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
Holder of the Police Gazette middleweight title belt in Washington, DC; also recognized as American junior middleweight champion "by many state athletic commissions" (Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH, 27-10-21); still champion as of 27-11-27.
Benny Wilson
1932-09-12
Salem, OR *
Billed as having won the World Title from Wildcat Pete (Big Spring Daily Herald, Big Spring, TX, 35-02-18); has won the "championship of the American Wrestling Association recently on the West Coast" (Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light, Corsicana, TX, 32-12-06); billed as American champion in Abilene, TX as of 33-08-17.
Herb Wakeland
1933-08-23
Ft. Worth, TX
Often billed as Texas Title.
Les Tribble
1933-10-12
Sherman, TX
Still recognized as Texas champion in Abilene, TX as of 34-01-25.
Jack Gorman
1933-11-13
San Angelo, TX
Often billed as World Junior Middleweight Title and World Junior Welterweight Title; Tuffy McMullen defeats Gorman for the World Title on 33-12-05 in Longview, TX but Gorman continues to claim the American Title; also recognized as American Wrestling Association champion in Oregon.
George Bennett
1934-05-12
Bend, OR
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Jack Gorman [2]
1934-08-30<
Recognized as American champion in Abilene, TX; still champion as of 34-10-11.
