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.
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Movies (48)
Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse
as Self (as Nikolai Volkoff)
2021
350 Days
as Self
2019
WrestleMassacre
as Randy's Father
2018
Cool As Hell 2
as Nikolai
2017
Sweet Daddy Siki
2017
The Sheik
as Self
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Nikolai Volkoff
2014
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Nikolai Volkoff
2009
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as Nikolai Volkoff
2009
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as Nikolai Volkoff
2008
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
as Nikolai Volkoff
2007
Terror in the Pharaoh's Tomb
as Count Zarkoff
2007
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
as Nikoli Volkoff
2006
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
as Nikolai Volkoff
2006
Legends Never Die
2006
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
as Nikolai Volkoff
2006
World Wrestling Legends: 6:05 - The Reunion
as Nikolai Volkoff
2005
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
as Nikolai Volkoff
2005
Wrestling Then and Now
as Himself
2002
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as Nikolai Volkoff
2001
Heroes of Wrestling
as Nikolai Volkoff
1999
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Nikolai Volkoff
1992
WWE The Main Event IV
as Nikolai Volkoff
1990
WWE Survivor Series 1990
as Nikolai Volkoff
1990
Wrestling Tough Guys
as Nikolai Volkoff
1990
WWE SummerSlam 1990
as Nikolai Volkoff
1990
WWE SummerSlam Fever
as Nikolai Volkoff
1990
WWE WrestleMania VI
as Nikolai Volkoff
1990
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
as Nikolai Volkoff
1990
Demolition: Witness the Power
as Nikolai Volkoff
1989
The Brains Behind the Brawn
as Nikolai Volkoff
1989
Hulk Hogan: Real American
as Nikolai Volkoff
1989
WWE Survivor Series 1988
as Nikolai Volkoff
1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 17
as Nikolai Volkoff
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '88
as Nikolai Volkoff
1988
WWE SummerSlam 1988
as Nikolai Volkoff
1988
WWE Los Angeles Wrestling: August '88
as Nikolai Volkoff
1988
WWE WrestleFest
as Nikolai Volkoff
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: July '88
as Nikolai Volkoff
1988
WWE WrestleMania IV
as Nikolai Volkoff
1988
WrestleMania IV
as Nikolai Volkoff
1988
WWE Royal Rumble 1988
as Nikolai Volkoff
1988
Wrestling's Most Embarrassing Moments
as Nikolai Volkoff
1987
WWE Survivor Series 1987
as Volkoff
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '87
as Nikolai Volkoff
1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '87
as Nikolai Volkoff
1987
WWE WrestleMania III
as Nikolai Volkoff
1987
WrestleMania III
as Nikolai Volkoff
1987
