Every WWE Hardcore Champion Ranked From WORST to BEST

From one time title holders like Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, The Undertaker and Shane McMahon to multi-time champions Big Show, Steve Blackman, Spike Dudley and Raven, this is Every WWE Hardcore Champion Ranked From WORST to BEST.
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[@Cultaholic]

Re-upload thanks to KZbin demonetizing the original... twice. Thanks for watching!

[@markangelocalica1478]

What about the IWGP Ranked-Video?

[@SheriffOutlaw]

You guys are awesome for these lists. Thank You Guys !

[@Docmain3]

Waiting to watch this after a day of work... Got pulled. Super stoked.

[@conorplaysthings]

No harm lads, tis a great video in fairness

[@williamwinchester4451]

I wonder what happened to it lol

[@andreafresca9869]

Almost every single entry ends with "before losing the belt to Crash Holly" That man was the GOAT

[@PinkSockPlayDate]

400lb legend

[@jtp2007]

The real ultimate opportunist? No offense Edge

[@oldskoolrasleingfan]

The HOUDINI of HARDCORE!

[@sameeknowsitall]

Crash and raven

[@andyandrews6199]

Video should be called “every person who won a match and then was pinned by crash holly”

[@JamesNettum]

Blackman was so damn underrated. I'm glad he got some love on this list.

[@wrestlinggod7667]

Can we just praise the effort that must have went into this list

[@timothygraham4304]

@Poopy Plops Not really. It could have been, 49 - 2: not Crash, 1: Crash!😜

[@MajinFernie]

No.

[@joee95]

Try look at wrestling bios for his extensive research and uploads phew

[@joehooker7522]

It definitely had to have been the hardest ranking list theyve done

[@Burger-urger]

Wrestling Guy* not God you seem to be doing a fine job of blowing them what do we need to do cup the balls?! Thats a no frm md dogg

[@b-rain7458]

Just started the video and I bet you Crash Holly is #1.

[@midsectionmark8956]

Ya we all knew Crash, Raven, and Rvd would be in front of the list and well deserved

[@maximillionroivas3893]

I actually enjoyed Undertaker's reign as Hardcore Champion. Because barely anyone challenged him, or else they would've been made famous....

[@jtp2007]

@@maximillionroivas3893 That and he wore the belt around his neck, which was pretty badass looking lol

[@yureion]

RIP Crash, one of of the underrated wrestling gawds. Really made my childhood fun watching his craziness. I remember that ball pit shit he did and not long after my friends lil brother had a birthday at Chuck E. Cheese and we got in trouble for having a match with each other in the ball pit. LOL. Those were GREAT times. I respect what they try to do with the 24/7 title now and truth is always great. But the magic of Crash and that 24/7 Hardcore title run was special.

[@Gloryosky]

Funaki wasn't Smackdown #1 Announcer when he won the Hardcore Championship. He was just evil. Indeed.

[@taxscandalandthebuenos]

Indeeeed

[@highlordlaughterofcanada8685]

Every Cultaholic Wrestling's "Every WWE Hardcore Champion Ranked From WORST to BEST" Video Takedown Ranked from WORST to BEST.

[@xthe_nojx5820]

The September 10, 2001 episode of WWF Raw. Man, oh man, was the Shit ever about to hit the Fan.

[@TheKna978]

Rip to raw is war

[@wyattisrite5153]

The title change that caused 9/11

[@thecodester6669]

Well this is the second time this video has been taken down. At least the times I counted

[@mikeddh2018]

À few seconds in I was like "Wait. This sounds familiar."

[@HaLucha0]

They re-uploaded it again because the video got demonetized again

[@john-olivierlukama1548]

@@HaLucha0 why

[@giantblossom2349]

No one: Not one soul: Adam: they were later pinned by Crash Holly

[@War-Forged]

No one: Not one soul: This meme: I'M DEAD ALREADY STOP USING ME

[@wolvie667]

Crash was the R-truth of the Hardcore Title..

[@TehJew22]

More so the other way around

[@SealShpeeDaSweggy]

You mean R-Truth was the Crash Holly of the 24/7 title. Freakin' PG fans...

[@KingKhanate1997]

More like Truth is the Crash Holly of the 24/7 title lol

[@GlobalWarmingSkeptic]

I think Steve Blackman was the best. Sure RVD gave the belt respectability and Crash was the originator, but Raven and Blackman gave the Hardcore title its real identity. Raven knew how to put on great matches and Blackman was legit scary and everyone knew the guy could knock anyone out in real life, which was why when he was champion I always looked forward to just seeing him kick someone's ass.

[@ImagineABear]

Pete Gas deserves to be higher. IIRC he was the FIRST person to win the title via 24/7 rule. A seismic title change in which its effects are still being felt today.

[@KingsNerdCave]

It was certainly a unique belt concept which made for fun matches. I'll still stand by Undertaker being the best hardcore champ because he made things feel real by having fun matches then also brutalizing his opponents afterwards.

[@matt8258]

Hoping that the 4 hour video mentioned on the podcast is every DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight champ ranked

[@aprentissdaye]

I can't stand the 24/7 Championship, the look the of the title design, color etc. The Hardcore Title however was a gift of beauty. It was broken into pieces, raggedy it was never defended without some type of weapon being used! It was brilliant!! The Hardcore Championship will always be better than the 24/7 Championship.

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΚωνσταντίνου-θ1ψ]

Τhe Hardcore title was a Hulk Hogan Heavyweight title smashed by a sledgehammer...

[@kevinnorwood8782]

Damn right the Hardcore Battle Royale at WrestleMania 2000 was NOT a Battle Royale! I keep saying this about that match. It was the first ever Championship SCRAMBLE!!!!!!!! In a Championship Scramble match, the goal is to be the current champion by the time the timer reaches zero, and that was the EXACT scenario in that Hardcore Battle Royale!

[@thumper151284]

How good was Steve Blackman as a hardcore champion. You knew when his music hit somebody was going to get a beating.

[@marcellowheeler88]

I always loved how they announced Crash Holly with "Weighing in at allegedly well over 400lbs". Always cracked me up and listening to Jerry go along with it made it even better!

[@fletchdavidson6079]

Stevie Richards would have been WWE champion or at least solid in the midcard nowadays. He had it all and they did next to nothing with him.

[@JoseMunoz-vs4tr]

I would've ranked everyone on the wrestlemania hardcore "battle royal" next to the house show wins. Crazy that at one point (mostly the Invasion storyline) you had Angle, Y2J, Booker T, Undertaker, Kane, RVD and even the Rock fighting for that belt.

[@robertaplotz549]

Hardcore matches from 2000 through 2002 are all identical. garbage cans.. we get it

[@matiasdupree4834]

If main eventers started winning the 24/7 title it could save the belt

[@mrleo6004]

My top 6 favorite Hardcore champions : 1 : Crash Holly 2 : Big Boss Man 3 : Raven 4 : Hardcore Holly 5 : Al Snow 6 : RVD

[@gspvideo5543]

THE BIG LISTS are one of Cultaholic's greatest things

[@notsymere8608]

Here before it gets taken down again

[@joemixon834]

Is Ho mentioned on this list? Watches Video: was not disappointed.

[@straingedays]

Bought the HaRdCoRe Belt from the WWF website many Many MANY Years ago, definitely the most easily damaged belt. The HaRdCoRe was a sticker that always chipped off & the Gaffer Tape shunk over the years. Best quotes by wrestlers who signed it; Victoria "is that one of ours? RVD "Yes, the best one we ever had" Test " You know the pain I went through to keep that thing!!" D-Von .. Smiled & said something. Bubba .. Grunted & said nothing. (Missed opportunities, Sabu, Mick Foley, Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles, Christopher Daniels, , , and RVD for the 2nd Time)

[@Jacobthewrestlingfan]

This channel gets better and better

[@trailerparkchief]

This Adam and Simon are all that keep this channel alive.

[@theslimjames]

Pete Gas should be higher since he also won it outside of the WM 2000 battle royal, prior to Mania in an airport, and was the first to win and lose it under 24/7 rules.

[@andresgc770]

Did y'all just call Test "lanky"??? As someone who has often been attracted to "lanky, geeky guys" (speaking of which, how tall's Pacitti?), I don't think you used that word correctly lol

[@hesjuststandingthere...men8913]

About 6'4" I believe.

[@andresgc770]

@@hesjuststandingthere...men8913 Just my type lol

[@that.canadian.vaper.guyTCVG]

Also for the kids who dont know, Crash Holly was R Truth back in the day. He was fucking hilarious

[@benj8281]

Crash Holly was farrrr better.

[@ghosttrae]

30:32 Yeah, Bart Gunn is so out of place!

[@rloco80]

Rest In Peace Crash Holly aka The Greatest Hardcore Champion of All Time!

[@mangler013junior4]

Fun fact with Chris Jericho there are lot of superstars that were double champs while it didn't last long chris Jericho was a triple champ with the hardcore title tag titles and intercontinental title all at the same time

[@pdw8635]

I haven’t watched it all the way through but I’m calling number 1- crash Holly

[@timothygraham4304]

Way to go out on a limb!😜

[@toddzombie8777]

Same, it has to be Crash!

[@candraramdani]

Hail Crash Holly best Hardcore Champions!

[@murmursmeglos]

Pretty good list once you wade through the sarkiness to the upper standings. Makes me realize how much I like it hardcore. Can't argue with Crash, he gave it a new sense of purpose and became one of the key parts of a card. It's great when experiments/risks pay off in wrestling and there was a lot back then, now not so much. Taker was another highlight for me, having an unstable bully as champ hadn't been done yet and Taker was the perfect antagonist.

[@pvw-stopmotions8042]

Every cruiser weight champion soon?

[@sparkshadowtiger]

The Hardcore Championship will always be my favorite championship Change my mind

[@outsidetheboxdesigns6265]

Sorry, Raven is the #1...not Crash

[@CoolKid-sg4tj]

I love the hardcore championship

[@SheriffOutlaw]

I wonder how every Cruiserweight Champion (Orignal one) would be ranked

[@matthewlane518]

It's a shame Jazz had to be in the company when women's matches were treated as a joke or eye candy cause she's a bad ass chick

[@GregOGrady84]

was undertaker on this list i dont remember seeing him

[@mattshaw5179]

He was number 9.

[@Cosmic_Gorilla]

I really dig the background music used for this video.

[@dannancauley6098]

You guys should do every NXT takeover main event ranked from worst to best

[@tinto140]

My top 5: 1:Raven 2:Jeff hardy 3: RVD 4: Blackman 5: Crash Not in favorites, just a list.

[@Tryingtogetradical]

Why does it keep getting taken down?

[@AquilaSky21]

it’s in the pinned comment

[@jasonjimerson7046]

Giving this a thumbs up before KZbin removes this yet again!

[@peterkramer886]

What is the name of the music in the background?

[@TheJedihunter]

I can't be the only one that noticed the incredibly see through shirt at the beginning of the video

[@LastRealPlayaAlive]

Bro I'm already a big fan of your channel but THIS VIDEO took real research and time... Time I appreciate playa

[@Nozid2613]

It’s back!!!

[@TheWJimi]

The man that Vincent Kompany thought would be the next Andre... didn’t realise he was so learned in various sports!!!

[@jakealter5504]

Just imagine what it would’ve been like if it was Cactus Jack (during his true hardcore days) that was the hardcore champ instead of Mankind

[@701delbronx8]

20:27 Maven

[@theskyybay420]

RELINQUISH-VOLUNTARILY CEASE TO KEEP OR CLAIM; GIVE UP..... I am surprised that so many Hardcore champions decided to just give up their title......wimps

[@wingerding]

@MavenKHuffman Look Maven! You were named number 15 out of 49 in the list of best ever hardcore champions! See! You're too hard on yourself. 🎉

[@wingerding]

@MavenKHuffman Look Maven! You were named number 15 out of 49 in the list of best ever hardcore champions! See! You're too hard on yourself. 🎉

[@kevinnorwood8782]

This belt and everything that went on around it was fucking CRAZY!!!! And that's why it was so great! And why the 24/7 championship SUCKS.....

[@didimean]

Pretty much every match Jeff Hardy was in was a Hardcore match lmao. The guy reallly put his body through the ringer for us.

[@reimixo]

What about my grandma? She hit Mick foley with a shovel knockin him unconsious before being pinned by Holly 5sec later Wait, that might have been triple h Fuck

[@chriselias1521]

I wish the stipulation for the Hardcore title was to be defended exclusivly in hardcore matches instead of 24/7 stipulation.

[@jasonmerced718]

The Houdini of hardcore, The 400 lb., 24/7 legend Crash Holly.

[@jzer0246]

3:31 what match is that? I literally cant ever find it, it's so insane

[@jesusismegacool]

I like that the hardcore belt was a mix of garbage guys who couldn’t do much beyond smashing someone with a chair and then really talented guys who were in between storylines.

[@emmanuelwongchuking4281]

jeff hardy TBE! way better than crash holly 😂😂😂😂

[@drrockkso8882]

Crash Holly is one of the most underrated wrestlers ever. RIP.

[@franklindelanoroosevelt9177]

Raven and Steve Blackman will go down as two of the most underutilized and wasted wrestlers of all time

[@AGC4]

I'm still waiting for every us champ ranked 🤣

[@JASETHE13TH]

Hay Adam any interest in having a hardcore match against me in a house show that only a handful of people will ever see

[@scotttaber7008]

This list must've taken ages to make. Glad that it's back up

[@filipposetti2220]

Can you do every NWA united states champion?

[@Ellthom]

Did this get taken down again? :P

[@tylerkeller7584]

Waylon mercy could of been the best all time u know what I mean

[@jokesover3433]

So crash holly was the original R-truth🧐🤔🏃

[@Gary_Youtube1]

Wait where is my boy maven? There we are...#16

[@BFFR5150]

WWE needs to go back to TV-14 ASAP.

[@ShadowRetriever]

Do you want to suffer? Rank every 24/7 Champion from worst to best....... god save us

[@ShadowRetriever]

@@casanovalenny An Update Version

[@prodbytxrn]

First

[@cedricf3451]

Crash raven rtruth top 3 but raven had style

[@rc1560st]

Really mick folye should be 1

[@Rockhound6165]

I think even I held the title for a minute.

[@swarnski8uu]

Wrestlemania X7, not 17.

[@XanderGardecki]

So meaning r truth was after the tittle for a long time

[@BOABModels]

11:16 of course incompetent leadership isn't a British exclusive (although it might be soon!)

[@jacobklopfenstein3829]

New game drink every time he says crash

[@ΚωνσταντίνοςΚωνσταντίνου-θ1ψ]

Dont Forget...Trish Stratus pinned Crash Holly.... How much is missing....The greatest Hardcore champ...

[@wolvie667]

Sorry but did I miss Molly Holly???

[@danieltempleton838]

No way awesome is higher than kane.

[@wingerding]

Mavens gotta be number 1

[@sprmax87]

The only belt that ever mattered!

[@Jimmieadamsp]

How come Head was not on this list?

[@johnpatmore7169]

Going back 8 month for a treat

[@bradjohnson5928]

Foley. It's Mick Foley.

[@mobinbestintheworld9229]

#1 Undertaker T.C.B.