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#4. WWE unveils the Hardcore Championship - November 2st, 1998
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In recent years, WWE has used the 24/7 Championship in an attempt to recapture the glory days of the Hardcore Championship.
Interestingly, it was more than twenty years ago today that the Hardcore Championship made its debut. Mr. McMahon personally gave Mankind the title on an episode of RAW is War, but Big Boss Man won the gold four weeks later.
At first, the Hardcore Championship was used as a traditional title, but when Crash Holly won it in February 2000, the company went in a different direction.
Holly's reign kicked off the 24/7 rule, which let Superstars constantly compete for the title. As a result, it changed hands on a regular basis; with the 24/7 stipulation, this championship defied the norm and established its own legacy.
Rob Van Dam went on to unify the Hardcore and Intercontinental Championships in 2002 to end the end of the title's official existence
