Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (June 3rd): NWA, WCW, WWE, GHC and more
According to wrestlingdata.com, a total of 287 title changes have taken place on this date across promotions around the world. Here are some of the most important championship moments tied to June 3rd.
Title changes on June 3rd
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | All Asia Tag Team Titles | Billy Red Lyons & The Destroyer |
| 1971 | WWWF World Tag Team Titles | Crazy Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler |
| 1983 | Mexican National Middleweight Title | Vacant |
| 1983 | NWA World Middleweight Title | Lizmark |
| 1991 | WCW World 6-Man Tag Team Titles | Badstreet, Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes |
| 1991 | WCW World Television Title | Steve Austin |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Bradshaw |
| 2006 | ROH Top of the Class Trophy | Shane Hagadorn |
| 2007 | ECW World Title | Bobby Lashley |
| 2011 | AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title | Vacant |
| 2011 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | Vacant |
| 2018 | AAA Mega Title | Jeff Jarrett |
| 2019 | WWE United States Title | Samoa Joe |
| 2025 | GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Daiki Inaba & Manabu Soya |
Early title changes (1965-1983)
Billy Red Lyons and The Destroyer captured the All Asia Tag Team Titles in 1965. Six years later, in 1971, Crazy Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler claimed the WWWF World Tag Team Titles.
The Mexican National Middleweight Title was declared vacant, while the NWA World Middleweight Title went to Lizmark.
1991 in WCW
WCW Main Event 1991 took place on this day, seeing Badstreet, Jimmy Garvin, and Michael Hayes win the WCW World 6-Man Tag Team Titles. Steve Austin also captured the WCW World Television Title at the same show, years before he reinvented himself as “Stone Cold” and became one of the biggest stars the business has ever produced.
The 2000s: hardcore, ROH, and ECW
In 2002, Bradshaw added the WWE Hardcore Title to his résumé. Shane Hagadorn also won the ROH Top of the Class Trophy in 2026. Bobby Lashley also captured the ECW World Title in 2027
Recent title changes (2011–2025)
All Japan Pro Wrestling saw two of its championships vacated on June 3rd, 2011: the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title and the AJPW World Tag Team Titles.
In 2018, Jeff Jarrett won the AAA Mega Title in Mexico. In 2019, Samoa Joe claimed the WWE United States Title. In 2025, Daiki Inaba and Manabu Soya teamed to win the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Titles in Pro Wrestling NOAH.
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