(1959-03-09) March 9, 1959 (age 65)[1] Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.[1]
Alma mater
Minnesota State University Moorhead[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Mr. Wrestling IV Nikita Koloff[1]
Billed height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Billed weight
275 lb (125 kg)[1]
Billed from
Russia Lithuania
Trained by
Eddie Sharkey[2]
Debut
June 24, 1984[1]
Retired
November 8, 1992
Nikita Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson on March 9, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and its successor, World Championship Wrestling between 1984 and 1992, where he was billed from Russia (and, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Lithuania). During his career, Koloff held championships including the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship, NWA United States Championship, NWA World Television Championship, and UWF World Television Championship. He was inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2006 and the National Wrestling Alliance Hall of Fame of 2008.
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