Wrestling History in June
June 1st – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 1st June in wrestling history, The Shield and Evolution collided in a battle of two of the greatest factions of all time at WWE Payback.
June 5th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 5th June in wrestling history, Eric Bischoff won the only title of his career with a victory on WCW Monday Nitro over the legendary Terry Funk.
June 6th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 6th June in wrestling history, Tommy Dreamer finally defeated Raven in front of a jubilant ECW crowd before being beaten down by three hated invaders.
June 7th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 7th June in wrestling history, the faction that would be known as Nexus invaded Raw in one of the most exciting show closing angles in WWE history.
June 8th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 8th June in wrestling history, AJ Styles defeated Daniel Bryan in one of the best SmackDown matches of all time to win the vacant Intercontinental title.
June 9th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 9th June in wrestling history, Kenny Omega won the IWGP Heavyweight title from Kazuchika Okada in one the most acclaimed wrestling matches in history.
June 10th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 10th June in wrestling history, Kevin Nash made his return to WCW as Scott Hall's 'big surprise' and kicked off what would soon become the New World Order.
June 11th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 11th June in wrestling history.
June 12th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 12th June in wrestling history, WWE revived the ECW brand for an iconic One Night Stand in New York City.
June 13th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 13th June in wrestling history, WWE presented their first ever King Of The Ring PPV, highlighted by three incredible Bret Hart matches.
June 14th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 14th June in wrestling history, Goldberg takes his winning streak to 100-0, and we witness the 'Greatest Wrestling Match Ever!'
June 15th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 15th June in wrestling history, we look back at Donald Trump buying RAW, a championship Hell in a Cell match, and the first ever Tag Team Hell in a Cell match.
June 16th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 16th June in wrestling history, we look back at John Cena taking Ryback through Three Stages Of Hell at WWE Payback.
June 17th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 17th June in wrestling history, we look back at the debut of Randy Savage, the departure of John Laurinaitis, and see Braun Strowman become the Monster in the Bank.
June 18th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 18th June in wrestling history, we look back at the starting of ROH's legendary 'Summer of Punk'.
June 19th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 19th June in wrestling history, the NWA is formed, the King of Harts is crowned, and TNA debuts.
June 20th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 20th June in wrestling history, we look back at the Nexus costing John Cena the WWE Championship allowing Sheamus to win the title.
June 21st – On This Day In Wrestling History
On June 21st in wrestling history, The Undisputed Era win back their NXT Tag Titles from NXT UK's top tag team, Moustache Mountain.
June 22nd – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 22nd June in wrestling history, Chris Jericho defeated Pitbull #2 at ECW Hardcore Heaven to win his first major singles title in North America.
June 23rd – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 23rd June in wrestling history, Steve Austin won King Of The Ring, birthed Austin 3:16 and sold millions and millions of t-shirts.
June 24th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 24th June in wrestling history, Kurt Angle wrestled three matches at King Of The Ring 2001 including a brutal Street Fight against Shane McMahon.
June 25th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 25th June in wrestling history, John Cena made his WWE debut by confronting Kurt Angle on WWE SmackDown to show off his 'Ruthless Aggression'.
June 26th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 26th June in wrestling history, Antonio Inoki and Mohammed Ali engaged in a legendary (And incredibly boring) boxer vs.
June 27th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On June 27th in wrestling history, CM Punk cut the iconic promo that would soon be known as ‘The Pipebomb’ on WWE Raw and made himself an instant megastar.
June 28th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On June 28th in wrestling history, Mankind and The Undertaker faced off in a Hell In A Cell match and created one of WWE's most iconic moments.
June 29th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 29th June in wrestling history, The Hardy Boyz scored a huge upset on Raw to win the tag team titles from The Acolytes.
June 30th – On This Day In Wrestling History
On 30th June in wrestling history, CM Punk made his Raw debut with a bang by cashing in the Money In The Bank briefcase on Edge.