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
Cornish style; still/again champion as of 1904-06-28.
Joe McCray
1910-03<
Billed as champion in Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain News, Denver, CO, 10-03-03); passes away on 11-01-31 (Rocky Mountain News, 11-02-01).
Frank DuCray
1918-06-23<
Has previously claimed the Light Heavyweight Title; still champion as of 20-11-22; most likely retires after losing to the world middleweight champion Mike Yokel on 20-12-01 in Grand Junction, CO to become a sheriff (The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO, 20-11-27).
Joe "Toots" Mondt
1920-11<
Claims the title in Ft. Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Collegian, Ft. Collins, CO, 20-11-25); also wins Rocky Mountain Title on 22-01-27; still champion as of 22-06-24.
George Gostovich
1929-05<
Billed as champion in Walsenburg, CO (The Walsenburg World, 29-05-02).