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Title Changes On This Day in Wrestling (June 5th)

Posted on by Jake Skudder

According to wrestlingdata.com, a total of 190 title changes have taken place on this date across promotions around the world. Here is a look at some of the bigger championship changes tied to June 5th:

Title changes on June 5th

YearChampionshipNew champion(s)
1975Mexican National Lightweight TitleTauro
1989All Asia Tag Team TitlesDan Kroffat & Doug Furnas
1990All Asia Tag Team TitlesAkira Taue & Shin’ichi Nakano
1990AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight TitleTerry Gordy
1995CMLL World Mini-Estrellas TitleFili Estrella
1998Mexican National Minis TitleMini Abismo Negro
1998IWGP Tag Team TitlesHiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono
2000WCW Hardcore TitleEric Bischoff
2001WWF World Light Heavyweight TitleJeff Hardy
2003WWE Cruiserweight TitleRey Mysterio
2004IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team TitlesGedo & Jado
2004IWGP Heavyweight TitleKazuyuki Fujita
2005GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team TitlesTakashi Sugiura & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
2019IWGP United States Heavyweight TitleJon Moxley

Early title changes (1975-1990)

The earliest June 5th entry comes from 1975, when Tauro captured the Mexican National Lightweight Title. The All Asia Tag Team Titles changed hands on this date in back-to-back years, first to Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas in 1989, then to Akira Taue and Shin’ichi Nakano in 1990. Terry Gordy also won the AJPW Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight Title in ’90.

Lucha libre and Japan (1995-1998)

Fili Estrella won the CMLL World Mini-Estrellas Title in 1995, and Mini Abismo Negro claimed the Mexican National Minis Title in 1998. Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono teamed up to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles in New Japan Pro-Wrestling in the same year.

The 2000s: hardcore, cruiserweights, and IWGP gold

In 2000, Eric Bischoff won the WCW Hardcore Title. Jeff Hardy won the WWF World Light Heavyweight Title in 2001, and Rey Mysterio captured the WWE Cruiserweight Title in 2003.

New Japan had two title changes in 2004: Gedo and Jado won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles, while Kazuyuki Fujita claimed the IWGP Heavyweight Title.

Recent title changes (2005-2019)

In 2005, Takashi Sugiura and Yoshinobu Kanemaru won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles in Pro Wrestling NOAH. The most recent entry came in 2019, when Jon Moxley captured the IWGP United States Heavyweight Title.

B&V: WWF Invasion of the Body Slammers part 2, plus Granny!

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly Granny segment, a Q&A, the soap opera and wrestling report, trivia, and more, then the boys review part 2 of Invasion of the Body Slammers, a fucking wretched tape overall with the exception of two matches. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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B&V: INVASION OF THE BODYSLAMMERS part 1, plus Granny!

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back and the gang’s all here, and we have tons to talk about including COMMON SAYINGS YOU HATE, also old sayings which you can also hate, the Granny wrestling and soap opera report, trivia contest, then the boys review the first hour of INVASION OF THE BODYSLAMMERS, a Coliseum Home Video available free on Youtube. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Eric Bischoff claims WCW pushing WWF is the only reason WWE or AEW exists today

Posted on by Jake Skudder

Former WCW President Eric Bischoff recently made an extremely bold claim regarding WWE and AEW, saying that if WCW had not forced the-then WWF to go live on television and change their programming to suit the 18-49 demographic in the mid to late 90s, that neither company would exist today.

Ted Turner passed away this week, so there is a lot of talk online about his legacy in pro wrestling and how him giving WCW the chance to go head to head with WWF RAW started the Monday Night Wars and fundamentally changed pro wrestling forever. Bischoff was a major part of that, spearheading World Championship Wrestling into the Nitro era and changing how pro wrestling television would be presented every week, for one, forcing the WWF to start going live rather than some weeks pre-taped on Monday nights.

Eric Bischoff on WCW vs WWF, WWE and AEW

Speaking on a live episode of his 83 Weeks podcast, Bischoff would discuss the importance of WCW pushing WWF to the limit in the late 90s and why he feels neither WWE or AEW would exist today without WWF having to pivot to combat what World Championship Wrestling was doing in the mid to late 90s.

“Those two decisions [by the WWF], going live and pushing for 18 to 49 [because of Nitro winning] are the only reason that WWE exists today. It’s the only reason that AEW is on a Turner Network today. Had Vince not had WCW curbstomping him for 83 straight weeks, really over a period of two years consistently, they would not exist. He [Vince McMahon] came out and said, ‘OK, we’re not going to do this anymore. We’re not going to insult our audience’s intelligence.’ That was how the Attitude Era was born.

“WWE is now live weekly, that’s one big pivot, the other one was going after the 18 to 49 year old audience with the over the top approach that he [Vince] took to it [in the late 90s], which obviously worked. Those two things are the only reasons WWE exists today.”

Bischoff would end with “I can’t wait for somebody to argue with me about it,” so he’s clearly aware of how this take could be perceived online.

B&V: Smack ‘Em Whack ‘Em part 2 with Bret beating Flair for the WWF Title, plus Granny!

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including our weekly chat with Granny, memories of your first live wrestling show, an attempt at trivia which ended up being an EPIC FAIL~!, and more. Then the boys review SMACK ‘EM WHACK ‘EM part II with Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair for the WWF World Championship in Saskatoon. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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B&V: WWF Smack ‘Em Whack ‘Em VHS review, plus Granny!

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Bryan & Vinny & Granny & Craig & Shawn are back with tons to talk about as we enjoy our weekly chat with Granny, discuss your favorite era of wrestling, talk the wrestling and soap opera reports, trivia and more! Then the boys review part one of the “Smack ‘Em Whack ‘Em” tape from 1992 on WWF Vault. A super fun show as always so check it out~!

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V&C&S: A peculiar Granny segment, plus WWF WrestleFest ’92

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The boys are back (well, most of them) with an unusual Tuesday night show.

Granny is here, but her Facebook is not, so Vinny and Craig and Shawn pepper her with any questions they can find. Then it’s time to review WWF WrestleFest ’92, which featured some good wrestling, some boring wrestling, and a heaping helping of nostalgia.

It’s the start of Shawn Michaels’ singles run and Bret Hart’s championship ascension, so there’s a lot to talk about.

A fun show as always so check it out!

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DragonKingKarl: A dive into the February 24, 1986 Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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On today’s DragonKingKarl Show, Karl Stern goes through the pages of the February 24, 1986, Wrestling Observer Newsletter which gave an update on the death of Gino Hernandez and the first revelation that it involved drugs.

There are a lot of notes about the then-upcoming WWF WrestleMania 2 including a story about William “The Refrigerator” Perry looking at backing out. (Dave Meltzer did not seem to like Mr. T one single bit.)

That and tons more as we build toward the March 2026 release of my new book, DragonKingKarl’s 1986-1987 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, a 600-plus page monster book with the most important thing that happened in pro wrestling every day of those two years.

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DragonKingKarl: A look back at 1991’s WWF This Tuesday in Texas PPV

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On this edition of the DragonKingKarl show, pro wrestling historian and author Karl Stern begins wrapping up our months long look at the 1990s by taking a look at a rare one-off pay per view from 1991 which took place on a Tuesday (as the name suggests).

WWF This Tuesday in Texas featured Hulk Hogan ending the very short first WWF title reign of The Undertaker. Plus, Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Bret Hart, Skinner, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, British Bulldog, The Warlord, Repo Man, Ted DiBiase, Virgil, Tito Santana and more.

If you haven’t seen it, you can watch the entire 90-minute PPV on WWE Vault.

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DragonKingKarl: Pro wrestling in January 1986

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In the DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show, we have now exited 1985 in Karl Stern’s monthly deep dive and finished his book, DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus, in the process.

Now, it’s time to sail into uncharted territory: 1986.

It was a red-hot time in pro wrestling. WWF had established itself as a dominant national brand, but Jim Crockett Promotions and the NWA were putting forth some of the best action of the era. A strange tag team title change took place in the AWA , giving two top stars of the future (Scott Hall and Curt Hennig) a major championship.

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DragonKingKarl: A look at WWF Magazine from December 1990

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Today on Karl Stern’s DragonKingKarl Show, we hop in the time machine and set it for the fall of 1990.

Pro wrestling was slumping but not yet bottoming out and when the December 1990 issue of WWF Magazine hit the stands, the Texas Tornado (Kerry Von Erich) graced the cover.

Inside was tons of hype for the then-four man Survivor Series where Teams of Four strive to score or something like that. Anyway, the magazine seemed hyperfixated on getting over Saba Simba which makes for some pretty weird reading in 2025.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Podcast: 1996

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Join Karl Stern on this week’s DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Podcast for a look back at one of the most significant and impactful years in pro wrestling history: 1996.

WCW was exploding in popularity with the formation of the NWO, the heel turn of Hulk Hogan, and much more while WWF was trying to find the right combination to fight the rise of WCW and with some incredible matches.

I have grabbed a copy of the Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac for guidance, so let’s see what was so special about 1996.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: A look at 1992 with Ron Simmons’ title win, WWF scandals

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Welcome to a new DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show with Karl Stern.

This week, Karl looks at 1992 when Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader for the WCW World championship in an angle that also involved Sting.

Plus, we dive into a corresponding issue of Dave Meltzer’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter for a breakdown of the latest scandal and revelations concerning the then-WWF.

This is a packed episode with tons of insider information about a very volatile time in wrestling history.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: The end of the 1990s

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Karl Stern returns this week with a new podcast looking back at the 1990s.

Recently, he took a look at the first pro wrestling newsletters of that era to get a feeling for where it began which was in a very low place. Today, he looks at the last newsletters from 1999 to discover that WWF/WWE was flying high and WCW was trying to regroup, yet again, from a failed reset.

Steve Austin, Bill Goldberg, Vince Russo, Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, and many others are discussed through the pages of the insider newsletters of 1999.

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DragonKingKarl Classic Wrestling Show: August 1985

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Karl Stern has return with the latest long-form history of pro wrestling series from his book — DragonKingKarl’s 1984-1985 Pro Wrestling Omnibus — taking a detailed look at August 1985.

On this show, I discuss the continued growth of the WWF, Jim Crockett Promotions coming on strong, and the AWA continuing to hang on.

Plus, I have news from the young Continental Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling, Japan, and much more!

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