Verne Gagne		53/09/03  Chicago, IL
  * Awarded.
Wilbur Snyder		56/04/07  Chicago, IL
Hans Schmidt		56/10/19  Chicago, IL
Wilbur Snyder [2]	57/02/19  Chicago, IL
Dick the Bruiser	57/12/14  Chicago, IL
Verne Gagne [2]		58/04/12  Chicago, IL
Wilbur Snyder [3]	58/11/15  Chicago, IL
Angelo Poffo		58/12/27  Cincinnati, OH
  * Vacant in 59 when Poffo takes the title 
    to Detroit; see the Detroit version.
Buddy Rogers		60/07<
  * May have defeated Johnny Valentine in tournament
    final in Chicago, IL; also recognized by the
    NWA board; vacant when Rogers wins World Title
    on 61/06/30.
Pat O'Connor		61/08/24  Chicago, IL
  * Awarded at the annual NWA meeting.
The Sheik *		62/05	  St. Louis, MO
  * Reported on Weekly Gong (not confirmed).
Pat O'Connor *		62/07<
Hans Schmidt		62/07/05  Greensboro, NC
Pat O'Connor [2]	62/08/16  Greensboro, NC
  * Still recognized in Central States as of 63.
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Dick the Bruiser [2]	64/12/10<