Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Ivan Koloff (born Oreal James Perras)
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Ring Names
- Ivan Koloff ( January 19, 1968 - Present )
- Red McNulty ( September 17, 1966 - January 18, 1968 )
- Ivan Zukoff ( September 13, 1961 - March 13, 1964 )
- Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
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Weight
- 298 lbs (135 kg)
- Born August 25, 1942
- Died February 18, 2017 (aged 74)
- Birth Place Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Billed From
- Moscow, Russia
- Nicknames The Russian Bear
Career History
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Roles
- Part Time Wrestler ( October 21, 2004 - November 16, 2013 )
- Wrestler ( September 13, 1961 - July 22, 1994 )
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Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
ECW April 25, 1992 August 8, 1993 Promotion SMW October 30, 1991 April 9, 1992 Promotion AJPW January 2, 1990 January 28, 1990 Promotion WCW November 6, 1988 August 12, 1990 Promotion NWA September 13, 1961 October 27, 1988 Promotion AWA October 23, 1984 April 28, 1986 Promotion WWE February 15, 1983 December 26, 1983 Promotion WWE October 13, 1975 June 2, 1979 Promotion AWA December 27, 1970 May 20, 1978 Promotion NJPW March 3, 1978 March 30, 1978 Promotion NJPW November 23, 1975 December 2, 1976 Promotion WWE October 23, 1969 July 16, 1971 -
Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel -
Images
Oct 1969
ECW
SMW
AJPW
WCW
NWA
AWA
WWE
WWE
NJPW
WWE
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Finishers
- Bearhug
- Russian Neckbreaker - Arm Trap Neckbreaker
- Russian Sickle - Jumping Lariat
Titles & Accomplishments
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Titles Won
World Wide Wrestling Federation
- 1 WWWF World Heavyweight Championshi
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling/Jim Crockett Promotions
- 4 NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (with Don Kernodle)
- 2 NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship
- 3 NWA Television Championship
- 2 NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 with Krusher Khruschev, 1 with Dick Murdoch)
- 2 NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 with Nikita Koloff & Krusher Khruschev, 1 with The Barbarian & The Warlord)
- 5 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid Atlantic version) (1 with Nikita Koloff, 1 with Nikita Koloff & Krusher Khruschev, 1 with Ray Stevens, 1 with Don Kernodle, 1 with Manny Fernandez)
American Championship Wrestling
- 1 ACW United States Championship
Atlantic Coast Wrestling
- 1 ACW Tag Team Championship (with Vladimir Koloff)
Championship Wrestling from Florida
- 1 NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version)
- 5 NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 with Pat Patterson, 3 with Masa Saito, 1 with Nikolai Volkoff)
Coastal Real Extreme Wrestling
- 1 CREW Heavyweight Championship
CWF Mid-Atlantic
- 1 CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (with Sean Powers)
Georgia Championship Wrestling
- 7 NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (5 with Ole Anderson, 2 with Alexis Smirnoff)
Great Lakes Wrestling Association
- 1 GLWA United States Heavyweight Championship
International Wrestling Alliance
- 1 IWA World Tag Team Championship (with Maurice Vachon)
International Wrestling Association (Montreal)
- 1 IWA International Heavyweight Championship
Maple Leaf Wrestling
- 1 NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version)
Masterz of Mayhem
- 1 MoM USWA North American Heavyweight Championship
Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Alliance
- 1 MAWA Heavyweight Championship
NWA Charlotte
- 1 NWA Charlotte Legends Championship
Virginia Wrestling Association
- 1 VWA Heavyweight Championship
Western Ohio Wrestling
- 1 WOW International Heavyweight Championship
World Wrestling Association
- 1 WWA World Heavyweight Championship
World Wrestling Council
- 1 WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship
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Other Accomplishments
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum induction (class of 2011)
- SCW Hall of Fame induction (class of 1999)