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
Billed as having defeated Rikidōzan for the title (Kenosha News, Kenosha, WI, 63-04-13) although Cholak does not wrestle in Japan for the first time until 67; already has claimed the title as early as 63-02-08.
World Champion in Boston, MA since 61-05, also billed as a world title claimant in Chicago since 63-03; defeats George Valentine to end the dispute; in 64-04, Houston NWA promoter Morris Sigel claims Fargo ran out of town when offered a match against NWA World champion Lou Thesz; title retired in 64 when the Chicago territory starts affiliation with Indianapolis WWA.
