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
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.
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.
Defeats Henry Irslinger, billed as British champion, and claims the world title in Albert Lee, MN (The Albert Lea Tribune, 20-06-18); 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.
Billed as champion in Albert Lea, MN (The Evening Tribune, Albert Lee, MN, 23-05-03); still champion as of 23-12-08; former champion as of 24-01-17 (The Des Moines Register, 24-01-17).
Bob Miller
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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.
