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
WWF takes over Georgia Championship Wrestling in 84-07, and Les Thornton,
who has been then billed as NWA World junior heavyweight champion in Georgia,
wrestles as WWF light heavyweight champion in some WWF shows before title is forgotten.
Defeats Samurai in the second round of J-Crown
tournament; defeats Ultimo Dragon in the final of J-Crown
tournament on 96-08-05 in Tōkyō, JPN to become octuple crown champion.
Reigning WCW Cruiserweight champion, wins a double title match; loses the WCW title to Billy Kidman on 01-10-09 in Moline, IL but keeps the WWF title until it is retired in 02-03.
