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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).
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.
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]
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 ...
Crockett's booker, Dusty Rhodes, decided to put the Television title on Taylor to set up a feud between Taylor and NWA Television Champion Nikita Koloff to unify the two titles. Rhodes used then-unknown Shane Douglas as the transitional champion from Gilbert to Taylor because Rhodes did not want to diminish Sting's growing stardom with a brief ...
In May 2024, Sullivan was involved in a "devastating accident" that had a major impact on his health. He underwent surgery and sustained multiple complications, and the accident reportedly affected his ability to function independently. [23] On July 15, Sullivan claimed that he was in the process of recovering. [24]
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 ...
Nikita Koloff (<1 day) The NWA National Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the U.S.-based, National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The championship was established in January 1980 as the top singles title of Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), a prominent NWA-affiliated promotion.