Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (June 19th)
June 19th has historically been very busy when it comes to pro wrestling title changes. Analysis from wrestlingdata.com shows that there have been 271 major title changes on this date over the years, including major moments like Kazuchika Okada winning the IWGP Heavyweight Title at Dominion in 2016, Dean Ambrose/Jon Moxley winning the WWE Championship at MITB 2016 and…er…Gerald Brisco defeating Crash Holly to win the WWF Hardcore Championship in 2000.
Pro Wrestling Title changes on June 19th
Here are all of the major title changes that have taken place on this date up to 2026:
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | WWF North American Heavyweight Title | Pat Patterson |
| 1990 | All Asia Tag Team Titles | Vacant |
| 1992 | CMLL World Heavyweight Title | Vacant |
| 1992 | CMLL World Middleweight Title | Vacant |
| 1992 | CMLL World Mini-Estrellas Title | Vacant |
| 1992 | NWA World Welterweight Title | Vacant |
| 1993 | WWF Tag Team Titles | Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner |
| 2000 | WCW Hardcore Title | Big Vito |
| 2000 | WWF Hardcore Title | Gerald Brisco |
| 2000 | WWF Hardcore Title | Pat Patterson |
| 2001 | WWF Tag Team Titles | Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley |
| 2002 | NWA-TNA X-Division Title | AJ Styles |
| 2002 | NWA World Heavyweight Title | Ken Shamrock |
| 2005 | NWA World Heavyweight Title | Raven |
| 2005 | All Asia Tag Team Titles | brother YASSHI & Shuji Kondo |
| 2010 | IWGP Tag Team Titles | Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson |
| 2010 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title | Prince Devitt |
| 2011 | All Asia Tag Team Titles | Manabu Soya & Seiya Sanada |
| 2011 | AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title | KAI |
| 2011 | WWE Intercontinental Title | Ezekiel Jackson |
| 2011 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | The Great Muta & KENSO |
| 2011 | WWE United States Title | Dolph Ziggler |
| 2014 | TNA World Heavyweight Title | Lashley |
| 2015 | ROH World Title | Jay Lethal |
| 2016 | IWGP Heavyweight Title | Kazuchika Okada |
| 2016 | NEVER Openweight Title | Katsuyori Shibata |
| 2016 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson |
| 2016 | WWE Title | Dean Ambrose |
| 2016 | WWE World Heavyweight Title | Seth Rollins |
| 2016 | IWGP Intercontinental Title | Michael Elgin |
| 2016 | IWGP Tag Team Titles | Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe |
| 2016 | AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title | Hikaru Sato |
| 2017 | AAA World Mixed Tag Team Titles | Big Mami & El Niño Hamburguesa |
| 2018 | NXT Tag Team Titles | Trent Seven & Tyler Bate |
| 2022 | IW Knockouts World Tag Team Titles | Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie |
| 2022 | AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title | Jake Lee |
| 2022 | AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title | Tiger Mask #4 |
| 2022 | IMPACT World Tag Team Titles | Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson |
| 2022 | IMPACT X-Division Title | Mike Bailey |
| 2022 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | Ryuki Honda & Shotaro Ashino |
| 2022 | GAORA Television Title | Toshizo |
| 2022 | IMPACT Knockouts World Title | Jordynne Grace |
1979-1993
The earliest June 19th entry is from 1979, when Pat Patterson won the WWF North American Heavyweight Title. The All Asia Tag Team Titles were vacated in 1990. In 1992, four titles were recorded as vacated: the CMLL World Heavyweight Title, the CMLL World Middleweight Title, the CMLL World Mini-Estrellas Title, and the NWA World Welterweight Title. Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner won the WWF Tag Team Titles in 1993.
2000-2005
Three hardcore title changes took place in 2000: Big Vito won the WCW Hardcore Title, while Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson both won the WWF Hardcore Title. Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley won the WWF Tag Team Titles in 2001. In 2002, AJ Styles won the NWA-TNA X-Division Title and Ken Shamrock won the NWA World Heavyweight Title. In 2005, Raven won the NWA World Heavyweight Title and brother YASSHI and Shuji Kondo won the All Asia Tag Team Titles.
2010-2011
In 2010, Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson won the IWGP Tag Team Titles and Prince Devitt won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title. Five titles changed hands in 2011: Manabu Soya and Seiya Sanada won the All Asia Tag Team Titles, KAI won the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title, Ezekiel Jackson won the WWE Intercontinental Title, The Great Muta and KENSO won the AJPW World Tag Team Titles and Dolph Ziggler won the WWE United States Title.
2014-2015
Lashley won the TNA World Heavyweight Title in 2014. Jay Lethal won the ROH World Title in 2015.
2016
Eight titles changed hands on June 19th, 2016. Kazuchika Okada won the IWGP Heavyweight Title. Katsuyori Shibata won the NEVER Openweight Title. Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. Dean Ambrose won the WWE Title. Seth Rollins won the WWE World Heavyweight Title. Michael Elgin won the IWGP Intercontinental Title. Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe won the IWGP Tag Team Titles. Hikaru Sato won the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title.
2017-2018
Big Mami and El Niño Hamburguesa won the AAA World Mixed Tag Team Titles in 2017. Trent Seven and Tyler Bate won the NXT Tag Team Titles in 2018.
2022
Eight titles changed hands on June 19th, 2022. Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie won the IW Knockouts World Tag Team Titles. Jake Lee won the AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title. Tiger Mask #4 won the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title. Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson won the IW World Tag Team Titles. Mike Bailey won the IW X-Division Title. Ryuki Honda and Shotaro Ashino won the AJPW World Tag Team Titles. Toshizo won the GAORA Television Title. Jordynne Grace won the TNA/IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts World Title.
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