Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (July 7th)
July 7th is another pretty busy day for pro wrestling title changes historically. According to wrestlingdata.com, there have been 246 notable/major title changes on this day across the years.
Some of the bigger title changes include Sting winning the NWA World Heavyweight Title in 1990, Booker T winning the WWE Intercontinental Championship in 2003, Juice Robinson winning the IWGP United States Heavyweight Title in 2018 and, of course, Crash Holly winning the WWE Hardcore Title in 2002.
Pro Wrestling Title changes on July 7th
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | NWA United States Heavyweight Title (Mid-Atlantic Version) | Bobo Brazil |
| 1990 | NWA World Heavyweight Title | Sting |
| 1995 | IWGP Tag Team Titles | Vacant |
| 1996 | WCW United States Heavyweight Title | Ric Flair |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Bradshaw |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Crash Holly |
| 2002 | NWA World Welterweight Title | Ricky Marvin |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Christopher Nowinski |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Steven Richards |
| 2003 | WWE Intercontinental Title | Booker T |
| 2013 | GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste |
| 2013 | Occidente Middleweight Title | Black Metal |
| 2017 | WWE United States Title | AJ Styles |
| 2018 | IWGP United States Heavyweight Title | Juice Robinson |
| 2022 | NXT United Kingdom Title | Tyler Bate |
| 2022 | NXT UK Heritage Cup | Noam Dar |
| 2024 | NXT Title | Ethan Page |
1977-1996
The earliest July 7th entry is from 1977, when Bobo Brazil won the NWA United States Heavyweight Title (Mid-Atlantic Version). Sting won the NWA World Heavyweight Title in 1990. The IWGP Tag Team Titles were vacated in 1995. Ric Flair won the WCW United States Heavyweight Title in 1996.
2002
Five title changes took place on July 7th, 2002. Four were WWE Hardcore Title changes under the championship’s 24/7 rule, held by Bradshaw, Crash Holly, Christopher Nowinski, and Steven Richards on this date. Ricky Marvin won the NWA World Welterweight Title.
2003-2018
Booker T won the WWE Intercontinental Title in 2003. In 2013, Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste won the GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Titles and Black Metal won the Occidente Middleweight Title. AJ Styles won the WWE United States Title in 2017. Juice Robinson won the IWGP United States Heavyweight Title in 2018.
2022-2024
In 2022, Tyler Bate won the NXT United Kingdom Title and Noam Dar won the NXT UK Heritage Cup. The most recent entry is from 2024, when Ethan Page won the NXT Title.
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