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
Defeat Bud Curtis & Hans Schnabel; some sources have Lord James Blears & Lord Athol Layton winning the title on 54-03-08 in Hollywood, CA although the match is a draw (Los Angeles Times).
Not on 54-04-05 as some sources report; Snyder & Szabo may continue to be billed as champion in Bakersfield, CA; also billed as West Coast Title (Independent, Long Beach, CA, 54-05-09).
Sometime between 57-04-07 and 57-04-23; Bobo Brazil & Tex McKenzie defeat Lee & Thomas on 57-06-13 in Bakersfield, CA but are most likely not recognized in other towns.
Ilio DiPaolo & Tex McKenzie
1957-06 *
"Two weeks ago" (The San Bernardino County Sun, 57-07-06).
Hans Hermann & Mr. Moto
1957-07-06
San Bernardino, CA
Vacant after the team splits on 57-07-15.
Mr. Moto & Henry Lenz
1957-09-04
Los Angeles, CA
Defeat Ilio DiPaolo & Al Kashey in tournament final rematch after the first match on 57-08-28 ends as a draw.
