The IWA Mid-South Hardcore Championship was a short-lived title in the IWA Mid-South promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. The title first appeared in 1999, when Mad Man Pondo defeated "The Human Wrecking Ball" Pete Madden (who brought the title with him to the IWA (any lineage and history of the title before this date is unknown). The title was in use until March 4, 2000, when the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion 2 Tuff Tony defeated both Mad Man Pondo and the Hardcore Champion Delilah Starr in a three-waytitle unificationFans Bring the Weapons match.