February 18, 2017(2017-02-18) (aged 74) Winterville, North Carolina, U.S.[1]
Cause of death
Liver cancer
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Ivan Koloff[2][1] Jim Parris[3] Orwell Paris Red McNulty[2]
Billed height
5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[4][5]
Billed weight
298 lb (135 kg)[6]
Billed from
Moscow, Russia[6]
Trained by
Jack Wentworth Dan Koloff
Debut
February 15, 1963 [7]
Retired
November 16, 2013[3]
Oreal Donald Perras (August 25, 1942 – February 18, 2017) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "the Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff. He was the third wrestler to hold the WWWF Championship.[1][8][2]
^ abcdeChad Bonham (2001). Wrestling with God. David C Cook. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-58919-935-4.
^ abcdSolomon, Brian (2006). WWE Legends. Pocket Books. pp. 155–158. ISBN 978-0-7434-9033-7.
^ ab"Ivan Koloff's profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
^Mooneyham, Mike (June 10, 2007). "'Evil Russian' softens, looks back on career". The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
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short by injury. He had feuds with Abdullah the Butcher, The Sheik, IvanKoloff, Hans Schmidt and Killer Kowalski. He founded All-Star Wrestling in 1967...
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American citizen in 1974. Hey was trained as a professional wrestler by IvanKoloff. He debuted in 1965 under the ring name "Dale Valentine", billed as being...
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Wrestling from Florida NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with IvanKoloff NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time) Lutte Internationale Canadian...
TBS time slot. That night a young South teamed with Greg Stone to face IvanKoloff & Krusher Kruschev (Barry Darsow). A week later he had his first singles...
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