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Post by calmlikeabomb420 on Aug 9, 2009 2:15:40 GMT -5
seems like he woulda at some point
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Krimzon
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Post by Krimzon on Aug 9, 2009 2:32:07 GMT -5
They already had Nikolai Volkoff. Only 1 Russian allowed at a time in WWE. 2 if held at gunpoint.
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El Pollo Guerrera
Grimlock
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Aug 9, 2009 3:06:29 GMT -5
They already had Nikolai Volkoff. Only 1 Russian allowed at a time in WWE. 2 if held at gunpoint. Are you saying that Boris Zhukov was held at gunpoint and forced into the WWF/E? |
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Post by johnnyk9 on Aug 9, 2009 6:09:50 GMT -5
I think Nikita was to loyal to the Crocketts and Watts, Vince Jr obviously didn't care for Ivan like his father did, why bring in his Kayfabe nephew
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bwo4life
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Those were the days.
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Post by bwo4life on Aug 9, 2009 8:41:38 GMT -5
I know towards the late 80s his wife came down with, I believe, cancer and he went on hiatus. I think with the end of the Cold War, his gimmick became dated with his return in the 90s. I think if he would of jumped to the WWF in the 90s, he could of been repackaged. But I feel he was very much done in the 90s and not what he once was.
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Parrish
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Post by Parrish on Aug 9, 2009 10:42:30 GMT -5
Nikita vs Hogan would have made a good program and would have played well with the 80's WWF mode because Nikita was a hulking scary heel.
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Post by mrjl on Aug 9, 2009 11:00:59 GMT -5
Nikita vs Hogan would have made a good program and would have played well with the 80's WWF mode because Nikita was a hulking scary heel. rumor is that the WWF tried to sign Koloff with the promise he'd be put into a program with Hogan and look strong, though I don't think he was promised a world title run. But someone who worked for Vince told him that Vince would actually book him as against the Honky Tonk Man and have him lose, so it never happened. |
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Post by hajimenoippo on Aug 9, 2009 11:10:30 GMT -5
At that time Vince was all about signing top talent, I think he would have made a better opponent than Bundy for wrestlemania 2, as you'd have Hogan face off with a guy who's muscles were as big as his were and he was just as mean and strong as hogan.
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Aug 9, 2009 23:00:39 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure Nikita was an NWA man. He was getting put over like nobodies business and having matches against Flair, Dusty, Magnum, and Sting. If he jumped there's a good possibility he would come out no better than Hercules. A strong guy who didn't see the main event too often.
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Post by sabu on Aug 10, 2009 16:33:55 GMT -5
he did wrestle in AWA for a while
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Post by JerryvonKramer on Aug 10, 2009 16:39:06 GMT -5
Open question: Do you think Nikita was the best "Russian"?
Better than Ivan Kolof? And better than Volkoff? And better than Corporal Kirschner?
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