WCW Hardcore Championship
# Wrestler Reigns Date Days held Location Event
1 Norman Smiley 1 November 21, 1999 51 Toronto, Ontario Mayhem
2 Brian Knobbs 1 January 12, 2000 27 Erie, PA Thunder
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
6 Brian Knobbs 3 March 19, 2000 22 Miami, FL Uncensored (2000)
— Vacated 0 April 10, 2000 6 Denver, CO Nitro
7 Terry Funk 1 April 16, 2000 36 Chicago, IL Spring Stampede (2000)
8 Shane Douglas 1 May 22, 2000 1 Grand Rapids, MI Nitro
9 Terry Funk 2 May 23, 2000 13 Saginaw, MI Thunder
10 Eric Bischoff 1 June 5, 2000 1 Atlanta, GA Nitro
11 Big Vito and Johnny the Bull 1 June 6, 2000 6 Knoxville, TN Thunder
12 Big Vito 2 June 12, 2000 42 Billings, MT Thunder
13 Lance Storm 1 July 24, 2000 21 Cleveland, OH Nitro
14 Carl Ouellet 1 August 14, 2000 0 Kelowna, British Columbia Nitro
15 Norman Smiley 2 August 14, 2000 42 Kelowna, British Columbia Nitro
— Vacated 0 September 25, 2000 7 Uniondale, NY Nitro
16 Reno 1 October 2, 2000 37 San Francisco, CA Nitro
17 Crowbar 1 November 8, 2000 39 Chicago, IL Thunder
18 Terry Funk 3 December 17, 2000 28 Washington, D.C. Starrcade (2000)
19 Meng 1 January 14, 2001 9 Indianapolis, IN Sin
20 Barbarian 1 January 22, 2001 60 Winston-Salem, NC Thunder
Notes
1 Defeated Brian Knobbs to win the title.
2 This title change aired on tape delay
3 Fit Finlay was the guest referee.
4
5 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
- WCW Presidents Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated every WCW championship during WCW's reboot.
7 Defeated Norman Smiley to win vacant the title.
8 Terry Funk was stripped by The New Blood. Shane Douglas pinned Chris Candido for the title.
9 Terry Funk Pinned Shane Douglas in a Handicap Match whit Norman Smiley.
10
11 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.
12 Big Vito attacks Johnny Stamboli become the champion.
13 Storm renames championship "Saskatchewan Hardcore International Title" shortly after winning it.
14 Nitro Storm awarded Ouellet the title.
15
- The title was vacated by WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders.
16 Sgt. AWOL originally defeated Reno to win the title in a tournament final, however, Mike Sanders reversed the decision and awarded Reno the title.
17 This title change aired on tape delay
18
19 This was a triple threat match, also involving Crowbar.
20 The Championship was awarded to Barbarian by Meng on the final episode Meng appeared on WCW television. The title was subsequently not defended again on WCW Television and was not continued by the WWF when WCW was purchased. This title change was also Aired January 24, 2001 on tape delay.