Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (June 10th)
According to wrestlingdata.com, 254 title changes have taken place on June 10th across promotions around the world. Below are the notable championship changes recorded on this date:
Pro Wrestling Title changes on June 10th
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NWA World Heavyweight Title | Harley Race |
| 1988 | NWA International Tag Team Titles | Defunct |
| 1988 | IWGP Tag Team Titles | Masa Saito & Riki Choshu |
| 1988 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu |
| 1988 | AJPW/PWF World Tag Team Titles | Defunct |
| 1988 | NWA World Middleweight Title | Atlantis |
| 1988 | NWA International Tag Team Titles | Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu |
| 1995 | IWGP Tag Team Titles | Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono |
| 1999 | WCW World Tag Team Titles | Chris Benoit & Saturn |
| 2007 | Occidente Tag Team Titles | Rayman & El Sagrado |
| 2012 | TNA World Tag Team Titles | AJ Styles & Kurt Angle |
| 2012 | TNA Knockouts Title | Miss Tessmacher |
| 2016 | Mexican National Welterweight Title | Rey Cometa |
| 2017 | CMLL World Light Heavyweight Title | Niebla Roja |
| 2019 | WWE RAW Tag Team Titles | Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson |
| 2021 | NXT UK Women’s Title | Meiko Satomura |
| 2022 | WWE Intercontinental Title | Gunther |
1983
The earliest June 10th entry is from 1983, when Harley Race won the NWA World Heavyweight Title.
1988
Several titles changed hands on June 10th, 1988. The NWA International Tag Team Titles and the AJPW/PWF World Tag Team Titles were both recorded as defunct. Masa Saito and Riki Choshu won the IWGP Tag Team Titles. Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu won the AJPW World Tag Team Titles and the NWA International Tag Team Titles. Atlantis won the NWA World Middleweight Title.
1995-1999
Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono won the IWGP Tag Team Titles in 1995. Chris Benoit and Saturn won the WCW World Tag Team Titles in 1999.
2007-2012
Rayman and El Sagrado won the Occidente Tag Team Titles in 2007. In 2012, AJ Styles and Kurt Angle won the TNA World Tag Team Titles and Miss Tessmacher won the TNA Knockouts Title.
2016-2022
Rey Cometa won the Mexican National Welterweight Title in 2016, and Niebla Roja won the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Title in 2017. Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson won the WWE RAW Tag Team Titles in 2019. Meiko Satomura won the NXT UK Women’s Title in 2021. The most recent entry is from 2022, when Gunther won the WWE Intercontinental Title.
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