Height: 6'3"
Weight: 320 lbs
Real Name: Josip Peruzovic
DOB: 10/47
Hometown: Lithuania (billed as from Moscow, Russia)
Other Names: Beppo Mongol(WWWF), Boris Breshnikov
Wrestler Since: 1968
Finishing Maneuver: Russian Bearhug
Previous PWI 500 Rankings: #330(1996), #226(1995), #134(1994), #312(1993), #224(1992), #260(1991)
Official Website: http://www.wrestlingcage.com/volkoff/
History: (Under Construction)
Pay-Per-View/Show Summary: (10 - 32, 1 DCO)
Title Summary:
PWI Achievement Awards: (0 wins, 0 1st RUs, 1 2nd RU, 1 3rd RU)
- NJPW 4th Annual World League (March '77) = Volkoff competed in the league, which was won by Seiji Sakaguchi.
- NJPW 1st Annual MSG League (April/May '78) = Volkoff competed in the league, which was won by Antonio Inoki.
- Florida Last Tangle in Tampa (August 3, '80) = Volkoff & Ivan Koloff were taken down by Dick Murdoch & Bugsy McGraw.
- Georgia Omni Thanksgiving Tag Team Tournament 1981 (November 26) = Volkoff & Chris Markoff lost in the first round to Ray Candy & Buzz Sawyer. The Armstrongs won the tournament.
- AJPW Sumo Hall (June 8, '83) = Volkoff & the Destroyer defeated Motoji Okuma & The Great Kojika.
- Mid-South Superdome Extravaganza (November 19, '83) = Volkoff fought to a Double Countout with Dusty Rhodes.
- Georgia Omni Thanksgiving Tag Team Tournament 1983 (November 24) = Volkoff & Chirnoff lost in the first round to the Bruise Brothers. Butch Reed & Pez Whatley won the tournament.
- Mid-South Superdome Extravaganza (April 7, '84) = Volkoff & the Russian Invader fell to the Rock-n-Roll Express.
- WWF War to Settle the Score (February 18, '85) = In a dark match, Volkoff defeated Swede Hanson.
- WWF Wrestlemania I (March 31, '85) = Volkoff & the Iron Sheik won the WWF World Tag-Team Titles from the US Express.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #1 (May 10, '85) = Volkoff, the Iron Sheik & George Steele fell to Ricky Steamboat & the US Express.
- WWF Michigan State Fair (August 28, '85) = Volkoff & the Iron Sheik were taken down by the British Bulldogs.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #2 (October 3, '85) = Volkoff lost a "Flag" Match to the WWF World Champion, Hulk Hogan.
- WWF Wrestling Classic (November 7, '85) = Volkoff was beaten by the Dynamite Kid.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #4 (December 19, '85) = Volkoff won a "Flag" Match over Cpl. Kirschner.
- WWF Wrestlemania II (April 5, '86) = Volkoff lost a "Flag" Match to Cpl. Kirschner.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #6 (May 1, '86) = Volkoff & the Iron Sheik lost a "Three Falls" Match to the WWF Tag Champs, the British Bulldogs.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #8 (November 15, '86) = Volkoff was beaten by Koko B. Ware.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #10 (February 21, '87) = Volkoff competed in a "Battle Royal", which was won by Hercules.
- WWF Wrestlemania III (March 29, '87) = Volkoff & the Iron Sheik won, via DQ, over the Killer Bees.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #11 (April 28, '87) = Volkoff & the Iron Sheik fell to Rick Martel & Tom Zenk.
- WWF Survivor Series '87 (November 26) = The Bolsheviks (Volkoff & Boris Zhukov), Demolition, the Hart Foundation, the Islanders & the New Dream Team fought in an "Elimination" Match against Strike Force, the Fabulous Rougeaus, the Killer Bees, the Young Stallions & the British Bulldogs. The Bolsheviks were eliminated by Strike Force. The Killer Bees & the Young Stallions 'survived'.
- WWF Saturday Night's Main Event #14 (December 7, '87) = The Bolsheviks lost to the WWF Tag Champs, Strike Force.
- WWF Royal Rumble '88 (January 24) = Volkoff competed in the Royal Rumble, which was won by Jim Duggan.
- WWF Wrestlemania IV (March 27, '88) = Volkoff competed in a "Battle Royal", which was won by Bad News Brown.
- WWF Wrestlefest '88 (July 31) = The Bolsheviks were beaten by the Powers of Pain.
- WWF Summerslam '88 (August 29) = The Bolsheviks fell to the Powers of Pain.
- WWF Survivor Series '88 (November 24) = The Bolsheviks, Demolition, the Fabulous Rougeaus, the Brain Busters & the Conquistadors fought in an "Elimination" Match against the Powers of Pain, the Rockers, the Hart Foundation, the Young Stallions & the British Bulldogs. The Bolsheviks were eliminated by the Rockers. The Powers of Pain were the sole 'survivors'.
- WWF Wrestlemania VI (April 1, '90) = The Bolsheviks were quickly beaten by the Hart Foundation.
- WWF Summerslam '90 (August 27) = Volkoff & Jim Duggan took down the Orient Express.
- WWF The Main Event IV (October 30, '90) = Volkoff won, via DQ, over Sgt. Slaughter.
- WWF Survivor Series '90 (November 22) = Volkoff, Tito Santana & the Bushwhackers fought in an "Elimination" Match against Boris Zhukov, Sgt. Slaughter & the Orient Express. Volkoff was eliminated by Slaughter. Santana was the sole 'survivor'.
- WWF Royal Rumble '92 (January 19) = Volkoff competed in the Royal Rumble, which was won by Ric Flair.
- ECW Philadelphia Show (July 14, '92) = Volkoff & Chris Michaels fell to Vladimir Markoff & the Super Ninja.
- ECW Philadelphia Show (July 15, '92) = Volkoff took down Vladimir Markoff.
- WWC 19th Anniversary Show (August 8, '92) = Volkoff was beaten by the Patriot.
- ECW Philadelphia Show (October 2, '92) = Volkoff lost to the ECW Champion, Don Muraco.
- ECW Philadelphia Show (October 3, '92) = Volkoff pinned Vladimir Markoff.
- ECW Maryland Show (October 16, '93) = Volkoff was beaten by Jimmy Snuka.
- Heroes of Wrestling (October 10, '99) = Volkoff & the Iron Sheik lost to the Bushwhackers.
- WWF Wrestlemania X-7 (April 1, '01) = Volkoff competed in the "Gimmick Battle Royal", which was won by the Iron Sheik.
- IWC Night of Legends I (April 3, '04) = Volkoff, the Patriot, & Dion Balunka defeated Dennis Gregory, T. Rantula, & Dr. Feelgood.
- World Wrestling Legends PPV (March 5, '06) = Volkoff was beaten by "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.
- NWF New York Tag-Team Champion (??/??/??)
- NWA Detroit Tag-Team Champion w/ Boris Volkoff (1960s)
- WWF International Tag-Team Champion w/ Geeto Mongol (6/15/70 - 6/18/71)
- WWF International Tag-Team Champion(2) w/ Geeto Mongol (7/02/71 - 11/12/71)
- NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (9/19/75 - 10/03/75)
- NWA Florida Tag-Team Champion w/ Ivan Koloff (8/07/80 - 8/80)
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag-Team Champion w/ Chris Markoff (6/27/81 - 81)
- Mid-South North American Heavyweight Champion (10/24/83)
- WWWF Tag-Team Champion w/ The Iron Sheik (3/31/85 - 6/17/85)
- 1990 Most Inspirational Wrestler, 3rd Runner-Up
- 1992 Match of the Year, 2nd Runner-Up (Royal Rumble)