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 Maurice Boyer for the World Light Heavyweight Title on 39-11-10 in Bridgeport, CT and is billed as the heavyweight champion after the match; also recognized in Kansas City, KS from 40-01.
Wrestles Brown to a draw on 42-03-05 when the match ends with the curfew limit with Zaharias winning the first fall; awarded the title sometime before 42-03-19.
Swedish Angel defeats Brown on 42-12-03 in Kansas City, KS but the title does not change due because Angel wins the 2nd fall by DQ; Dave Levin defeats Brown by 1 fall on 44-04-27
in Kansas City, KS when the match ends with curfew; Brown appeals the State Athletic Commission, which sanctions rematch the following week.
