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
American/World Corinish Style Heavyweight Title [United States]
Jack Carkeek
1885-02-16<
Claim the American title throughout the country; claims the world title upon retuning from Europe to the United States in 87-12; still champion as of 88-06-04.
John Rowett
1898-01-22
Ironwood, MI
Defeats Jack King for the American title (The Ironwood Times, 98-01-29) and is eventually billed as the world champion; still claims the title in Duluth, MN as of 1900-04-13; temporarily retires sometime between 1904 and 07.
Joe Ziehr
1908-06<
Claims the title; vacant on 09-09-28 when Ziehr is injured by tearing ligament of his right arm while training (The Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, MN, 09-09-29).
John Rowett [2]
1909-10-09
Calumet, MI
Defeats Tim Harrington (The Calumet News, 09-10-11); still champion as of 10-02-24.
