Line #1 Wrestling/IvanKoloff


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3	Oreal Donald Perras (August 25, 1942 – February 18, 2017) was a UsefulNotes/{{Canad\|a}}ian {{Professional Wrestl\|ing}}er best known for his work from the 1960s through the 1980s as '''Ivan Koloff'''. He started as an UsefulNotes/{{Ir\|eland}}ish character named '''Red [=McNulty=]''' before starting the Koloff gimmick in 1967. [[StarMakingRole His biggest moment]] was when he defeated Wrestling/BrunoSammartino for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE (then WWWF) World Heavyweight Title]], ending Bruno's epic '''EIGHT-YEAR''' reign, though he lost the belt to Wrestling/PedroMorales three weeks later. Aside from his WWWF run, he is famous for his work in the Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territory in the Carolinas run by Jim Crockett. He also competed for the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], Wrestling/{{SMW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling and many other promotions. He was a four-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-t.html NWA (Mid-Atlantic) World Tag Team Champion]] and held various titles in other territories as well. He retired in 1994 and has since become an ordained minister. He passed away of liver cancer on February 18 2017
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5	!! "Russian Bear Tropes":
6	* ArchEnemy: Bruno Sammartino (whose legendary eight-year reign he ended), Wrestling/DustyRhodes, Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors, Wrestling/{{Chief Wahoo McDaniel}}
7	* [[{{Biography}} Autobiography]]: ''Is That Wrestling Fake: The Bear Facts'', a biography of his life where he describes his childhood, wrestling career and his turn to Christianity.
8	* TheBadGuyWins: The audience was shocked to silence when he pinned Bruno Sammartino, ending his eight year reign. In fact, the ring announcer didn't even proclaim that Koloff had won out of fear of how the audience would respond.
9	* BashBrothers: with Wrestling/NikitaKoloff, [[Wrestling/BarryDarsow Krusher Khrushchev]], Don Kernodle, Wrestling/ThePowersOfPain (Wrestling/TheBarbarian and the Warlord), Wrestling/NikolaiVolkoff
10	* BaldOfEvil: Both Red [=McNulty=] and Ivan Koloff are completely bald, and both are villainous characters who were absolutely hated by fans.
11	* BeardOfEvil
12	* BearsAreBadNews: His RedBaron: "The Russian Bear". He even used the bear hug as his finisher.
13	* ChainPain[=/=]ChainedByFashion
14	* DirtyCommunists[=/=]ForeignWrestlingHeel[=/=]HuskyRusskie
15	* EyepatchOfPower: As Red [=McNulty=]
16	* FinishingMove: BearHug, Russian Sickle
17	* GimmickMatches: Of the Russian Chain variety.
18	* HeelFaceTurn: In the late 1980s to feud with Paul Jones' team the Russian Assassins (I [The Angel of Death] and II [Jack Victory]).
19	* LeotardOfPower: This was Ivan Koloff's wrestling gear, which made him stand out from most babyface wrestlers he fought (who always wore an UnderwearOfPower).
20	* PowerStable:
21	** [[Wrestling/SirOliverHumperdink The House of Humperdink]]
22	** [[Wrestling/EddieGilbert The First Family (led by Eddie Gilbert in Mid-South)]]
23	** [[Wrestling/PaulJones Paul Jones' Army]]
24	* [[MartialArtsHeadband Pro Wrestling Headband]]: With the letters "[=CCCP=]" on it.
25	* RingOldies: In the 1990s and any later matches in the Carolinas independent scene.
26	* TagTeam: The Russians, with different combinations of Nikita, Krusher, Kortsia Korchenko, Vladimir Koloff

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