Pro wrestling history features numerous notable championship changes occurring on July 23 across various promotions, according to records compiled by wrestlingdata.com. Historical milestones on this date range from early World Wrestling Federation developments to Ring of Honor world title changes, highlighting decades of shifting momentum in professional wrestling promotions.
Historically, July 23 has recorded approximately 264 major or notable title changes.
Early Era Title Changes from 1984 to 1995
The earliest recorded July 23 title changes date back to 1984, according to wrestlingdata.com archives. Wendi Richter captured the WWF Women’s Title that year, while the UWA/WWF International Title was listed as defunct. Five years later, the NWA World Television Title was vacated on July 23, 1989.
International and tag team divisions also saw shifts during this mid-summer date in subsequent years. Eddie Guerrero and The Love Machine won the AAA/IWC World Tag Team Titles on July 23, 1994. A year later, Shawn Michaels secured the WWF Intercontinental Title on July 23, 1995, marking one of the marquee singles championships of that decade.
Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Milestones
As promotions evolved toward the turn of the century, July 23 continued to host significant championship bouts. Takao Omori and Yoshihiro Takayama captured the AJPW World Tag Team Titles on July 23, 1999, according to historical match records.
The following decade brought prominent changes within the World Wrestling Federation and Ring of Honor:
- July 23, 2000: Perry Saturn won the WWF European Title.
- July 23, 2001: Lance Storm captured the WWF Intercontinental Title.
- July 23, 2005: BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs secured the ROH Tag Team Titles.
- July 23, 2006: King Booker won the WWE World Heavyweight Title.
Modern Era Championship Shifts Up to 2022
Recent decades maintained the tradition of July 23 title changes across WWE and Ring of Honor programming. The Miz claimed the WWE Intercontinental Title on July 23, 2012.
Significant multi-person championship changes occurred on July 23, 2017, when Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods won the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Titles, and Kevin Owens captured the WWE United States Title on the exact same date.
The most recent major entries occurred on July 23, 2022, when Claudio Castagnoli won the ROH World Title. On that same night, Brandon Tate, Brent Tate, and Dalton Castle captured the ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Titles, rounding out the notable history associated with this summer date.