Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (July 10th)
There’s been a fair few title changes in pro wrestling on July 10th. According to wrestlingdata.com, there have been 225 notable/major title changes on this day historically.
Weirdly enough though the big ones stopped around the early 2010s, as later both ROH and CMLL had to vacate several titles in 2024.
Pro Wrestling Title changes on July 10th
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | WWWF United States Tag Team Titles | Lou Albano & Tony Altimore |
| 1988 | NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Titles | Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane |
| 1988 | Mexican National Women’s Title | Zuleyma |
| 2001 | WWF Hardcore Title | Jeff Hardy |
| 2004 | GHC Junior Heavyweight Title | Yoshinobu Kanemaru |
| 2011 | GHC Heavyweight Title | Go Shiozaki |
| 2011 | TNA X-Division Title | Brian Kendrick |
| 2012 | Occidente Light Heavyweight Title | El Sagrado |
| 2012 | ROH World Tag Team Titles | Vacant |
| 2024 | ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Titles | Vacant |
| 2024 | CMLL World Women’s Title | Vacant |
| 2024 | CMLL World Women’s Tag Team Titles | Vacant |
1967-1988
The earliest July 10th entry is from 1967, when Lou Albano and Tony Altimore won the WWWF United States Tag Team Titles. In 1988, Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane won the NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Titles and Zuleyma won the Mexican National Women’s Title.
2001-2011
Jeff Hardy won the WWF Hardcore Title in 2001. Yoshinobu Kanemaru won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Title in 2004. In 2011, Go Shiozaki won the GHC Heavyweight Title and Brian Kendrick won the TNA X-Division Title.
2012
El Sagrado won the Occidente Light Heavyweight Title, and the ROH World Tag Team Titles were vacated.
2024
Three championships were recorded as vacated on July 10th, 2024: the ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Titles, the CMLL World Women’s Title, and the CMLL World Women’s Tag Team Titles.
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