This has been a rough week for the professional wrestling industry, as it’s already mourning the loss of George The Animal Steele and Nicole Bass earlier in the week. Another name was added to that ...

This is the 11th part of a series on the legendary “Russian Bear” Ivan Koloff. Not a day goes by that Renae Koloff Perras doesn’t think about her late husband. Ivan Koloff, born Oreal Donald Perras on ...

Just one day after the world learned of the death of George "The Animal" Steele, another wrestling legend has passed away. Ivan Koloff has died of liver disease after reports earlier this month that ...

Melodie Perras can’t help but smile when listening to those heartfelt lyrics from that old-time standard. They hold special meaning because her grandfather used to sing that tune to her and her sister ...

It is being reported that WWE legend, Ivan Koloff, the former WWWF World Champion who ended Bruno Sammartino’s epic seven plus year title reign, has reportedly passed away at age 74. Koloff, who was ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Ivan Koloff, the Canadian professional wrestler known as “The Russian Bear” in the ring, has died after fighting liver cancer. He was 74. Koloff’s daughter, Rachel Marley, and the ...

Every hero needs a villain, and for Bruno Sammartino in WWE’s golden age, that evil was manifested in Ivan Koloff. During Koloff’s reign of terror in the 1970s ...

Three WWE legends are now Hall of Fame bound. The company named Kamala, Dory Funk Sr. and Ivan Koloff as the Legacy inductees for the 2025 WWE Hall of Fame class. They join a class that will be ...

Three more names have been announced for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025. On Wednesday, WWE revealed that Kamala, Dory Funk Sr, and Ivan Koloff will be this year’s Legacy Inductees. “Each one of ...

The professional wrestler known as the bearded nefarious character “The Russian Bear” Ivan Koloff is dead. He was 74. The news was confirmed in a statement released by the WWE: “WWE is saddened to ...

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WWE announced Wednesday that three pro wrestling legends will be part of the WWE Hall of Fame's class of 2025 as Legacy inductees. Kamala, Dory Funk Sr. and Ivan Koloff will all be honored as part of ...