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The best of WCW's Hardcore Championship: photos
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Norman Smiley was the first WCW Hardcore Champion.% ^0 T! x% d' c, o
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) x; { t" x' S0 E9 n) GIn WCW's Hardcore division, Brian Knobbs was a major player.( c0 L- ?; u7 l
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9 R+ c+ Y' \7 W9 D( |( hBam Bam Bigelow was crowned WCW Hardcore Champion after defeating Brian Knobbs.3 K! I; q; A5 u) e/ I- T
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2 H6 K s% U' i. Z7 D" Q/ H3 Count defeated Knobbs to win the title collectively.
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3 Count would lose the title back to Knobbs when he pinned all three members at the same time.
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4 N7 n, T$ N: ^! U$ ]One of the most bitter rivalries over the WCW Hardcore Championship was between Crowbar and Terry Funk.0 o ~1 b Q! F6 ~
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, x5 e& K- U/ s# s# ^' EThe legend battled Crowbar for the title at the final Starrcade.
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$ m: \& [ ^# K) k+ |# r: |Funk won his last of two Hardcore Championships at Starrcade.
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