World Championship Wrestling
WCW Hardcore Championship
WON BY
Norman Smiley
DATE
November 21, 1999
LOCATION
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*Defeated Brian Knobbs in a tournament final to become the first WCW - World Championship Wrestling Hardcore Champion
Brian Knobbs
Bam Bam Bigelow
Brian Knobbs (2)
Three Count
(Evan Karagias, Shane Helms,
& Shannon Moore)
January 12, 2000
February 7, 2000
February 20, 2000
February 28, 2000
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
*Declared co-champions when they defeated Brian Knobbs in a handicapped match
Brian Knobbs (3)
March 19, 2000
Miami, Florida, USA
*Stripped of the title on April 10, 2000, when WCW Executives Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo relaunched WCW, stripping all champions of their titles
Terry Funk
April 16, 2000
Chicago, Illinois, USA
*Defeated Norman Smiley to win the vacant title
Shane Douglas
Terry Funk (2)
Eric Bischoff
Big Vito / Johnny the Bull
May 22, 2000
May 23, 2000
June 5, 2000
June 6, 2000
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
*Eric Bischoff awarded the title to Big Vito and Johnny the Bull as co-champions. On June 19, 2000, Big Vito defeated Johnny the Bull to become the sole champion
Lance Storm
Carl Ouellet
Norman Smiley (2)
July 24, 2000
August 14, 2000
August 14, 2000
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
*Stripped of the title on September 27, 2000, due to being injured
Reno
October 2, 2000
San Francisco, California, USA
*Defeated Sergeant AWOL by reverse decision in a tournament final to win the vacant title
Crowbar
Terry Funk (3)
Meng
November 8, 2000
December 17, 2000
January 14, 2001
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
*Vacated the title on January 21, 2001, when he left WCW. The championship was then deactivated