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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
World Junior Middleweight Title [Far West Texas & New Mexico]
Yaqui Joe
1929-05-10
Jackson, MS
Defeats Billy Romanoff in tournament final (28-04 according to West Texas newspapers); not recognized by the National Wrestling Association; also recognized in New Mexico, Montana, etc.; defends in Mexico in 33-09 on the first card of EMLL; vacates on 35-01-12 upon moving up to the middleweight division (El Paso Times, 35-01-13); again billed as champion in Albuquerque, NM from 35-05-17 at least until 35-10-23; still/again billed as champion in Santa Fe, NM as late as 36-05; former champion in Albuquerque, NM as of 36-05-08.
Tetsuo Higami
1937-01-16<
Honolulu, HI
Wins the title in Hawaii when Yaqui Joe cannot make the weight limit (El Paso Herald-Post, 37-01-16); has held the title in Hawaii and California three times since 34-07.
