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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
Held up after the match against Dory Funk on 57-09-26 in Amarillo, TX; the rematch on 57-10-03 in Amarillo ends as a time limit draw; Funk is injured during this match and unable to compete in a second rematch the following week; Sonny Myers is billed as champion in Arizona between 57-09 and 57-12 by the Amarillo territory promoters.
Ricky Romero defeats LaBell on 60-04-06 in Lubock, TX to win the title, but the title change is voided, and the title is declared vacant; Dory Funk is billed as champion in Odessa, TX on 60-05-31.
Sputnik Monroe defeats Funk on 62-07-11 in Lubbock, TX, but the title change is not allowed by the commission for the match being unscheduled; Fritz Von Erich defeats Funk on 62-09-05 in Lubbock, TX but the title change is later declared void, and the title is held up; remains to be held up when Von Erich and Funk wrestle to a double disqualification on 62-09-27.
Defeats Gene Kiniski in tournament final; on 63-02-20 in Lubbock, TX, Fritz Von Erich defeats Funk with the stipulation that Funk is not allowed to use the spinning toe hold and can lose the title via DQ; Funk applies the hold to Von Erich before the bell rings to start the third fall; referee disqualifies Funk and awards the title to Von Erich, but the NWA overturns the decision because the DQ has occurred between falls.
Sputnik Monroe
1963-04-23
Odessa, TX
Funk is again billed as champion on 63-04-26 in El Paso, TX.
Defeats Pat O'Connor in 4-man one-night tournament final; the Lawman defeats Steinborn on 67-02-20 in Abilene, TX for local recognition only; Steinborn continues to be recognized outside Abilene; held up after the match against Dory Funk Jr. on 67-04-26 in Lubbock, TX ends as a no contest.
