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
Defeats James Parr, billed as English champion; claims both heavyweight and light heavyweight titles (The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA, 06-12-06); loses to Martin Burns on 08-03-17 in Omaha, NE and Charles Olson on 09-01-04 in Chicago, IL but continues to claim the title; also billed as American champion.
Theodore Peter
1913-02-10
St. Paul, MN
Defeats Beell for the American Title; recognized as world champion after defeating Henry Irslinger, billed as European champion, on 13-12-03 in Minneapolis, MN.
Billed as champion in Sioux Falls, SD and later in other territories.
Helmer Myre
1921-03-08<
Recognized in Albert Lee, MN; also recognized in South Dakota, defeating George Gion, billed as Canadian champion, on 21-06-03 in Huron, SD; Earl Caddock, who has defeated Jim Londos for the title on 21-02-14 in New York, NY, is also recognized in Minneapolis, MN as of 22-02-27.
Former champion as of 24-06-29 (Start Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, 24-06-29).
Bob Miller
1933 *
Billed as having defeated Tom Ray for the title in the Pacific coast (St. Cloud Times, St. Cloud, MN, 39-09-06); also billed as Pacific Coast and West Coast champion; no longer billed as world champion, most likely after losing to Sam Evans on 39-09-21 in St. Cloud, MN; Doc R. Frederick also claims the title in the area as of 36-08-21.
