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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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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
Southern Tag Team Title [Northern Alabama & Southern Louisiana]
Charlie Keene & The Green Shadow
1943-04-20<
Billed as champions in Birmingham, AL; recognized as the "champions of this area" (The Montgomery Advertiser, 43-11-09) for being undefeated in the area.
"Recognized holders of the tag team crown by the (Alabama) state comission" (The Birmingham News, 43-11-28)
Charlie Keene & Sailor Watkins
1943-12-06
Birmingham, AL
Charlie Keene & The Green Shadow [2]
1944-01
Recognized as the champions after Keene and Watkins break up during a match in Birmingham, AL on 44-01-08; vacant in 44-02 when Keene joins into the army.
Defeat The Bat & Sailor Watkins for the "local" tag team title; claim the World Title in Nashville, TN as of 44-10-03 based on the "400-plus victories in the last seven years against but three defeats" (The Tennessean, Nashville, TN).
Jack Purdin & Garza Lozano
1945-04-30
Birmingham, AL
Recognized as Southern title by 45-11; the Welchs continue to claim the World Title in Nashville, TN.
Billed as champions in Birmingham, AL (Birmingham Post-Herald, 53-08-29); also defeat Herb Welch & Roy Welch to win Tennessee version on 53-09-01 in Nashville, TN and also recognized by the Southern Wrestling Alliance; also recognized in Baton Rouge, LA (State Times, Baton Rouge, LA, 53-09-21); still champions in Birmingham, AL as of 53-11-13.
