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Last updated on 2022-10-14

The Records of
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Matches
1948

NOTE: This list may include non-title matches which are to be removed as soon as they are confirmed.

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Sonny <strong>Myers</strong>
01-05 Des Moines, IA Orville Brown L (1-2)
Orville <strong>Brown</strong> [2]
01-14 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Bronko Nagurski W (DQ)
01-21 Great Falls, MT Lew Laird W (2-1)
03-01 Des Moines, IA Marshall Estep D (1-1 60min)
03-17 Winnipeg, MB, CAN Bronko Nagurski W
03-28 Calgary, AB, CAN Earl McCready W
03-30 Edmonton, AB, CAN Laverne Baxter W
04-05 Des Moines, IA Marshall Estep W
04-18 Waterloo, IA Joe Dusek W
05-19 Great Falls, MT Rube Wright W (2-1)
05-26 Great Falls, MT Jim Wright W (2-1)
06-11 Chillicothe, MO Ray Villmer
06-14 Wichita, KS Al Mills D
06-21 Wichita, KS Emil Dusek W (2-0)
06-30 Wichita, KS Lou Newman W
07-04 Oelwein, IA Ken Fenelon
07-05 Des Moines, IA Otto Kuss W (2-1; forfeit in 3rd)
Pinkie George founds the National Wrestling Alliance in 48-07 in Waterloo, IA with 5 other promoters and recognizes Brown as the world heavyweight champion.
07-18 Waterloo, IA Joe Dusek W (22min)
08-01 Waterloo, IA Otto Kuss D (60min)
08-23 Charleston, WV Lucky Simunovich  
08-25 Columbus, OH Ruffy Silverstein W
09-13 Des Moines, IA Barney Bernard W (2-0)
09-17 St. Louis, MO Otto Kuss W (29:10)
09-22 Columbus, OH Lucky Simunovich W
09-27 Des Moines, IA Otto Kuss W (2-1)
09-29 Ottawa, ON, CAN Yvon Robert NC
09-30 Kansas City, KS Otto Kuss W (COR)
10-01 St. Joseph, MO Don Eagle W (2-1)
10-08 St. Joseph, MO Don Eagle W (1-1 ref dec)
10-11 Wichita, KS Don Eagle W (2-1)
10-12 Cleveland, OH Bobby Bruns W (curfew limit dec)
10-13? Montreal, QC, CAN Don Eagle W (DQ)
10-14? Toronto, ON, CAN Fred Atkins W (DQ)
10-15 Columbus, OH Ivan Rasputin W (36min)
10-20 Great Falls, MT Albert Mills W (2-1)
10-21 Salt Lake City, UT Jerry Meeker W (2-0)
10-22 Ogden, UT Pentalone Manlapig  
10-27 Great Falls, MT Frank Marconi D (1-1)
10-29 St. Louis, MO Frankie Talaber W (31:02)
11-01 Hollywood, CA Buddy Rogers W (1-0 60min)
11-04 Kansas City, MO Don Eagle D (curfew limit)
11-05 St. Joseph, MO Roy Graham W (2-1)
11-08 Hollywood, CA Buddy Rogers D (90min)
11-12 St. Joseph, MO Bobby Bruns W (2-1)
11-16 Cleveland, OH Ali Baba W
11-17 Zanesville, OH Gil Knutson W (2-0)
11-18 Columbus, OH Don Evans W
11-22 Des Moines, IA Ali Baba W (2-1)
11-24 Sedalia, MO Ron Etchison W (2-1)
11-25 Kansas City, MO Don Eagle W (2-1)
11-26 St. Joseph, MO Sonny Myers W (2-1)
11-29 Detroit, MI Wladek Kowalski W (2-1)
12-10 St. Louis, MO Don Eagle W (17:24)
12-13 Detroit, MI Wladek Kowalski W (2-1)
12-14 Minneapolis, MN Len Hall D (60min)
12-17 St. Joseph, MO Buddy Rogers W (2-1 DQ)
12-20 Wichita, KS Buddy Rogers W (2-1 rev dec DQ)
12-21 Cleveland, OH Ed Meske W (curfew limit dec)
12-22 St. Louis, MO Ali Baba W (17:47)
12-27 Wichita, KS Ron Etchison W (2-1)

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