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Josip Nikolai Peruzović (14 October 1947 – 29 July 2018) better known by his ring name, Nikolai Volkoff, was a Yugoslavian professional wrestler who was best known for wrestling with World Wrestling Federation. Although the character he played was portrayed as Russian, He actually came from Croatia and has a mixed background that was not entirely Russian. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 by Jim Ross.
Nikolai Volkoff | |
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![]() Nikolai Volkoff in 2008. | |
Born | SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | October 14, 1947
Died | July 29, 2018 70) Glen Arm, Maryland, United States | (aged
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Nikolai Volkoff Bepo Mongol Boris Breznikoff |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Billed weight | 313 lb (142 kg) |
Billed from | Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
Trained by | Stu Hart |
Debut | 1967 |
Volkoff died on July 29, 2018 at the age of 70 just days after being released from a hospital in Glen Arm, Maryland where he had been treated for dehydration.[1]
Volkoff held many championships during his professional wrestling career: