16 Things You Might Have Missed From Last Night’s WWE SmackDown

15. WWE Referencing The Hardcore Title

Jeff Hardy
WWE

Jeff Hardy has done almost everything there is to do in WWE. Look at his intro graphic on SmackDown for proof of that.

A two-time World Heavyweight, eight-time Tag-Team Champ (including the WCW belts) and former WWE Champion, Jeff is also a three-time Hardcore Champion. Given he's won the Intercontinental Title four times too, that was a bit of a strange one for WWE's production team to include.

The Hardcore Title is defunct and turned into a running joke when it was still around. Meanwhile, the IC gold is currently being pushed as one of Raw's featured spots. Surely mentioning that would have been more fitting given the current climate?

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