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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 | |
|---|---|
Nikolai Volkoff in 2008. | |
| Born | October 14, 1947 SR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Died | July 29, 2018 (aged 70) Glen Arm, Maryland, United States |
| 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:
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