Josip Peruzović

Josip Peruzović

Date of Birth:

Oct 14, 1947

Place of Birth:

Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia

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.

filmography:

Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2 Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2

2006

Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1 Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1

2006

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

1988

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

2009

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

2014

WWE Hall of Fame 2005 WWE Hall of Fame 2005

2005

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

2009

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88

1988

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

1987

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

1986

Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough

1985

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85

1985

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85

1985

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

1987

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

1984

Sweet Daddy Siki Sweet Daddy Siki

2017

The Sheik The Sheik

2014

Heroes of Wrestling Heroes of Wrestling

1999

WWE WrestleFest WWE WrestleFest

1988

Cool As Hell 2 Cool As Hell 2

2017

WWE SummerSlam 1988 WWE SummerSlam 1988

1988

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

1980

WWE Royal Rumble 1992 WWE Royal Rumble 1992

1992

WWF Survivor Series 1987 WWF Survivor Series 1987

1987

WWE WrestleMania IV WWE WrestleMania IV

1988

WWE Royal Rumble WWE Royal Rumble

1988

Legends Never Die Legends Never Die

2006

350 Days 350 Days

2019

WrestleMassacre WrestleMassacre

2018

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

1987

Tag Team Champions Tag Team Champions

1986

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

1986

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84

1984

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84 WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84

1984

WWE Survivor Series 1988 WWE Survivor Series 1988

1988

WWE Survivor Series 1990 WWE Survivor Series 1990

1990

WWE WrestleMania VI WWE WrestleMania VI

1990

WWE SummerSlam 1990 WWE SummerSlam 1990

1990

WWE War to Settle the Score WWE War to Settle the Score

1985

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1987

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

2007

The Wrestling Classic The Wrestling Classic

1985

Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse

2021

WWE WrestleMania III WWE WrestleMania III

1987

WrestleMania II WrestleMania II

1986

The British Bulldogs The British Bulldogs

1986

WWF SuperTape WWF SuperTape

1990

WWE Villains of The Squared Circle WWE Villains of The Squared Circle

1986

WWE Demolition WWE Demolition

1989

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

2001

Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1 Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1

2006

WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 WWE Detroit Wrestling '86

1986

WWE SummerSlam Fever WWE SummerSlam Fever

1990

WWE The Main Event IV WWE The Main Event IV

1990

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86

1986

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88 WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88

1988

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87 WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87

1987

World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion

2005

Wrestling Then and Now Wrestling Then and Now

2002

The Best of the WWF: volume 9 The Best of the WWF: volume 9

1986

The Best of the WWF: volume 7 The Best of the WWF: volume 7

1986

The Best of the WWF: volume 17 The Best of the WWF: volume 17

1988

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

2007

WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

1985

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

2008

WrestleMania WrestleMania

1985

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