We go back and track the less than auspicious beginnings of the Hardcore Championship. Late in 1998, men started to put their bodies and careers on the line for a belt made of actual garbage.

Want to get caught up? This episode deals with content from the following episodes of RAW from 1998: November 2, November 9, November 23, November 30, and December 21.

Theme song “There Are Traitors in Our Midst” by Disco Vietnam

Art by Alexis Yavne