Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (June 16th)
According to wrestlingdata.com, 266 title changes have taken place on June 16th across promotions around the world. Below are the notable championship changes recorded on this date:
Pro Wrestling Title changes on June 16th
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Mexican National Heavyweight Title | Vacant |
| 1973 | NWF North American Heavyweight Title | JB Psycho |
| 1977 | All Asia Tag Team Titles | Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma |
| 1993 | WWF Tag Team Titles | Irwin R. Schyster & Ted DiBiase |
| 1995 | WWF World Light Heavyweight Title | Aero Flash |
| 2000 | All Asia Tag Team Titles | Vacant |
| 2002 | CMLL World Trios Titles | Atlantis, Black Warrior & Mr. Niebla |
| 2003 | WWE World Tag Team Titles | René Duprée & Sylvain Grenier |
| 2008 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title | Vacant |
| 2012 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask #4 |
| 2012 | IWGP Tag Team Titles | Vacant |
| 2012 | IWGP Heavyweight Title | Hiroshi Tanahashi |
| 2013 | WWE Divas Title | AJ Lee |
| 2013 | AAA World Tag Team Titles | Crazy Boy & Joe Líder |
| 2013 | CMLL World Trios Titles | Máscara Dorada, Místico & El Valiente |
| 2013 | WWE World Heavyweight Title | Alberto del Río |
| 2013 | WWE Intercontinental Title | Curtis Axel |
| 2013 | AAA Latin America Title | Blue Demon Jr. |
| 2018 | ROH World Television Title | Punishment Martinez |
| 2019 | AAA World Tag Team Titles | Fénix & Pentagón Jr. |
| 2019 | AAA Reina de Reinas Title | Keyra |
| 2019 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori |
| 2024 | NEVER Openweight Title | HENARE |
| 2024 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title | El Desperado |
| 2024 | GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura |
| 2024 | NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Titles | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Oleg Boltin & Toru Yano |
| 2025 | Mexican National Trios Titles | El Cobarde, Felino Jr. & El Hijo del Stuka Jr. |
1960-1995
The earliest June 16th entry is from 1960, when the Mexican National Heavyweight Title was vacated. JB Psycho won the NWF North American Heavyweight Title in 1973. Great Kojika and Motoshi Okuma won the All Asia Tag Team Titles in 1977. Irwin R. Schyster and Ted DiBiase won the WWF Tag Team Titles in 1993. Aero Flash won the WWF World Light Heavyweight Title in 1995.
2000-2008
The All Asia Tag Team Titles were vacated in 2000. Atlantis, Black Warrior, and Mr. Niebla won the CMLL World Trios Titles in 2002. René Duprée and Sylvain Grenier won the WWE World Tag Team Titles in 2003. The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title was vacated in 2008.
2012
Three titles changed hands on June 16th, 2012. Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask #4 won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. The IWGP Tag Team Titles were vacated. Hiroshi Tanahashi won the IWGP Heavyweight Title.
2013
Six titles changed hands on June 16th, 2013. AJ Lee won the WWE Divas Title. Crazy Boy and Joe Líder won the AAA World Tag Team Titles. Máscara Dorada, Místico, and El Valiente won the CMLL World Trios Titles. Alberto del Río won the WWE World Heavyweight Title. Curtis Axel won the WWE Intercontinental Title. Blue Demon Jr. won the AAA Latin America Title.
2018-2019
Punishment Martinez won the ROH World Television Title in 2018. Three titles changed hands in 2019: Fénix and Pentagón Jr. won the AAA World Tag Team Titles, Keyra won the AAA Reina de Reinas Title, and El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles.
2024-2025
Four titles changed hands on June 16th, 2024. HENARE won the NEVER Openweight Title. El Desperado won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title. Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura won the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Oleg Boltin, and Toru Yano won the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Titles. The most recent entry is from 2025, when El Cobarde, Felino Jr., and El Hijo del Stuka Jr. won the Mexican National Trios Titles.
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