The WWE Hardcore Title was introduced back in 1998 when Vince McMahon awarded the belt to Mankind. The title is most famous for the “24/7 rule”, a regulation stating that the title could be defended anywhere at any time as long as a referee was present. This lead to a lot of title changes in a short period of time. The title was discontinued in 2002. Below are the longest WWE Hardcore Title reigns of all time.
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Note*** This is single title reigns and not combined reigns.
10) Rhyno – 34 days
- On the April 17, 2001 edition of Smackdown, Rhyno defeated Kane to win the WWE Hardcore Title. He held it for 34 days which was the longest of his 3 Hardcore title reigns.
9) Al Snow – 35 days
- The British Bulldog awarded the Hardcore title to Al Snow on Smackdown on September 7th, 1999. His reign turned out to be the second longest of his career.
8) Test – 36 days
- Test won the title on the January 17th, 2000 episode of Monday Night RAW. He lost the title to Crash Holly 36 days later, which also began the 24/7 title defense rule.
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7) Steve Blackman – 50 days
- Steve Blackman won the title at a house show on July 2nd, 2000. He held onto the belt for 50 days as the 24/7 rule was ineffective against the dangerous Blackman. He lost the belt to Shane McMahon on RAW.
6) The Undertaker – 58 days
- The Undertaker defeated Rob Van Dam at Vengeance 2001 to win the vacant WWE Hardcore Title. This was his first and only title reign and lasted almost 2 months.
5) Road Dogg – 61 days.
- Road Dogg was the third ever Hardcore champion. He was forced to vacate the title after 61 days after a backstage attack at the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: In Your House PPV where he couldn’t defend the belt.
4) Steve Blackman – 89 days.
- Steve Blackman defeated Perry Saturn, Test, Crash Holly, Al Snow, and Funaki to win the 6 man Hardcore Battle Royal at Unforgiven 2000. This turned out to be the longest of his 6 hardcore title reigns.
3) Rob Van Dam – 90 days
- Rob Van Dam defeated Kurt Angle on the September 10th, 2001 episode of Monday Night RAW. He held onto the belt for an impressive 90 days before losing it to the Undertaker. Good enough for third all time.
2) Al Snow – 91 days
- Al Snow defeated Hardcore Holly at Backlash: In Your House to win the WWE Hardcore title. He held the belt for an impressive 91 days before losing to Big Boss Man at the Fully Loaded PPV in 1999.
1) Big Boss Man – 97 days
- The Big Boss Man’s 4th reign as Hardcore champ turned out to be not only his longest but the longest reign in the title’s history. He eventually lost the belt to Test after over 3 months with the belt.
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