Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (June 5th)
According to wrestlingdata.com, a total of 190 title changes have taken place on this date across promotions around the world. Here is a look at some of the bigger championship changes tied to June 5th:
Title changes on June 5th
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Mexican National Lightweight Title | Tauro |
| 1989 | All Asia Tag Team Titles | Dan Kroffat & Doug Furnas |
| 1990 | All Asia Tag Team Titles | Akira Taue & Shin’ichi Nakano |
| 1990 | AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title | Terry Gordy |
| 1995 | CMLL World Mini-Estrellas Title | Fili Estrella |
| 1998 | Mexican National Minis Title | Mini Abismo Negro |
| 1998 | IWGP Tag Team Titles | Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono |
| 2000 | WCW Hardcore Title | Eric Bischoff |
| 2001 | WWF World Light Heavyweight Title | Jeff Hardy |
| 2003 | WWE Cruiserweight Title | Rey Mysterio |
| 2004 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Gedo & Jado |
| 2004 | IWGP Heavyweight Title | Kazuyuki Fujita |
| 2005 | GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Takashi Sugiura & Yoshinobu Kanemaru |
| 2019 | IWGP United States Heavyweight Title | Jon Moxley |
Early title changes (1975-1990)
The earliest June 5th entry comes from 1975, when Tauro captured the Mexican National Lightweight Title. The All Asia Tag Team Titles changed hands on this date in back-to-back years, first to Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas in 1989, then to Akira Taue and Shin’ichi Nakano in 1990. Terry Gordy also won the AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title in ’90.
Lucha libre and Japan (1995-1998)
Fili Estrella won the CMLL World Mini-Estrellas Title in 1995, and Mini Abismo Negro claimed the Mexican National Minis Title in 1998. Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono teamed up to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles in New Japan Pro-Wrestling in the same year.
The 2000s: hardcore, cruiserweights, and IWGP gold
In 2000, Eric Bischoff won the WCW Hardcore Title. Jeff Hardy won the WWF World Light Heavyweight Title in 2001, and Rey Mysterio captured the WWE Cruiserweight Title in 2003.
New Japan had two title changes in 2004: Gedo and Jado won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles, while Kazuyuki Fujita claimed the IWGP Heavyweight Title.
Recent title changes (2005-2019)
In 2005, Takashi Sugiura and Yoshinobu Kanemaru won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles in Pro Wrestling NOAH. The most recent entry came in 2019, when Jon Moxley captured the IWGP United States Heavyweight Title.
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