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Josip Peruzović

Josip Hrvoje Peruzović better known by his ring name of Nikolai Volkoff, was a Croatian-American professional wrestler who was best known for his performances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Although the Volkoff character was often portrayed as a villainous Russian, Peruzović originated from Yugoslavia. In the 1970s, he was Bepo of the Mongols tag team, one of the masked Executioners and feuded with Bruno Sammartino over the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship as Volkoff. In the 1980s, he was known for teaming with The Iron Sheik, with whom he won the WWF Tag Team Championship at the inaugural WrestleMania event, and later with Boris Zhukov as The Bolsheviks. In 1990, he turned face and embraced America, briefly feuding with Zhukov and newly-turned Iraqi sympathizer Sgt. Slaughter. In 1994, after a hiatus, he returned as a destitute and desperate character, exploited by Ted DiBiase as the first member of his Million Dollar Corporation.


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Born:
Oct 14, 1947 In Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Movie/TV Credits:
67
First Appeared:
In the movie NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa 1980-08-03
Latest Project:
Movie Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse 2021-11-14
Known For
Poster of Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse
Poster of World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion
Poster of The British Bulldogs
Poster of The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Filmography
Movie Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse Self (as Nikolai Volkoff) 2021-11-14
Movie 350 Days Self 2019-04-02
Movie WrestleMassacre Randy's Father 2018-08-03
Movie Sweet Daddy Siki 2017-06-11
Movie Cool As Hell 2 Nikolai 2017-07-17
Movie WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 Nikolai Volkoff 2014-03-11
Movie The Sheik 2014-04-26
Movie WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams Nikolai Volkoff 2009-01-01
Movie WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event Nikolai Volkoff 2009-02-10
Movie Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II Nikolai Volkoff 2008-01-22
Movie Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb Count Zarkoff 2007-03-10
Movie Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 Nikolai Volkoff 2007-07-31
Movie Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1 Nikolai Volkoff 2006-01-01
Movie Legends Never Die 2006-06-01
Movie Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2 Nikolai Volkoff 2006-06-06
Movie Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1 Nikoli Volkoff 2006-06-06
Movie WWE Hall of Fame 2005 Nikolai Volkoff 2005-03-25
Movie World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion Nikolai Volkoff 2005-04-29
Movie Wrestling Then and Now Himself 2002-01-01
Movie WWE WrestleMania X-Seven Nikolai Volkoff 2001-04-01
Movie Heroes of Wrestling Nikolai Volkoff 1999-10-10
Series WWE Raw Nikolai Volkoff 1993-01-11
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1992 Nikolai Volkoff 1992-01-19
Movie WWE SummerSlam Fever Nikolai Volkoff 1990-08-19
Movie WWF SuperTape Nikolai Volkoff 1990-03-21
Movie WWE WrestleMania VI Nikolai Volkoff 1990-04-01
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1990 Nikolai Volkoff 1990-08-27
Movie WWE The Main Event IV Nikolai Volkoff 1990-11-23
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1990 Nikolai Volkoff 1990-11-22
Movie WWE Demolition Nikolai Volkoff 1989-08-09
Movie WWE WrestleFest Nikolai Volkoff 1988-07-31
Movie WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88 Nikolai Volkoff 1988-07-24
Movie WWE Royal Rumble Nikolai Volkoff 1988-01-24
Movie WWE WrestleMania IV Nikolai Volkoff 1988-03-27
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1988 Nikolai Volkoff 1988-08-29
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1988 Nikolai Volkoff 1988-11-24
Movie WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88 Nikolai Volkoff 1988-08-13
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 17 Nikolai Volkoff 1988-11-10
Movie WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88 Nikolai Volkoff 1988-09-18
Movie WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 Nikolai Volkoff 1987-01-05
Movie Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports Nikolai Volkoff 1987-01-01
Movie The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches Nikolai Volkoff 1987-02-01
Movie WWE WrestleMania III Nikolai Volkoff 1987-03-29
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1987 Volkoff 1987-11-26
Movie WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87 Nikolai Volkoff 1987-10-09
Movie WWE Villains of The Squared Circle Nikolai Volkoff (Ringside) 1986-06-06
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 7 Nikolai Volkoff 1986-06-06
Movie Tag Team Champions Nikolai Volkoff 1986-03-01
Movie WrestleMania II Nikolai Volkoff 1986-04-07
Movie WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 Nikolai Volkoff 1986-04-26
Movie Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino Nikolai Volkoff 1986-06-06
Series WWF Wrestling Challenge Nikolai Volkoff 1986-09-07
Movie WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 Nikolai Volkoff 1986-11-26
Movie WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 Nikolai Volkoff 1986-10-19
Movie The British Bulldogs Nikolai Volkoff 1986-10-15
Movie The Best of the WWF: volume 9 Nikolai Volkoff 1986-10-15
Movie WWE War to Settle the Score Nikolai Volkoff 1985-02-18
Movie WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest Nikolai Volkoff 1985-01-01
Movie WrestleMania Nikolai Volkoff 1985-03-31
Movie WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85 Nikolai Volkoff 1985-10-13
Movie Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough Nikolai 1985-05-06
Movie WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85 Nikolai Volkoff 1985-11-10
Movie The Wrestling Classic Nikolai Volkoff 1985-11-07
Movie WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84 Nikolai Volkoff 1984-09-23
Movie WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84 Nikolai Volkoff 1984-10-21
Movie WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 Nikolai Volkoff 1984-10-14
Movie NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa Nikolai Volkoff 1980-08-03