Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (July 1st)

July 1st has been an interesting date when it comes to pro wrestling title changes. There’s been names winning titles like Giant Baba, Liv Morgan, Gail Kim and even the incredibly problematic El N*zi (I’m not spelling that out fully, figure it out for yourselves).

Pro Wrestling Title changes on July 1st

Here are all of the major title changes on this day in pro wrestling history:

1949-1984

The earliest July 1st entry is from 1949, when Cavernario Galindo won the Mexican National Light Heavyweight Title. Rikidozan and Toyonobori won the All Asia Tag Team Titles in 1962. In 1966, Giant Baba and Michiaki Yoshimura won the All Asia Tag Team Titles and René Guajardo won the NWA World Middleweight Title. Flama Azul won the Mexican National Lightweight Title in 1977. El N*zi won the Mexican National Heavyweight Title in 1978. Ron Garvin won the NWA World Television Title in 1984.

1989-1991

Joe Malenko won the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title in 1989. In 1991, both the WCW World Heavyweight Title and the WCW World Tag Team Titles were vacated.

2003-2012

In 2003, Gail Kim won the WWE Women’s Title and Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin won the WWE Tag Team Titles. Akebono and Ryota Hama won the All Asia Tag Team Titles in 2012.

2014-2023

Malefico won the Occidente Light Heavyweight Title in 2014. Hanson and Raymond Rowe won the IWGP Tag Team Titles in 2017. Euforia, Gran Guerrero, and Último Guerrero won the CMLL World Trios Titles in 2018. Drake Maverick won the WWE 24/7 Title in 2019. Keith Lee won the NXT Title in 2020. Brian Myers won the TNA Digital Media Title in 2022. The most recent entry is from 2023, when Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez won the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles.

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