5 surprising WWE Hardcore champions you should know about

The American BadassNo, hardcore is not exclusively used for just fans in the WWE. It had a championship specifically designed for its attributes and it lasted four years. The Championship was the kind of championship which had superstars execute many violent moves to fight and win for it.The interesting part about this championship was the 24x7 stipulation. This meant that the champion had to defend their title every hour, every minute, every second in a day.This led to more than 200 title changes and some surprising champions in the realm of the World Wrestling Federation/ Entertainment.Here are the 5 most surprising Hardcore champions. 

#1 Trish Stratus

Stratus making her WWE debut

Trish Stratus is one of the greatest names in professional wrestling history. She redefined women's wrestling with her frenemy Lita for years, the likes of which are yet to be matched. 

During a match against Jazz, chaos made it way after Steven Richards accompanied Jazz to the ring. He was the hardcore champion. That led to many superstars come out to the ring Including Bubba Ray Dudley. One thing led to another where Crash Holly was the champion.

Dudley hit him with a garbage can only to turn around to the crowd. Stratus took advantage and pinned Holly. Dudley put Stratus through a table later on. She lost it later against the same guy who Terri Runnels pinned to win- Stevie Richards.