1/22/48 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Cliff Gustafson beat Sgt. Joe Pazandak via pin in 27:50
Steve Crusher Casey drew Mike Browning 45:00
Otto Kuss beat Carlos Rodrigues in 18:55
Sailor Fred Blassie beat Andy Moen in 18:30
Att: “Over 3,000 rabid wrestling fans”

2/12/48 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Bronko Nagurski drew Steve Crusher Casey 60:00
Mike Browning beat Sailor Fred Blassie in 24:50
Joe Pazandak drew Otto Kuss 30:00
Tug Carlson beat Johnny Marrs in 22:36
Att: “near capacity house of 4,000 adherents of the rough and tumble game”

3/11/48 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Referee Wally Karbo
NWA Champion Sandor Szabo beat Steve Kozak in 21:35
Steve Crusher Casey beat Frank Marconi dq in 24:25
Tug Carlson beat Mike Browning via pin in 21:00 after a drop kick
Gino Vagnone beat Paul Nelson in 21:45
Att: “The usual packed house of Auditorium wrestling devotees”

4/8/48 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Referee Wally Karbo
Steve Crusher Casey beat Frank Marconi via pin
Tug Carlson beat Mad Mike Browning via pin in 37:50 after a drop kick
Frenchy Leone drew Lew Laird
Polo Cordova drew Faro Renaldo
Att: “the usual capacity house of 4,000 fans”

5/20/48 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @Civic Auditorium
Referee Karl Gray
NWA Champion Bronko Nagurski drew Sandor Szabo 60:00
Wonder Boy George Gordienko beat Frank Marconi via pin in 18:00 after a series of body
slams
Referee Wally Karbo
Otto Kuss bear Emir Badui (sub Tug Carlson) with a reverse body scissors in 20:40
Lucky Simunovich beat Karl Gray (sub Olaf Olson) in 20:45
Att: “capacity crowd”
Note: Carlson reportedly was hospitalized in Minnesota.

6/11/48 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Amphitheatre
Referee Wally Karbo
Wonder Boy George Gordienko drew NWA Champion Sandor Szabo 60:00
Cliff Gustafson beat Lucky Simunovich in 20:25
Otto Kuss beat Frank Taylor in 11:52
Johnny Moochy beat Polo Cordova in 20:55
Note: Final card of the season.

10/15/48 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Referee Wally Karbo
Sgt. Joe Pazandak beat Dr Len Hall via pin in 21:50
Steve Crusher Casey beat Barney Bernard via pin in 18:00
Steve Kozak drew Abe King Kong Kashey 30:00
Young Jack Pesek beat Johnny Marrs via pin in 15:10
Att: “announced 3,000”

10/28/48 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Joe Pazandak beat Dr Len Hall dq in 25:00 when Hall used an illegal pildriver hold
Steve Kozak beat Abe King Kong Kashey in 34:00
Steve Crusher Casey beat Dutch Howlett via pin in 19:50
Tom Casey drew Jack Pesek 30:00
Att: “about 5,000 followers”

11/15/48 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Sgt. Joe Pazandak beat Abe King Kong Kashey in 38:00
Steve Crusher Casey beat Dr Len Hall
Tom Bradley beat Sailor Fred Blassie via pin in 14:25 after a series of elbow smashes
Dutch Howlett drew Jack Pesek
Att: “capacity crowd of 4,000 something”

12/17/48 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada @ Civic Auditorium
Referee Wally Karbo
Bronko Nagurski drew Frank Sexton 60:00
Joe Pazandak beat Steve Kozak in 34:10
Johnny Moochy beat Abe King Kong Kashey dq in 14:20
Dutch Howlett drew Sailor Fred Blassie


Research by Jim Zordani
Winnipeg Wrestling Results - 1948
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