Having won the Hardcore Championship from Rob Van Dam at the Vengeance pay-per-view in December 2001, The Undertaker defended it against Spike Dudley, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Tajiri, The Big Show and RVD to quickly become one of the longest-reigning holders of the title.
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Then, in February 2002, Tough Enough rookie Maven followed up his shocking Royal Rumble elimination of “The Deadman” by winning the Hardcore title from him on an episode of SmackDown.
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Danny Hart
Danny Hart has been one of the most active writers at Sportskeeda since he began working for the WWE section of the site in October 2017.
Danny currently writes around 100 articles per month about WWE. Before joining Sportskeeda, he worked for seven years as a writer and editor for the football website Goal.com. He also reported live from Premier League stadiums around England.