Saturday Evenings with the Nitro Episode 84: 1948

On this special edition of Saturday Evenings with the Nitro and in honor of the 75th Anniversary of Nascar, I take a look back and give a snapshot of what wrestling was like in 1948, which includes the following: How wrestling was set up in 1948 from the card itself to ticket prices. Some of the territories of the day: Tennessee (Nashville and Knoxville), Texas (Amarillo and Lubbock), Minnesota and New York. The two most influential stars in my mind of 1948 The biggest story of 1948 I used the following books for reference and giving them full credit: The following books can be found at crowbarpress.com: Master of the Ring- Tim Hornabaker Hooker- Lou Thesz and Kit Bauman The greatest wrestling ever in the history of Nashville- Scott Teal and Don Luce The great pro wrestling venues: Knoxville: 1911-1960 (Tim Dills and Scott Teal), Amarillo: 1911-1960 (Kriss Knights and Scott Teal) Wrestling in the Garden- Scott Teal and J. Michael Kenyon The following Books can be found at Amazon.com: Gopherland Grappling- The Early Years of Minnesota Pro Wrestling- James C. Melby The Lou Thesz Record Book: Presented by Wrestling Revue- James C. Melby Wrestling at the staked plains- Jason Freeman From the Mind of the Nitro and Nitro Memories: www.youtube.com/paulskivers