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Pro-wrestling championship defended in Amarillo Territory of NWA
NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight Championship |
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Promotion | Western States Sports |
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Date established | 1948 |
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Date retired | 1959 |
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First champion(s) | Al Getz |
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Final champion(s) | Dory Funk |
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Most reigns | Dory Funk (8 reigns) |
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The NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship defended in the Amarillo, Texas territory of the National Wrestling Alliance, Western States Sports.[1]
Key
Symbol
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Meaning
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No.
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The overall championship reign
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Reign
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The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
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Event
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The event in which the championship changed hands
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N/A
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The specific information is not known
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No.
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Champion
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Reign
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Date
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Days held
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Location
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Event
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Notes
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1
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Al Getz
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1
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1948
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[Note 1]
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N/A
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Live event
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2
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Wayne Martin
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1
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February 19, 1948
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203
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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3
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Billy Weidner
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1
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September 9, 1948
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[Note 2]
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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|
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4
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Wayne Martin
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2
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1948
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[Note 3]
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N/A
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Live event
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5
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Dick Trout
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1
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December 9, 1948
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[Note 4]
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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6
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Dory Funk
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1
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1949
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[Note 5]
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N/A
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Live event
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7
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Wayne Martin
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3
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February 11, 1950
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96
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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8
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Frank Murdoch
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1
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May 18, 1950
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69
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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|
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9
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Ray Clements
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1
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July 26, 1950
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8
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Lubbock, Texas
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Live event
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10
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Frank Murdoch
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2
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August 3, 1950
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[Note 6]
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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11
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Bob Cummings
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1
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1950
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[Note 7]
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N/A
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Live event
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12
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Dory Funk
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2
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October 19, 1950
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166
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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13
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Tony Morelli
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1
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April 3, 1951
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71
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Lubbock, Texas
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Live event
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|
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14
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Frank Murdoch
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3
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June 13, 1951
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[Note 8]
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Lubbock, Texas
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Live event
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15
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Dory Funk
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3
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1951
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[Note 9]
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N/A
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Live event
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16
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Cowboy Carlson
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1
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July 10, 1952
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54
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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17
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Gory Guerrero
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1
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September 2, 1952
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44
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El Paso, Texas
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Live event
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18
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Ivan Kalmikoff
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1
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October 16, 1952
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124
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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19
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Dory Funk
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4
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February 17, 1953
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142
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San Angelo, Texas
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Live event
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20
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Roger Mackay
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1
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July 9, 1953
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[Note 10]
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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21
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Roy Shire
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1
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1953
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[Note 11]
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N/A
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Live event
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22
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Dory Funk
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5
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May 13, 1954
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1,001
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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23
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The Great Bolo
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1
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February 7, 1957
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21
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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|
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24
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Dory Funk
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6
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February 28, 1957
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819
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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25
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Nick Roberts
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1
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May 28, 1959
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7
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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26
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Dory Funk
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7
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June 4, 1959
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[Note 12]
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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27
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Iron Mike DiBiase
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1
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1959
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[Note 13]
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N/A
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Live event
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28
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Dory Funk
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8
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June 25, 1959
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[Note 14]
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Amarillo, Texas
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Live event
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- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 49 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 91 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 91 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 23 and 429 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 42 and 406 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 77 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 77 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 201 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 192 and 393 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 175 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between −232 and 308 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 21 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 21 days.
- ^ The length of the championship reign is too uncertain to calculate.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.