Nikolai Volkoff
After wrestling in the WWF and having a stint in WCW, Hardy wrestled in the independent circuit in 1995. He lost to Mid-West Championship Wrestling Kuku the Wild Samoan at the Lincoln Park Community Center in Lincoln Park, Michigan on June 10, 1995. He reunited with Gill as the Executioners as they lost to Jules Strognbow and Nikolai Volkoff at NCW Joint Show in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on August 17, 1996.