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
Defeats Hazel Parker for the United States Featherweight Title and starts claiming the world title; may have claimed the world title entering the match, but the post-match reports have Livingston winning the title by defeating Parker; initially billed as the lightweight champion.
Billed as champion in Bend, OR as of 34-02 (The Bend Bulletin, 34-02-10); claims to have won the title from Barbara Ware (The Lexington Herald, Lexington, KY, 37-04-16) although Mortensen has lost to Ware on 32-12-20 in Topeka, KS.
Local paper initially reports Mortensen's victory but issues a correction two days later; Mortensen continues to claim the World Lightweight Title in the western states, mainly California and Arizona, until her retirement in 52; Burke is billed as heavyweight, welterweight, and/or lightweight champion depending on where and when she defends the title.
Bobby Steel
1932-06-26<
Billed as champion in Sandusky, OH.
Dolly Dalton
1938-10-30<
Claims the title in Atlanta, GA; still champions as of 40-09-20.
Violet Ray (Christie Ray)
1948-08-19<
Billed as champion in Green Bay, WI; still/again claims the title as of 52-02-07 in St. Cloud, MN, 55-03-27 in Davenport, IA, 55-06-09 in Vass, NC, 65-03-21 in Orlando, FL, and 70-08-11 in Beckley, WV.
Marlene Schmidt
1956-09-24<
Billed as champion in Evansville, IN.
Karen Kellogg
1962-11-03
Bluefield, WV, USA
Defeats in 4-woman tournament final; also recognized in Ohio and Iowa; still champion as of 63-11-17.
