Norman Smiley

11.21.1999 - 01.12.2000

51 days

 

• Defeated Brian Knobbs in a tournament final to become the first World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Hardcore Champion

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Brian Knobbs

01.12.2000 - 02.07.2000

27 days

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Bam Bam Bigelow

02.07.2000 - 02.20.2000

13 days

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Brian Knobbs

02.20.2000 - 02.28.2000

8 days

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Three Count

Evan Karagias, Shane Helms, & Shannon Moore

02.28.2000 - 03.19.2000

20 days

 

• Three Count were declared co-champions when they defeated Brian Knobbs in a handicap match

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Brian Knobbs

03.19.2000 - 04.10.2000

22 days

 

• Stripped of the championship when WCW Head Executives Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo relaunched WCW, stripping all champions of their championships

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Terry Funk

04.16.2000 - 05.22.2000

36 days

 

• Defeated Norman Smiley to win the vacant championship

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Shane Douglas

05.22.2000 - 05.23.2000

1 day

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Terry Funk

05.23.2000 - 06.05.2000

13 days

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Eric Bischoff

06.05.2000 - 06.06.2000

1 day

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Big Vito

06.06.2000 - 07.24.2000

35 days

Johnny the Bull

06.06.2000 - 06.19.2000

13 days

 

• Big Vito & Johnny the Bull were awarded the championship as co-champions by Eric Bischoff

 

• On 06.19.2000, Vito defeated Johnny to become the undisputed champion

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Lance Storm

07.24.2000 - 08.14.2000

21 days

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Carl Ouellet

08.14.2000 - 08.14.2000

less than 1 day

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Norman Smiley

08.14.2000 - 09.27.2000

42 days

 

• Stripped of the championship by WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders, who was also his in-ring rival

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Reno

10.02.2000 - 11.08.2000

37 days

 

• Defeated Sergeant AWOL in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

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Crowbar

11.08.2000 - 12.17.2000

39 days

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Terry Funk

12.17.2000 - 01.14.2001

28 days

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Meng

01.14.2001 - 01.21.2001

7 days

 

• Vacated the championship when he left WCW.  The championship was later deactivated