NAME FORMAT CHANGE IN PROCESS: Names of the wrestlers from countries where the family names come before the given names will be listed as such (Japan, Korea, etc.). The family names will be in bold letters.
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
European Middleweight Title [Fédération Française de Lutte Professionnelle]
Alphonse Zwahlen
1937-06-09
Paris
Defeats Jean Bianconi in a tournament final to be recognized by FFLP.
Jean Bianconi
1938-12-26
Paris
Alphonse Zwahlen [2]
1939-03-13
Paris
Albert Arnaud
1942-04-04
Paris
Jack Dale is introduced on 47-02-13 as the European champion in the UK; Arnaud defeats Dale 47-06-29; vacates on 48-01-20 when Arnaud is no longer an active competitor.
Raymond Bukovac
1948-05-05
Paris
Defeats Marcel Nonest.
Georges Freymond
1949-05-16<
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Raymond Bukovac [2]
1949-10-17<
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Lino Ventura
1950-02-10<
Suffers a career-ending injury on 50-03-31 but is still recognized as champion as of 50-05-11; vacant eventually.
