Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (July 4th)
Happy July 4th if you celebrate it. As it’s a holiday there’s not a ton of title changes that have taken place on his date historically. According to wrestlingdata.com, 160 major/notable changes have taken place on July 6th since the 70s.
Some of the bigger ones include Perro Aguayo winning the NWA World Middleweight Title in 1975, KUSHIDA winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title in 2014, Finn Bálor winning the NXT Title in 2015 and the industry-changing moment that was….Big Show winning the ECW Championship in 2006 (don’t @ me on X I won’t answer).
Title changes on July 4th at a glance
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NWA World Middleweight Title | Perro Aguayo |
| 2000 | WWF Intercontinental Title | Val Venis |
| 2006 | ECW World Title | Big Show |
| 2010 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | Akebono & Taiyo Kea |
| 2014 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title | KUSHIDA |
| 2015 | NXT Title | Finn Bálor |
| 2023 | NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles | Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd |
| 2023 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney |
| 2025 | CMLL Japan Women’s Title | Dark Silueta |
| 2025 | NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Titles | Master Wato, Toru Yano & YOH |
1975-2006
The earliest July 4th entry is from 1975, when Perro Aguayo won the NWA World Middleweight Title. Val Venis won the WWF Intercontinental Title in 2000. Big Show won the ECW World Title in 2006.
2010-2015
Akebono and Taiyo Kea won the AJPW World Tag Team Titles in 2010. KUSHIDA won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title in 2014. Finn Bálor won the NXT Title in 2015.
2023-2025
In 2023, Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd won the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles, and Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. The most recent entries are from 2025, when Dark Silueta won the CMLL Japan Women’s Title and Master Wato, Toru Yano, and YOH won the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Titles.
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