Title History
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Sonnenberg | 1 | January 4, 1929 | Boston, MA | |
| Stripped | 1929 | |||
| Dick Shikat | 1 | August 23, 1929 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Jim Londos | 1 | June 6, 1930 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Danno O'Mahony | 1 | June 27, 1935 | Boston, MA | |
| Dick Shikat | 2 | March 2, 1936 | New York City, NY | |
| Ali Baba | 1 | April 25, 1936 | Detroit, MI | |
| Everett Marshall | 1 | June 26, 1936 | Columbus, OH | |
| Vacated | September 1936 | |||
| John Pesek | 1 | September 13, 1937 | ||
| Vacated | ||||
| Lou Thesz | # | December 29, 1937 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Steve Casey | 1 | February 11, 1938 | Boston, MA | |
| Vacated | September 1938 | |||
| Everett Marshall | 2 | September 14, 1938 | ||
| Lou Thesz | 1 | February 23, 1939 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | June 23, 1939 | Houston, TX | |
| Ray Steele | 1 | March 7, 1940 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Bronko Nagurski | 2 | March 11, 1941 | Houston, TX | |
| Sandor Szabo | 1 | June 5, 1941 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Bill Longson | 1 | February 19, 1942 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Yvon Robert | 1 | October 7, 1942 | Montreal, Quebec | |
| Bobby Managoff | 1 | November 27, 1942 | Houston, TX | |
| Bill Longson | 2 | February 19, 1943 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Whipper Billy Watson | 1 | February 21, 1947 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Lou Thesz | 2 | April 25, 1947 | St. Louis, MO | |
| Bill Longson | 3 | November 21, 1947 | Houston, TX | |
| Lou Thesz | 3 | July 10, 1948 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Title retired | November 27, 1949 | |||
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