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
Has previously claimed the world title; billed as the state champion from 32-06.
Steve Strelich
1933-04-03
Pasadena, CA
Paul A. Mullikin [2]
1933-07-03
Pismo Beach, CA
Steve Strelich [2]
1933-07
Luis Mayo
1933-07-24
Pasadena, CA
Steve Strelich [3]
1933-07-31
Pasadena, CA
Paul A. Mullikin [3]
1933-08-21
Pasadena, CA
Billed as 4-time champion as of 34-10-08.
Cal Herman
1931-12<
Recognized in N. California (The Napa Valley Register, Napa, CA, 31-12-10, etc.); also billed as Pacific Coast champion; Herman, also the promoter in several towns including Marysville and Chico, vacates the title in 33-08 and announces the tournament to crown the new champion (The Chico Enterprise, 33-08-14).
Jack Morgan
1933-11-21
Marysville, CA
Defeats Al Kelly in tournament final; possibly recognized only in Marysville, Chico and the surrounding towns.
Al Kelly
1933-12-05
Marysville, CA
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Jack Morgan [2]
1934-03<
Louie Miller
1934-03-22
San Francisco, CA
Abe Kaufman
1934-03-29
San Francisco, CA
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Joe Parelli
1937-08
Awarded by the state athletic commission (The San Francisco Examiner, 37-08-11).
Rod Fenton
1937-08-12
San Francisco, CA
Al Szasz
1937-09-09
San Francisco, CA
Joe Parelli [2]
1937-09-23
San Francisco, CA
Also defeats title claimant Pat O'Dowdy on 37-10-01 in Modesto, CA (see below); still champion as of 37-10-18.
Dory Detton
1937-09-02
Modesto, CA
Defeats Danny Russo in tournament final for the local version.
Pat O'Dowdy
1937-09-24
Modesto, CA
Loses to Joe Parelli, the holder of the San Francisco version, on 37-10-01 in Modesto, CA (see above).
