Praise God for this podcast Its time to man up. RELATED: 13 Best Wrestling Swerves Nobody Saw Coming. While he learned more about the sport on the road with Ivan and Kernodle, Koloff was booked in very short matches until his skills developed. Im very humbled by that.. AtWrestleWaron May 17, 1992, Koloff teamed with Sting,Ricky Steamboat,Barry Windham, andDustin Rhodesto face The Dangerous Alliance in a WarGames match. The Eblen Charities would not be where it is without the help of people like Nikita. Have the courage to follow your dreams. Koloff wrestled briefly in Puerto Rico for World Wrestling Council (WWC) and engaged in some bouts with Hercules Ayala. He debuted on June 5, 1984 and won his first match in thirteen seconds. 4:21. Rotunda & Williams were disqualified for attacking Koloff, and later stripped of the titles. He enrolled in Golden Valley Lutheran College where he played college football alongside fellow future wrestler Joe "Animal" Laurinaitis. A big brawl during a contract signing resulted in the belt being vacated and the two rivals meeting in a best of seven series to determine a new US Champion. He explained on WCW's syndicated shows that he had seen the error of attacking Sting. During this period, Koloff had altered his appearance somewhat, dropping some muscle mass (Koloff used anabolic steroids during the early part of his career but stopped when he saw where they were leading - he lost his muscle mass due to taking time off to take care of his wife, Mandy) and growing his hair out into a crewcut. Koloff went to great lengths to keep the "Evil Russian" gimmick as realistic as possible. His wife Mandy was suffering from Hodgkin's disease and died in the summer of 1989. Continuing to improve, Koloff became a big enough heel to get a match against WCW World ChampionRic FlairatThe Great American Bash 1985on July 6. Nikita Koloff Billed From Russia WCW Debut 1984 AWA Debut 1989 Koloff debuted in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1984 as the Russian Nightmare, and teamed with "uncle" Ivan Koloff and Don Kernodle, a turncoat American. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Today, Nikita speaks with Doak Turner for another great episode of questions and answers. His time in the ring was only a step in his journey; the rest of the steps are happening right now. As much as he evolved as a character? THANK YOU NIKITA for making my friend's . When he was two years old, his father left the family, leaving his mother as a single parent. While injuries would stall his college football exploits, by the mid-1980s he was still pursuing football when his old Laurinaitis, now well-established as Animal, invited him to become a wrestler himself. When you spend money on a Nikita Koloff cameo, you feel like he means what he says. He gives his time to motivating others, living a Christian life and talking about character and development. Three months later, on March 18, 1985, Koloff and Ivan defeated Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernandez to win the NWA World tag team title. At SuperBrawl Ion May 19, 1991, Koloff accidentally hitStingwith a chain while interfering in a tag team match betweenSting and Lex LugerandThe Steiner Brothers. It's a weekly challenge for men It's Time TO MAN UP! Expecting it to happen energizes your goal and actually gives it momentum. He was billed as the nephew of fellow faux-Russian Ivan Koloff, from whom he took his ring name. Starrcade: With Ric Flair, Nikita Koloff, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson. Following an incident where Magnum hit on-screen NWA President Bob Geigel for demanding an apology after T.A. The fans in Charlotte erupted when Koloff entered the cage to help Rhodes. The Russians would win the NWA World Tag Team Championship, but more importantly, they would terrorize every babyface in the promotion. ", Our Mission: To honor the sport of wrestling by preserving its history, recognizing extraordinary individual achievements, and inspiring future generations, 405 West Hall of Fame Avenue The title was also won after Georgia Championship Wrestling was purchased by Jim Crockett Promotions. His character appeared in the 2004 videogame Showdown: Legends of Wrestling. Nikita Koloffs time in the Russians earned him not only the first championship gold in his career, but also his only tag team titles in his career. Koloff and Taylor were booked to face each other in a unification bout at StarrCade '87, but Koloff vowed to get his TV belt back before the match. Ivan and Krusher lost the titles to The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) on July 9. He was readying to embark on a feud withRon Garvinthat would last through the upcomingStarrcade 1986. Lets take a look at the life and career of Nikita Koloff. He finally unmasked but ended up helping Rhodes against the Sports Entertainment Xtreme stable.[12]. During television promos, Nikita stood behind Ivan and Kernodle with his arms folded while they took interviews. He played college football and was dreaming of an NFL career when injuries sidelined him. Nikita Koloff Is Confident He Could Have Had WWF Run With Hulk Hogan. While at the same time, the flip side of that is I'm in, I think, some veryby my own standardsrare air. Read The Return of Edge by with a free trial. Koloff was originally billed as being a Russian. While at the same time, the flip side of that is Im in, I think, some veryby my own standardsrare air The rare air is Im probably one of the few guys that retired and has actually stayed retired and not done a one-off or tried to get one more big payday or more big cheer from the fans., So I guess, for me, coming to a place like Baltimore [at the Celebfest convention] and meeting the fans therethat satisfies my interest. 1 show commentated by Nikita Koloff in our database. And it was at that time, at that moment, that I told WCW that I was going to step away, take a sabbatical if you will. With Kernodle out of the picture, Uncle Ivan Koloff introduced a new comrade namedKrusher Khruschev. His freindship with wrestler Road Warrior Animal took him to Atlanta, where he was introduced to professional wrestling. Despite being pretty much as green as one could possibly be in pro wrestling, Nikita Koloff certainly had people around him to ensure his success. He returned with Ivan Koloff in 1986 and faced Invader I and Invader III at a big house show at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon. A booked showdown at StarrCade '88 in December was to pit Ivan and Koloff against the Russian Assassins. He would compete primarily for National Wrestling Alliance promoter Jim Crockett in the Carolinas and for WCW, with side trips in "Cowboy" Bill Watts' Mid-South/UWF promotion and in the AWA until he retired in late 1992. It's the first step towards attaining your destiny. The two were then booked in a best-of-seven series, which took place during The Great American Bash 1986 tour. Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. (*then he changed his name legally, which makes his new life as a preacher pretty awkward, I'm sure*) He's the best (or at least most dedicated to kayfabe) fake-Russian wrestler of all time, at least until they tried to say HANDSOME RUSEV was Russian and not Bulgarian. Thanks Nikita for hearing Gods heart. His last name is slightly easier to pronounce than it looks. November 22, 1984 - NWA Starrcade: The Russians (Ivan and Nikita Koloff) defeated Ole Anderson and Keith Larson. Nikita Koloff on Ric Flair Starrcade Match 7,390 views Premiered Nov 9, 2021 195 Dislike Share Save THE HANNIBAL TV 336K subscribers Nikita Koloff on Ric Flair Starrcade Match Learn More. Nikita Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson on March 9, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. 81. Babb hosts a weekly radio show "Your Morning Manna" on Mondays on 99.9 WUCC. [citation needed] They married on August 17, 1990. At SuperBrawl I on May 19, 1991, Koloff accidentally hit Sting with a chain while interfering in a tag team match between Sting and Lex Luger and The Steiner Brothers. Further education would come from other greats that he shared a ring with, including Ricky Steamboat, Baron Von Raschke, and even Ric Flair. After jumping around among various promotions like the American Wrestling Association and Herb Abrams Universal Wrestling Federation, Nikita Koloff returned to Jim Crockett Promotions which had become WCW in 1991. Great way to start the day. Moonshame. Koloff now admits it was a character he was playing, but still has people expecting him. [18][16], Koloff had an "evil" appearance with a black singlet, shaved head, and goatee. The tour began and ended with two revolutionary matches known asWarGames: The Match Beyond. When my minds made up, that's what I'm going to do. Courtesy photo. Despite being billed as being from Russia, Ivan was actually born and raised near Montreal Canada. Interview: Tully on Tully at The Aussie BBQ (Part One) CMW 2014! Former NWA/WCW star Nikita Koloff has gone from professional wrestler to preacher, and is now entering a new phase of his life as a . Koloff continued wrestling in the AWA for the remainder of the year and the first half of 1990, headlining numerous television broadcasts and Twin Wars '90, the last major event with the AWA under Gagne. Koloff said no, and discusses the opportunities he believes he would've had if he'd ultimately gone to the WWF. Nikita Koloff has now retired from the wrestling ring and is perhaps best known for his time at Jim Crockett Promotions in the mid-to-late 1980s, where he wrestled alongside high talents including Ric The feud began when Taylor, alongside his fellow members of Hot Stuff International, Inc. - Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner- attacked Koloff and stole his championship belt. During aWorld Championship Wrestling broadcast, Taylor and Gilbert jumped Koloff again, beating him unconscious, and draping his version of the TV title across his limp body. In December 1984, Jim Crockett rewarded the Russians with theWCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. The winner of the series would be declared champion. In 1993, the same year he left wrestling, Koloff said he felt something was missing in his life and said he's found it in his faith. You can tell that some people are only taking peoples money and doing a cameo while they eat, or drive in their car. Sharing a common enemy in The Four Horsemen, Koloff rescued Rhodes from a vicious attack. Alongside Nidia Guenard, Huffman was the You can keep up with all your wrestling news right here on. Nikita married his first wife, Mandy Smithson, on September 20, 1988, who died from Hodgkin's disease on June 14, 1989. You can follow Nikita on Twitter @NikitaKoloff1. MACW - Event @ Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California, USA. Email: dgmstaff@nwhof.org. Koloff rebounded quickly and won the WCW World Television Championship from Tully Blanchard on August 27. After a few years, he took the name of "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff. He still has the UWF belt as a trophy from that night. 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