I've known Nikita was actually American for many years. But this is the first time I'm hearing him speak in his normal accent, without the gimmick. Cool stuff. Thank you.
A bodybuilder who was brought in to be a wrestler, But wasn’t hurting people n the regular…. It goes to show with the right mentoring and attitude, a body-guy can be a wrestler
We hear a lot about guys going through all sorts of training camps before getting into this business. I am interested to learn more about guys who more or less come straight in and how they learned to avoid hurting others and safely taking bumps themselves.
Good interview. I also have been able to get along well with arrogant, narcissistic people, so it was interesting to come across another person who can--in this case Nikita with Lex.
I know there is a part when he used the Chain on STing where he really was hung up in it that forgot to ask about :). I mostly remember Nikita as a Face but I recall him in the team with other dude. I probably thought the accent was real until seeing him in interviews. He always stayed in character even the facial expressions heh. To be fair Iron Sheik was from Iran while his partner was really Russian. I often would wonder why he sorta quit or vanished around time WCW before it got Nitro or Bigger. The Corporate structure sure must have been a system shock. If Ted Turner just funded Jim Crockett Promotions instead of hiring those who don't know to run it. I'd never get on Scaffold I remember Powers of Pain quit rather than Wrestle LOD :). Hawk would wrestle with a broken leg in scaffold match I think. I guess it saves him the trouble of breaking it when falling from it hehe. Still Vic Grimes only broke his ankle after that massive fall from New Jack so :).
I've known Nikita was actually American for many years. But this is the first time I'm hearing him speak in his normal accent, without the gimmick. Cool stuff. Thank you.
A bodybuilder who was brought in to be a wrestler, But wasn’t hurting people n the regular…. It goes to show with the right mentoring and attitude, a body-guy can be a wrestler
We hear a lot about guys going through all sorts of training camps before getting into this business.
I am interested to learn more about guys who more or less come straight in and how they learned to avoid hurting others and safely taking bumps themselves.
One of my favorite bad guys growing. Loved this interview 😁
Enjoyed the interview! Would be cool if you could do a Lex Luger interview sometime.
Good interview.
I also have been able to get along well with arrogant, narcissistic people, so it was interesting to come across another person who can--in this case Nikita with Lex.
One of my all time favorite wrestlers
Great interview huge fan from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦. I remember my uncle talking about the Maple 🍁 Leaf Gardens shows.
Kernoodle was a very underrated wrestler
Love Nikita
Russian Nightmare Nikita Koloff Was My 2nd Favorite Singles Wrestler In Jim Crockett Promotions After The American Dream Dusty Rhodes💯💯💯💯
I know there is a part when he used the Chain on STing where he really was hung up in it that forgot to ask about :). I mostly remember Nikita as a Face but I recall him in the team with other dude. I probably thought the accent was real until seeing him in interviews. He always stayed in character even the facial expressions heh. To be fair Iron Sheik was from Iran while his partner was really Russian. I often would wonder why he sorta quit or vanished around time WCW before it got Nitro or Bigger. The Corporate structure sure must have been a system shock. If Ted Turner just funded Jim Crockett Promotions instead of hiring those who don't know to run it. I'd never get on Scaffold I remember Powers of Pain quit rather than Wrestle LOD :). Hawk would wrestle with a broken leg in scaffold match I think. I guess it saves him the trouble of breaking it when falling from it hehe. Still Vic Grimes only broke his ankle after that massive fall from New Jack so :).
Sometimes when I'm home alone I go to the backyard garden get naked cover myself with dirt and crawl around in the dirt and pretend I'm a earthworm 😏
LOL
you too lol
I thought I had problems lol
So weird to hear Nikita speak with a Midwest accent.
Nikita Koloff sounds like Superstar Billy Graham
For a Russian he sure sounds very American
WSI How come you haven't invited Jim Cornette on as a guest yet?
What happened to the Russian accent😏😏
It was a gimmick and he did it well
He's from Minnesota