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King Of Indies Opening Round
"Shooter" Tony Jones vs. "Baby Bull" Bison Smith
Two of APW's "big boys" went at it in this first round match-up. Jones, who was Michael Modest's last minute replacement wrestled one of his toughest opponents ever in this match. Nobody usually matches Jones' power, but Smith did that, and then some. The two of them displayed some fantastic mat wrestling throughout the entire match. This would be a greco-roman fan's dream match. Smith did a good job of catching Jones off guard with some very stiff clotheslines, and Jones' offense included some hard hitting suplexes from just about every position possible. Jones even hit the 290 pound Bison with a rolling german suplex! The fans really seemed to appreciate this rematch from the NOAH tryout earlier in the year for Mitsuharu Misawa. Back and forth the momentum of the match swayed. At one point Smith nailed Jones with a lariat that almost took the Shooter's head right off!
