4:39. He then lost to Barry Windham in the finals of the tournament for the vacant NWA United States Championship, before beginning a feud with Al Perez and teaming with Sting to feud with the Four Horsemen. When you emerge from a time of solitude like this, people will recognize you having the qualities of an authentic . During one bout, Koloff sustained a cut to the arm when an audience member threw a spark plug at him.[8]. Rhodes needed a partner to take on Ole Anderson and J. J. Dillon in a cage match. The man who once pursued championships longed for more in his life. The feud was often fought in steel cage Russian chain matches, with lights-out stipulations. While Nikita Koloff is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and WCW between 1984 and 1992, Koloff hasnt wrestled for over three decades following his retirement from the ring in late 1992. The team ofThe Super PowersandThe Legion of Doomemerged victorious in both contests. 2 Koloff defeated Terry Taylor to unify the title with the NWA World Television Championship. He then lost toBarry Windhamin the finals of the tournament for the vacant WCW United States Championship, before beginning a feud withAl Perezand teaming withStingto feud with the Four Horsemen. Koloff also wrestled briefly in Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation, in no way affiliated with the original UWF of Bill Watts, where he reignited a feud with 'Uncle' Ivan. Waterloo, Iowa 50701 Koloff and Sting went on to face on another in a Russian Chain match at The Great American Bash on July 14 which was won by Koloff. After graduating high school, Koloff -- continued his football career in college, playing for Golden Valley Lutheran College in St. Paul, Minnesota. big fan of Nikita Koloff right here..love The Nightmare. NWA United States Heavyweight Title: Nikita Koloff (c) vs. Magnum TA - Double Count Out. Post by marino13 onSep 17, 2012 at 1:51pm. Then came Wrestling with Success: Developing a Championship Mentality in 2004, a self-help book that uses Koloffs wrestling career as a springboard for more generalized advice about success. And I look back, of course back in the days with magazines before the internet and all that, they were touting the Hulk Hogan vs. Nikita Koloff WrestleMania, 'what would happen if?' was stripped of his title. ", Our Mission: To honor the sport of wrestling by preserving its history, recognizing extraordinary individual achievements, and inspiring future generations, 405 West Hall of Fame Avenue Koloff retired from the grind of professional wrestling in 1992 and began giving back to his fans in a variety of ways. This evening established Koloff as one of the top faces in WCW. The idea of head booker Dusty Rhodes was for Koloff to reignite his feud with Magnum T. A. the following year. During this period he had rivalries with Lex Luger, Sting, and Rick Rude, often for his old United States Heavyweight Championship. Koloff said, I probably could. While in junior high school, Koloff began weightlifting. I could've had a run with Hogan, I feel confident. We would be pleased if you would write one. Throughout the early months of 1987, Koloff continued to defend the United States title against members of the Four Horsemen and Paul Jones' Army, which now included "Uncle" Ivan. Koloff and Sting went on to face on another in a Russian chain matchatThe Great American Bashon July 14 which was won by Koloff. With Kernodle out of the picture, Uncle Ivan Koloff introduced a new comrade named Krusher Khruschev. Following an incident where Magnum hit on-screen NWA President Bob Geigel for demanding an apology after T.A. started a brawl with Nikita during a contract signing (which started when the Koloffs berated Magnum's mother, who was present), T.A. was involved in a career-ending car accident. Search for love, for it is the most important ingredient of life. In the fall of 1987, a feud began between Koloff and Terry Taylor when Taylor, alongside his fellow members of Hot Stuff International, Inc. -Eddie GilbertandRick Steiner- attacked Koloff and stole his championship belt. [20] At her funeral he met Mandys longtime friend and his future wife, Victoria. wrestled all summer, ending up tied after six matches with one no contest. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Praise God for this podcast Its time to man up. Part two will air on this Friday's The Wrestling Inc. Daily. Interview: Tully on Tully at The Aussie BBQ (Part Two) CMW 2014! What you expect to happen, happens. The powerfully built "Russian Nightmare" made short work of his opponents with his Russian sickle maneuver and formed one of the most hated teams in the . Being the culmination of a heated feud, the match was inside a steel cage at . ~~~Later that night, The Russians competed in a "Tag Team Battle Royal", which was won by Sgt. She passed away in 1989. Koloff lost to Flair and was even attacked by a fan during the match, but he established himself as a superstar in the wrestling business. Nikita Koloff Comments On Being Open To Having One Last Match, CM Punk Declares He Will Return To Wrestling In Instagram Exchange, MJF Calls Alberto El Patron An Abuser & Drug Addict, Matt Cardona Reacts To WWE Filing Trademark For Zack Ryder. Moonshame. Eventually, he went from villain to hero, teaming with Dusty Rhodes, "The American Dream," to become a super patriot and a super star. Also during The War Games, Flair and Blanchard re-aggravated Koloff's neck injury by delivering two spike piledrivers. [9] As of the beginning of October, Rhodes had not decided whether to give Koloff the title at some point during the feud. The promotion was in its twilight and given Nikita's stature, Gagne positioned Nikita to challenge then AWA World Heavyweight Champion Larry Zbyszko almost immediately. In 1988, Ivan Koloff and his manager Paul Jones recruited two masked Russian Assassins to feud with Nikita. And I feel confident to say I certainly could have went there [to the WWF]. The official site fans of the Russian Nightmare - the most dominant Russian Athlete in wrestling history! Even during any hardship, love will shine through. The 21st century saw Nikita Koloff follow in the footsteps of many of his contemporaries by writing a book, but he managed to set himself apart from the rest by writing three books to date. "I'm a goal setter. Nikita Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson in Minneapolis, March 9, 1959) is a retired American professional wrestler who was a top Foreign Wrestling Heel in the mid-1980s. During the bout, Koloff sustained a herniated disc in his neck after receiving a stiff clothesline to the head from Vader, leading him to retire from professional wrestling. He entered the NWA and became a star, then moved over to the WCW and became an even bigger star. Dusty Rhodes decided which members of the UWF roster to retain and how best to use the infusion of new talent that he now had access to on an exclusive basis, beginning with a cross-promotional program between NWA Television Champion Koloff and UWF Television Champion, Terry Taylor. Read The Return of Edge by with a free trial. Nikita Koloff was born in Minneapolis on March 9, 1959. NWA Title: Ric Flair vs. Nikita Koloff, NWA Tag Team Titles (Steel Cage Match): The Rock n' Roll Express vs. Flair's Four Horsemen comrades bailed him out almost every time. The right side of his body was paralyzed for months, ending his in-ring career. A booked showdown at StarrCade '88 in December was to pit Ivan and Koloff against the Russian Assassins. Throughout the early months of 1987, Koloff continued to defend the United States Title against members of the Four Horsemen andPaul Jones' Army, which now included "Uncle" Ivan. Keep going Nik! His wife Mandy was suffering from Hodgkin's disease and died in the summer of 1989. Nikita Koloff returned to action with WCW in the early 1990s before leaving wrestling to pursue another calling Koloff made a comeback with World Championship. Former NWA and WCW wrestler Nikita Koloff recently sat down for an interview with Wrestling Inc.'s Drew Rice for The Wrestling Inc. Daily. The following month, Koloff defeatedWahoo McDanielon September 28. Second of a two-part series. Koloff and Taylor were booked to face each other atStarrcade '87, but Koloff vowed to get his television belt back before the match. Koloff and T.A. Great way to start the day. He explained on WCW's syndicated shows that he had seen the error of attacking Sting. He also runs his own small wrestling promotion, the Universal Wrestling Alliance UWA as an outreach of his ministry. Simpson decided to go with wrestling and was told to shave his head bald and to show up. Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Today, Nikita speaks with Bill Janosik for another great episode of questions and answers. [1] Koloff went on to feud with Rick Rude over Rude's WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. The feud began when Taylor, alongside his fellow members of Hot Stuff International, Inc. - Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner- attacked Koloff and stole his championship belt. This evening established Koloff as one of the top faces in the NWA.[10]. Ivan and Krusher lost the titles to The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) on July 9. . Nikita and Robby bring us a wonderful Valentines special broadcast. "Nikita is as much a champion in the service of other as he was in the ring," said Bill Murdock, a museum board member who is executive director of Eblen Charities in Asheville, NC. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Welcome to Nikita Koloff's personal website. The closest he comes are "hell" and "pissed off". Born Nelson Simpson in Minneapolis, Nikita Koloff he legally changed his real name to his ring name in the late 80s spent his teenage years in a nearby suburb called Robbinsdale. Koloff does, and her mom seems to enjoy mentioning certain sex terms. The promotion was in its twilight and given Nikita's stature, Gagne positioned Nikita to challenge then-AWA World Heavyweight ChampionLarry Zbyszkoalmost immediately. His improvement negated the need for Kernodle to continue teaming with Ivan and, shortly thereafter, the Russians turned on the American turncoat. Her mom, a Christian preacher who gives abstinence talks to teens, won't let her date till she comes to one of her seminars. Young Scott was a weight training fanatic and superb football player at Robbinsdale High School, a Minneapolis suburb. In the fall of 1988, Koloff was quickly losing interest in professional wrestling due to personal reasons. You can follow Nikita on Twitter @NikitaKoloff1. He played college football and was dreaming of an NFL career when injuries sidelined him. THANK YOU NIKITA for making my friend's . The first, 2002s Breaking the Chains, is entirely concerned about advice about living as a good Christian, as he became a Born Again in 1993. Listen as he shares his passion and God's providence. During this time, it became notable that Nikita stayed constantly in character, even speaking with a thick Russian accent when in public. 25 years (May 14, 1996) Kolby Koloff/Age 10 Things Fans Should Know About Wrestling Legend Nikita Koloff, Went To High School With Other Future Wrestlers, Became A Wrestler Thanks To Road Warrior Animal, NWA Tag Team Champion As Part Of The Russians, Turned Face Because Of Magnum TAs Accident, 10 Best Foreign Heels In Wrestling History, Ranked, 10 Things Fans Should Know About Wrestling Legend Ivan Koloff, the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship, 13 Best Wrestling Swerves Nobody Saw Coming, Herb Abrams Universal Wrestling Federation, 10 Wrestlers AEW Is Likely To Release Next, 5 Wrestling Valets & Managers That Were Helpful (& 5 That Were Just Eye Candy). As his wrestling ability and speaking skills grew, the length of his matches and interviews grew as well. Young Scott was a weight training fanatic and superb football player at Robbinsdale High School, a Minneapolis suburb. "I was committed to my goals," Koloff answered adamantly. At WrestleWar on May 17, 1992, Koloff teamed with Sting, Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, and Dustin Rhodes to face The Dangerous Alliance in a WarGames match. On April 11, Koloff and Dusty Rhodes won the second-annual Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament, defeating the Four Horsemen team of Tully Blanchard and Lex Luger in the finals. "My wife had been diagnosed with cancer at the age of 24. Finally, 2011 brought Nikita: A Tale of the Ring and Redemption, which covers the story of his life, from his wrestling days to his ministry work. Koloff On His Meteoric Rise To The Top Of The Pro Wrestling World: I didn't have any background in wrestling of any kind and within 13 months, I'd become the World Tag Team Champion, The World Six Man Champion, and now I'm wrestling Ric Flair for the World Heavyweight Title. "Well, the time off, to clarify, wasn't business related as much as it was personal related," revealed Koloff. He's probably still in my top 20. While at the same time, the flip side of that is I'm in, I think, some veryby my own standardsrare air. He won many titles along the way. On November 26, Koloff and Taylor battled in what would be the only NWA/UWF unification bout at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. In late-1992, he began feuding with Big Van Vader, with the two men facing one other at Halloween Havoc on October 25. Choose to believe something good can happen. Dusty Rhodes saw an alternate opportunity. [15][16] Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Koloff was billed from Lithuania. Not only did he defend his United States Championship against the Horsemen members on various occasions, but he also ended up challenging Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Title. He would compete primarily for National Wrestling Alliance promoter Jim Crockett in the Carolinas and for WCW, with side trips in "Cowboy" Bill Watts' Mid-South/UWF promotion and in the AWA until he retired in late 1992. On top of that, he had several classmates in Robbinsdale High that would also become pro wrestlers who werent necessarily on the football team, including Curt Hennig, Rick Rude, and Barry Darsow, a.k.a. He debuted on June 5, 1984 and won his first match in thirteen seconds. No annual. The year 1986 brought a major singles feud for Nikita Koloff when he challenged fast-rising babyface Magnum TA for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. Nikita Koloff has now retired from the wrestling ring and is perhaps best known for his time at Jim Crockett Promotions in the mid-to-late 1980s, where he wrestled alongside high talents including Ric Ivan and Krusher lost the titles toThe Rock 'n' Roll Express(Ricky MortonandRobert Gibson) on July 9. Without it, you life will echo emptiness. Nikita Koloff Is Confident He Could Have Had WWF Run With Hulk Hogan. Also during The War Games, Flair and Blanchard reaggravated Koloff's neck injury by delivering two spike piledrivers. During a TBS World Championship Wrestling (WCW) broadcast leading up to what would be Jim Crockett's first foray into pay-per-view, Taylor and Gilbert jumped Koloff again, beating him unconscious, and draping his version of the TV title across his limp body. HR2X, Theworkedinjury set up the pretext for dropping the U.S. Rotunda & Williams were disqualified for attacking Koloff, and later stripped of the titles. When you feel in your innermost being that you will achieve what you set out to do, you open the way for miracles. Today, Nikita speaks with Kevin Sorbo about his new book. Koloff said, "I probably could. You can live your dreams if you can embrace change. A complete newcomer to pro wrestling with absolutely no training, Nikita Koloffs first wrestling match lasted a little over 10 seconds, with following bouts all being quick squashes. Flair's Four Horsemen comrades bailed him out almost every time. Changing his name to Nikita Koloff and acting as the nephew of Ivan Koloff, Scott took on on a whole new persona. [9] The two fought to a double disqualification at StarrCade '86 on November 26. He was readying to embark on a feud withRon Garvinthat would last through the upcomingStarrcade 1986. During this period, Koloff had altered his appearance somewhat, dropping some muscle mass (Koloff used anabolic steroids during the early part of his career but stopped when he saw where they were leading - he lost his muscle mass due to taking time off to take care of his wife, Mandy) and growing his hair out into a crewcut. In 1985 and 1986, Koloff wrestled several matches for Capitol Sports Promotions in Puerto Rico as part of a talent exchange, facing Hercules Ayala on several occasions. Babb hosts a weekly radio show "Your Morning Manna" on Mondays on 99.9 WUCC. The feud came to an end in August 1991 when Koloff left WCW. During the interview Koloff shared his . 4:21. On July 15, 2006, Koloff received the Frank Gotch Award from the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame at the International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Waterloo, Iowa for contributing to the positive public image of wrestling. The two were then booked in a best-of-seven series, which took place duringThe Great American Bash 1986tour. One of his teammates at Golden Valley Lutheran was Joe Laurinaitis, whod later be known as Animal of the legendary tag team The Road Warriors. Kevin Sorbo- From Hercules to Mere Mortal. And the legendary Nikita Koloff was right there, in the middle of it all. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 1x NWA National Heavyweight Champion, a 1x NWA United States Heavyweight Champion, an NWA (Mid-Atlantic) 6-Man Tag Team Champion, a 2x NWA (Mid-Atlantic) World Tag Team Champion and a 1x NWA World Television Champion. Former NWA/WCW star Nikita Koloff has gone from professional wrestler to preacher, and is now entering a new phase of his life as a . Of course, part of that story was, 'We're gonna take all the . Then tragedy would strike. It's a weekly challenge for men It's Time TO MAN UP! The Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev had been growing in popularity throughout the country with his political reform of Glasnost and Perestroika. had a bitter rivalry, T.A. She had Hodgkin's and she went through a series of chemotherapy and radiation but it ended up coming back with more vengeance. During the interview Koloff addressed why he had stepped away from WCW in the late 1980's. When you spend money on a Nikita Koloff cameo, you feel like he means what he says. Thanks Nikita for hearing Gods heart. His time in the ring was only a step in his journey; the rest of the steps are happening right now. She passed away in 1989. Nikita Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson on March 9, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. Starrcade: With Ric Flair, Nikita Koloff, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson. Nikita Koloff The Brevity of Life It's Time to Man Up! After jumping around among various promotions like the American Wrestling Association and Herb Abrams Universal Wrestling Federation, Nikita Koloff returned to Jim Crockett Promotions which had become WCW in 1991. After Ivan Koloff turned face when manager Paul Jones went against him, Koloff helped Ivan briefly against Jones' henchmen, the masked Russian Assassins, and then he took a sabbatical on November 27. However, Koloffs in-ring career lasted less than a decade and involved zero time spent in WWE, so its likely many modern fans don't know much about him if they know of him at all. This would all lead to the first War Games matches in 1987, with return efforts in 1988 and a spot in Stings Squadron for the War Games match at WrestleWar 92. Published March 22, 1998. had earned his respect, and that Nikita would work to earn the respect of the American people. Nikita Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson on March 9, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. After Ivan himself turned face when manager Paul Jones went against him, Koloff helped Ivan briefly against Jones' henchmen, the masked Russian Assassins, and then he took a sabbatical on November 27. In spring of 1986, Koloff started one of the biggest, most anticipated feuds in the history ofWCWwhen he attackedWCW United States Heavyweight ChampionMagnum T.A.. His last name is slightly easier to pronounce than it looks. [6], In 1984, Simpson was going to try out for the USFL when Road Warrior Animal, a professional wrestler from the Minnesota area, called him to ask him to become a professional wrestler. Nikita Koloff Billed From Russia WCW Debut 1984 AWA Debut 1989 Koloff debuted in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1984 as the Russian Nightmare, and teamed with "uncle" Ivan Koloff and Don Kernodle, a turncoat American. The winner of the series would be declared champion. Continuing to improve, Koloff became a big enough heel to get a match against WCW World ChampionRic FlairatThe Great American Bash 1985on July 6. The title was also won after Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation promotion was purchased by Jim Crockett Promotions. The AU Review. Nikita Koloff, the Minnesota-native also known as the 'Russian Nightmare,' will preach the gospel at a Christian church in Union Grove. His wife, Mandy, would fall ill to Hodgkin's Disease, and he would step away from the ring to care for her. Koloff continued wrestling in the AWA for the remainder of the year and the first half of 1990, headlining numerous television broadcasts and Twin Wars '90, the last major event with the AWA under Gagne. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and its successor, World Championship Wrestling between 1984 and 1992, where he was billed from Russia (and, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Lithuania). 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