 8
July 12, 2002 Lakeland, FL | House Show1day183 
Big Show 3
July 12, 2002 Lakeland, FL | House Show0days182 
Spike Dudley 7
July 12, 2002 Lakeland, FL | House Show0days181 Justin Credible 3
July 12, 2002 Lakeland, FL | House Show0days180 Bradshaw 7
July 7, 2002 Wildwood, NJ | House Show5days179 
Christopher Nowinski 2
July 7, 2002 Wildwood, NJ | House Show0days178 Crash 21
July 7, 2002 Wildwood, NJ | House Show0days177 Steven Richards 17
July 7, 2002 Wildwood, NJ | House Show0days176 Bradshaw 6
July 6, 2002 Frederick, MD | House Show1day175 Christopher Nowinski 1
July 6, 2002 Frederick, MD | House Show0days174 Crash 20
July 6, 2002 Frederick, MD | House Show0days173 Steven Richards 16
July 6, 2002 Frederick, MD | House Show0days172 Bradshaw 5
June 30, 2002 Uncasville, CT | House Show6days171 Steven Richards 15
June 30, 2002 Uncasville, CT | House Show0days170 Crash 19
June 30, 2002 Uncasville, CT | House Show0days169 Raven 22
June 30, 2002 Uncasville, CT | House Show0days168 Bradshaw 4
June 29, 2002 New York, NY | House Show1day167 Steven Richards 14
June 29, 2002 New York, NY | House Show0days166 Spike Dudley 6
June 29, 2002 New York, NY | House Show0days165 Shawn Stasiak 5
June 29, 2002 New York, NY | House Show0days164 Bradshaw 3
June 28, 2002 Washington, D.C. | House Show1day163 Steven Richards 13
June 28, 2002 Washington, D.C. | House Show0days162 Spike Dudley 5
June 28, 2002 Washington, D.C. | House Show0days161 Shawn Stasiak 4
June 28, 2002 Washington, D.C. | House Show0days160 Bradshaw 2
June 22, 2002 Cincinnati, OH | House Show6days159 Shawn Stasiak 3
June 22, 2002 Cincinnati, OH | House Show0days158 Spike Dudley 4
June 22, 2002 Cincinnati, OH | House Show0days157 Raven 21
June 22, 2002 Cincinnati, OH | House Show0days156 Bradshaw 1
19days155 Steven Richards 12
June 2, 2002 New Orleans, LA | House Show1day154 Raven 20
June 2, 2002 New Orleans, LA | House Show0days153 Tommy Dreamer 5
June 2, 2002 New Orleans, LA | House Show0days152 Steven Richards 11
Took place during an interview.6days151 
Terri 1
Took place during an interview.0days150 Steven Richards 10
May 26, 2002 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | House Show1day149 Raven 19
May 26, 2002 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | House Show0days148 Tommy Dreamer 4
May 26, 2002 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | House Show0days147 Steven Richards 9
May 25, 2002 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | House Show1day146 Raven 18
May 25, 2002 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | House Show0days145 Tommy Dreamer 3
May 25, 2002 Hartford, CT | House Show0days144 Steven Richards 8
19days143 
Trish Stratus 1
0days142 Crash 18
0days141 Justin Credible 2
0days140 Raven 17
0days139 
Bubba Ray Dudley 8
0days138 Steven Richards 7
The title is renamed WWE Hardcore Championship, after WWF changes its name to WWE.2days137 
Booker T 2
0days136 Crash 17
0days135 Booker T 1
0days134 Steven Richards 6
May 3, 2002 Birmingham, England | House Show1day133 Crash 16
May 3, 2002 Birmingham, England | House Show0days132 Steven Richards 5
May 2, 2002 Glasgow, Scotland | House Show1day131 Shawn Stasiak 2
May 2, 2002 Glasgow, Scotland | House Show0days130 Steven Richards 4
May 2, 2002 Glasgow, Scotland | House Show0days129 Crash 15
May 2, 2002 Glasgow, Scotland | House Show0days128 Justin Credible 1
May 2, 2002 Glasgow, Scotland | House Show0days127 Shawn Stasiak 1
May 2, 2002 Glasgow, Scotland | House Show0days126 Steven Richards 3
May 1, 2002 Cologne, Germany | House Show1day125 
Goldust 7
May 1, 2002 Cologne, Germany | House Show0days124 Tommy Dreamer 2
May 1, 2002 Cologne, Germany | House Show0days123 Steven Richards 2
2days122 Bubba Ray Dudley 7
April 20, 2002 Des Moines, IA | House Show9days121 Raven 16
April 20, 2002 Des Moines, IA | House Show0days120 Goldust 6
April 20, 2002 Des Moines, IA | House Show0days119 Bubba Ray Dudley 6
April 19, 2002 Uniondale, NY | House Show1day118 Raven 15
April 19, 2002 Uniondale, NY | House Show0days117 Goldust 5
April 19, 2002 Uniondale, NY | House Show0days116 Bubba Ray Dudley 5
4days115 Steven Richards 1
0days114 Tommy Dreamer 1
0days113 Raven 14
0days112 Bubba Ray Dudley 4
April 14, 2002 Abilene, TX | House Show1day111 Goldust 4
April 14, 2002 Abilene, TX | House Show0days110 Spike Dudley 3
April 14, 2002 Abilene, TX | House Show0days109 
William Regal 3
April 14, 2002 Abilene, TX | House Show0days108 Bubba Ray Dudley 3
April 13, 2002 Odessa, TX | House Show1day107 Goldust 3
April 13, 2002 Odessa, TX | House Show0days106 Spike Dudley 2
April 13, 2002 Odessa, TX | House Show0days105 William Regal 2
April 13, 2002 Odessa, TX | House Show0days104 Bubba Ray Dudley 2
April 7, 2002 Denver, CO | House Show6days103 Raven 13
April 7, 2002 Denver, CO | House Show0days102 Goldust 2
April 7, 2002 Denver, CO | House Show0days101 William Regal 1
April 7, 2002 Denver, CO | House Show0days100 Bubba Ray Dudley 1
6days99 Raven 12
The title becomes exclusive to Raw, because Raven was a part of the Raw.6daysWorld Wrestling Entertainment: SmackDown 98 
Maven 3
Took place backstage. The title becomes exclusive to SmackDown! when Maven is drafted to SmackDown!9daysWorld Wrestling Entertainment 97 
Christian 1
Took place backstage.0days96 
Mighty Molly 1
Took place backstage.0days95 
The Hurricane 1
Took place backstage.0days94 
Spike Dudley 1
0days93 Maven 2
3days92 
Al Snow 6
3days91 Goldust 1
Took place in the backstage area.11days90 Maven 1
21days89 
The Undertaker 1
60days88 Rob Van Dam 3
90days87 
Kurt Angle 1
0days86 Rob Van Dam 2
22days85 
Jeff Hardy 2
6days84 Rob Van Dam 1
22days83 Jeff Hardy 1
Aired on tape delay on July 12, 2001.10days82 
Mike Awesome 1
Took place in the backstage area.17days81 
Rhyno 3
0days80 
Test 2
11days79 Rhyno 2
17days78 
Chris Jericho 1
0days77 
Big Show 2
7days76 Rhyno 1
32days75 
Kane 1
18days74 
Raven 11
13days73 Big Show 1
22days72 Raven 10
0days71 
Billy Gunn 2
0days70 Raven 9
February 18, 2001 Cape Girardeau, MO | House Show7days69 
Steve Blackman 6
February 18, 2001 Cape Girardeau, MO | House Show0days68 Raven 8
February 17, 2001 Cedar Falls, IA | House Show1day67 Steve Blackman 5
February 17, 2001 Cedar Falls, IA | House Show0days66 Raven 7
February 11, 2001 Boston, MS | House Show6days65 Al Snow 5
February 11, 2001 Boston, MS | House Show0days64 
Hardcore Holly 6
February 11, 2001 Boston, MS | House Show0days63 Raven 6
February 10, 2001 Saint Paul, MN | House Show1day62 Hardcore Holly 5
February 10, 2001 Saint Paul, MN | House Show0days61 Raven 5
2days60 Hardcore Holly 4
0days59 Raven 4
February 4, 2001 Columbia, NC | House Show4days58 Crash Holly 14
February 4, 2001 Columbia, NC | House Show0days57 
K-Kwik 2
February 4, 2001 Columbia, NC | House Show0days56 Raven 3
February 3, 2001 Greensboro, NC | House Show1day55 Crash Holly 13
February 3, 2001 Greensboro, NC | House Show0days54 K-Kwik 1
February 3, 2001 Greensboro, NC | House Show0days53 Raven 2
12days52 Al Snow 4
0days51 Raven 1
The title changed hands after a successful defense in a triple threat hardcore match also involving Hardcore Holly. Aired on tape delay on December 25, 2000.31days50 Steve Blackman 4
89days49 
Perry Saturn 2
0days48 Crash Holly 12
0days47 Steve Blackman 3
28days46 
Shane McMahon 1
WWF Commissioner Mick Foley suspended the 24/7 rule during Shane's reign.6days45 Steve Blackman 2
July 2, 2000 Tampa, Florida | House Show50days44 Crash Holly 11
July 2, 2000 Tampa, Florida | House Show0days43 Steve Blackman 1
3days42 Crash Holly 10
4days41 
Pat Patterson 1
Took place in the backstage area.6days40 
Gerald Brisco 2
0days39 Crash Holly 9
7days38 Gerald Brisco 1
Took place backstage, while Crash Holly was sleeping.25days37 Crash Holly 8
3days36 Godfather's Ho (Cynthia Lynch) 1
0days35 Crash Holly 7
6days34 
The British Bulldog 2
3days33 Crash Holly 6
9days32 
Matt Hardy 1
3days31 Crash Holly 5
11days30 
Tazz 3
0days29 Perry Saturn 1
0days28 Crash Holly 4
10days27 Hardcore Holly 3
1day26 Crash Holly 3
0days25 Tazz 2
0days24 
Pete Gas 2
0days23 
Thrasher 1
0days22 
Joey Abs 1
0days21 
Rodney 1
0days20 
Funaki 1
0days19 
Viscera 1
0days18 Tazz 1
0days17 Crash Holly 2
Took place in Newark Airport.20days16 Pete Gas 1
Took place in Newark Airport.0days15 Crash Holly 1
The 24/7 rule was applied to the title: it could be won at any time and anywhere as long as a referee was present.18days14 
Test 1
38days13 
Big Boss Man 4
This was a triple threat match also involving Big Show / Paul Wight. Aired on tape delay on October 14, 1999.97days12 
Al Snow 3
The British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith awarded the title to Al Snow.33days11 The British Bulldog 1
0days10 Big Boss Man 3
14days9 Al Snow 2
4days8 Big Boss Man 2
28days7 Al Snow 1
91days6 Hardcore Holly 2
28days5 
Billy Gunn 1
13days4 Hardcore Holly 1
Defeated Al Snow to win the vacant title.29days
Vacant
Road Dogg was forced to vacate title due to injuries sustained during a backstage attack.0days3 
Road Dogg 1
55days2 Big Boss Man 1
21days1 
Mankind 1
WWF Chairman Vince McMahon awarded Mick Foley with the new title.28days
WWF Hardcore Championship: Names & Belt Designs
- WWE Hardcore ChampionshipAugust 17, 2002August 26, 2002
- WWE Hardcore Championship (Tommy Dreamer)August 11, 2002August 16, 2002
- WWE Hardcore ChampionshipJune 23, 2002August 10, 2002
- WWE Texas Hardcore Championship (Bradshaw)June 3, 2002June 22, 2002
- WWE Hardcore ChampionshipMay 6, 2002June 2, 2002
- WWF Hardcore ChampionshipNovember 2, 1998May 5, 2002
WWF Hardcore Championship: Statistics
WWF- Promotion
World Wrestling Entertainment - TerritoryWorld Tier 1
- DivisionTertiary / Gimmick
- GenderMale
- Date EstablishedNovember 2, 1998
- Date RetiredAugust 26, 2002
- Unified Into
WWE Intercontinental Championship - Followed By
WWE 24/7 Championship
- First ChampionMankind
- Final ChampionRob Van Dam
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raven | 26 |
| 2 | Crash Holly | 22 |
| 3 | Steven Richards | 21 |
| 4 | Bradshaw | 17 |
| 5 | Shawn Stasiak | 15 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Blackman | 170 | |
| Big Boss Man | 160 | |
| Rob Van Dam | 134 | |
| Al Snow | 131 | |
| Crash Holly | 88 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Boss Man | October 12, 1999 - January 17, 2000 | 97 | |
| Al Snow | April 25, 1999 - July 25, 1999 | 91 | |
| Rob Van Dam | September 10, 2001 - December 9, 2001 | 90 | |
| Steve Blackman | September 24, 2000 - December 22, 2000 | 89 | |
| The Undertaker | December 9, 2001 - February 7, 2002 | 60 |
