Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (July 24th)
July 24 has been another pretty busy day for title changes, with wrestlingdata.com reporting that there have been 271 major/notable ones on this date historically.
Some of the bigger title changes include Lou Thesz winning the NWA World Heavyweight Title in 1957, Sensational Sherri winning the WWF Women’s Title in 1987, Kenta Kobashi winning the AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title in 1996 and Kurt Angle winning the WCW World Heavyweight Title in 2001.
Pro Wrestling Title changes on July 24th
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NWA World Heavyweight Title | Lou Thesz |
| 1967 | WWWF United States Tag Team Titles | Bruno Sammartino & Spiros Arion |
| 1987 | WWF Women’s Title | Sensational Sherri |
| 1991 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada |
| 1992 | Mexican National Middleweight Title | Blue Panther |
| 1996 | WCW World Tag Team Titles | Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner |
| 1996 | AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title | Tsuyoshi Kikuchi |
| 1996 | AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title | Kenta Kobashi |
| 1999 | WWF Intercontinental Title | Edge |
| 2000 | WCW Hardcore Title | Lance Storm |
| 2001 | WCW United States Title | Kanyon |
| 2001 | WCW World Heavyweight Title | Kurt Angle |
| 2002 | NWA World Welterweight Title | Genki Horiguchi |
| 2005 | WWE Tag Team Titles | Heidenreich & Road Warrior Animal |
| 2016 | All Asia Tag Team Titles | Atsushi Aoki & Hikaru Sato |
| 2022 | NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles | Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis |
1957-1992
The earliest July 24th entry is from 1957, when Lou Thesz won the NWA World Heavyweight Title. Bruno Sammartino and Spiros Arion won the WWWF United States Tag Team Titles in 1967. Sensational Sherri won the WWF Women’s Title in 1987. Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada won the AJPW World Tag Team Titles in 1991. Blue Panther won the Mexican National Middleweight Title in 1992.
1996
Three titles changed hands on July 24th, 1996. Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner won the WCW World Tag Team Titles. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi won the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title. Kenta Kobashi won the AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title.
1999-2002
Edge won the WWF Intercontinental Title in 1999. Lance Storm won the WCW Hardcore Title in 2000. In 2001, Kanyon won the WCW United States Title and Kurt Angle won the WCW World Heavyweight Title. Genki Horiguchi won the NWA World Welterweight Title in 2002.
2005-2022
Heidenreich and Road Warrior Animal won the WWE Tag Team Titles in 2005. Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato won the All Asia Tag Team Titles in 2016. The most recent entry is from 2022, when Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis won the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles.
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