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THE HISTORY
OF THE SGW HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP 9/14/1999 - 7/30/2006 |
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1st CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE
REIGN Justin Credible defeated 5 other men in a Hardcore Six Pack Challenge to come the first SGW Hardcore Champion.
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2nd CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE REIGN Atsushi Onita defeated Justin Credible to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion.
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3rd CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE REIGN Triple H defeated Atsushi Onita to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion after interference from Justin Credible.
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4th CHAMPION REIGN #2
HANDLER DATE
REIGN Justin Credible defeated Triple H to become the first two-time SGW Hardcore Champion.
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5th CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE REIGN Rick Steiner defeated Justin Credible and The Road Dogg (Unknown) in a Triple Threat match to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion.
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6th CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE REIGN Al Snow defeated Rick Steiner to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion.
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7th CHAMPION
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REIGN Raven defeated Al Snow and The Road Dogg (Unknown) in a Triple Threat match to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion.
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8th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE
REIGN Stevie Ray outlasted Raven and 6 other competitors in the first-ever Hardcore Thunderdome match to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion.
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9th CHAMPION
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DATE REIGN The Brooklyn Brawler defeated Stevie Ray to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion.
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10th CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE
REIGN Fit Finlay defeated The Brooklyn Brawler in an impromptu match to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion.
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11th CHAMPION
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DATE REIGN Steve Corino defeated Fit Finlay to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion.
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12th CHAMPION REIGN #2
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DATE REIGN Stevie Ray defeated Steve Corino and Raven (Unknown) in a Triple Threat match to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion.
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13th CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE
REIGN Barry Windham defeated Stevie Ray to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion
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VACATED Due to the company going in a different direction, the SGW Hardcore Championship was temporarily retired. |
14th CHAMPION Handler - Josh Smith Date - 03 / 31 / 2001 Reign - 4 days The Repo Man broke into the SGW Vault and stole the SGW Hardcore Championship, declaring himself the champion.
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VACATED Rather than humor the insane Repo Man, SGW owner Arn Anderson had the Repo Man arrested and reclaimed the stolen property, declaring it vacant and the division dormant once again. |
15th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Interim owner of SGW Maria Kanellis awarded Cactus Jack with the long dormant SGW Hardcore Championship when she noticed that he looked sad backstage.
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16th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Chris Benoit defeated Cactus Jack and John Bradshaw Layfield (Dan Shepard) in a Triple Threat match to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion.
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17th CHAMPION REIGN #2
HANDLER DATE
REIGN Raven defeated Chris Benoit and Rob Van Dam (Brad) in a Triple Threat match to become the new champion after interference from John Bradshaw Layfield took Benoit out of the match.
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18th CHAMPION REIGN #2
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DATE REIGN After winning the SGW Intercontinental Championship, Raven was forced to relinquish the SGW Hardcore Championship. Rather than vacate it, he gave it to his friend Chris Benoit.
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19th CHAMPION
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Simon Dean defeated Chris Benoit to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion with John Bradshaw Layfield as the special guest referee.
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20th CHAMPION
HANDLER DATE
REIGN The Sandman defeated Simon Dean, Jerry Lynn (Tom Lister), Rob Van Dam (Brad), and Tommy Dreamer (Brian Mills) to become the new SGW Hardcore Champion.
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21st CHAMPION REIGN #3
HANDLER
DATE REIGN Chris Benoit defeated The Sandman and Johnny Nitro (Eric) in a Triple Threat match to become the first three-time SGW Hardcore Champion.
Reigning SGW Hardcore Champion Chris Benoit defeated SGW Gimmick Champion Alex Shelley in a unification match. The championships were combined to form the SGW Pure Wrestling Championship. As a result, the SGW Hardcore Championship ceases to exist.
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