Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (July 17th)
July 17 has been a pretty big day when it comes to pro wrestling history. According to wrestlingdata.com, there have been around 245 notable/major title changes on this day historically.
It helps that there’s been some big shows on this day over the years, like WWE Money in the Bank 2011 (CM Punk winning the WWE Title and Christian winning the World Heavyweight Title), WCW Bash at the Beach 1994 (Hulk Hogan winning the WCW World Heavyweight Title) and NJPW Circuit2006 Turbulence.
Title changes on July 17th at a glance
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Mexican National Lightweight Title | Mishima Ota |
| 1987 | NWA World Middleweight Title | El Dandy |
| 1988 | NWA World Middleweight Title | Emilio Charles Jr. |
| 1990 | AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title | Terry Gordy |
| 1992 | Mexican National Women’s Title | La Sirenita |
| 1994 | WCW World Heavyweight Title | Hulk Hogan |
| 1994 | WCW World Tag Team Titles | Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma |
| 2002 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | Brian Adams & Bryan Clarke |
| 2004 | ROH Pure Title | Doug Williams |
| 2005 | AAA World Mixed Tag Team Titles | Vacant |
| 2006 | IWGP Heavyweight Title | Hiroshi Tanahashi |
| 2007 | WWE World Heavyweight Title | Vacant |
| 2007 | WWE World Heavyweight Title | The Great Khali |
| 2011 | WWE Title | CM Punk |
| 2011 | WWE World Heavyweight Title | Christian |
| 2016 | AAA World Tag Team Titles | Angélico & Jack Evans |
| 2017 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | Jake Lee & Naoya Nomura |
| 2021 | IW World Tag Team Titles | Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson |
| 2021 | IW Knockouts Tag Team Titles | Havok & Rosemary |
| 2023 | AAA Latin America Title | Vacant |
| 2023 | AAA World Cruiserweight Title | Vacant |
| 2023 | WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles | Chelsea Green & Piper Niven |
1957-1992
The earliest July 17th entry is from 1957, when Mishima Ota won the Mexican National Lightweight Title. El Dandy won the NWA World Middleweight Title in 1987, and Emilio Charles Jr. won the same title in 1988. Terry Gordy won the AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title in 1990. La Sirenita won the Mexican National Women’s Title in 1992.
1994-2006
In 1994, Hulk Hogan won the WCW World Heavyweight Title and Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma won the WCW World Tag Team Titles. Brian Adams and Bryan Clarke won the AJPW World Tag Team Titles in 2002. Doug Williams won the ROH Pure Title in 2004. The AAA World Mixed Tag Team Titles were vacated in 2005. Hiroshi Tanahashi won the IWGP Heavyweight Title in 2006.
2007-2011
In 2007, the WWE World Heavyweight Title was vacated and then won by The Great Khali. In 2011, CM Punk won the WWE Title and Christian won the WWE World Heavyweight Title.
2016-2021
Angélico and Jack Evans won the AAA World Tag Team Titles in 2016. Jake Lee and Naoya Nomura won the AJPW World Tag Team Titles in 2017. In 2021, Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson won the IW World Tag Team Titles and Havok and Rosemary won the IW Knockouts Tag Team Titles.
2023
The AAA Latin America Title and the AAA World Cruiserweight Title were both vacated. Chelsea Green and Piper Niven won the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles.
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