What if WWE brings back the Hardcore Championship

#1 Something for underused talent to fight for

Superstars like R-Truth may feel out of place in traditional title pictures, but the Hardcore title opens more possibilities.

Even with a roster split in place between Raw and SmackDown, as well as 205 Live and NXT representing their own distinct crops of talent, there remain those WWE talents who struggle to get TV time, or get more than cameo spots or losing squash matches when they do get onto a show.

Indeed, no one was surprised when Tye Dillinger asked for his release, given how sparingly and inconsistently he had been used since his move up to the main roster.

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The Hardcore Championship would offer an additional and a distinctive objective for lower card talent looking to make some headway.

Indeed, consider the example of R-Truth. The guy has been wildly entertaining in recent months, particularly in his partnership with Carmella.

Still, when WWE placed the US title on him, it felt out of place for the prestige of that title and how it had been used with fringe main event talent leading up to that point.

Pursuing the Hardcore Championship would make a lot more sense for a talent like Truth to give him a reasonable goal, and to further showcase his comedic sensibilities.

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Michael Chin was born and raised in Utica, New York and currently lives in Las Vegas with his wife and son. He authored the short story collections You Might Forget the Sky was Ever Blue from Duck Lake Books and Circus Folk from Hoot ‘n’ Waddle. Visit him at miketchin.com.

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Edited by Alan John