Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (August 3rd)
The month already started quite busy, and August 3 continues in that vein. According to wrestlingdata.com, there have been around 251 major/notable title changes on this date historically.
Some of the bigger title changes include Cody Rhodes winning the WWE Championship at SummerSlam 2025 and Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret Hart winning the WWF Intercontinental Championship and WWF Championship respectively at SummerSlam 1997.
Pro Wrestling Title changes on August 3rd
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | ECW Tag Team Titles | Mustafa Saed & New Jack |
| 1996 | NWA World Welterweight Title | Shinjiro Otani |
| 1997 | WWF World Heavyweight Title | Bret Hart |
| 1997 | WWF Intercontinental Title | Steve Austin |
| 2001 | AAA Campeón de Campeones Title | Cibernético |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Tommy Dreamer |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Bradshaw |
| 2005 | Mexican National Middleweight Title | Vacant |
| 2012 | CMLL World Tag Team Titles | Atlantis & Diamante Azul |
| 2013 | ROH World Tag Team Titles | Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards |
| 2014 | CMLL/REINA International Junior Title | La Silueta |
| 2018 | NWA Historic Welterweight Title | Volador Jr. |
| 2019 | AAA Reina de Reinas Title | Tessa Blanchard |
| 2019 | AAA Reina de Reinas Title | Vacant |
| 2019 | AAA World Mixed Tag Team Titles | Lady Maravilla & Villano III Jr. |
| 2020 | WWE 24/7 Title | Akira Tozawa |
| 2020 | WWE 24/7 Title | R-Truth |
| 2024 | WWE Women’s Title | Nia Jax |
| 2024 | WWE Intercontinental Title | Bron Breakker |
| 2024 | WWE World Heavyweight Title | Gunther |
| 2024 | WWE United States Title | LA Knight |
| 2025 | WWE Title | Cody Rhodes |
| 2025 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | Hideki Suzuki & Kengo Mashimo |
1996=1997
The earliest August 3rd entries are from 1996, when Mustafa Saed and New Jack won the ECW Tag Team Titles and Shinjiro Otani won the NWA World Welterweight Title. In 1997, Bret Hart won the WWF World Heavyweight Title and Steve Austin won the WWF Intercontinental Title.
2001-2005
Cibernético won the AAA Campeón de Campeones Title in 2001. In 2002, the WWE Hardcore Title changed hands twice under its 24/7 rule, held by Tommy Dreamer and Bradshaw on this date. The Mexican National Middleweight Title was vacated in 2005.
2012-2018
Atlantis and Diamante Azul won the CMLL World Tag Team Titles in 2012. Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards won the ROH World Tag Team Titles in 2013. La Silueta won the CMLL/REINA International Junior Title in 2014. Volador Jr. won the NWA Historic Welterweight Title in 2018.
2019
Tessa Blanchard won the AAA Reina de Reinas Title, which was also recorded as vacated that year. Lady Maravilla and Villano III Jr. won the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Titles.
2020
The WWE 24/7 Title changed hands twice under its 24/7 rule, held by Akira Tozawa and R-Truth on this date.
2024
Four titles changed hands on August 3rd, 2024. Nia Jax won the WWE Women’s Title. Bron Breakker won the WWE Intercontinental Title. Gunther won the WWE World Heavyweight Title. LA Knight won the WWE United States Title.
2025
Cody Rhodes won the WWE Title, and Hideki Suzuki and Kengo Mashimo won the AJPW World Tag Team Titles.
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