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
Reinstated by NBA president Stanley Isaacs on 30-04-12; Earl McCann defeats Reynolds on 33-02-17 in Cincinnati, OH, but the decisions is reversed after the match; Reynolds defeats McCann on 33-07-06 in Cincinnati, OH; loses to Lord Lansdowne Finnegan on 35-01-31 in San Francisco, CA but continue to be recognized by NWA; regains from Finnegan on 35-05-03 in Louisville, KY; attempts to vacate the title in 37 in order to move up to heavier weight division but continues to be recognized by the NWA; still listed as champion by NWA on 38-09-15; NWA title is vacant at the annual NWA convention on 40-09-09; Reynolds is again recognized as the champion at the annual NWA convention on 41-09-10 (Evening Post, Charleston, SC, 41-09-10).
No champion is recognized at the annual NWA convention on 53-09-14.
Defeats Blue Demon for the National Wrestling Alliance title; listed as the champion in the National Wrestling Association ratings released in 59-11; National Wrestling Association continues to recognize the National Wrestling Alliance Title at least until the early 60s.
