Josip Peruzović

Also Known As: Nikolai Volkoff, Boris Breznikoff, Bepo Mongol

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia

Birthday: October 14, 1947

Deathday: July 29, 2018

Adult: No

Gender: Male

Popularity:

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Known For:

WrestleMania
WrestleMania II
WWE WrestleMania III
The British Bulldogs
WWF SuperTape
WWE Demolition
WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse
The Wrestling Classic
WWE WrestleMania VI
WWE Survivor Series 1990
WWE Survivor Series 1988
WWE SummerSlam 1990
WWE War to Settle the Score
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
Wrestling Then and Now
World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion
WWE SummerSlam Fever
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
WWE The Main Event IV
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Sweet Daddy Siki
The Sheik
350 Days
Legends Never Die
WrestleMassacre
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Wrestling's Living Legend Bruno Sammartino
Tag Team Champions
WWE Royal Rumble
WWE WrestleMania IV
Cool As Hell 2
WWE WrestleFest
WWE SummerSlam 1988
Heroes of Wrestling
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
WWE Survivor Series 1987
WWE Royal Rumble 1992