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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.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born14 October 1947 (age 78)
  • Place of BirthSplit, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia

Josip Peruzović

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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.

  • Known ForActing
  • Born14 October 1947 (age 78)
  • Place of BirthSplit, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
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Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse
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2.5
2021
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350 Days
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5.4
2019
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WrestleMassacre
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2.0
2018
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Sweet Daddy Siki
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6.0
2017
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Cool As Hell 2
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2.5
2017
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WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
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10.0
2014
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The Sheik
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7.346
2014
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WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
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10.0
2009
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WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
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7.1
2009
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Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
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2008
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Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
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2007
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Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
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2007
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Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
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2006
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Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
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2006
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Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
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2006
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Legends Never Die
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2006
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World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion
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2005
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WWE Hall of Fame 2005
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7.0
2005
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Wrestling Then and Now
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2002
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WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
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8.8
2001
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Heroes of Wrestling
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1.0
1999
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WWE Royal Rumble 1992
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6.846
1992
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WWF SuperTape
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1990
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WWE WrestleMania VI
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8.4
1990
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WWE Survivor Series 1990
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8.2
1990
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WWE SummerSlam 1990
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6.3
1990
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WWE SummerSlam Fever
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1990
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WWE The Main Event IV
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1990
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WWE Demolition
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1989
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WWE Survivor Series 1988
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8.5
1988
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The Best of the WWF: volume 17
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1988
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WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
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1988
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88
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1988
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
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1988
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WWE Royal Rumble
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6.5
1988
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WWE WrestleMania IV
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7.4
1988
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WWE WrestleFest
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5.0
1988
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WWE SummerSlam 1988
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7.4
1988
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WWE WrestleMania III
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7.5
1987
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Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
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1987
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WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
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1987
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
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1987
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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
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1987
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The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
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1987
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WWE Survivor Series 1987
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8.731
1987
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WrestleMania II
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6.375
1986
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The British Bulldogs
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4.0
1986
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WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
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1986
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The Best of the WWF: volume 7
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1986
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The Best of the WWF: volume 9
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1986
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WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
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1986
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WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
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1986
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WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
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1986
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Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
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1986
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Tag Team Champions
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1986
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WrestleMania 2
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1986
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WrestleMania
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6.6
1985
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The Wrestling Classic
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6.1
1985
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WWE War to Settle the Score
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10.0
1985
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WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
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1985
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
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1985
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
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1985
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WrestleMania
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1985
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
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1984
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
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1984
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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
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1984
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NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
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1980