Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (July 9th)
July 9th is another pretty eventful day when it comes to pro wrestling title changes. According to wrestlingdata.com, there are around 276 notable/major title changes on this day historically.
Arguably, the ‘biggest’ moment from a historical perspective has to be WCW’s Bash at the Beach 2000 event, which saw Booker T win the WCW Title from Jeff Jarrett after a night of shenanigans like Hulk Hogan winning the belt and Vince Russo on air claiming you’d never see him in World Championship Wrestling again.
Pro Wrestling Title changes on July 9th
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NWA World Tag Team Titles (Mid-Atlantic Version) | Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson |
| 1986 | WWF Women’s Title | The Fabulous Moolah |
| 1990 | Mexican National Heavyweight Title | Gran Markus Jr. |
| 2000 | WCW United States Heavyweight Title | Vacant |
| 2000 | Mexican National Tag Team Titles | Héctor Garza & Perro Aguayo Jr. |
| 2000 | WCW World Tag Team Titles | Brian Adams & Bryan Clarke |
| 2000 | WCW World Heavyweight Title | Booker T |
| 2001 | WWF Tag Team Titles | Bradshaw & Faarooq |
| 2004 | CMLL World Trios Titles | Black Warrior, El Canek & Rayo de Jalisco Jr. |
| 2005 | ROH Tag Team Titles | DeVito & Loc |
| 2021 | Mexican National Tag Team Titles | Espíritu Negro & Rey Cometa |
| 2023 | Mexican National Tag Team Titles | Magnus & Rugido |
| 2024 | Mexican National Trios Titles | Futuro, El Hombre Bala Jr. & Max Star |
1985-1990
The earliest July 9th entry is from 1985, when Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson won the NWA World Tag Team Titles (Mid-Atlantic Version). The Fabulous Moolah won the WWF Women’s Title in 1986. Gran Markus Jr. won the Mexican National Heavyweight Title in 1990.
2000
Four title changes took place on July 9th, 2000. The WCW United States Heavyweight Title was vacated. Héctor Garza and Perro Aguayo Jr. won the Mexican National Tag Team Titles. Brian Adams and Bryan Clarke won the WCW World Tag Team Titles. Booker T won the WCW World Heavyweight Title.
2001-2005
Bradshaw and Faarooq won the WWF Tag Team Titles in 2001. Black Warrior, El Canek, and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. won the CMLL World Trios Titles in 2004. DeVito and Loc won the ROH Tag Team Titles in 2005.
2021-2024
Espíritu Negro and Rey Cometa won the Mexican National Tag Team Titles in 2021, and Magnus and Rugido won the same titles in 2023. The most recent entry is from 2024, when Futuro, El Hombre Bala Jr., and Max Star won the Mexican National Trios Titles.
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