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