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Josip Hrvoje Peruzović (October 14, 1947 – July 29, 2018), 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.
Jul 29, 2018 · Nikolai Volkoff, real name Josip Nikolai Peruzovic, passed away Sunday morning at age 70, WWE has confirmed.
Jul 31, 2018 · Nikolai Volkoff, a massive ex-weight lifter who played a Soviet villain in the professional wrestling ring and battled the likes of Bruno Sammartino and Hulk Hogan, died on Sunday at his home in...
Jul 29, 2018 · WWE is saddened to learn that Josip Nikolai Peruzović, known to WWE fans as Nikolai Volkoff, has passed away at age 70. Best known for his dastardly, WWE Tag Team Championship–winning union with The Iron Sheik, Volkoff’s in-ring career spanned the better part of 40 years, which featured battles against the likes of Sgt. Slaughter , Hulk ...
Jul 29, 2018 · WWE Hall of Famer Nikolai Volkoff -- real name Josip Nikolai Peruzovic -- has died, WWE announced Sunday. He was 70. Peruzovic's wife, Lynn, said Sunday that he has had heart problems and...
Nikolai Volkoff has certainly stood the test of time. Although Volkoff is probably best known as the evil Russian who teamed up with The Iron Sheik to become a World Tag Team Champion, he actually had his first match in 1968 against Bruno Sammartino.
Jul 29, 2018 · Nikolai Volkoff, the burly wrestler whose brash Soviet persona and physical embodiment of Communism made him one of the most hated figures in professional wrestling, has died at the age of 70.
Jul 29, 2018 · Nikolai Volkoff, real name Josip Nikolai Peruzović, best known as the evil Russian who teamed up with The Iron Sheik to become a World Tag Team Champion, has died. He was 70.
Aug 6, 2018 · Nikolai Volkoff brought joy to millions of US television viewers as the red-flag draped Soviet of the mad and colourful world that was the American pro wrestling scene of the 1980s, Only he was...
Aug 5, 2018 · NPR's Don Gonyea and journalist Oliver Bateman remember wrestler Nikolai Volkoff, who died recently at age 70. He portrayed an evil Soviet but was actually a fiercely anti-Communist Yugoslav...
