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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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
Possibly by defeating Clyde Wright in 07-04 in Ft. Dodge, IA.
Tony Thompson
1908-12-30
LeMars, IA
Has defeated another claimant Louis Miller on 08-11-28 in Sloan, IA (see below); Thompson, Miller, and LeRoy Billings claim the title as of 09-02-10; defeats Billings on 09-03-04 in Sioux City, IA to become the undisputed champion; still champion as of 10-03-03.
Charles Blaker
1907-01-23<
Billed as Iowa and Nebraska champion in Beatrice, NE.
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William Fugate
1907-11-21<
Billed as Iowa and Nebraska champion in Valentine, NE.
Louis Miller
1908-11<
Loses to Tony Thompson on 08-11-28 in Sloan, IA (see above) but continues to claim the title as late as 09-02-10.
LeRoy Billings
1909-01-09
Emmetsburg, IA
Defeats Lawrence Piergue and claims the title "ten days" after Tony Thompson defeats Piergue for the title on 08-12-30 (Sioux City Journal, 09-02-10); loses to Thompson on 09-03-04 in Sioux City, IA (see above).
P.G. McCoy
1910-02-11<
Billed as Iowa and Kansas champion in Hiawatha, KS.
Billed as Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri champion in Topeka, KS; also claiims Nebraska title after defeating Tommy Burns on 16-04-07 in Horton, KS; billed as Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Oklahoma champion in St. Marys, KS as of 16-08-10; claims the titles of five states as of 17-01-12 (The Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka, KS).
Alex Bean
1918-04-26<
Billed as champion in Ottumwa, IA; still champion as of 19-02-21.
Paul Prehn
1918-07-19
Des Moines, IA
Defeats Guy Elliot; claims the title throughout 19; still/again champion as of 21-04-25.
Heinie Engel
1918-11-07<
Guy Elliot [2]
1920-08<
Heinie Engel [2]
1920-09-02
Dubuque, IA
Also defeats Paul Prehn "several weeks" before 20-12-26.
