Josip Peruzović
Biography
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 For
Nikolai Volkoff
WrestleMania
Nikolai Volkoff
WrestleMania II
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE WrestleMania III
Nikolai Volkoff
The British Bulldogs
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Demolition
Nikolai Volkoff (Ringside)
Villains of the Squared Circle
Self (as Nikolai Volkoff)
Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse
Nikolai Volkoff
The Wrestling Classic
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE WrestleMania VI
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE War to Settle the Score
Count Zarkoff
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Nikolai Volkoff
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Nikolai Volkoff
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
Nikolai Volkoff
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Nikolai Volkoff
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Nikolai Volkoff
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
Nikolai Volkoff
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Nikolai Volkoff
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Nikolai Volkoff
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Himself
Wrestling Then and Now
Nikolai Volkoff
World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE SummerSlam Fever
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE The Main Event IV
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
Nikolai Volkoff
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
Nikoli Volkoff
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Sweet Daddy Siki
Self
The Sheik
Self
350 Days
Legends Never Die
Randy's Father
WrestleMassacre
Nikolai Volkoff
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Nikolai Volkoff
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
Nikolai Volkoff
Tag Team Champions
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE WrestleMania IV
Nikolai
Cool As Hell 2
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE WrestleFest
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Nikolai Volkoff
Heroes of Wrestling
Nikolai Volkoff
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
Volkoff
WWE Survivor Series 1987
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Nikolai Volkoff
WrestleMania
Nikolai Volkoff
WrestleMania 2
Nikolai Volkoff
WrestleMania III
Nikolai Volkoff
WrestleMania IV
Nikolai Volkoff
The WWF's Amazing Managers
Nikolai Volkoff
Hulk Hogan: Real American
Nikolai Volkoff
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Nikolai Volkoff
Villains of the Squared Circle
Nikolai Volkoff
Wrestling Tough Guys
Nikolai Volkoff
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
75
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-10-14
Place of Birth
Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Also Known As
Nikolai Volkoff