Josip Peruzović

Born: 1947-10-14

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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WrestleMania II

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1986-04-07

Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match Battle Royal featuring superstars and athletes from the...

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WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 2001-04-01

WrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania PPV and was presented by Snickers...

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WrestleMania

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1985-03-31

The first annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event taking place on March...

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The Sheik

as uncredited
Released: 2014-04-26

When Khosrow Vaziri became the World Wrestling Federations Iron Sheik and camel-clutched his way...

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WWE WrestleMania VI

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1990-04-01

More than 65,000 fans pack the Toronto SkyDome to witness The Ultimate Challenge as The Ultimate...

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WWE WrestleMania III

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1987-03-29

Hulk Hogan goes up against André the Giant for the WWE Championship, while Randy "Macho Man"...

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WWE WrestleMania IV

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1988-03-27

WrestleMania IV was the fourth annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event...

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WWE Survivor Series 1990

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1990-11-22

Survivor Series (1990) was the fourth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling...

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WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 2009-02-10

The phrase Saturday Night s Main Event means the biggest WWE Superstars of the 80s and 90s...

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

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 2009-01-01

Throughout the decades, fans of sports entertainment have long enjoyed the controlled chaos of...

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WWE SummerSlam 1988

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1988-08-29

WWE SummerSlam was the first annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view event. It was...

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WWE Royal Rumble 1992

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1992-01-19

The 1992 WWE Royal Rumble was the fifth annual Royal Rumble. It took place on January 19, 1992...

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WWE Royal Rumble

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1988-01-24

Twenty top Superstars compete in the first-ever Royal Rumble match. See all your favorites...

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Tag Team Champions

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1986-03-01

A tribute to the WWF's dynamic duos precision, timing, and teamwork that make them champions.

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WWE Survivor Series 1988

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1988-11-24

Survivor Series (1988) was the second annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling...

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Cool As Hell 2

as Nikolai
Released: 2017-07-17

The quest for God's bong.

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350 Days

as Self
Released: 2019-04-02

Starring former world champions Bret Hart and Billy Graham, 350 Days is a true look behind the...

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WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1985-01-01

Some of the most astonishing stars the WWF has to offer.

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WWE Survivor Series 1987

as Volkoff
Released: 1987-11-26

November 26th, 1987, Thanksgiving Day from the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. Matches...

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Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse

as Self (as Nikolai Volkoff)
Released: 2021-11-14

An evil sorcerer teams up with a mad scientist to unleash Dinosaur Hell on Earth, and only Daisy...

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WWE SummerSlam 1990

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1990-08-27

WWE SummerSlam '90 was the third annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view produced...

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Heroes of Wrestling

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1999-10-10

Heroes of Wrestling was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event that took place on October...

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WWE Hall of Fame 2005

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 2005-03-25

The class of 2005 takes their rightful place in the Hall of Fame, during Wrestlemania 21...

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WrestleMassacre

as Randy's Father
Released: 2018-08-03

Randy is an awkward groundskeeper who is obsessed with professional wrestling. Longing for a...

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Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough

as Nikolai
Released: 1985-05-06

Directed by Richard Donner, it features Cyndi Lauper and the film's cast in a playful,...

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WWE WrestleFest

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1988-07-31

Much like 'The Big Event' held in August of 1986, Wrestlefest '88 was a supercard meant for the...

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Sweet Daddy Siki

as uncredited
Released: 2017-06-11

Reginald "Sweet Daddy" Siki is a professional wrestling icon, successful country music singer,...

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The Wrestling Classic

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1985-11-07

The Wrestling Classic was a World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event that took place on...

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The Best of the WWF: volume 9

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1986-10-15

The best of the WWE superstars in and out of the ring brought to you by Coliseum Home Video!

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WWE Villains of The Squared Circle

as Nikolai Volkoff (Ringside)
Released: 1986-06-06

The most memorable rule benders and rule breakers of the 1980s are all here, as Mean Gene...

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Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

as Count Zarkoff
Released: 2007-03-10

Our intrepid adventurers Ace Zucco and Mike Flannigan from Terror in the Tropics return for...

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NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1980-08-03

"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes faces perennial rival Harley Race for the very last time in a...

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WWE War to Settle the Score

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1985-02-18

The War to Settle The Score was a professional wrestling event (with only the last match was...

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WWE Demolition

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1989-08-09

Witness the devastating power of one of the most awesome tag teams in WWE history, Demolition....

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Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1987-01-01

Bob Uecker hosted this show in the mid to late 1980's, featuring sports bloopers and comedy with...

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Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 2006-06-06

The classic wrestlers from the golden age of wrestling return in this amazing spectacle! The...

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The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1987-02-01

See the WWF's stars in some of the most unusual matches.

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

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 2007-07-31

Mid-South Wrestling is proud to present, it's 1st volume of a 4 DVD collection entitled "Giants...

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The Best of the WWF: volume 7

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1986-06-06

The Best of WWE brought to you on home video!

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The British Bulldogs

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1986-10-15

One of the most legendary tag team combinations in WWE history is highlighted in this Home Video...

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Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 2008-01-22

Once again fans can re-live the legendary glory age of wrestling and once and for all know that...

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The Best of the WWF: volume 17

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1988-11-10

All the best and brightest rising stars of WWE - plus the biggest and baddest superstars!

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WWF SuperTape

as Nikolai Volkoff
Released: 1990-03-21

Sean Mooney hosts an expanded edition of memorable action, exclusive interviews, and...

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Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1

as Nikoli Volkoff
Released: 2006-06-06

Step into the ring with some of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Cheer on your favorites such...

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WWE Raw

as Nikolai Volkoff
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWF Wrestling Challenge

as Nikolai Volkoff
First aired: 1986-09-07

WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World...

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