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Josip Hrvoje Peruzović (October 14, 1947 – July 29, 2018), [4] [5] better known by his ring name Nikolai Volkoff, was a Croatian-American professional wrestler from Yugoslavia, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation where he usually played a Soviet heel.
On October 12, 1999, Sheik and Volkoff teamed up for the first time since 1987 at the Heroes of Wrestling pay-per-view event and would wrestle against and lose to The Bushwhackers. [13] Sheik and Volkoff appeared together when they were into inducted the WWE Hall of Fame on April 2, 2005, at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California ...
Orndorff and Nikolai Volkoff, 2015. ... On July 12, 2021, Orndorff died of his dementia at the age of 71 in Atlanta, Georgia. [67] [68] Championships and accomplishments
This included the Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff who would now be managed by the "Doctor of Style". The Sheik was a participant in the 20-man invitational Battle royal in the Chicago portion of WrestleMania 2 which saw 14 WWF superstars in the ring with 6 National Football League (NFL) players.
Vaziri would win the WWE world heavyweight championship once during his career and was part of a championship tag team with Nikolai Volkoff in the 1980s. Vaziri wrestled for nearly a dozen ...
Louis Vincent Albano [8] (July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009) was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name "Captain" Lou Albano.
Bravo began defending his International Heavyweight Championship on joint International Wrestling / WWF shows later in the year, including defeating Nikolai Volkoff on November 10, 1985 on Prime Time Wrestling. Kamala challenged Dino Bravo for his championship on March 30, 1986 in Montreal but lost via disqualification.
He then moved later that year to Mid-South Wrestling as Crusher Darsow, a turncoat American who was now a Soviet sympathizer and a tag team partner of Nikolai Volkoff. [2] He changed his name to Krusher Khruschev and became the first ever Mid-South Television Title champion in a tournament by beating Terry Taylor in the finals on May 2, 1984 ...