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
Reported as having defeated Iovanna for the title "at Salem, Mass., last Friday night" (Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, ME, 40-03-21); still champion as of 40-07-23.
Chuck Montana (Bull Motana)
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Reported as having defeated Nichols for the title (Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA, 40-08-16); recognized USWA.
"Only a few weeks ago" (Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA, 40-09-19); recognized USWA; often billed as light heavyweight title; Ted Germaine is billed as the champion in Biddeford, ME for having defeated Ackles in 41-01 in Quincy, MA ("last week, Biddeford Daily Journal, 41-01-29); Ackles defends the "light heavyweight" title against Germaine on 41-04-22 in Quincy, MA.
Recognized by USWA; billed as the light heavyweight title on newspapers; wrestle to a draw against Jackie Nichols on 41-06-11 in Quincy, MA; vacates sometime before 41-11-17 for moving up to the heavyweight division (Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA, 41-11-17).
Billed as the champion in Biddeford, ME for having defeated Ken Ackles ("last week, Biddeford Daily Journal, 41-01-29); Ackles defends the "light heavyweight" title against Germaine on 41-04-22 in Quincy, MA.
