WWE Hardcore Championship Mini Replica Title Belt

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• •The WWE Hardcore Championship was introduced on November 2, 1998, when Mr. McMahon awarded it to Mankind (Mick Foley) on Raw Is War — making Foley the inaugural champion.
• •The belt's iconic design was a battered, duct-taped replica of the 'Winged Eagle' WWF Championship with 'Hardcore' and 'Champion' written on it in marker, deliberately meant to look rough and beaten.
• •The championship is considered one of the most defining titles of the Attitude Era, accumulating approximately 230 title reigns across 52 different champions during its active run from 1998 to 2002.
• •The title was retired on August 26, 2002, when Rob Van Dam unified it with the WWE Intercontinental Championship, making RVD the final official Hardcore Champion.