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
NWA World Title is also recognized in Minneapolis, MN after Bronko Nagurski wins it on 39-06-23 in Houston, TX.
Bill Kuusisto
1943-06-29
Minneapolis, MN
Claims the title when Londos does not wrestle in the scheduled title defense due to illness; leaves the area in 44-01; no longer billed as champion when he returns in 44-04.
Billed as the National Wrestling Association champion in Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, 44-04-23) possibly based on his victory over The Golden Terror on 44-03-29 in Boston, MA for AWA war duration title.
Loses to AWA world champion Frank Sexton in a double title match on 48-11-30 in Cleveland, OH but continues to be recognized in Minneapolis, MN; vacant on 49-05-21 when Gustafson retires (Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, 49-05-22).
