Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (June 22nd)
There haven’t been a ton of major title changes on June 22nd throughout the years, with the biggest being the likes of Michael Elgin winning the ROH Title in 2014, Senshi getting the X Division championship in TNA back in 2006 and Cibernético winning the Mexican National Heavyweight Title in 1997.
Pro Wrestling title changes on June 22nd
Here are all of the major title changes that have taken place on June 22nd historically:
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Mexican National Middleweight Title | René Guajardo |
| 1980 | NWA World Tag Team Titles (Mid-Atlantic Version) | Jimmy Snuka & Ray Stevens |
| 1996 | WWF World Light Heavyweight Title | El Samurai |
| 1997 | Mexican National Heavyweight Title | Cibernético |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Shawn Stasiak |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Raven |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Bradshaw |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Spike Dudley |
| 2006 | TNA X-Division Title | Senshi |
| 2012 | Mexican National Trios Titles | Black Warrior, Mr. Águila & Volador Jr. |
| 2014 | ROH World Title | Michael Elgin |
| 2020 | WWE 24/7 Title | Akira Tozawa |
| 2022 | NXT UK Tag Team Titles | Vacant |
| 2022 | NXT UK Tag Team Titles | Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs |
| 2023 | GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Chris Ridgeway & Daga |
1967-1997
The earliest June 22nd entry is from 1967, when René Guajardo won the Mexican National Middleweight Title. Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens won the NWA World Tag Team Titles (Mid-Atlantic Version) in 1980. El Samurai won the WWF World Light Heavyweight Title in 1996. Cibernético won the Mexican National Heavyweight Title in 1997.
2002
Four WWE Hardcore Title changes took place on June 22nd, 2002, under the championship’s 24/7 rule: Shawn Stasiak, Raven, Bradshaw, and Spike Dudley each held the title on this date.
2006-2023
Senshi won the TNA X-Division Title in 2006. Black Warrior, Mr. Águila, and Volador Jr. won the Mexican National Trios Titles in 2012. Michael Elgin won the ROH World Title in 2014. Akira Tozawa won the WWE 24/7 Title in 2020. In 2022, the NXT UK Tag Team Titles won by Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs and then vacated/retired. The most recent entry is from 2023, when Chris Ridgeway and Daga won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles.
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