Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (August 4th)
The first few days of August have been pretty busy in terms of pro wresting title changes, and August 4 has seen quite a few as well. According to wrestlingdata.com, around 227 major/notable title changes have taken place on this date historically.
Some of the bigger changes include Tatsumi Fujinami winning the WWF International Heavyweight Title, Batista & John Cena winning the WWE World Tag Team Titles in 2008 and Lex Luger winning the WCW World Heavyweight Title in 1997.
Title changes on August 4th at a glance
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NWA World Light Heavyweight Title | Ray Mendoza |
| 1970 | Mexican National Welterweight Title | Huracán Ramírez |
| 1983 | Mexican National Welterweight Title | Chamaco Valaguez |
| 1983 | WWF International Heavyweight Title | Tatsumi Fujinami |
| 1996 | NWA World Welterweight Title | Último Dragón |
| 1996 | WWF World Light Heavyweight Title | The Great Sasuke |
| 1997 | WCW World Heavyweight Title | Lex Luger |
| 2000 | CMLL World Tag Team Titles | Rey Bucanero & Último Guerrero |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Tommy Dreamer |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Bradshaw |
| 2008 | WWE World Tag Team Titles | Batista & John Cena |
| 2019 | GHC Junior Heavyweight Title | HAYATA |
| 2020 | GHC National Title | Ken-o |
1967-1983
The earliest August 4th entry is from 1967, when Ray Mendoza won the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title. Huracán Ramírez won the Mexican National Welterweight Title in 1970. In 1983, Chamaco Valaguez won the Mexican National Welterweight Title and Tatsumi Fujinami won the WWF International Heavyweight Title.
1996-1997
In 1996, Último Dragón won the NWA World Welterweight Title and The Great Sasuke won the WWF World Light Heavyweight Title. Lex Luger won the WCW World Heavyweight Title in 1997.
2000-2008
Rey Bucanero and Último Guerrero won the CMLL World Tag Team Titles in 2000. In 2002, the WWE Hardcore Title changed hands twice under its 24/7 rule, held by Tommy Dreamer and Bradshaw on this date. Batista and John Cena won the WWE World Tag Team Titles in 2008.
2019-2020
HAYATA won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Title in 2019, and Ken-o won the GHC National Title in 2020.
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