Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (August 8th)
August 8 is the first sub-200 day we’ve seen in quite some time. According to wrestlingdata.com, there have been 195 notable/major title changes on this day historically.
Some of the bigger title changes include Masahiro Chono winning the IWGP Heavyweight Title in 1998, Juventud Guerrera winning the WCW Cruiserweight Title (also in 1998) and Tito Santana winning the ECW Heavyweight Title in 1993.
Pro Wrestling Title changes on August 8th
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NWA United States Tag Team Titles (Capitol Version) | Lou Bastien & Red Bastien |
| 1979 | NWA World Tag Team Titles (Mid-Atlantic Version) | Blackjack Mulligan & Ric Flair |
| 1981 | NWA United States Heavyweight Title (Mid-Atlantic Version) | Wahoo McDaniel |
| 1989 | Mexican National Women’s Title | La Marquesa |
| 1993 | ECW Tag Team Titles | The Dark Patriot & Eddie Gilbert |
| 1993 | ECW Heavyweight Title | Tito Santana |
| 1998 | IWGP Heavyweight Title | Masahiro Chono |
| 1998 | WCW Cruiserweight Title | Juventud Guerrera |
| 1998 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa |
| 2003 | Mexican National Atomicos Titles | Alan, Billy Boy, Decnis & Óscar Sevilla |
| 2014 | CMLL/REINA International Junior Title | Maki Narumiya |
1960-1989
The earliest August 8th entry is from 1960, when Lou Bastien and Red Bastien won the NWA United States Tag Team Titles (Capitol Version). Blackjack Mulligan and Ric Flair won the NWA World Tag Team Titles (Mid-Atlantic Version) in 1979. Wahoo McDaniel won the NWA United States Heavyweight Title (Mid-Atlantic Version) in 1981. La Marquesa won the Mexican National Women’s Title in 1989.
1993
The Dark Patriot and Eddie Gilbert won the ECW Tag Team Titles, and Tito Santana won the ECW Heavyweight Title.
1998
Three titles changed hands on August 8th, 1998. Masahiro Chono won the IWGP Heavyweight Title. Juventud Guerrera won the WCW Cruiserweight Title. Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles.
2003-2014
Alan, Billy Boy, Decnis, and Óscar Sevilla won the Mexican National Atomicos Titles in 2003. The most recent entry is from 2014, when Maki Narumiya won the CMLL/REINA International Junior Title.
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