WCW HARDCORE TITLE HISTORY

CHAMPION
DATE
WON FROM
Norman Smiley
11-21-99
N/A1
Brian Knobs
12-1-00
Norman Smiley
Bam Bam Bigelow
2-7-00
Brian Knobs
Brian Knobs
2-20-00
Bam Bam Bigelow
3 Count2
2-28-00
Brian Knobs
Brian Knobs
3-19-00
3 Count3
Terry Funk
4-16-00
Vacant4
Eric Bischoff
6-5-00
Terry Funk
The Mamalukes5
6-6-00
Eric Bischoff
Lance Storm
7-24-00
Big Vito
Carl Ouellette
8-14-00
Lance Storm6
Norman Smiley
8-14-00
Carl Ouellette
Reno
10-2-00
Vacant7
Crowbar
11-8-00
Reno
Terry Funk
12-17-00
Crowbar
Meng
1-14-01
Terry Funk
Meng handed the title over to WCW when he left for the WWF on 1-21-01

NOTES
1   Smiley defeated "Nasty" Brian Knobs to become the first champion.  Smiley and Knobs were chosen as the two top competetors in the Hardcore division.
2   3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shanon More, Shane Helms) took on Knobs in a three-on-one handicap match for the title and succesfully defeated him.  All three defended the title together.
3   Brian Knobs defeated 3 Count in a Gauntlet Match.
4   On 4-10-00, Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated all titles.  Terry Funk defeated Norman Smiley in a match between the #1 contenders.
5   Eric Bischoff defeated Terry Funk with help from the Mamalukes.  The next night, it was announced that he gave them the title.  Big Vito defeated his partner Johnny The Bull to become the champion.
6   Storm, who was carrying three titles at the time, gave the title to Carl Ouellette, who was part of the same Canadian faction.
7   At some unknown point, Norman Smiley was stripped of the Hardcore Title.  A mini-tournament was held and Reno was crowned champion in controversial fashion.