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
* Often billed as the "world" or "national" title.
Billy Rayburn (Billy Raborn)
1947-05-20
Lima, OH
Defeats Duke Keomuka in tournament final.
Tony Angelo
1947-09-13
Akron, OH
Billy Rayburn [2]
1947-10-04
Akron, OH
Teams with Frankie Talaber to defeat Angelo & Gil LaCrosse in a tag team match; Silent Rattan (Everett Rattan) defeats Rayburn on 47-10-25 in Akron, OH but Rayburn continues to be billed as champion in other towns due to the match being "disputed" (The Sandusky Register-Star-News, 47-11-15).
Billy Fox
1947-11-18
Lima, OH
Billy Rayburn defeats Silent Rattan on 47-11-22 in Akron, OH for the local recognition.
Herb Parks
1947-11-25
Lima, OH
Steve Nenoff
1948-01-06
Lima, OH
Gene Blakely
1948-04-15
Marion, OH
Steve Nenoff [2]
1948-04-29
Marion, OH
Has been billed as champion in Terre Haute, IN on 48-04-26 and in Sandusky, OH on 48-04-29.
