WCW HARDCORE TITLE HISTORY
| NEW CHAMP | WON FROM | DATE | EVENT/SHOW | NOTES |
| Norman Smiley | Brian Knobbs | 11/21/1999 | Mayhem | Knobbs & Smiley were top 2 contenders and wrestled for belt |
| Brian Knobbs | Norman Smiley | 01/11/2000 | Thunder | |
| Bam Bam Bigelow | Brian Knobbs | 02/07/2000 | Nitro | |
| Brian Knobbs(2) | Bam Bam Bigelow | 02/20/2000 | Superbrawl 10 | |
| Evan Kariagious, Shannon More, and Shane Helms(3-Count) | Brian Knobbs | 02/28/2000 | Nitro | 3-Count wrestled Knobbs for the belt in a 3-Man handicap match and won it. |
| Brian Knobbs(3) | 3-Count | 03/19/2000 | Uncensored | Title declared vacant on 04/10/2000 by new WCW booking team. |
| Terry Funk | Norman Smiley | 04/16/2000 | Spring Stampede | Smiley & Funk were top 2 contenders for the title and wrestled for it. |
| "The Franchise" Shane Douglas | Terry Funk | 05/22/2000 | Nitro | |
| Terry Funk(2) | Shane Douglas | 05/23/2000 | Thunder | |
| Eric Bishoff | Terry Funk | 06/05/2000 | Nitro | Vacates the belt the next day |
| Big Vito | 06/06/2000 | Thunder | Wins in a 3-way match between Johnny the Bull and The Wall | |
| Lance Storm | Big Vito | 07/24/2000 | Nitro | |
| Carl "The Rave" Oulette | Lance Storm | 08/14/2000 | Nitro | Storm gives the title to Oulette |
| Norman Smiley(2) | Carl Oulette | 08/14/2000 | Nitro | Stripped of title on 09/26/2000 for no shows |
| Reno | A-Wall | 10/02/2000 | Nitro | Originally A-Wall beat Reno in trnmnt final, but Mike Sanders reversed decision |
| Crowbar | Reno | 11/06/2000 | Thunder | |
| Terry Funk(3) | Crowbar | 12/17/2000 | Starrcade | |
| Meng | Terry Funk | 01/14/2001 | Sin | Vacates title on 01/17/2001 when he jumps ship to the WWF |