WWE Hardcore Championship

World Wrestling Entertainment's Hardcore Championship was a championship defended under hardcore rules:

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World Wrestling Entertainment - Hardcore

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• No Disqualifications meaning all weapons are legal.
• Falls Count Anywhere meaning pinfalls and submissions do not have to take place in the ring.
• No Holds Barred meaning that the referee will allow anything and will only end the match with a pinfall or submission.

When Vince McMahon first awarded Mankind the belt on November 2, 1998 these were the only rules, but when Crash Holly won the belt he introduced a new rule:

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Vince McMahon - Mankind - November 2 - 1998 - Crash Holly

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• 24/7 meaning the belt was being defended at all times, allowing the championship to change hands anytime as long as there was a referee present. This allowed for many comic relief moments, including once where the belt changed hands at a motel while the champion was asleep.

This rule was enforced until August 19, 2002 when RAW GM Eric Bischoff decided to stop this rule after a six minute Hardcore Battle Royal, which was won by Tommy Dreamer.

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August 19 - 2002 - Eric Bischoff - Hardcore Battle Royal - Tommy Dreamer

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