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
Claims the title in Texas as early as 24-02-13; loses to Stanley Rogers on 25-05-02 in Dallas, TX but continues to be recognized in Monroe, LA as of 25-05-26 and in Alexandria, LA as of 27-12-05; defeats another claimant Jack Humberto on 29-01-30 in Alexandria, LA; wrestles another claimant Steve Passas to a draw on 29-03-20 in Macon, GA.
Defeats John Pududney, according to a Springfield, MA paper on 30-10-30; also recognized in Florida, defeating Jack Morrow in tournament final on 28-03-01 in St. Petersburg, FL; loses to Morrow on 29-01-17 in St. Petersburg, FL but is still recognized in Macon, GA as late as 29-03-06; wrestles another claimant Ernest Glover to a draw on 29-03-20 in Macon, GA; again recognized in Brattleboro, VT in 30-01 and Springfielda, MA as of 30-10-10 and 31-04-13.