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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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Stampede North American Champion, also biled as champion in Moncton, NB (The Moncton Daily Times, 68-07-10); loses the Stampede recognition on 68-09-16 but continues to be recognized in Moncton, NB.
Recognized as the champion when the season starts for defeating Gouldie for the Stampede version (The Moncton Transcript, Moncton, NB, 74-05-03) on 74-02-22 in Calgary, AB although Race has lost it back to Gouldie on 74-03-08.
NWA nullifies the title change and returns to Brown upon his appeal that a substitute should not win the title.
Rudy Kay
1975-11-18
Halifax, NS
Vacant when the season ends without notice, leaving Kay unable to defend within 30 days.
Tommy Gilbert
1976-04
Billed as champion when the season starts, for having won a tournament in the US.
The Brute
1976-05-31?
Moncton, NB?
Leo Burke [7]
1976-09-28?
Halifax, NS?
Michel Dubois
1976-10-03?
N. Sydney, NS?
Ends the season as the champion.
Leo Burke [8]
1977-05
Billed as champion when the season starts.
Steve Bolus
1977-06-04<
Frenchy Martin
1977-06-09?
Halifax, NS?
Leo Burke [9]
1977-07-14
Halifax, NS
Inactive after TCW closes in 77-07; again recognized in Toronto in 82-10.
Johnny Weaver
1983-04-10
Toronto, ON
Leo Burke [10]
1983-05-29
Toronto, ON
The Stomper is recognized as champion by AGPW in 84-06; Burke returns to Maritimes for International Wrestling when Toronto promotion joins WWF in 84-07.
Jumps to IW and defeats Burke in a unification match; the same unification match is possibly repeated on 84-08-12 in N. Sydney, NS, 84-08-13 in Dieppe, NB, and/or 84-08-16 in Oromocto, NB; promotion closes at the end of the season.
* Thanks to "cman73" for the additional information.