Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (July 28th)
July continues to be a busy month in terms of pro wrestling title changes, with wrestlingdata.com reporting that there are around 251 major/notable title changes that have taken place on this day historically.
Some of the bigger title changes include Silver King winning the CMLL World Heavyweight Title in 1994, Eddie Guerrero winning the ECW World Television Title in 1995, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask #4 winning the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles in 2013 and Dolph Ziggler winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship in 2010 (which was somehow SIXTEEN YEARS AGO!?).
Pro Wrestling Title changes on July 28th
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NWA North American Tag Team Titles (Los Angeles and Japan Version) | Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi |
| 1983 | NWA World Light Heavyweight Title | El Satánico |
| 1985 | WWF Junior Heavyweight Title | Cobra |
| 1994 | CMLL World Heavyweight Title | Silver King |
| 1994 | AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title | Steve Williams |
| 1995 | ECW World Television Title | Eddie Guerrero |
| 1996 | CMLL World Light Heavyweight Title | Dr. Wagner Jr. |
| 1997 | WCW Cruiserweight Title | Alex Wright |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Justin Credible |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Shawn Stasiak |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Raven |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Stevie Richards |
| 2002 | NWA World Welterweight Title | Darkness Dragon |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Bradshaw |
| 2003 | WWE Women’s Title | Molly Holly |
| 2004 | TNA X-Division Title | Kazarian & Michael Shane |
| 2010 | WWE Intercontinental Title | Dolph Ziggler |
| 2012 | PWR Women’s Title | La Diabólica |
| 2013 | GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask #4 |
| 2013 | REINA/CMLL International Title | Arisa Nakajima |
| 2015 | TNA World Tag Team Titles | Brian Myers & Trevor Lee |
| 2015 | TNA King of the Mountain Title | Bobby Roode |
| 2018 | GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Akitoshi Saito & Naomichi Marufuji |
1977-1997
The earliest July 28th entry is from 1977, when Seiji Sakaguchi and Strong Kobayashi won the NWA North American Tag Team Titles (Los Angeles and Japan Version). El Satánico won the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title in 1983. Cobra won the WWF Junior Heavyweight Title in 1985. In 1994, Silver King won the CMLL World Heavyweight Title and Steve Williams won the AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title. Eddie Guerrero won the ECW World Television Title in 1995. Dr. Wagner Jr. won the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Title in 1996. Alex Wright won the WCW Cruiserweight Title in 1997.
2002
Six title changes took place on July 28th, 2002. Five were WWE Hardcore Title changes under the championship’s 24/7 rule, held by Justin Credible, Shawn Stasiak, Raven, Stevie Richards, and Bradshaw on this date. Darkness Dragon won the NWA World Welterweight Title.
2003-2012
Molly Holly won the WWE Women’s Title in 2003. Kazarian and Michael Shane won the TNA X-Division Title in 2004. Dolph Ziggler won the WWE Intercontinental Title in 2010. La Diabólica won the PWR Women’s Title in 2012.
2013-2018
In 2013, Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask #4 won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles and Arisa Nakajima won the REINA/CMLL International Title. In 2015, Brian Myers and Trevor Lee won the TNA World Tag Team Titles and Bobby Roode won the TNA King of the Mountain Title. The most recent entry is from 2018, when Akitoshi Saito and Naomichi Marufuji won the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Titles.
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