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
May be for a different weight division; Angus, wrestling as a lightweight in 30, is listed as European champion on a poster in Boston, ENG.
Van Geyzel
1931-01<
Billed as champion in Batley, ENG; Johanfesson defeats Van Geyzel on 31-01-25 in Batley, ENG and is awarded the World Title.
Little Larry
1939-01-09
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, ENG, GBR
Wins a 4-man round-robin tournament against Von Halpern, Pat Magee, and Jim Atlas (Nottingham Journal, 39-01-10); also holds British title as of 39-04-19 (Liverpool Evening Express, 39-04-19).
