SMW 03-30-88 Grundy VA

[Mickey Yarber]

SMW Live 3-30-88
Grundy High School
Grundy VA

1: In the opening match of the night, Johnny Rich pinned Thunderfoot #2 with a Thesz Press in 10:04

2: Thunderfoot #1 pinned George South after a kick in the head with his loaded boot in 11:20

3: Ivan Koloff & Vladimir Pietrov def. Nelson Royal & Sam Houston at 17:44 when Pietrov caught Royal with his double axe handle blow to the chest that he calls the Russian Hammer

4: The Bullet pinned Lord Jonathon Boyd at 15:28 with a school boy roll up. Bullet had a sleeper locked in on Boyd, but Boyd was near the corner where he had his New Zealand flag and pole. He reached to get it and got ahold of it, Bullet let go of the sleeper, shoved Boyd chest first into the turnbuckles and rolled him up while he was still clutching his flag. After the bout, Boyd hit Bullet across the back with the flag pole and gave him a few more shots while he was down.

5: Vladimir Pietrov won a 10-man battle royal at 13:03, last eliminating The Bullet. The final four were Bullet, Pietrov, Boyd, and Johnny Rich. Rich went out, leaving Bullet alone against the other two heels. He ducked a Russian Hammer which hit Boyd and knocked him out of the match. Bullet tried several moves on the big Pietrov, but Pietrov managed to clothesline Bullet out of the ring for the win.

Order of elimination:
1: Thunderfoot #1 by George South
2: Nelson Royal by Vladimir Pietrov
3: George South by Lord Jonathon Boyd
4: Ivan Koloff by The Bullet
5: Thunderfoot #2 by Sam Houston
6: Sam Houston by Vladimir Pietrov
7: Johnny Rich by Vladimir Pietrov
8: Lord Jonathon Boyd by Vladimir Pietrov
9: The Bullet by Vladimir Pietrov