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
Central States / Midwest Heavyweight Title [Nebraska]
Jimmy Coffield
1954-05-02<
Billed as Midwest champion in Lincoln, NE.
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Joe Dusek
1954-09-13
Wichita, KS
Defeats Sonny Myers for the Kansas version; in Nebraska, Dusek is billed as having defeated Myers in tournament final for the title; loses to Ray Villmer on 54-12-16 in Kansas City, KS but continues to claim the title in Nebraska; still/again champion as of 56-08-23; billed as Midwestern champion as of 57-02-19; again Central States champion as of 57-08-15; vacant in 57 when Dusek starts focusing on promoting.
