Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (June 23rd)
June 23rd has been a pretty busy date in history when it comes to pro wrestling title changes. There’s also been a fair amount of big PPVs on this date too, including WWE King of the Ring 2002, ROH Best in the World 2017 and…well…WWE Stomping Grounds 2019.
Pro Wrestling Title changes on June 23rd
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NWA World Middleweight Title | Ringo Mendoza |
| 1992 | ECW Tag Team Titles | AJ Petrucci & Doug Stahl |
| 1994 | WCW World Television Title | Steven Regal |
| 1994 | WCW International Title | Defunct |
| 1994 | WCW International Title | Ric Flair |
| 1995 | CMLL World Heavyweight Title | Apolo Dantés |
| 1996 | WWF Intercontinental Title | Ahmed Johnson |
| 2002 | Mexican National Trios Titles | El Averno, El Mephisto & El Satánico |
| 2002 | WWE Women’s Title | Molly Holly |
| 2002 | NWA World Welterweight Title | Vacant |
| 2002 | WWE Cruiserweight Title | Jamie Noble |
| 2015 | Occidente Light Heavyweight Title | Puma |
| 2017 | ROH World Title | Cody |
| 2017 | ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Titles | Brandon Tate, Brent Tate & Dalton Castle |
| 2019 | WWE Cruiserweight Title | Drew Gulak |
| 2019 | WWE United States Title | Ricochet |
| 2021 | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles | El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori |
| 2022 | AJPW Television 6-Man Tag Team Titles | Vacant |
| 2022 | NXT UK Heritage Cup | Mark Coffey |
| 2023 | NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles | Defunct |
| 2023 | NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles | Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler |
1978-1996
The earliest June 23rd entry is from 1978, when Ringo Mendoza won the NWA World Middleweight Title. AJ Petrucci and Doug Stahl won the ECW Tag Team Titles in 1992. Three title changes were recorded in 1994: Steven Regal won the WCW World Television Title, and the WCW International Title was won by Ric Flair and then listed as defunct. Apolo Dantés won the CMLL World Heavyweight Title in 1995. Ahmed Johnson won the WWF Intercontinental Title in 1996.
2002
Four title changes occurred on June 23rd, 2002. El Averno, El Mephisto, and El Satánico won the Mexican National Trios Titles, plus Molly Holly won the WWE Women’s Title. The NWA World Welterweight Title was vacated and Jamie Noble won the WWE Cruiserweight Title.
2015-2019
Puma won the Occidente Light Heavyweight Title in 2015. In 2017, Cody won the ROH World Title and Brandon Tate, Brent Tate, and Dalton Castle won the ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Titles. In 2019, Drew Gulak won the WWE Cruiserweight Title and Ricochet won the WWE United States Title.
2021-2023
El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles in 2021. In 2022, the AJPW Television 6-Man Tag Team Titles were vacated and Mark Coffey won the NXT UK Heritage Cup. In 2023, the NXT Women’s Tag Team Titles were listed as defunct and won by Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler.
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