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.
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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
Has defeated Johnny Carlin for the World Light Heavyweight Title on 42-08-26 in Des Moines, IA; recognized as NWA World Junior Heavyweight champion in 43-05 (sometime between 43-05-18 and 43-05-23) by Pinkie George, who would newly found the National Wrestling Alliance in 48; introduced as "newly crowned" National Wrestling Alliance champion on a Topeka, KS paper in 43-06 for winning a tournament in Chicago; also defeats Eddie Campbell on 44-11-01 in Des Moines, IA to unify MWA Title.
