| Nikita Koloff |
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| Nikita Koloff
Height: 6'3" Weight: 275 lbs. Real name: Nelson Scott Simpson Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota Finishing move: Russian / Lithuanian Sickle (running clothesline) Pro debut: 1984 Other aliases: "The Russian Nightmare", Mr. Wrestling IV (NWA-TNA) Career highlights: NWA World Tag Team Champion (w/Ivan Koloff), NWA United States Champion, NWA National Heavyweight Champion, NWA TV Champion, NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champion Trained by: Eddie Sharkey Nikita Koloff is an American former professional wrestler who wrestled throughout the 1980s and early 1990s as "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff, which was a play off of the nickname of fan favorite "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes (In fact, it was Rhodes that gave him the nickname). Nikita was brought into the National Wresling Alliance by his "Uncle" Ivan to prove Soviet superiority. Their ultimate goal was to dethrone NWA Champion Ric Flair. A physical marvel he was also hailed as the Russian Road Warrior. He was billed from Moscow in the Soviet Union, and then from Lithuania after the fall of the Soviet Union. In reality, Koloff was born Nelson Scott Simpson in the projects of Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 9, 1959. He grew up without knowing his father and aspired to play professional football. He started lifting weights in junior high school and built up a massive body weighing 275 pounds (125 kg) on a 6 foot 2 inches (188 cm) frame. |