Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (June 12th)
According to wrestlingdata.com, 223 title changes have taken place on June 12th across promotions around the world. Below are the notable championship changes recorded on this date:
Pro Wrestling Title changes on June 12th
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Mexican National Lightweight Title | Chanoc |
| 1967 | Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title | Mil Máscaras |
| 1978 | AJPW/PWF Heavyweight Title | Billy Robinson |
| 1980 | Mexican National Lightweight Title | Chamaco Valaguez |
| 1983 | WWF Junior Heavyweight Title | Tiger Mask |
| 1987 | IWGP Heavyweight Title | Antonio Inoki |
| 1991 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title | Jushin Thunder Liger |
| 1992 | CMLL World Women’s Title | Bull Nakano |
| 1996 | IWGP Tag Team Titles | Kazuo Yamazaki & Takashi Iizuka |
| 1998 | AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title | Vacant |
| 1998 | AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title | Kenta Kobashi |
| 2000 | WWF Hardcore Title | Crash Holly |
| 2001 | WWF Hardcore Title | Test |
| 2004 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | Kendo KaShin & Yuji Nagata |
| 2010 | AAA Parejas Increíbles Titles | Cibernético & Konnan |
| 2011 | TNA World Heavyweight Title | Mr. Anderson |
| 2016 | TNA X-Division Title | Eddie Edwards |
| 2016 | TNA Knockouts Title | Sienna |
| 2016 | TNA World Heavyweight Title | Lashley |
| 2022 | IWGP World Heavyweight Title | Jay White |
| 2022 | NEVER Openweight Title | Karl Anderson |
| 2022 | GHC Heavyweight Title | Satoshi Kojima |
| 2022 | IWGP United States Heavyweight Title | Will Ospreay |
| 2022 | IWGP Tag Team Titles | Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb |
1964-1983
The earliest June 12th entries come from Mexican wrestling: Chanoc won the Mexican National Lightweight Title in 1964, Mil Máscaras won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title in 1967, and Chamaco Valaguez won the Mexican National Lightweight Title in 1980. Billy Robinson won the AJPW/PWF Heavyweight Title in 1978. Tiger Mask won the WWF Junior Heavyweight Title in 1983.
1987-1996
Antonio Inoki won the IWGP Heavyweight Title in 1987. Jushin Thunder Liger won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title in 1991. Bull Nakano won the CMLL World Women’s Title in 1992. Kazuo Yamazaki and Takashi Iizuka won the IWGP Tag Team Titles in 1996.
1998-2004
The AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title was vacated in 1998, and Kenta Kobashi won the AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title that same year. Crash Holly won the WWF Hardcore Title in 2000, and Test won it in 2001. Kendo KaShin and Yuji Nagata won the AJPW World Tag Team Titles in 2004.
2010-2016
Cibernético and Konnan won the AAA Parejas Increíbles Titles in 2010. Mr. Anderson won the TNA World Heavyweight Title in 2011. Three titles changed hands in 2016: Eddie Edwards won the TNA X-Division Title, Sienna won the TNA Knockouts Title, and Lashley won the TNA World Heavyweight Title.
2022
Five titles changed hands on June 12th, 2022. Jay White won the IWGP World Heavyweight Title. Karl Anderson won the NEVER Openweight Title. Satoshi Kojima won the GHC Heavyweight Title. Will Ospreay won the IWGP United States Heavyweight Title. Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb won the IWGP Tag Team Titles.
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