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Post by endo on Jul 29, 2018 14:27:10 GMT -5
 "His onetime ring partner, The Iron Sheik -- with whom he won WrestleMania I's World Tag Team Championship in '85 -- confirmed in a tweet Sunday that Volkoff had passed away. MY BEST FRIEND. MY PARTNER. MY BROTHER. WE GET MORE HEAT THAN ANYONE ON EARTH. I TRUST HIM WITH MY LIFE. HE TAKE CARE OF ME WHEN I WAS DOWN. I MISS YOU FOREVER 💔 pic.twitter.com/pp7ZgQRDnb — The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) July 29, 2018 Volkoff, who's real name was Josip Nikolai Peruzović, wrestled in the WWWF from 1968 to 1971 where he won a tag team title in 1970. After that, he went on to wrestle singles ... and later returned to the WWWF between '74 and '80 and then again for a second time in '84." I remember his matches against Sammartino and Backlund for the title back in the day. His promos with Blassie where he would squish a whole apple in his hand were awesome RIP, you'll be missed. Sold a lot of tickets and always a pro. |
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Post by NDX on Jul 29, 2018 18:21:22 GMT -5
I still remember him going from face to heel and actually teaming with Hacksaw for a time. Man, a rollercoaster ride back then.
It's being said that Brian Christopher died today as well after a failed hanging in jail.
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Post by endo on Jul 29, 2018 20:43:37 GMT -5
Yeah. Read that he was basically brain dead but they kept him on life support so Jerry Lawler, who was at a comic con in North Carolina, could get there and kiss him goodbye.
Really sad for all involved. Really feel bad for Jerry. RIP.
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Post by gorepolice on Jul 30, 2018 1:30:56 GMT -5
Awful day for wrestling fans. RIP to both men, who were very big parts of my childhood.
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