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
Claims the title (Tulsa Daily World, 48-11-01); vacates in 49-03 to focus on challenging Orville Brown for the World Title (St. Joseph News-Press, 49-03-20).
Defeats Danny McShain for the East Texas version and is also recognized in the Oklahoma/Louisiana territory; still champion as of 49-05-11 (The Shreveport Times, 49-05-11).
Ed Francis
1955-12<
Billed as champion in Little Rock, AR (Arkansas Gazette, 56-01-02).
Defeats El Medico for the main version; loses the title on 58-10-17 in Houston, TX but continues to be recognized in the Oklahoma/Louisiana territory (The Daily Oklahoman, 58-11-28) as late as 58-12-03.
Alex Perez
1972-04<
Billed as champion in Wichita Falls, TX (Wichita Falls Times, 72-04-30); still champion as of 72-06-14.
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Buck Robley
1974-12<
Billed as champion in New Orleans, LA (New Orleans States-Item, 74-12-10); still champion as of 75-01-22.
