Nikita Koloff
Nikita Koloff ( born March 9, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota as Nelson Scott Simpson), is a former American professional wrestler. Among his greatest successes is the two-time receipt of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Simpson changed in 1988 his then real name in real Nikita Koloff, which was only his Gimmickname until then.
Koloff is a born-again Christian and, with the Universal Wrestling Alliance ( UWA ) his own Christian background, league.
- 2.1 Title
- 2.2 Awards
Career
Beginnings / NWA
Koloff began his career in 1984 at the National Wrestling Alliance belonging Promotion Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling ( MACW ). From then on he appeared at various associations and leagues such as the American Wrestling Association, and Continental Wrestling Association.
With Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khruschev Koloff was the Stable The Russians. Together with Ivan Koloff he won on March 18, 1985, the NWA World Tag Team Championship. The title they gave on July 9 at the tag team The Rock ' n' Roll Express from ( Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson ). From the selfsame they won the title on October 13, 1985 again. On August 17, 1986 Koloff NWA United States Heavyweight Championship and won a year later, on 1 August 1987, he won the NWA World Television Championship. This title he gave to Mike Rotunda.
World Championship Wrestling
In April 1991, Koloff came to the then promotion NWA World Championship Wrestling (NWA / WCW ), which should be a good six months later separated from the NWA. In of the reorganized WCW feuded Koloff against Lex Luger. In June 1991 he began a feud with Sting. In August 1991, Koloff announced that he would take a break.
In February 1992, Koloff returned to WCW and joined the Sting and its Stable Sting 's Squadron (consisting of Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat and Sting ) to. Together they fehdeten against The Dangerous Alliance ( consisting of Paul E. Dangerously, Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, Beautiful Bobby and Madusa ). On October 25, 1992 Koloff played a match against Big Van Vader. In this match, Koloff injured his neck and announced that he ended his career.
NWA: Total Nonstop Action
2003 Koloff came shortly NWA Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on, but denied active match and his TNA committment included only a few performances.
Achievements
Title
- National Wrestling Alliance
- 2x NWA World Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff with
- 1x NWA World Television Champion
- 1x NWA National Heavyweight Champion
- 1x NWA United States Heavyweight Champion
- 1x UWF Television Champion
Awards
- Feud of the Year (1987 )
- Most Inspirational Wrestler ( 1987)
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA Hall of Fame (2008)