Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (June 11th)
According to wrestlingdata.com, 267 title changes have taken place on June 11th across promotions around the world. Below are the notable championship changes recorded on this date:
Title changes on June 11th at a glance
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Mexican National Middleweight Title | Bobby Bonales |
| 1971 | NWA World Welterweight Title | Alberto Muñoz |
| 1975 | NWA World Tag Team Titles (Mid-Atlantic Version) | Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson |
| 1981 | All Asia Tag Team Titles | Akio Sato & Takashi Ishikawa |
| 2003 | NWA World Heavyweight Title | AJ Styles |
| 2006 | WWE Title | Rob Van Dam |
| 2007 | ECW World Title | Vacant |
| 2017 | IWGP Tag Team Titles | Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa |
| 2017 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title | KUSHIDA |
| 2017 | IWGP Intercontinental Title | Hiroshi Tanahashi |
| 2017 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson |
| 2017 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | The Bodyguard & Zeus |
| 2022 | NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title | Trevor Murdoch |
| 2022 | IWGP United States Heavyweight Title | Vacant |
| 2022 | NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title | Vacant |
| 2024 | AAA World Tag Team Titles | Negro Casas & Psycho Clown |
1943-1981
The earliest June 11th entry is from 1943, when Bobby Bonales won the Mexican National Middleweight Title. Alberto Muñoz won the NWA World Welterweight Title in 1971. Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson won the NWA World Tag Team Titles (Mid-Atlantic Version) in 1975. Akio Sato and Takashi Ishikawa won the All Asia Tag Team Titles in 1981.
2003-2007
AJ Styles won the NWA World Heavyweight Title in 2003. Rob Van Dam won the WWE Title in 2006. The ECW World Title was vacated in 2007.
2017
Five titles changed hands on June 11th, 2017. Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa won the IWGP Tag Team Titles. KUSHIDA won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title. Hiroshi Tanahashi won the IWGP Intercontinental Title. Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. The Bodyguard and Zeus won the AJPW World Tag Team Titles.
2022-2024
Trevor Murdoch won the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Title in 2022, and the same title was also recorded as vacated after Murdoch retired. The IWGP United States Heavyweight Title was vacated in 2022 as well. The most recent entry is from 2024, when Negro Casas and Psycho Clown won the AAA World Tag Team Titles.
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