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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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Also holds Kentucky Title (Lexington Herald, 13-09-09); both titles are most likely vacant after Lewis wins American Title on 13-09-18.
Tony Bernardi
1924-06-10<
Billed as champion in Kingston, TN; said to have held the title for years; still champion as of 24-07-04; loses to Paul Jones on 24-08-16 in Houston, TX, where Jones is billed as champion as of 25-02.
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Rudy Dusek
1930-03-25<
Have been recognized in Louisiana and Texas as early as 26-12-20; recognized in Knoxville, TN as of 30-03-25; still champion as of 30-04-06.
Reported as having defeated Ross for the title "Wednesday night" (Kingsport Times, Kingston, TN, 33-02-24); Ross actually defeats Jimmie Ray on that day in Columbia, SC; Achlin is still champion as of 33-04-05.
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Dorv Roche
1940-05-10
Knoxville, TN
Defeats Don McIntyre.
Eddie Malone
1933 *
Listed on a Louisville, KY newspaper as a title claimant "in six Southern States for the past five years" on 38-07-20; also billed as Southern Light Heavyweight champion in Ohio.
Still recognized in Tennessee as of 56-05-20; in Huntsville, AL, Tarzan White is billed as champion as of 54-03-23.
Larry Clark (Johnny Wilder)
1957-01-21<
"Recently defeated" Blassie (Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, KY, 57-01-21); still champion as of 57-02-18; involved in a truck accident in which Clark is "permanently" injured (The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, 57-10-26).
Robert Fuller is billed as champion in Chattanooga, TN as of 75-06-21; held up after a match between Stomper and Jerry Lawler on 75-07-14 in Memphis, TN.
Wins rematch; held up after the match against Bob Armstrong on 75-09-09 in Memphis, TN; rematch on 75-09-15 ends as a draw.
Bob Armstrong
1975-09-29<
Sometime between 75-09-24 and 75-09-29; possible on 75-09-26 in Huntsville, AL; may be help up again after the match against Mongolian Stomper sometime before 75-10-07.
Bob Armstrong [2]
1975-10-09
Chattanooga, TN
Defeats Stomper in rematch; may be a repeat of a match on 75-10-07 in Louisville, KY; also wins Mid-America Title, defeating Harley Race on 75-10-13 in Memphis, TN.
Armstrong continues to be recognized in other towns but vacates in 75-11 possibly due to injury (no-shows scheduled title defense on 75-11-26 in Nashville, TN).
