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
Has defeated Charlie Rentrop on 23-01-26 in Sheridan, WY; recognized in Louisiana and Missisippi as of 25-10; still recognized in Natchez, MS as of 25-11-15 and 27-11-20.
Some reports have Mobley defeating Jimmy Hefner for the title in New Orleans, LA on this date (no card in New Orleans found for this date; neither Mobley nor Hefner is mentioned for the card previous day).
Billed as United States champion at least between 42-06-10 and 42-08-23; awarded the World Title back on 42-09-01 after Chacoma refuses to wrestle Curtis in rematch; still chamion as of 43-04-21; Chacoma continues to be recognized in Tennessee and Alabama.
Recognized as champion in Jackson, MS as of 43-08-13; billed as having defeated McGuirk, who has defeated Jack Curtis (Hattiesburg American, 43-09-20); in Louisiana, McGurik is still billed as champion in 43-09, but by 44-01-02, Steele is billed as champion for winning the title from McGuirk, who has defeated Jack Curtis (The Monroe News-Star, 44-03-30); held up after a match between Steele and Sailor Allen Parker on 44-01-06 in Monroe, LA.
