Post by Mickey Yarber on Jun 3, 2017 6:43:48 GMT
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Monday June 5, 1988
Civic Coliseum, Knoxville TN
- In the opening bout, Scott Armstrong pulled out a win over a very determined Barry Horowitz. Horowitz impressed with how he could hand in with Armstrong. In the end though, Scott capitalized on a mistake, and caught Horowitz with a super kick for the clean pin fall at 11:20.
- “Pistol” Pez Whatley pinned Rip Rogers after 10:09 of solid action with a butt-butt.
- The Original Midnight Express w/ Baby Doll def. the team of George South and Denny Brown at 13:04 with a Double Goozle on Brown.
- “White Lightning” Tim Horner pinned The Brooklyn Brawler with a cross body block from the top rope at 9:00.
- Sam Houston and Nelson Royal fought to a double disqualification after 12:50 when they went to the floor. They weren’t going to beat the 10-count back into the ring, but each man was choking the other with microphone cord when referee Mark Curtis threw it out.
- In the main event, Jim Duggan and Doug Furnas def. Vladimir Pietrov and Ivan Koloff at 18:45 when Furnas pinned Ivan following a running powerslam while Duggan and Pietrov battled on the floor.
It was a hot match, with Furnas taking a lot of punishment, but holding on to make the tag to Duggan who cleaned house. It took not one, but THREE running football tackles from Duggan to put Pietrov off his feet and to the floor. Duggan followed him and the two battled around ringside and Furnas finished off Ivan. Afterwards, Furnas and Duggan celebrated in the ring while the song “Rocky Top” filled the arena. Vladimir Pietrov stood in the aisle way staring into the ring and seething.
Working on it now.