Post by Mickey Yarber on Jul 8, 2017 2:28:55 GMT
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Hot Summer Nights Tour - Night 5
Dobyns-Bennett High School Stadium - Kingsport TN
Wed. July 5, 1988
- Nelson Royal pinned Denny Brown with an Oklahoma Roll at 9:20.
- "White Lightning" Tim Horner pinned "Gorgeous" Gary Young with the Natural Bridge at 9:50.
- The Russian Assassin pinned Scott Armstrong with an over-the-knee back breaker at 13:04.
- Jerry "The Crusher" Blackwell pinned "Pistol" Pez Whatley after a splash at 11:19.
- Vladimir Pietrov & Ivan Koloff def. The Nightmares at 10:45 when Pietrov nailed Wayne with the Russian Hammer.
- SMW Champion "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beat "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel by DQ at 16:18 when Landel pulled the referee in the way of Duggan's shoulder tackle.
- The Bullet picked up his second win in the Thunderdome Battle Royal when he pinned Moondog after a shot with the Moondog's own leg bone.
Others in the match: Nelson Royal, Jerry Blackwell, Sam Houston, George South, Kabuki, Mike Enos, Wayne Bloom, Ole Anderson, Jimmy Valiant, Rip Rogers, Ken Timbs, Pez Whatley, Scott Armstrong, Botswana Beast
- New SMW Tag Team Champions, The Original Midnight Express w/ Baby Doll retained over The Rock & Roll Express w/ Ricky Gibson in their corner when Condrey pulled a chain from his tights and hit Gibson for the pin at 23:45. Earlier in the bout, Baby Doll had got involved a couple of times, after which Ricky Gibson warned her. After he third time getting involved, Ricky Gibson picked her up over his shoulder and carried her to the locker room much to her protest. Neither came back to ring side.
Working on it now.