May 26th – 2002 – The Hardcore title passes around, again

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Ok, hands up, who wants the Hardcore title 24/7 rule back? I know I do!

Basically, the rule states that the title is on the line all the time, which means if you get pinned, you lose the title. It was great fun, we saw the title change hands four or five times on every episode of Raw. It brought excitement to the WWF/E that it’s missing right now.

Hardcore is a word that can no longer be used to describe WWE, the who attitude era, TLC matches, first blood matches, hardcore matches and Hell in a Cell matches are over. Yes they still happen, I mean there are two pay-per-views dedicated to TLC and Hell in a Cell but they are not the same.

Any hardcore wrestling fan will tell you that the ladder matches and TLC matches between The Hardys and The Dudleys and Edge and Christian will never be resurrected, even though we want the title back, it’s something that WWE will never be able to swing.

On this day twelve years ago, the title changed hands between Steven Richards, Tommy Dreamer and Raven before Richards won it back.

Also on this day…

In 1979 – 2005 Raw diva search winner and playboy cover girl Ashley was born.