SMW Tennessee Thunder Tour - Johnson City TN 05/23/88

[Mickey Yarber]

Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Tennessee Thunder Tour
Tuesday May 23, 1988
Johnson City Rec Center
Johnson City, TN


- In the opener, George South wrestled Rip Rogers to a ten minute time limit draw


- In a grudge match, Nelson Royal showed his experience when Sam Houston went for a bulldog, but Royal threw him off face first into the corner which stunned Houston long enough for Royal to roll him up with a school boy, grab a hand full of tights and get the win at 11:09


- "White Lightning" Tim Horner defeated The Cuban Assassin at 7:50 with a roll-up and bridge


- The lights went out in the building, and the ring announcer asked the fans to welcome back to East Tennessee....one of the best tag-teams to ever compete here....Danny Davis and Ken Wayne, THE NIGHTMARES!!!  The crowd gave them a great ovation as they went on to beat the team of Pat Rose and Gary Royal in 11:00


- Ole Anderson pinned Scott Armstrong with a back slide and his feet on the ropes in 13:43


- Smoky Mountain Champion, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan def. The Brooklyn Brawler with a running football tackle at 8:01


- Main Event - Six Man Tag Team Street Fight -
The Rock & Roll Express and The Bullet vs. The Jive Tones and The Mongolian Stomper w/ Ron Wright

The action was wild and crazy every single moment of this one, as there is a lot of bad blood between these men.  There was fighting in the ring, around ringside, up the aisle, in the crowd, in the locker room, outside, in the balcony, and even in the concession stand!  Ron Wright tried to help out his men, but accidentally hit The Mongolian Stomper with a chair which took him out of the match momentarily.  It was long enough though, as The Bullet held off Shaska Whatley as Ricky and Robert hit Tiger Conway Jr. with their double drop kick for the pin and the win at 15:00!  Afterwards, The Bullet got his hands on Ron Wright and put him out with the sleeper, much to the delight of the fans.

[wattsfan]

Would have liked to have seen that main event. Good show.

[thecommish]

Nelson Royal proves that age and experience triumphs over youth and exuberance.

That Ole Anderson/Scott Armstrong match would have been a show-stealer.

[tlyne]

Great six man main event. I probably don't comment as often I should, but I really enjoy this promotion, and look forward to each show.

[jeepguy]

George South continues his winning ways.

Nice return for the Nightmares. I am sure the crowd would have gone wild with their return to the area. And they pick up a win. Will be interesting to see how quickly they become part of the tag belt scene.

[doctorfate]

Nightmares, along with The Destruction Crew, are certainly adding to the tag depth for SMW. Really pulling for Ole and this singles run. Duggan is taking on all comers here as champ. Man, what a night for Bob Armstrong!!!