5 Reasons WWE should have brought back the Hardcore Championship instead of creating the 24/7 title

#4 The Foley Connection

Mick Foley would have been the perfect Superstar to reintroduce the Hardcore Championship

That WWE chose Mick Foley to introduce a new tire immediately invited fans to think that the title would have some connection to his identity.

While the 24/7 title’s rules clearly link back to the Hardcore title and thus to Foley’s many hardcore battles under the visages of Cactus Jack or Mankind, there’s not a direct link between him and this new title.

There’s little intrinsic reason why a new title would need to link to Foley, but in selecting him to be the face of the title and roll it out to the live audience on Raw, WWE set up fans to expect that link.

After all, Foley hasn’t been seen much at all on Raw since his latest stint as an on air authority figure (the first Raw GM of the new brand split era).

Having him back certainly implied something special and that he was on the show to make an announcement uniquely suited to him. Foley bringing back the Hardcore title surely would have drawn a pop from, at minimum his substantial body of devout fans.