Original: Oleg Oleksandrovich Prudius ( ; ; Oleg Aleksandrovich Prudius born on April 27 , 1972 ) is a Russian American professional wrestler , also known by his ring name Vladimir Kozlov ( ) .
Simplified: On the December 18 , 2006 episode of Raw , Prudius made an appearance as a WWE prospect named Vladimir Kozlov , which became his ring name .