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
Billed as champion in Lowell, MA as of 09-09-09 and in New York, NY as of 11-06-28; world middleweight, welterweight, and lightweight champion as of 15-11-30.
Claims the title in Boston, MA; also claims New England Title; still/again world champion as of 31-10-12 in Boston, MA, 35-01-28 in Lowell, MA, and 37-01-14 in Boston, MA.
Mario Damici
1930-05<
Claims the title in Marlborough, MA; his title defense scheduled on 30-05-09 is cancelled with only 50 people showing up.
Nick Karavas [2]
1931-10<
Recognized by the Massachusetts Wrestling Association; still/again champion as of 35-01-28 in Lowell, MA, and 37-01-14 in Boston, MA.
Young Lewis (Elias Petrou)
1924-11-07<
Claims the title in Winchester, NH; also billed as champion in Greenfield, MA as of 24-12-17.
