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 as the champion upon return to wrestling; also wins NWA World Title on 45-05-30 in Toronto, IA; still champion as of 45-12-07; loses NWA Title to Larry Tillman on 45-12-31; still billed as MWA champion in Columbia, MO as of 46-01-24.
Ray Schwarz [2]
1946-07-10<
Billed as champion in Wichita, KS; vacates sometime between 46-07-28 and 46-08-06 "after outgrowing the weight limit" (The Wichita Eagle, 46-08-07).
Defeats Fenelon for NWA World Title and is also recognized in some towns in Missouri, including Jefferson City (The Sunday News and Tribune, 47-03-02); billed as NWA champion in Mexico, MO as of 47-10-20.
Eddie Campbell #
1944-10<
Billed as MWA champion in Des Moines, IA; loses to NWA champion Ken Fenelon in a unification match on 44-11-01 in Des Moines, IA.
Recognized as the first world champion upon foundation of the National Wrestling Alliance; recognized as MWA champion for the title defense on 48-09-17 in St. Joseph, MO.
