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 usednext to the names of the wrestlers, they may, in fact, not have held the title in the period indicated. If usednext 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 alsoitalicized in HTML files
Awarded as the first champion on "Beat the Champ" television program; KTLA cancels the show in 52-02; Pazandak is billed as champion when KECA starts "Wrestling Jackpot" show.
The television program of the promotion is cancelled in 53-04; Szabo continues to be billed as the "Beat the Champ" title holder in other cities; still champion as of 55-03-18.
Sometime between 55-12-19 and 55-12-25; still champion as of 56-01-06.
RockyBrown
1956-01-09<
GreatKato (OyamaKato)
1956-01-18
Los Angeles, CA
Don Leo Jonathan is billed as champion in San Bernardino, CA as of 56-02-18, possibly for a local recognition only since Kato is billed as the champion in Los Angeles, CA on 56-02-13 and 56-02-20; still champion as of 56-03-04.
