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
Lou Thesz defends NWA World Title in the area in 63-11; Killer Kowalski is listed as a title claimant on 64-07-03; NWA World Title is again defended in the area from 67.
NWA World Title recognition is withdrawn in the area in 81-06 (due to Dusty Rhodes winning the title according to some reports).
Has won WWF World Title, defeating Iron Sheik on 84-01-23 in New York, NY, USA; recognized
as World champion in the area after WWF buys the territory
in 84-08.
