Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (June 9th)

According to wrestlingdata.com, 284 title changes have taken place on June 9th across promotions around the world. Below are the notable championship changes recorded on this date:

Major title changes on June 9th

1972-2006

The earliest June 9th entry is from 1972, when Ernie Ladd won the NWF World Heavyweight Title. Konnan won the CMLL World Heavyweight Title in 1991. The AJPW World Tag Team Titles changed hands three times on this date: Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada won them in 1995, Bart Gunn and Johnny Ace in 1999, and Taue and Kawada again in 2000. Jeff Jarrett won the WCW United States Heavyweight Title in 1997. AJ Styles took the TNA X-Division Title in 2004, and Raven Hiroka won the CMLL World Women’s Title in 2006.

2014-2016

The WWE World Heavyweight Title was vacated in 2014. In 2016, Kazuhiro Tamura won the GAORA Television Title.

2018

Five titles changed hands on June 9th, 2018. Michael Elgin won the NEVER Openweight Title, Hiromu Takahashi won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title, Kenny Omega won the IWGP Heavyweight Title, Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson won the IWGP Tag Team Titles, and Chris Jericho won the IWGP Intercontinental Title.

2019

Three titles changed hands in 2019: Tetsuya Naito won the IWGP Intercontinental Title, Tomohiro Ishii won the NEVER Openweight Title, and Will Ospreay won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.

2021-2023

Koji Iwamoto won the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title in 2021. In 2023, Alex Shelley won the IW World Title and Chris Sabin won the IW X-Division Title.

2024-2025

Six titles changed hands on June 9th, 2024. Eita and Shuji Kondo won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles. Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste won both the IWGP Tag Team Titles and the NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Titles. Great-O-Khan won the NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling Title. BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, and Yota Tsuji won the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Titles. Kelani Jordan won the NXT Women’s North American Title. The most recent entry is from 2025, when Gunther won the WWE World Heavyweight Title.

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