Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (July 27th)
Carrying on the busy month that is July in pro wrestling, wrestlingdata.com reports that there have been around 271 notable/major title changes on July 27 historically.
Some of the bigger title changes include Stan Hansen winning the AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title in 1990, Jun Akiyama winning the GHC Heavyweight Title in 2001, Low-Ki winning the ROH Title in 2002 and Hook winning the FTW World Heavyweight Title in 2022 (oh and Shawn Stasiak winning the Hardcore Title in 2002).
Pro Wrestling Title changes on July 27th
| Year | Championship | New champion(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | AJPW/PWF Heavyweight Title | Stan Hansen |
| 1988 | NWA United National Heavyweight Title | Stan Hansen |
| 1990 | AJPW World Tag Team Titles | Vacant |
| 1990 | AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title | Stan Hansen |
| 1996 | WCW World Tag Team Titles | Booker T & Stevie Ray |
| 1999 | WWF Intercontinental Title | D’Lo Brown |
| 2001 | GHC Heavyweight Title | Jun Akiyama |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Shawn Stasiak |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Raven |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Bradshaw |
| 2002 | WWE Hardcore Title | Justin Credible |
| 2002 | ROH Title | Low-Ki |
| 2003 | WWE United States Title | Eddie Guerrero |
| 2003 | WWE Title | Kurt Angle |
| 2008 | CMLL World Mini-Estrellas Title | Bam Bam |
| 2013 | ROH World Tag Team Titles | Alex Koslov & Rocky Romero |
| 2014 | AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title | Joe Doering |
| 2015 | TNA King of the Mountain Title | PJ Black |
| 2015 | TNA King of the Mountain Title | Vacant |
| 2022 | FTW World Heavyweight Title | Hook |
| 2024 | ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Titles | Dustin Rhodes, Marshall Von Erich & Ross Von Erich |
1988-1990
The earliest July 27th entries are from 1988, when Stan Hansen won both the AJPW/PWF Heavyweight Title and the NWA United National Heavyweight Title. In 1990, the AJPW World Tag Team Titles were vacated and Stan Hansen (yes, three times on this date!) won the AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title.
1996-2001
Booker T and Stevie Ray won the WCW World Tag Team Titles in 1996. D’Lo Brown won the WWF Intercontinental Title in 1999. Jun Akiyama won the GHC Heavyweight Title in 2001.
2002
Five title changes took place on July 27th, 2002. Four were WWE Hardcore Title changes under the championship’s 24/7 rule, held by Shawn Stasiak, Raven, Bradshaw, and Justin Credible on this date. Low-Ki won the ROH Title.
2003
Eddie Guerrero won the WWE United States Title, and Kurt Angle won the WWE Title.
2008-2015
Bam Bam won the CMLL World Mini-Estrellas Title in 2008. Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero won the ROH World Tag Team Titles in 2013. Joe Doering won the AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title in 2014. In 2015, PJ Black won the TNAW King of the Mountain Title, which was also recorded as vacated that year.
2022-2024
Hook won the FTW World Heavyweight Title in 2022. The most recent entry is from 2024, when Dustin Rhodes, Marshall Von Erich, and Ross Von Erich won the ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Titles.
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