History
| # | Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Smiley, NormanNorman Smiley | 01 !1 | 01999-11-21November 21, 1999 | 700151000000000000051 | Toronto, Ontario | Mayhem (1999) | |
| 02 !2 | Knobs, BrianBrian Knobs | 01 !1 | 02000-01-12January 12, 2000 | 700127000000000000027 | Erie, PA | Thunder | This title change aired on tape delay |
| 03 !3 | Bigelow, Bam BamBam Bam Bigelow | 01 !1 | 02000-02-07February 7, 2000 | 700113000000000000013 | Tulsa, OK | Nitro | |
| 04 !4 | Knobs, BrianBrian Knobs | 02 !2 | 02000-02-20February 20, 2000 | 70008000000000000008 | San Francisco, CA | SuperBrawl (2000) | |
| 05 !5 | Helms, ShaneShane Helms, Evan Karagias, and Shannon Moore | 01 !1 | 02000-02-28February 28, 2000 | 700120000000000000020 | Minneapolis, MN | Nitro | Helms, Karagias, and Moore, known as the 3 Count stable, defeated Knobs simultaneously in a match, and as a result, WCW allowed the freebird rule in which all three wrestlers were able to defend the title. |
| 06 !6 | Knobs, BrianBrian Knobs | 03 !3 | 02000-03-19March 19, 2000 | 700122000000000000022 | Miami, FL | Uncensored (2000) | |
| 06.5 !— | Vacated | 01 !1 | 02000-04-10April 10, 2000 | 70006000000000000006 | Denver, CO | N/A | WCW Presidents Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated every WCW championship during WCW's reboot. |
| 07 !7 | Funk, TerryTerry Funk | 01 !1 | 02000-04-16April 16, 2000 | 700150000000000000050 | Chicago, IL | Spring Stampede (2000) | Defeated Norman Smiley to win the vacant title. |
| 08 !8 | Funk, TerryTerry Funk | 02 !2 | 02000-05-24May 24, 2000 | 700112000000000000012 | Saginaw, Michigan | WCW Thunder | Terry Funk disquised as Ralphus in a Gorilla suit to beat Norman Smiley and Shane Douglas |
| 9 | Bischoff, EricEric Bischoff | 01 !1 | 02000-06-05June 5, 2000 | 70001000000000000001 | Atlanta, GA | Nitro | |
| 10 | Vito, BigBig Vito and Johnny the Bull | 01 !1 | 02000-06-06June 6, 2000 | 50000000000000000000 | Knoxville, TN | Thunder | WCW President Eric Bischoff awarded Vito and Johnny the title, and he announced that the freebird rule was in effect for this title reign, allowing both wrestlers to defend the title. This title reign aired on tape delay. |
| 11 | Vito, BigBig Vito | 02 !2 | 02000-06-06June 6, 2000 | 700148000000000000048 | Billings, MT | Thunder | WCW named Vito the sole champion. |
| 12 | Lance Storm | 01 !1 | 02000-07-24July 24, 2000 | 700121000000000000021 | Cleveland, OH | Nitro | Storm renames championship "Saskatchewan Hardcore International Title" shortly after winning it. |
| 13 | Ouellet, CarlCarl Ouellet | 01 !1 | 02000-08-14August 14, 2000 | 50000000000000000000 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Nitro | Storm awarded Ouellet the title. |
| 14 | Smiley, NormanNorman Smiley | 02 !2 | 02000-08-14August 14, 2000 | 700142000000000000042 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Nitro | Smiley pinned Ouellet less than 24 hours after Ouellet was awarded the title. |
| 15.5 !— | Vacated | 02 !2 | 02000-09-25September 25, 2000 | 70007000000000000007 | Uniondale, NY | Nitro | The title was vacated by WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders. |
| 15 | Reno !Reno | 01 !1 | 02000-10-02October 2, 2000 | 700137000000000000037 | San Francisco, CA | Nitro | Sgt. AWOL originally defeated Reno to win the title in a tournament final. However, Mike Sanders reversed the decision and awarded Reno the title. |
| 16 | Crowbar !Crowbar | 01 !1 | 02000-11-08November 8, 2000 | 700139000000000000039 | Chicago, IL | Thunder | This title change aired on tape delay |
| 17 | Funk, TerryTerry Funk | 03 !3 | 02000-12-17December 17, 2000 | 700128000000000000028 | Washington, D.C. | Starrcade (2000) | |
| 18 | Meng !Meng | 01 !1 | 02001-01-14January 14, 2001 | 70009000000000000009 | Indianapolis, IN | Sin | |
| 19 | Barbarian !Barbarian | 01 !1 | 02001-01-22January 22, 2001 | 700160000000000000060 | Winston-Salem, NC | Thunder | The championship was awarded to Barbarian by Meng during Meng's final WCW appearance. The title was subsequently not defended again on WCW television and was not used by the WWF when they purchased WCW. This title change was aired January 24, 2001, on tape delay. |
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