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Hardcore Championship

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The WWE Hardcore Championship was established on November 2, 1998, when Vince McMahon awarded Mankind the title on Raw Is War, contested under no-disqualification, no-count-out rules with pinfalls counting anywhere; it is considered one of the most defining titles of the Attitude Era, accumulating approximately 230 title changes across 52 different champions before Rob Van Dam unified it with the Intercontinental Championship on August 26, 2002. The belt's physical design was itself a statement: it was built from a smashed and reassembled replica of the classic "Winged Eagle" WWF Championship,

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