(1959-01-29) January 29, 1959 (age 65) Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Boris Zhukov[2] Boris Zurhkov[1] Jason[1] Jim Nelson[1] Mr. Russia[1] Private Jim Nelson[2][3]
Billed height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2]
Billed weight
254 lb (115 kg)[2]
Billed from
Soviet Union Siberia
Trained by
Don Hogan[1] Steve Savage[1]
Debut
May 18, 1978[1]
Retired
2012
James Kirk Harrell (born January 29, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. 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.
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Association (AWA) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name BorisZhukov, as well as his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions as Private Jim...
event, and then with BorisZhukov as The Bolsheviks. In 1990, Volkoff turned face and defected to America, briefly feuding with Zhukov and newly-heel Iraqi...
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (Russian: Георгий Константинович Жуков; 1 December 1896 – 18 June 1974) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union. He also served...
Retrieved 2013-11-23. Rick Martel vs. BorisZhukov - September 19, 1985, Winnipeg at YouTube Rick Martel vs. BorisZhukov Cage Match Part 1 - November 14,...
Volkoff & BorisZhukov "WWF Show Results". 13 January 1989. The Bushwhackers defeated Nikolai Volkoff & BorisZhukov at 9:29 when Miller pinned Zhukov following...
until the spring of 1990. The team was composed of Nikolai Volkoff and BorisZhukov portraying a pair of Soviet-themed bad guys. Volkoff was born Josip Peruzovic...
Duggan's team eventually lost the match. His next feud was with Russian BorisZhukov, whom he defeated in a flag match on the November 26 edition of Saturday...
economic relations.[citation needed] In 1988, working very closely with Zhukov, Boris Fyodorov, and Kirill Ugolnikov (Russian: Кирилл Угольников), Deloitte...
Foundation. The Hart Foundation won a short squash when Bret Hart pinned BorisZhukov following a Hart Attack. The eighth bout was a singles match pitting...
regularly in WWF matches until the summer of 1990, getting wins over Haku, BorisZhukov, Brooklyn Brawler, "Dangerous" Danny Davis, "Iron" Mike Sharpe, and "Playboy"...
thrower Boris Zeisser (born 1968), Dutch architect BorisZhukov (born 1959), stage name for American professional wrestler James Kirk Harrell Boris Živković...
such challengers as Buddy Rose and Doug Somers, Nord the Barbarian and BorisZhukov, and Bill and Scott Irwin. They lost the belts to Rose and Somers by...
In the penultimate match, Jerry Blackwell took on BorisZhukov. Blackwell hit a clothesline to Zhukov for the win. The main event was a tag team match...
alongside the Orient Express. Due to his departure, he was replaced by BorisZhukov, (Slaughter's old AWA enemy and former Cobra Corps tag partner in JCP...
first televised rivalry against The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and BorisZhukov). They defeated Bolsheviks in their pay-per-view debut at the inaugural...
shows, defeating the likes of Barry Horowitz, The Brooklyn Brawler and BorisZhukov. He debuted on WWF television on the January 27, 1990 episode of Superstars...
and Tito Santana to form "The Alliance" and take on Sgt. Slaughter, BorisZhukov, and the Orient Express team dubbed "The Mercenaries". The Bushwhackers...
Ivan Putski's 1987 comeback match at Madison Square Garden, and pinned BorisZhukov to reach the second round of the 1988 King Of The Ring tournament. And...
WrestleMania VI in Toronto, they defeated The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and BorisZhukov) in 19 seconds. They started a second feud with champions Demolition...
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