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.
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q708073
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Filmography (Movies)
Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse
Character:Self (as Nikolai Volkoff)
Release Date:14/11/2021
350 Days
Character:Self
Release Date:02/04/2019
WrestleMassacre
Character:Randy's Father
Release Date:03/08/2018
Cool As Hell 2
Character:Nikolai
Release Date:17/07/2017
Sweet Daddy Siki
Character:
Release Date:11/06/2017
The Sheik
Character:Self
Release Date:26/04/2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:11/03/2014
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:10/02/2009
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:01/01/2009
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:22/01/2008
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:31/07/2007
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Character:Count Zarkoff
Release Date:10/03/2007
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:06/06/2006
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
Character:Nikoli Volkoff
Release Date:06/06/2006
Legends Never Die
Character:
Release Date:01/06/2006
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:01/01/2006
World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:29/04/2005
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:25/03/2005
Wrestling Then and Now
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2002
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:01/04/2001
Heroes of Wrestling
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:10/10/1999
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:19/01/1992
WWE The Main Event IV
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:23/11/1990
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:22/11/1990
Wrestling Tough Guys
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:27/09/1990
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:27/08/1990
WWE SummerSlam Fever
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:19/08/1990
WWE WrestleMania VI
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:01/04/1990
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:21/03/1990
Demolition: Witness the Power
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:09/08/1989
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:15/03/1989
Hulk Hogan: Real American
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:11/01/1989
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:24/11/1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:10/11/1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:18/09/1988
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:29/08/1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:13/08/1988
WWE WrestleFest
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:31/07/1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:24/07/1988
WWE WrestleMania IV
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:27/03/1988
WrestleMania IV (Duplicated)
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:27/03/1988
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:24/01/1988
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:15/12/1987
WWE Survivor Series 1987
Character:Volkoff
Release Date:26/11/1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:01/11/1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:09/10/1987
WWE WrestleMania III
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:29/03/1987
WrestleMania III (Duplicated)
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:29/03/1987
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:01/02/1987
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:05/01/1987
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:01/01/1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:26/11/1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:19/10/1986
The British Bulldogs
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:15/10/1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:15/10/1986
Villains of the Squared Circle
Character:Nikolai Volkoff (Ringside)
Release Date:06/06/1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:06/06/1986
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:06/06/1986
Villains of the Squared Circle
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:06/06/1986
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:26/04/1986
WrestleMania II
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:07/04/1986
WrestleMania 2 (Duplicated)
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:07/04/1986
Tag Team Champions
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:01/03/1986
The WWF's Amazing Managers
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:31/12/1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:10/11/1985
The Wrestling Classic
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:07/11/1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:13/10/1985
WrestleMania
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:31/03/1985
WWE War to Settle the Score
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:18/02/1985
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:01/01/1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:21/10/1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:14/10/1984
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:23/09/1984
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Release Date:03/08/1980
Television Appearances
WWE Hall of Fame
Character:Self - Inductee (as Nikolai Volkoff)
Raw
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Saturday Night's Main Event
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Tuesday Night Titans
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Mid-South Wrestling
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Character:Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Old School
Character:Nikolai Volkoff