2005 WWE HALL OF FAMER NIKOLAI VOLKOFF PASSES AWAY AT THE AGE OF 70!

YESTERDAY, NEWS BROKE THAT 2005 WWE HOF'ER NIKOLAI VOLKOFF PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 70!  VOLKOFF WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS OVER THE TOP SOVIET/RUSSIAN CHARACTER DURING HIS TIME WITH THE WWWF/WWF IN THE 60'S, 70'S, 80'S AND 90'S!  HE WAS BORN IN YUGOSLAVIA YET PLAYED THE RUSSIAN ROLE TO GREAT SUCCESS!  HE WENT ON TO HOLD THE WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THE IRON SHEIK MANAGED BY CLASSIE FREDDIE BLASSIE!  I HAD SEVERAL CHANCES TO WORK WITH HIM ON THE INDY SCENE AND HE WAS ALWAYS HELPFUL AND A GREAT STORY TELLER!  REST IN PEACE TO HIS WIFE AND FAMILY!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO PRE SHOW WITH NIKOLAI FROM 2017!

ABOVE IS A CARD SIGNED BY NIKOLAI VOLKOFF!