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In September 1989, Volkoff returned to the WWF and reformed their tag team.

[19], In July 2016, Zhukov was named part of a class action lawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred traumatic brain injuries during their tenure and that the company concealed the risks of injury. In September 1987, Harrell left the AWA to join the World Wrestling Federation, with the explanation given being that Wahoo McDaniel had driven him out of the promotion after a brutal chain match. Now clean-shaven and dressed in army camouflage, he'd redone Sgt. Slaughter.

James Kirk Harrell (born December 13, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler.

In 1985, Harrell debuted in the American Wrestling Association as "Boris Zukhov", billed from the Soviet Union. He arrived in the AWA as Zhukov, a "Russian" gimmick.

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Height

He feuded with wrestlers including Jacques Rougeau, Jimmy Golden, and Rick McGraw. Jim Nelson (who had not been seen since an assault by Don Kernodle and Sgt. He formed a villainous tag team with fellow pseudo-Russian Nikolai Volkoff (whose previous tag partner The Iron Sheik had just been fired by the WWF) known as "The Bolsheviks".

Later that night, his old persona, Pvt. Roanoake, Virginia

Olympia.[9]. [14], In January 1991, Harrell made a brief tour of Japan with the Super World of Sports promotion. [10][11][12], Harrell debuted in the World Wrestling Federation in October 1987, once again performing as "Boris Zhukov". Weight

Jim Nelson with Pvt. In 2007, Zhukov resurfaced as a heel in Virginia-based promotion American Championship Wrestling (ACW) and allied with local heel Eclipso.

After the tag team dissolved in August 1986, Harrell unsuccessfully challenged AWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel on several occasions.

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[14] At WrestleMania VI in April 1990, The Bolsheviks lost to The Hart Foundation in a squash.

This is where he became a "Russian", shaved his head and grew a beard.

Slaughter's villainous "Cobra Corps".

In December 1981, Harrell adopted the name "Private Jim Nelson" and joined Sgt.

ACW Joe Powers Memorial Show 2007 - Thunder Returns, SWS Fighting Party Beginning 1991 - Tag 3, SWS Fighting Party Beginning 1991 - Tag 2, SWS Fighting Party Beginning 1991 - Tag 1, WWF Prime Time Wrestling - "SummerSlam Fever". In May 1982, Nelson and Kernodle defeated Jay Youngblood and Porkchop Cash to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling alumni, Boriz Zhukov profile on Online World of Wrestling.

During 1985, he unsuccessfully challenged AWA World Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel and AWA America's Champion Sgt. Jim Nelson (who had not been seen since an assault by Jack & Gerry Brisco in 1983) was revealed as that replacement.

Inspired by his Northside High School football coach and hope to become a pro wrestler, 160-pound wide receiver and defensive halfback Harrell became interested in gaining mass in his senior year, 1977. [9], Harrell returned to the promotion the following March, this time wrestling under a mask as "Mr. Russia". After leaving the UWA, Harrell wrestled sporadically over the following decade. Due to the controversy, the title was held up. He formally retired in 2001. In early 1983, Harrell left the Cobra Corps and began feuding with Slaughter and Kernodle, losing to Kernodle in a series of "boot camp matches" in April and May. He left the promotion in December 1983.

Toys Jim Nelson Jim Nelson

Jim Nelson in Sgt. Ring names While exercising at a YMCA, he met Ric McCord, who introduced him to Don Hogan and Steve Savage, two wrestlers from Salem, Virginia who trained him. He switched to WWE in 1987 and teamed with Nikolai Volkoff as The Bolsheviks until Volkoff turned face in 1990.

Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Slaughter in 1983) was revealed as that replacement. In early 1986, Harrell formed a tag team with Nord the Barbarian. In August 1984, Harrell defeated McGraw for the NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship.

He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He left in 1991 and resurfaced in the independents many years later. Debut Zhukov, however, left the AWA for the WWF while he was still one half of the tag team champions (the storyline being that Wahoo McDaniel chased him out after a brutal chain match).

He left the promotion in September 1983. He was attacked and injured, leading to a face turn and a "Wrestle or Retire" match on September 8 for Eclipso's ACW Championship. [14], The Bolsheviks separated in early 1989 after Volkoff temporarily departed the WWF, with Zhukov competing as a single wrestler. [3] After the feud ended in August 1990, Zhukov faced Koko B. Ware in a series of matches.

In his first big match, the 210-pound Harrell (now called Jim Nelson) teamed with Mike Stallings to lose to Ivan Koloff and Ole Anderson. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. The pair won the AWA World tag team titles that same year. Retired [21], Southeastern Championship Wrestling (1984, 1985), American Wrestling Association (19851987), "1982 Roanoke Article on Jim Nelson (Mid-Atlantic Gateway)", "Career - Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling", "Career - Universal Wrestling Association", "Career - World Class Wrestling Association", "Career - Continental Wrestling Federation", "Career - American Wrestling Association", "Deepest, Darkest Africa (, Illinois): Cultural Appropriation in Professional Wrestling", https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=305&page=4&year=2012&promotion=2855, "WWE sued in wrestler class action lawsuit featuring Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, Paul 'Mr Wonderful' Orndorff", "Piledriver: WWE uses 'Hell in a Cell' as springboard to future shows", "Awards Boris Zhukov Wrestlers Database CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boris_Zhukov&oldid=1089460629, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 23 May 2022, at 23:03. Jim Nelson in a pre-match ceremony.

[4], Harrell debuted in Jim Crockett Promotions in August 1980, wrestling as "Jim Nelson". He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Boris Zhukov, as well as his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions as Private Jim Nelson. James "Jim" Kirk Harrell (December 13, 1959) is a retired American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Boris Zhukov (sometimes spelled Boris Zukhov). In 2001, Zhukov resurfaced as a heel in Virginia-based promotion American Championship Wrestling (ACW) and allied with local heel Eclipso. Slaughter's boot camp and was promoted to Sgt.

Zhukov adopted Chris Markoff as his manager and challenged AWA World Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel and AWA America's Championship Sgt. [14], Zhukov left the WWF in February 1991.

In December 1989, The Bolsheviks began a lengthy series of matches with The Bushwhackers.

At Survivor Series 1990, Zhukov teamed with Sato, Sgt.

The duo occasionally teamed with other foreign heels such as The Mongolian Stomper and Adnan Al-Kaissie. Trainer

260 lbs (120 kg) He formed a tag team with fellow Corps member Don Kernodle. As a result, former tag team title holder Doug Somers was brought in to team with Ustinov, losing the titles to the team of Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee.

They lost the titles to Cash and Iceman Parsons in June, but regained them later that month.

Jim Nelson in a pre-match ceremony. After four years wrestling in different territories, during that time he wrestled as "Jim Nelson" and spent most of it as a tag-team with partner The Legendary Eclipso. Upon entering the WWF, he formed a team with Nikolai Volkoff known as The Bolsheviks. He made his final appearance in June 1991 at the Beach Brawl pay-per-view in Palmetto, Florida, defeating Paul Samson.[17]. [7], In August 1983, Harrell began wrestling for the Dallas, Texas-based World Class Championship Wrestling promotion.

Birth Place In October 1988, Zhukov took part in the King of the Ring tournament, losing to Mike Sharpe in the first round.

NWA Canadian (Toronto) Television Champion. He debuted in 1978 and worked for various territories before catching on in 1982 in Jim Crockett Promotions as Nelson, part of Sgt.

[20] The lawsuit was dismissed by US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant in September 2018. Later that night, his old persona, Pvt. December 13, 1959 (1959-12-13) (age62)

James Kirk Harrell (born January 29, 1959) is a retired American Professional Wrestler who competed for the National Wrestling Alliance as Pvt.

[15], The Bolsheviks permanently disbanded in May 1990, with Volkoff turning face by embracing America and feuding with Zhukov. Ric McCord

[18], Zhukov last match was on October 6, 2012 losing to Colonel Spud Wade. The following month, they defeated The Midnight Rockers for the AWA World Tag Team Championship.

Before the match, Zhukov told the crowd he was retiring, but a replacement had been chosen. [16], In April 1991, Harrell began wrestling for the Universal Wrestling Association in Florida and New York. Since we are based in Europe, we are forced to bother you with this information.

By mid 1989, Zukhov was wrestling in singles competition, being used primarily as a jobber, regularly losing in very short work with no announcement. He left the next month after losing a mask versus mask Lights Out match to Mr. In April 1985, Harrell debuted in the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association as "Boris Zukhov", adopting Chris Markoff as his manager. The suit was litigated by attorney Konstantine Kyros, who has been involved in a number of other lawsuits against WWE.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Wrestling/BorisZhukov. He even feuded with his former tag team partner when Volkoff received a push as a face in 1990. Slaughter, and Tanaka as "The Mercenaries", losing to "The Alliance" (Volkoff, The Bushwhackers, and Tito Santana). In 1987, he formed a tag team with Soldat Ustinov under Sheik Adnan El Kassey's management.

He left the promotion in October 1984.

Nelson won the match and title after interference from both managers. He lost the title to Porkchop Cash the following month.

He adopted the character of "Boris Zurkov", a mercenary hired by Skandor Akbar to face Bruiser Brody. Due to the controversy, the title was held up. In 1984, he went to Alabama's Southeast Championship Wrestling and continued his feud with Cash. [5][6], In May 1983, Harrell joined the Louisiana-based Mid-South Wrestling promotion as "Boris Zurhkov".

Jim Nelson and for the American Wrestling Association and WWE as Boris Zhukov. [8], In January 1984, Harrell debuted in the Birmingham, Alabama-based Southeastern Championship Wrestling promotion as "Boris Zhukov". All information about cookies and data security can be found in our impressum [German only].

Slaughter's boot camp and was promoted to Sgt. Slaughter. They teamed for over a year, but never rose above mid-card status.

1981 He was attacked and injured, leading to a face turn and a "Wrestle or Retire" match on September 8 for Eclipso's ACW Championship.

He left Jim Crockett Promotions in May 1983. Don Kernodle, a 2x NWA Canadian (Toronto) Television Champion and a 1x AWA World Tag Team Champion with Soldat Ustinov.

Slaughter's Cobra Corps.

Harrell started wrestling in 1982 as Pvt. Slaughter's "Cobra Corps" in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions. Both men entered the 1988 Royal Rumble, which was won by Jim Duggan.

Before the match, Zhukov told the crowd he was retiring, but a replacement had been chosen. After wrestling in Virginia in a tag team, Harrell moved to Atlanta, Georgia. He frequently teamed with Don Kernodle and he feuded with Porkchop Cash. Boris Zhukov Boris Zukoff Boris Zurchov Pvt. Nelson won the match and title after interference from both managers.

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Zhukov was often ridiculed by Vince McMahon and other WWF commentators for his large head.

His regular opponents included Paul Roma, Ronnie Garvin, and Tim Horner. Their second reign lasted until August 1982 when they lost to Youngblood and Ricky Steamboat. In April 1987, Harrell formed another team team with Soldat Ustinov, winning a tag team tournament. 2001

[13] Over the following 15 months, The Bolsheviks competed against teams such as The British Bulldogs, The Killer Bees, The Powers of Pain, The Rougeau Brothers, and The Young Stallions.

Now clean-shaven and dressed in army camouflage, he'd redone Sgt. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 2x NWA Alabama Heavyweight Champion (listed as Boris Zurchov), a 2x NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion as Pvt.

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