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 Frank Maguire in a collar-and-elbow match (or defends the title on this day).
W.W. Montgomery
1882-10-17
Bethel, VT
Wins a tournament for what is billed as "the championship of New England" (Rutland Daily Herald, Rutland, VT, 82-10-03); other participants include N.S. Hutchinson and James O. Donald.
Joe Walcott
1893-02-15<
Claims the title in Boston, MA.
James Gilligan
1900-01<
Still/again claims the title as of 01-09-29.
Mark Schack
1901-03-01<
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John Kelly
1901-05-14<
Claims the title in Wallingford, CT.
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John Little
1901-09-29<
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Oscar Johnson
1902-07-04
Hartford, CT
Defeats Billy Cnaki; passes away on 04-02-07.
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J.J. Burbank
1904-04-12<
Claims the title in Fall River, MA.
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Young Farmer Burns
1908-06-13<
Johnny Divers
1917-03-29
Springfield, MA
Defeats Joe Lenieux (or defends the title on this day).
Bob Kidheart
1918-04-04<
Claims to have held the title "for two years" (Norwich Bulletin, Norwich, CT, 18-04-04)
Kid Alfred Bolduc
1919-10-27<
Claims the title in Rockland, ME.
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Sam Lawson
1922-06-28<
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Frank Janvier
1922-10-17<
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George Karavas (Nick Karavas)
1923-07-21<
Karavas and Young Lewis also claim the title as of 23-07 (The Miami News, Miami, FL, 23-07-21); also claims the world title.
Louis Andrews
1925-02-05
Boston, MA
Defeats Karavas for the New England Title (The Boston Globe, 25-02-06).
Red Bison
1935-04-10<
Recognized in Lowell, MA; still champion as of 35-07-17.
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Eddie Foch
1935-09-18<
Pat Perry *
1935-10-23
Lowell, MA
Foch wrestles Perry on this day (result unknown) and is listed as a former champion as of 35-11-07.
Andrew Polak
1920s
Recognized in Connecticut; said to have held the title for seven years; retires in 34 (The Boston Globe, 46-04-08); may be for the light heavyweight title.
