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 Sherry on this day in what may be a non-title match; claims the title in Natchez, MS as of 26-06-09; also recognized in Louisiana; Paul Jones is said to claim the title after Dusek temporarily leaves the area in 27-06 (Houston Chronicle, 27-10-26); Dusek defeats Jones in Houston, TX on 27-11-03 and 28-08-17; still champion as of 29-05-20; vacant in 29 when Dusek leaves the area (Houston Chronicle, 32-03-27).
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Tiny Ruff
1933-06-23<
Claims the title in Beaumont, TX; still claims the title as of 33-08-15.
Defeats Jones in what may be a non-title match; Westenberg is billed as champion in Ft. Worth, TX as having defeated Jones "in tournament final" (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 35-03-18).
