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
Wins "an elimination tournament held the past few months" (The Honolulu Advertiser, 61-09-29).
Kathy Starr
1961-10-04
Honolulu, HI
Still/again recgonized as champion in Honolulu, HI as of 65-07-18, 66-09-21, and 67-08-10.
Cora Combs
1966-05
Southern champion, starts claiming the United States title in Northern California from 66-05, billed as having defeated Penner Banner for the title in St. Louis, MO (The Modesto Bee, Modesto, CA, 66-05-17); also recognized in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee; still/again champion as of 75-02-27 and 77-03.
Mae Young
1968-07-03<
Billed as champion in the Gulf Coast territory.
Jean Antone
1968-07-19
Minneapolis, MN *
Recognized in Northern California, as having defeated Princess Little Cloud for the title (Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA, 68-09-17).
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Sandy Parker
1976-11-25<
Recognized in Northern California.
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Joyce Grable
1978-12
Recognized in Amarillo, TX; also billed as champion in Northern California as of 81-05-08.
Still/again recognized in Central States as of 76-01.
Ann Casey
1974
Liberty Hill, SC *
Claims to have won the title from Fabulous Moolah; or "from the Fabulous Moolah six weeks ago in Miami" (The Times, Shreveport, LA, 75-03-09); some reports have Casey defeating Toni Rose for the title in 74-12; billed as champion as of 75-02-09 in Columbus, GA and 75-02-27 in Boston, MA; recognized in Tennessee and Alabama throughout the 70s; retires as the champion in 92.
Princess Little Heart
1980-10-05<
Recognized in Mobile, AL.
Judy Martin
1980-11-22
Atlanta, GA
Velvet McIntyre
1983-02-13
San Antonio, TX
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Judy Martin [2]
1983-10-19<
Recognized in East Texas.
Misty Blue Simms
1986-09-10<
Still champion as of 87-07-10; billed as world champion in 87-08.