1
Reign 1
Hamilton Graham
522 days
Dec 25, 1975 – May 30, 1977
18 reigns12 championsMost reigns: Terry Shane Jr. (4)Longest reign: Hamilton Graham (522 days)
Imported from the surviving ST. LOUIS OFFICE TITLE HISTORY source. Explicit gaps and vacancies are preserved inline and are not counted as reigns.
Recorded history is partial. The surviving title history contains explicit gaps or incomplete periods; this is recorded history, not a claim of complete lineage.
This is a historical championship. An open-ended final reign means the surviving source does not provide an end date.
Longest Reigns
Top 3 individual reigns2
Reign 3
Terry Shane Jr.
178 days
May 30, 1977 – Nov 24, 1977
3
Reign 1
Gran Kedamono
31 days
Nov 24, 1977 – Dec 25, 1977
Recorded History
Known records preserved to date · scroll horizontally on smaller screens| Date | Champion | Won From / Outcome | Event | Location | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Memorial Day 1963 | Karl O'Connor | Defeated previous champion | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Karl O'Connor The 1963-01-01 date is an ordering anchor only; the surviving source does not give the start of this reign. | ||
| May 30, 1963 | Jack Stein | Karl O'Connor | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Jack Stein defeated O'Connor - Memorial Day - 1963 | ||
| November 1965 | VACANT | Championship vacated | — | — | VACANT — title was vacated due to Jack Stein injury. | |
| Jul 4, 1966 | Tojo Sato | Won vacant championship | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Tojo Sato defeated Stein for vacated title - 4th of July - 1966 | ||
| February 1967 | Karl O'Connor Reign 2 | Tojo Sato | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Karl O'Connor defeated Sato - February 1967 Lineage break after this reign: GAP IN HISTORY. Do not infer continuity to the next known champion. | ||
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| 1968 | Bruno Moretti | Defeated previous champion | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Bruno Moretti (won in 1968) Lineage break after this reign: GAP IN HISTORY. Do not infer continuity to the next known champion. | ||
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| Before April 1971 | Terry Shane Jr. | Defeated previous champion | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Terry Shane Jr. The 1971-01-01 date is an ordering anchor only; the surviving source does not give the start of this reign. | ||
| April 1971 | Jack Stein Reign 2 | Terry Shane Jr. | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Jack Stein bested Shane Jr. - April 1971 | ||
| Mar 17, 1972 | Terry Shane Jr. Reign 2 | Jack Stein | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Terry Shane Jr. defeated Stein by submission - St. Patrick's Day - 1972 Lineage break after this reign: GAP IN HISTORY. Do not infer continuity to the next known champion. | ||
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| July 1975 | Ronin Hashimoto | Defeated previous champion | Tournament final | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Ronin Hashimoto won the title in a tournament final over Jack Stein - July 1975 | |
| Dec 25, 1975 | Hamilton Graham | Ronin Hashimoto | 522 days | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Hamilton Graham defeated Hashimoto - Christmas Night - 1975 | ||
| May 30, 1977 | Terry Shane Jr. Reign 3 | Hamilton Graham | 178 days | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Terry Shane Jr defeated Graham by submission - Memorial Day - 1977 | ||
| Nov 24, 1977 | Gran Kedamono | Terry Shane Jr. | 31 days | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Gran Kedamono defeated Shane Jr - Thanksgiving Night - 1977 | ||
| Dec 25, 1977 | Terry Shane Jr. Reign 4 | Gran Kedamono | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Terry Shane Jr defeated Kedamono - Christmas Night - 1977 Lineage break after this reign: GAP IN HISTORY. Do not infer continuity to the next known champion. | ||
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| Summer 1980 | Hamilton Graham Reign 2 | Won vacant championship | Vacant-title match | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Hamilton Graham won the vacant title over Kevin Fuller - Summer 1980 The 1980-06-01 date is an ordering anchor for “Summer 1980,” not a claimed exact match date. | |
| February 1981 | Buddy Hayes | Hamilton Graham | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Buddy Hayes defeated Graham - February 1981 The February day values are sequencing anchors only; the source gives only the month. | ||
| February 1981 | Johnny Oates | Buddy Hayes | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Johnny Oates bested Hayes - February 1981 The February day values are sequencing anchors only; the source gives only the month. | ||
| February 1981 | Darryl Watters | Johnny Oates | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Darryl Watters beat Oates - February 1981 The February day values are sequencing anchors only; the source gives only the month. | ||
| July 1981 | Cameron O'Connor | Darryl Watters | Unknown | St. Louis Wrestling Office legacy source: Cameron O'Connor submitted Watters - July 1981 | ||