Josip Peruzović
Acting
Born: 1947-10-14 in Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
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
Raw
Nikolai Volkoff
WWF Superstars
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Nikolai Volkoff
Mid-South Wrestling
Nikolai Volkoff
WWF All-Star Wrestling
Nikolai Volkoff
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Nikolai Volkoff
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Old School
Nikolai Volkoff
Tuesday Night Titans
Nikolai Volkoff
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Hall of Fame
Self
WrestleMania
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE WrestleMania III
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE WrestleMania IV
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Survivor Series 1990
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Nikolai Volkoff
The Sheik
Self
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Nikolai Volkoff
WrestleMania II
Nikolai Volkoff
The Brains Behind the Brawn
Nikolai Volkoff
The Wrestling Classic
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Survivor Series 1988
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE SummerSlam 1990
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE WrestleFest
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Survivor Series 1987
Volkoff
Sweet Daddy Siki
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
Nikolai Volkoff
Demolition: Witness the Power
Nikolai Volkoff
Hulk Hogan: Real American
Nikolai Volkoff
350 Days
Self
The British Bulldogs
Nikolai Volkoff
Villains of the Squared Circle
Nikolai Volkoff (Ringside)
Villains of the Squared Circle
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
Nikolai Volkoff
Heroes of Wrestling
Nikolai Volkoff
WWE War to Settle the Score
Nikolai Volkoff