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Josip Peruzović

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.

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Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse

Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse

2021

as Self (as Nikolai Volkoff)

350 Days

350 Days

2019

as Self

WrestleMassacre

WrestleMassacre

2018

as Randy's Father

Cool As Hell 2

Cool As Hell 2

2017

as Nikolai

Sweet Daddy Siki

Sweet Daddy Siki

2017

The Sheik

The Sheik

2014

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

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

2014

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

2009

as Nikolai Volkoff

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

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

2009

as Nikolai Volkoff

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

2008

as Nikolai Volkoff

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

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

2007

as Nikolai Volkoff

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb

2007

as Count Zarkoff

Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2

Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2

2006

as Nikolai Volkoff

Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1

Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1

2006

as Nikoli Volkoff

Legends Never Die

Legends Never Die

2006

Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1

Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1

2006

as Nikolai Volkoff

World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion

World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion

2005

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Hall of Fame 2005

WWE Hall of Fame 2005

2005

as Nikolai Volkoff

Wrestling Then and Now

Wrestling Then and Now

2002

as Himself

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

2001

as Nikolai Volkoff

Heroes of Wrestling

Heroes of Wrestling

1999

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Raw

WWE Raw

1993

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

WWE Royal Rumble 1992

1992

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE The Main Event IV

WWE The Main Event IV

1990

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Survivor Series 1990

WWE Survivor Series 1990

1990

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE SummerSlam 1990

WWE SummerSlam 1990

1990

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE SummerSlam Fever

WWE SummerSlam Fever

1990

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE WrestleMania VI

WWE WrestleMania VI

1990

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWF SuperTape

WWF SuperTape

1990

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Demolition

WWE Demolition

1989

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Survivor Series 1988

WWE Survivor Series 1988

1988

as Nikolai Volkoff

The Best of the WWF: volume 17

The Best of the WWF: volume 17

1988

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88

1988

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE SummerSlam 1988

WWE SummerSlam 1988

1988

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88

WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88

1988

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE WrestleFest

WWE WrestleFest

1988

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88

1988

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE WrestleMania IV

WWE WrestleMania IV

1988

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Royal Rumble

WWE Royal Rumble

1988

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Survivor Series 1987

WWE Survivor Series 1987

1987

as Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87

1987

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87

1987

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE WrestleMania III

WWE WrestleMania III

1987

as Nikolai Volkoff

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

1987

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

1987

as Nikolai Volkoff

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports

1987

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

1986

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86

WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86

1986

as Nikolai Volkoff

The British Bulldogs

The British Bulldogs

1986

as Nikolai Volkoff

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

1986

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWF Wrestling Challenge

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Villains of The Squared Circle

WWE Villains of The Squared Circle

1986

as Nikolai Volkoff (Ringside)

The Best of the WWF: volume 7

The Best of the WWF: volume 7

1986

as Nikolai Volkoff

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino

1986

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Detroit Wrestling '86

WWE Detroit Wrestling '86

1986

as Nikolai Volkoff

WrestleMania II

WrestleMania II

1986

as Nikolai Volkoff

Tag Team Champions

Tag Team Champions

1986

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85

1985

as Nikolai Volkoff

The Wrestling Classic

The Wrestling Classic

1985

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85

1985

as Nikolai Volkoff

Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough

Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough

1985

as Nikolai

WrestleMania

WrestleMania

1985

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE War to Settle the Score

WWE War to Settle the Score

1985

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

1985

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84

1984

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

1984

as Nikolai Volkoff

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84

1984

as Nikolai Volkoff

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa

1980

as Nikolai Volkoff