NAME FORMAT CHANGE IN PROCESS: Names of the wrestlers from countries where the family names come before the given names will be listed as such (Japan, Korea, etc.). The family names will be in bold letters.
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 champion in Milwaukee, WI; still/again champion as of 1903-08-26.
Reinhold Schott
1899-09-01
Rockford, IL
Defeats William Allen (or defends the title).
William Peters
1901-02-26<
Claims the title in Minneapolis, MN.
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Frank Whittemore
1905-10<
Theodore C. Peter
1905-11-03
St. Paul, MN
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Steve Koen
1905-12<
Puts the title on the match against Tommy Russell on 05-12-26 in St. Paul, MN (winner unknown).
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Martin Johnson #
1909-08-27
Aberdeen, SD
Defeats Dan Mason but reveals he has gained weight and become a heavyweight entering the match; billed as Minnesota champion on next day.
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Tommy Russell
1910-03<
Voluntarily vacates the title in 10-03 for a tournament.
Joe Carr
1910-03-25
Minneapolis, MN
Defeats Charles Carlson in tournament final; has alrady been recognized as champion in Aberdeen, SD as of 10-03-19; John Albrecht also claims the title as of 10-09-14; Carr is still champion as of 11-04-02, 14-11-06, and 17-02-16; also claims the World Title at least between 14-03-09 and 16-07-07.
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Charles Miller
1913-07-02<
Claims the title in Aberdeen, SD.
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Dan Larkin
1919-10-05<
Billed as champion in Minneapolis, MN.
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Jack Hackensack
1921-11-05<
Claims the title in Sioux Falls, SD.
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Bull Olson
1924-10-11<
Billed as champion in Minneapolis, MN.
LeRoy Billings
1910-05-05<
Billed as Northwest, Iowa, and Nebraska champion in Eldora, IA.
