
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.

Raw
TV • 1993

Saturday Night's Main Event
TV • 1985

WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV • 1986

WWE Old School
TV • 1973

Mid-South Wrestling
TV • 1981

Tuesday Night Titans
TV • 1984

WWF All-Star Wrestling
TV • 1975

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
TV • 1981

WWE Hall of Fame
TV • 2005

WWF Prime Time Wrestling
TV • 1985

WrestleMania
MOVIE • 1985

The Sheik
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WWE Royal Rumble 1988
MOVIE • 1988

Hulk Hogan: Real American
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WWE WrestleMania IV
MOVIE • 1988

350 Days
MOVIE • 2019

WWE WrestleMania III
MOVIE • 1987

Cool As Hell 2
MOVIE • 2017