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Iowa Heavyweight Title

Frank Gotch 1900-01-11 Ft. Dodge, IA
Defeats Linn Ruby; defeats Nebraska champion J. Gallentine on 00-03-09 in Humboldt, IA but Nebraska Title may not have been on the line; still champion as of 00-05-04.
Michael Crowe 1900-12-22 Ft. Dodge, IA
Claims both Nebraska and Iowa Titles.
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Oscar Wasem 1901-03-27 Burlington, IA
Defeats Frank Gotch for the title (Evening Times-Republican, Marshalltown, IWA, 01-03-28).
Frank Gotch [2] 1901-12-17 Burlington, IA
No longer billed as champion after losing to Tom Jenkins on 03-02-26 in Cleveland, OH.
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Jess Westergaard 1908
Defeats George Turner.
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Bill Baldwin 1911-02-22<  
Injured during a match against Dad House in Iowa City, IA on 11-02-22 and passes away on next day.
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Tom Murray 1912-08-28 Cedar Rapids, IA
Defeats Farmer Edgerton.
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Burt Shon 1914-02-07<
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Jack Brissler 1921-01-23<
Joe Stangl also claims the title as of this date; Brissler is still/again champion as of 22-05-30.
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D. West 1923-02-15<
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Ted Patterson 1923<
Casey McCarron 1923<
Howard Cantonwine 1924<
Still champion as of 24-12-08.
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Earl Wampler 1927-04-10<  
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Mike Howard 1928-04-09 Newton, IA
Defeats Bruce Noland.
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George Deck 1929-03-22<  
Claims the title in Estherville, IA.
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Frank French 1930-03-28 Des Moines, IA
Defeats Ray Williamson in tournament final; still champion as of 32-01-21.
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Bruce Noland 1932-03-20<  
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Earl Wampler [2] 1932-05-08<  
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Ray Williamson 1932-06-01 Des Moines, IA
Defeats Harold Croy in tournament final.
Frank French [2] 1932-06-24<  
Earl Wampler [3] 1932-08-14<  
Also wrestles another claimant Curtis Lawrence on 32-08-23 in Griswold, IA (result unknown).
Frank French [3] 1932-10-21<  
Heinie Engel 1933-08-09 Dubuque, IA
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Earl Wampler [4] 1933-10-09 Ft. Dodge, IA
Defeats claimant Frank French; has claimed the title as early as 33-08-12; Heinie Engel also claims the title as of 33-08-10; French continues to claim the title but again loses to Wampler on 34-05-20 in Waterloo, IA; still champion as of 35-10-09.
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Fred Grobmeier 1936-01-11<  
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Earl Wampler [5] 1936-05-16<  
Still/again champion as of 36-07-31 and 38-07.
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Al Bisignano 1938-08-29<  
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Earl Wampler [6] 1942-07<  
Gene Bowman 1942-07-15 Des Moines, IA
Ken Fenelon 1942-10-28 Des Moines, IA
Earl Wampler [7] 1944-09-03 Waterloo, IA
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Ken Fenelon [2] 1945-04< Des Moines, IA
Earl Wampler [8] 1945-04-04 Des Moines, IA
No longer champion as of 46-01-13.
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Earl Wampler [9] 1946-04-02<  
Still/again champion as of 47-10-21.
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Earl Wampler [10] 1948-04<  
Ken Fenelon [3] 1948-04-06 Dubuque, IA
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Jack Lamphere 1948-05-14<  
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Ken Fenelon [4] 1949-03-02<  
Earl Wampler [11] 1949-04-04<
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Earl Wampler [12] 1950-05-07 Waterloo, IA
Defeats Jack Steele in tournament final.
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Ken Fenelon [5] 1950-10-27<
Still champion as of 51-04-05.
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Jim Dobie 1953-03<
Still/again champion as of 54-11-09 and 55-03-21.
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Bob Geigel 1957-01-07<
Bobby Bruns 1957-01
Bob Geigel [2] 1957-01-15 Cedar Rapids, IA
Vacant in 61; Jack Pesek is billed as champion in Minnesota as of 60-06-05..
Ray Gordon 1961-12-16 Cedar Rapids, IA
Still champion as of 62-02-06.
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Bob McFarland 1963-02-18<
Still champion as of 63-03-18.

Ryan Boz 2004-07-30 Rock Island, IL
Wins a one-night tournament; recognized by NWA.
Jimmy Jacobs 2005-01-08 Muscatine, IA
Abyss 2005-02-05 Muscatine, IA
Ryan Boz [2] 2005-07-08 Muscatine, IA
Defeats Abyss and Tyler Black in a 3-way match.
Marek Brave 2006-03-11 Muscatine, IA
Pinz Boz in a tag match; stipulation is that all the titles are on the line: Midwest Tag Team Title held by Brave & Tyler Black, Iowa Title held by Boz, and Heartland State Title held by Danny Daniels (Boz's partner in the match).
Shane Hollister 2007-02-02 Fairfield, IA
Still champion as of 09-05-15.

* Thanks to Kriss Knights for the additional information.