Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (July 23rd)
July 23 has been a lot slower in the past than previous days this week, with wrestlingdata.com reporting that there have been around 264 major/notable title changes on this day historically.
Some of the bigger title changes include Shawn Michaels winning the WWF Intercontinental Title in 1995, King Booker winning the WWE World Heavyweight Title in 2006, Claudio Castagnoli winning the ROH World Title in 2022 and, of course, Lance Storm winning the WWF Intercontinental Title in 2001.
Pro Wrestling Title changes on July 23rd
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | WWF Women’s Title | Wendi Richter |
| 1984 | UWA/WWF International Title | Defunct |
| 1989 | NWA World Television Title | Vacant |
| 1994 | AAA/IWC World Tag Team Titles | Eddie Guerrero & The Love Machine |
| 1995 | WWF Intercontinental Title | Shawn Michaels |
| 1999 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | Takao Omori & Yoshihiro Takayama |
| 2000 | WWF European Title | Perry Saturn |
| 2001 | WWF Intercontinental Title | Lance Storm |
| 2005 | ROH Tag Team Titles | BJ Whitmer & Jimmy Jacobs |
| 2006 | WWE World Heavyweight Title | King Booker |
| 2012 | WWE Intercontinental Title | The Miz |
| 2017 | WWE SmackDown Tag Team Titles | Big E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods |
| 2017 | WWE United States Title | Kevin Owens |
| 2022 | ROH World Title | Claudio Castagnoli |
| 2022 | ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Titles | Brandon Tate, Brent Tate & Dalton Castle |
1984-1995
The earliest July 23rd entries are from 1984, when Wendi Richter won the WWF Women’s Title and the UWA/WWF International Title was listed as defunct. The NWA World Television Title was vacated in 1989. Eddie Guerrero and The Love Machine won the AAA/IWC World Tag Team Titles in 1994. Shawn Michaels won the WWF Intercontinental Title in 1995.
1999-2006
Takao Omori and Yoshihiro Takayama won the AJPW World Tag Team Titles in 1999. Perry Saturn won the WWF European Title in 2000. Lance Storm won the WWF Intercontinental Title in 2001. BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs won the ROH Tag Team Titles in 2005. King Booker won the WWE World Heavyweight Title in 2006.
2012-2022
The Miz won the WWE Intercontinental Title in 2012. In 2017, Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods won the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Titles and Kevin Owens won the WWE United States Title. The most recent entries are from 2022, when Claudio Castagnoli won the ROH World Title and Brandon Tate, Brent Tate, and Dalton Castle won the ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Titles.
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