Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the wrestler has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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If used next to the names of the wrestlers, they may, in fact, not have held the title in the period indicated. If used next to the dates or places, either they are possibly wrong or the title changes are fictitious.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown.
@
Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the wrestler shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized in HTML files
British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Title [New Zealand]
Dominion Wrestling Union
(
1929
~
1953
)
All Star Pro Wrestling
(
1968
~
1980s
)
George Walker
1919 *
Claims the title for having defeated "a South African named Elmer" before King George (Gisborne Times, 29-09-25); also wrestles Scotty McDougall, holder of the Australian version, to a draw on 29-12-21 in Newcastle, NSW (Maitland Weekly Mercury, Maitland, NSW, 29-12-21); also defeats another title claimant Sam Burmister on 35-01-28.
Earl McCready
1935
Champion in Canada, also recognized in New Zealand after Walker leaves the Dominion to join a rival organization; defeats Walker on 37-11-09 in Wellington after Walker returns to Dominion.
