Nikolai Volkoff, real name Josip Nikolai Peruzović, best known as the evil Russian who teamed up with The Iron Sheik to become a World Tag Team Champion, has died. He was 70.
“WWE is saddened to learn that Josip Nikolai Peruzović, known to WWE fans as Nikolai Volkoff, has passed away at age 70,” WWE said in a statement. “WWE extends its condolences to Peruzović’s family, friends and fans.”
“My Best Friend,” the Iron Sheik, real name Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, tweeted Sunday morning. “My Partner. My Brother. We Get More Heat Than Anyone On Earth. I Trust Him With My Life. He Take Care Of Me When I Was Down. I Miss You Forever ??'”
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Other professional wrestlers took to Twitter to pay tribute to the legendary heel, with James Ellsworth writing, “I did...
“WWE is saddened to learn that Josip Nikolai Peruzović, known to WWE fans as Nikolai Volkoff, has passed away at age 70,” WWE said in a statement. “WWE extends its condolences to Peruzović’s family, friends and fans.”
“My Best Friend,” the Iron Sheik, real name Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, tweeted Sunday morning. “My Partner. My Brother. We Get More Heat Than Anyone On Earth. I Trust Him With My Life. He Take Care Of Me When I Was Down. I Miss You Forever ??'”
Also Read: 'Miz & Mrs': USA Lands Most-Watched Reality Show Launch Since Fellow WWE Series 'Tough Enough'
Other professional wrestlers took to Twitter to pay tribute to the legendary heel, with James Ellsworth writing, “I did...
- 7/29/2018
- by Jennifer Maas and Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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