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Height: 6'2"
Weight: 260 lbs.
Pro debut: As Jim Nelson May 1978 Newcastle, VA
AKA: Pvt. Jim Nelson, Jim Nelson
Trained By: Eclipso, Ric MCord, Steve Savage
Favorite Finishing Moves: Russian Clothesline (from the second rope), Cobra Clutch, Standing Neck-Breaker, Knee Drop (from the second rope), also enjoyed punishing the left arm until forcing submission, and in tags with Nikolai, set our opponent up for nikolai's big famous back breaker.
Jim Nelson wrestled strictly on the independant circuit during his first year.
He was given his first big time opportunity by Ole Anderson on WTBS Channel 17 for NWA Georgia Championship Wrestling in May 1979, teaming with Mike Stallings versus Ole Anderson and Ivan Koloff.
Jim went back and forth from Atlanta, GA to Knoxville, TN and Independant shows in 1979. He also went to Columbus, GA for TV and house events in Carrollton, Griffin, Marietta, and Atlanta, GA.
In January 1980 he moved to Atlanta, GA to wrestle part-full time.
In the Spring/Summer of 1980 Jim was sent by Ole Anderson to wrestle for Jim Crockett Promotions in Charlotte, NC. He was there on a 10-14 day tour.
Jim then went back to GA and then moved to Charlotte, NC full time in September, 1980.
He joined with Sgt.Slaughter in 1981-82 and became Private Jim Nelson. Later on teaming with Don Kernodle, they became known as the PVT's. The PVT's twice were crowned as Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions. Prv. Nelson was also NWA World Tag Team Champion with Sgt Slaughter and Don Kernodle and as a singles competitor won the NWA Canadian TV Title.
Prv. Jim Nelson then left Charlotte at the end of May 1983 and moved to Louisiana to wrestle for Bill Watt's Mid South promotion where he became Boris Zhukov.
Towards the end of the summer of 1983, Boris went to Dallas TX to Wrestle for Fritz VonErich.
December 31st 1983 he started for Southeastern Championship Wrestling in the Dothan AL territory where he defeated Ric MGgraw to become Alabama Heavyweight Champion and then the Pensacola, FL territory.
After all most one year there he went back to Atlanta, GA and also wrestled in the the Memphis/Nashville, TN territory and the South Dakota area wrestling against Buzz Sawyer numerous times.
In March 1985 Boris went to AWA Minneapolis, MN for Vergne Gagne to wrestle against Sgt Slaughter. He started out on TV in Hammond, IN. In the AWA he teamed with the Mongolian Stomper, John Nord The Barbarian, Bruiser Brody while managed by Sheik Adnan Al-Kassey. In 1987 along with manager Sheik Adnan AL-Kassey he teamed with Soldat Ustinov to defeat Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty for AWA World Tag Team Title.
In September of 1987 Boris left AWA to go to the WWF to team with Nikolai Volkoff in a team known as The Bolsheviks who were managed by Slick. Boris was with the WWF until the early part of 1991.
Following his time spent in the WWF, Boris went onto independant circuits. No deal with WCW could be worked out.
In 1992 he had to leave wrestling full time for a hernia injury suffered in the WWF as well as knee and shoulder injuries.
He wrestled off and on, on independants until 1998 but eventually had to give into hernia surgery.
Boris did not return to ring until the summer of 2001 after moving back to VA. He had severe shoulder problems in early 2005, but returned to the ring in the spring of 2005 for ACW/New Age Championship Wrestling as a manager first, then back into action in the ring.
There he managed Universal/New Age Tag Team Champions Eddie Loco and Dusty Storm. He is currently chasing the Universal Heavyweight Champion Superstar Scotty Rocker and has also tagged with Mike Williams (Mr. All Their Is).
Boris Zhukov has wrestled all over Canada, Japan, Europe, New Zealand, Singapore, Bermuda Islands, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Hawaii and Alaska. He has wresled in every major city in all 50 states and too many little towns in between to name. He has also wrestled at WrestleMania and has appeared at numerous WWF Pay Per Views such as The Royal Rumble, Survivor Series and SummerSlam!
"Wrestling for me started out as a big dream, than one day I woke up and it was all REAL! Now, it has come full circle for me and I am still living the dream for the dreamers! I hope and pray if this has all been a dream, that I will never wake up again! My dream now is to help all I can, the way I was helped! If I could help just one, have a chance like I did then that will be a dream come true. Praise The Lord, I had the opprtunity to wrestle for and with all the stars I grew up with, Anderson's, Wahoo, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, my hometown comrade Tony Atlas, Harley Race, Funk's, Brisco's, Paul Jones, Ivan Koloff, the list goes on and on. I teamed with great partners, Don Kernodle, Sgt Slaughter. It just doesn't get anybetter than this. I have so much to be thankful for. I also got to meet a very young, Eddie Guerreo and worked with Chavo Sr. and Hector as well. I just thank the Good Lord above for giving me, a chance of a lifetime."
Accomplishments
Championships
AWA World Tag Team Champion
NWA (Alabama) Heavyweight Champion
NWA Canadian TV Champion
2-Time NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team Champion
PWI Rankings
1991 - 306
1992 - 387
Awards
WWF Slammy Award - Best Personal Hygiene (1987)
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