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
Defeats George Walker and claims the title; defeats claimant John Pesek by DQ on 27-03-16 in Columbus, OH when he is injured after being thrown out of the ring by Pesek; Columbus Dispatch reports Sherry is the winner while Cincinnati Post has Pesek retaining the title.
Defeats Sherry to end the dispute (see below); starts claiming the heavyweight title in 29-03 when Gus Sonnenberg ignores his challenge (Columbus Evening Dispatch, 29-03-01) and "refuses to meet him" (Dayton Daily News, 29-03-20).
Defeats Rudy Dusek to claim the title (The Columbus Dispatch, 27-02-09; The Columbus Dispatch, 27-03-11); loses to Jack Sherry by DQ on 27-03-16 in Columbus, OH when he is injured after being thrown out of the ring by Pesek; Columbus Dispatch reports Sherry is the winner while Cincinnati Post has Pesek retaining the title; defeats Sherry on 29-01-09 in Columbus, OH to end the dispute (see above).
