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Ivan Koloff

Canadian professional wrestler (1942-2017) · Canada · On the map · Athletes · Died at 74

Oreal Donald Perras was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff, under which name he was billed as being from Russia and, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine. He was the third wrestler to hold the WWWF Championship.

Ivan Koloff is read about 180 times a day, in 19 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

About this person

In April 2025, Koloff was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Country
Canada
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2017 · aged 74

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