Vladimir Kozlov
Oleh Aleksandrowytsch Prudyus (Ukrainian Олег Олександрович Прудіус, Russian Олег Александрович Прудиус / Oleg Alexandrovich Prudius; * April 27, 1972 in what is now Ukraine, then Ukrainian SSR ), better known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov, is an American- Ukrainian wrestler. He was formerly freestyle wrestler, rugby player, American football player ( among others in the Ukrainian national team), Kickboxer, judo, sambo and mixed martial arts fighter.
- 2.1 Wrestling
- 2.2 Other
Wrestling career
WWE
About the Promoter Jerry Jarrett got Prudyus a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. On January 17, 2006 WWE announced that Prudyus still need training and sent him to their training league Deep South Wrestling. On 7 April 2006 Prudyus made his first appearance there against Tommy Suede.
On 5 May 2006 Prudyus played his first match in WWE to defeat ( a dark match ) in an arena in San Jose, Calif., and was allowed there Rob Conway. In the next show, a day later, Matt Striker Prudyus abused in a promo as "dirty immigrants " and caused so Prudyus ' Storyline attack on him. As a result Prudyus however, was initially taken for further training from the TV program.
On 18 December 2006 had Prudyus his first appearance as Vladimir Kozlov in an edition of RAW. In the coming weeks, Kozlov was interviewed on WWE shows frequently in the audience, to make it known. Then you saw him again for over a year no longer on television, but he took part in another series of so-called dark matches.
Ohio Valley Wrestling (2007 - 2008)
He was sent for further training back to Ohio Valley Wrestling and he received on July 28, 2007 OVW Heavyweight Championship from Paul Burchill, he still had to give the same night, according to Mike Kruel storyline again.
SmackDown! (2008 - 2009)
On 4 April 2008 Prudyus made his official WWE debut as Vladimir Kozlov and defeated Matt Bentley. Since then they built the character Kozlov on with playing racquetball. From September we moved him into the action for the WWE Champion title with. With the beginning of 2009 his promotion flattened but increasingly from.
ECW (2009 - 2010)
Through the so-called " draft lottery " 2009 Prudyus was assigned to the ECW roster. His debut in ECW, he played on 21 April 2009. Prudyus feuded with William Regal and Ezekiel Jackson against Christian, Tommy Dreamer, Yoshi Tatsu and Goldust.
RAW (2010 - 2011)
By the end of ECW Prudyus moved to Monday broadcast RAW. With RAW Prudyus reconciled again with William Regal, but only for a short time. He then feuded with Santino Marella against shelf. On 6 December 2010 he was allowed to win the WWE Tag Team Marella title of Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel (The Nexus ). On February 20, 2011 at the big event Elimination Chamber, they lost the title back to Slater and Gabriel. In the 5th season of WWE NXT, he served as Pro Conor O'Brian. On Friday, August 5, 2011 Prudyus dismissal was announced. Since then he has seen in the independent scene under the name Alexander Kozlov.
Achievements
Wrestling
- Ohio Valley Wrestling 1x OVW Heavyweight Championship
Other
- Prudyus won numerous achievements, he was, for example, International Heavyweight Champion of the United States Kickboxing Association ( USKBA ).
Others
Prudyus has worked as a stage and screen actor, he had, for example, a small role in Spike Lee's 25th Hour, as well as in the fake trailer "Werewolf Women of the SS " in the wake of the double features Grindhouse. Also Prudyus had been some TV appearances. He appeared in the television series The Wire, Roksalana and It's Not Easy To. He played in the Russian Military Theatre Victoria Day and in the Ukrainian University, the three musketeers.