Nikolai Volkoff

## Nikolai Volkoff/Nick

 Roster
 3-No DQ match against The Iron Sheik

## The Commies, breakup and reunion(1985-1987)

Nikolai Volkoff’s first match was teaming up with The Iron Sheik defeating Dream Team at Superstars 9. The Commies had some of the lowest points so they were trying to win as many matches as possible so they didn’t have the possibility of being fired by entering King of the Ring but they failed, Sheik and Volkoff immediately started becoming dysfunctional as Sheik argued with him constantly. At Superstars 12, Volkoff defeated Sheik in the KOTR quarter finals and afterwards Sheik spits on him, Volkoff was eliminated in the semi finals by Paul Orndorff.

They had a series of weekly matches from Superstars 14-17, Volkoff won the first 3 and then Sheik won the 4th and 5th one which was a no DQ match to end the feud.

Volkoff got an IC Championship match at Superstars 35 but was defeated by Andre The Giant

He didn’t do much in 1986 but in 1987 at Superstars 83 he reunited with The Iron Sheik as they attacked Jim Duggan because he was American and they challenged him to a handicap match, if they won, Duggan would have to turn Russian but if Duggan wins, Sheik is gone from WWF and Volkoff has to turn American. At Wrestlemania 3, Jim Duggan won and Nikolai Volkoff became Nick

## Nick.(1987-1989)

Nick had a full gimmick change as he turned into a true American, full of flags in his attire and all that patriotic stuff, he still didn’t do anything noteworthy as he was eliminated in the quarter finals of the King of the Ring and inserted into the fatal 4 way loser gets suspended match where he won pinning Greg Valentine at Summerslam, on the same show Jim Duggan was forced to retire by Haku and Nick said that if Duggan is gone, then he could become Russian again but he got so used to the American lifestyle that he’s staying as Nick

He was in the battle royal for the 24/7 Championship at G1 Finals but didn’t win

Nick got a push in 1989 as he was WWF Champion Hulk Hogan’s first challenger losing to him at SNME May. At Summerslam 1989, he accepted Honky Tonk Man’s open challenge in a G1 qualifying match which HTM picked up the win.

At Superstars 201, Nick was doing a promo on America when Boris Zhukov debuted and announced himself as Nick’s long lost brother, he tells him to stop pandering to the americans and go back to mother Russia but Nick leaves, at Superstars 203 after a loss against Tito Santana and the continuous boos from the crowd, he joins his brother and goes back to Nikolai Volkoff.

## The Commie Brothers(1989)

At Survivor Series 1989, Nick returned with the Nikolai Volkoff gimmick teaming up with Boris Zhukov, Haku and Andre The Giant defeating Jake Roberts, Roddy Piper and Demolition, the following month at SNME December Haku and Andre defeated Commie Brothers to become NO1 Contenders to the tag titles, Boris was released after this and shortly after Wrestlemania 6, Volkoff was also released

## Post-retirement appearances(1994)

At Wrestlemania 10, Nick appeared in a 24/7 Championship segment as they featured a bunch of former superstars from the past 10 years of Wrestlemania, he ambushed Honky Tonk Man backstage to win the 24/7 Championship and right after The Iron Sheik put him in the clutch and made him tap to win the 24/7 Championship himself

## Career history

### Face/heel turns

 Face
 Heel

## Championships and Accomplishments

* World Wrestling Federation
* 24/7 Championship(1 time)