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
Also holds World Title as of 33-02-25; also holds European Title as of 34-04-14; still British Empire champion as of 35-02-19; former champion as of 35-05-04.
Billed as "Great Britain, Europe and British Empire" champion in Sheffield, S. Yorkshire, ENG; wrestles Harold Angus to a draw on 36-07-13; former champion as of 36-10-17.
Billed as World and British Empire champion in Preston, Lancashire, ENG; billed as British and Empire champion in Belfast, NIR on 38-12-02; still champion as of 39-03-11; vacant in 46 when Riley temporarily retires.
