10 Longest reigning WWE Hardcore Champions

#3 Rob Van Dam (90 days)

RVD moved on to bigger and better things after the Hardcore title

After largely being used as a lower-to-mid-card title in its first three years in WWE, the Hardcore Championship was held by some of the company’s highest-profile Superstars in 2001, including Kane, The Big Show, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle and The Undertaker.

In September 2001, Rob Van Dam lost the title to Kurt on Raw but regained it on the same night. He then kept hold of it for the next 90 days, defeating the likes of Chris Jericho and Raven before losing against The Undertaker at Vengeance in December 2001.