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
Billed as champion in Cleveland, OH; also holds the lightweight title; Ike Crutch defeats Wednt on 02-03-21 in Cleveland, OH to be recognized as American champion.
Charles Marotta
1909-05-09<
Claims the title in Cleveland, OH; still champion as of 11-02-14 and 13-01-19.
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Tom Llewllyn
1913-12-20<
Claims the title in Cleveland, OH.
Joe West #
1919-01-30<
Ivan Stroh claims to have defeated Ohio champion West (The Evening Journal, Wilmington, DE, 19-01-30).
