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 Young Gotch (John Perkins) to be recognized by the Colorado Athletic Commission (The Denver Post, 35-06-28); also defeats title claimant Ali Baba on 36-06-29 in Columbus, OH; loses to Lou Thesz on 37-12-29 in St. Louis, MO but is still recognized as champion in Colorado as of 38-07 (The Daily Sentinnel, Grand Junction, CO, 38-07-14).
Has been recognized by Jack Pfefer since defeating Babe Sharkey on 45-09-02 in Pasadena, CA; billed as champion in Colorado for having defeated Ali Baba (The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO, 46-10-20).
The Volga Boatman
1947-07-07
Denver, CO
Levin continues to be recognized outside Colorado.
