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Nikita Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson on March 9, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and its successor, World Championship Wrestling between 1984 and 1992, where he was billed from Russia (and, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union , Lithuania).
In 1988, Ivan Koloff and his manager Paul Jones recruited two masked Russian Assassins to feud with Nikita. [1] However, the Assassins and Jones turned on Koloff after he lost a Russian Chain match to Ricky Morton at Clash of the Champions III: Fall Brawl. [5] Now a babyface, Ivan reunited with Nikita to feud with the Assassins. [1]
Wrestling will always be part of who he is, Koloff said, adding, “it put me on the map for who I am.” His career as a wrestler took him to 36 countries and every state in the United States.
Koloff and Rhodes defeated Dillon and Anderson in minutes and The Super Powers were born. Rhodes and Koloff participated in the 1987 Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament . They received a bye into the second round before defeating the teams of Bill Dundee and The Barbarian , Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez , and The Midnight Express ...
The Russian Team (Ivan Koloff and Vladimir Petrov) Petrov replaced Dick Murdoch who was suspended for 30 days for performing a brainbuster on Nikita Koloff on a concrete floor. [1] [2] The Super Powers (Nikita Koloff and Dusty Rhodes) First-round bye, Koloff held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship [1] [2] [10] The Thunderfoots (#1 ...
She'd had plans to travel to Las Vegas to film a commercial, and a family member drove her there from her home in L.A. Vasinova felt ill throughout the drive, but it wasn't until 2 a.m. that night ...
Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old Japanese woman who became the oldest living person in August 2024, died on Dec. 29, 2024, according to Guinness World Records.
Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff and Don Kernodle July 18, 1984 JCP Live event: Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1 [Note 15] Defeated Rufus R. Jones, Angelo Mosca Jr. and Tom Shaft to revive the title in Jim Crockett Promotions. During this reign, the championship is renamed to the "NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship". 24 The Russians