Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (June 24th)

June 24th is another one of those busy days in the history of pro wrestling, especially when it comes to title changes. Major shows that have taken place on June 24 include WWF King of the Ring 2001, WWE Vengeance 2007 – Night of Champions, ROH Best in the World 2012 and 2016 plus a fair few episodes of RAW, WCW Nitro, AEW Dynamite, Collision, Rampage and SmackDown.

Pro Wrestling Title changes on June 24th

Here are all of the major title changes that have taken place on this date historically (via wrestlingdata.com):

1972-1987

The earliest June 24th entry is from 1972, when Abdullah the Butcher won the NWF World Heavyweight Title. Johnny Powers won the NWF North American Heavyweight Title in 1973. El Halcón won the Mexican National Heavyweight Title in 1977. Wahoo McDaniel won the NWA United States Heavyweight Title (Mid-Atlantic Version) in 1984. Cien Caras won the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title in 1987.

1988

Three titles changed hands on June 24th, 1988: Shiro Koshinaka won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title, Fabuloso Blondy won the NWA World Light Heavyweight Title and Tatsumi Fujinami won the IWGP Heavyweight Title.

1996-2008

Booker T and Stevie Ray won the WCW World Tag Team Titles in 1996. Yoshinobu Kanemaru won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Title in 2001. In 2007, John Morrison won the ECW World Title and Candice Michelle won the WWE Women’s Title. Taylor Wilde won the TNA Women’s Knockout Title in 2008.

2012-2015

Kenny King and Rhett Titus won the ROH World Tag Team Titles in 2012. Tigre Uno won the TNAW X-Division Title in 2015.

2019

Five WWE 24/7 Title changes took place on June 24th, 2019, under the championship’s 24/7 rule: Heath Slater, EC3, R-Truth, Cedric Alexander and R-Truth (again) each held the title on this date.

2022-2025

Magia Blanca won the Mexican National Welterweight Title in 2022. Three titles changed hands in 2024: MUSASHI and Seiki Yoshioka won the All Asia Tag Team Titles, Fuminori Abe won the GAORA Television Title, and Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh won the WWE World Tag Team Titles. The most recent entry is from 2025, when Channing Lorenzo won the NXT Heritage Cup.

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