Notable Wrestling Title Changes on August 8
August 8 has been recognized as a significant date in wrestling history, featuring 195 notable title changes according to wrestlingdata.com.
Among the prominent title changes, Masahiro Chono captured the IWGP Heavyweight Title and Juventud Guerrera won the WCW Cruiserweight Title, both in 1998. Other notable events include Tito Santana winning the ECW Heavyweight Title in 1993 and the earliest recorded title change on this date in 1960, when Lou Bastien and Red Bastien secured the NWA United States Tag Team Titles.
Additional title changes occurred in 1979 when Blackjack Mulligan and Ric Flair won the NWA World Tag Team Titles, and Wahoo McDaniel claimed the NWA United States Heavyweight Title in 1981. The most recent title change recorded on August 8 was in 2014, when Maki Narumiya won the CMLL/REINA International Junior Title.