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ca. 1958
Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title

* See also the Intermountain Title, which was often
billed as the Rocky Mountain title until 1930s

Jack Taylor 1920-09-07<  
Billed as champion in Wyoming.
Joe "Toots" Mondt 1922-01-27 Denver, CO
Still champion as of 22-09-12.
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Everette Marshall 1929-09-19<  
Still champion as of 29-10-19.
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Bill Hansen 1935-03-04 Greeley, CO
Defeats Jack Wagner.
George Gostovich # 1931-03-27<  
Claims the title in Oshkosh, WI.
George Nelson # 1932-07-15<  
Billed as champion in Reno, NV; may not be recognized in other territories.
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Jack Wagner # 1936-08-18<  
Billed as champion in Reno, NV; "recognized in several states" (Reno Evening Gazette, 36-08-18).
Jack Taylor # 1935-09-17<  
Billed as champion in Lead, SD; may not be recognized in other territories.
Frank Taylor 1945-03 Denver, CO
Awarded after wrestling Tom Zaharias to a 60min draw; "last week in Denver" (The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO, 45-04-03).
Tom Zaharias 1945-04-04 Grand Junction, CO
Emir Badui 1945-04-17 Pueblo, CO
Defeats title claimant Floyd Hansen; previously billed as champion for the cancelled 45-03-13 show.
Everette Marshall [2] 1945-05-21 Denver, CO
Also holds Colorado Title.
Jack Kennedy 1945-10-02 Pueblo, CO
Wins both titles.
Lord Albert Mills 1945-11-26 Denver, CO
Tommy O'Toole 1946-01-14 Denver, CO
Everette Marshall [3] 1946-04-01 Denver, CO
Swedish Angel 1946-04-08 Denver, CO
Everette Marshall [4] 1946-04-22 Denver, CO
Joe Savoldi 1946-07-12 Colorado Springs, CO
Danny Dusek 1946-07-15 Denver, CO
Tom Zaharias [2] 1946-08-12 Denver, CO
Everette Marshall [5] 1947-03-03 Denver, CO
Buddy Rogers 1947-05-14 Colorado Springs, CO
Everette Marshall [6] 1947-05-21 Colorado Springs, CO
Vacant when Marshall announces his retirement on 47-07-09; Jack Kennedy is billed as champion in San Bernardino, CA as of 47-06-27.
Joe Millich 1947-09-22 Denver, CO
Defeats Jim Henry.
Danny Dusek [2] 1948-01-19 Denver, CO
In Colorado Springs, CO, Millich continues to hold the title, defends on 48-01-21, and loses to Dusek on 48-01-28.
Chief Little Wolf 1948-03-10 Colorado Springs, CO
Red Raider (Bud Curtis) 1948-04-05Denver, CO
Joe Millich [2] 1948-05-31 Denver, CO
Bud Curtis [2] 1948-06-07 Denver, CO
Tarzan White 1948-07-07 Colorado Springs, CO
Bob Corby 1948-10-04 Denver, CO
Tarzan White [2] 1948-12-13 Denver, CO
Eddie Paquette 1949-01-03Denver, CO
George Craig 1949-01-10 Denver, CO
Joe Millich [3] 1949-01-17Denver, CO
Gorgeous George 1949-04-18 Denver, CO
Vacant in 49 when George leaves the area.
Manuel Muniz 1950-02-13 Denver, CO
Defeats Lefty Pacer in one-night 12-man tournament final.
Leon Kirilenko 1950-05-22 Denver, CO
Danny Loos 1950-09-25 Denver, CO
Mr. Boston 1950-12-06 Colorado Springs, CO
Frank James 1951-01-01 Denver, CO
Boston is unmasked as "Jack Boston" (Frank Schofro).
Joe Bennicana 1951-01-29 Denver, CO
Don Leo Jonathan 1951-02-12 Denver, CO
The Masked Monster 1951-05-21 Denver, CO
Danny Loos [2] 1951-06-04 Denver, CO
Juan Garcia 1952-05-05 Albuquerque, NM
Al Williams 1952-07-07 Albuquerque, NM
Danny Loos [3] 1952-07-10 Albuquerque, NM
Juan Garcia [2] 1952-08-04 Albuquerque, NM
Al Williams [2] 1952-09-29 Albuquerque, NM
Declared vacant in 53-02 when Williams fails to defend the title against Miguel Lopez.
Miguel Lopez (Mike DiBiase) 1953-04-27 Albuquerque, NM
Defeats Hans Schnabel.
Reggie Lisowski 1953-11-03Denver, CO
Pat O'Connor 1954-02-16 Denver, CO
Still champion as of 55-07-04; no longer wrestles in the area after 55-07.
Danny Loos [4] 1955-08  
Billed as champion in Albuquerque, NM (The Albuquerque Tribune, 55-08-09).
Juan Garcia [3] 1955-08-15 Albuquerque, NM
Lee Grable 1956-01-19 Denver, CO
Tom Renesto 1956-02-13 Albuquerque, NM
Juan Garcia [4] 1956-06-20 Albuquerque, NM
Danny Plechas 1957-04-08 Albuquerque, NM
Cyclone Anaya 1958-04-07 Albuquerque, NM
Rip Hawk 1958-06-30 Albuquerque, NM
Ricky Romero 1958-09-22 Albuquerque, NM
Danny Plechas [2] 1958-12-01 Albuquerque, NM
Lou Thesz 1959-02-09 Albuquerque, NM
Declared vacant on 59-02-24 after the match against Danny Plechas on previous day.
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Danny Loos * 1959-05-18 Denver, CO
Defeats Tom Zaharias for the "regional" title; may be a different title.
[...]
Tom Zaharias [3] 1960-12-18<
Still champion in Colorado as of 61-01-04 and 61-06-11.
Juan Garcia [5] 1961-06
Billed as champion in Albuquerque, NM; vacant in 61-06 when Garcia no-shows the scheduled title defense against Gino Angelo.
Ramon Torres 1961-06-19 Albuquerque, NM
Substitutes for Garcia and defeats Gino Angelo.
[...]
Juan Garcia [6] 1962-03-12<
Still champion as of 62-08-07.
[...]
Miguel Lopez [2] 1963-07<  
Billed as champion in El Paso, TX (El Paso Herald-Post, 63-07-07)
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Ramon Torres [2] 1965-04<
Vacates sometime before 65-04-05; "vacated recently" (Albuquerque Tribune, 65-04-07).
Jose Lothario 1965-04-19 Albuquerque, NM
Defeats Rocky Monroe in tournament final.
Ricky Romero [2] 1965-08-27 Albuquerque, NM
Mike DiBiase [3] 1965-09-10 Albuquerque, NM
Ricky Romero [3] 1966-02-18 Albuquerque, NM
Mike DiBiase [4] 1966-04
Sometime between 66-04-12 and 66-04-28.
Ricky Romero [4] 1966-08-14Albuquerque, NM
Toru Tanaka 1966-10-09 Albuquerque, NM
Dick Steinborn 1966-12-04? Albuquerque, NM?
Silento Rodriguez 1967-04-09 Albuquerque, NM
Dick Steinborn [2] 1967-04-30 Albuquerque, NM
Alberto Torres 1967-05-07 Albuquerque, NM
Still champion as of 67-05-21.
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Ricky Romero [5] 1967-07-09<
Still champion as of 67-07-21.
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Dick Steinborn [3] 1968-02< Albuquerque, NM
Ricky Romero [6] 1968 Albuquerque, NM
Pak Song # 1970-07-06 El Paso, TX
Immediately held up.
Ricky Romero # 1970-07-13 El Paso, TX
Wins rematch.
Mr. Wrestling (Gordon Nelson) 1971-02-01 El Paso, TX
Ricky Romero [7] 1971-02-22 El Paso, TX
Ciclon Negro 1971-04-26 El Paso, TX
Not recognized outside El Paso.
Ricky Romero [8] 1971-06-28 El Paso, TX
Not recognized outside El Paso; Ciclon Negro faces Terry Funk for the title on 72-08-12 in Colorado Springs, CO (champion unknown).
Karl Von Steiger 1972-12-23 Pueblo, CO
Ricky Romero [9] 1973-03-10 Pueblo, CO
Still/again champion as of 74-06-02.
Karl Von Steiger [2] 1974-06<  
Billed as champion in El Paso, TX for having "recently" won the title (El Paso Herald-Post, 74-06-07); may not be reconigzed in other towns.
Ricky Romero [10] 1975-01<
Billed as champion in El Paso, TX (El Paso Herald-Post, 75-01-17); still champion as of 75-06-21.
[...]
Ricky Romero [11] 1975-07-27<
"Newly won" (The Amarillo Globe-Times, 75-07-31).
Ciclon Negro [2] 1977-05-27 Lubbock, TX
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Randy Morse 1980-03-15? Pueblo, CO?
Defeats Larry Lane; or 80-05-07<.
Ricky Romero [12] 1980-06-28 Pueblo, CO
Still champion as of 80-10-10.
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Wahoo McDaniel 1981-06-28 Pueblo, CO
Defeats Tully Blanchard.

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