The History and Titles Of Ivan Koloff "The Russian Bear"

Born in 1942. Raised in Canada, began wrestling in 1960, part time until 1966,
then full time.

1967            Japan
1968-1969   Canadian Heavyweight Champion in Montreal
1970            World Wide Wrestling Federation And Ten Week Tour Of                      Australia
1971            World Wide Wrestling Federation Champion (WWWF)
1972-1973   American Wrestling Association-Minneapolis, Minnesota / Japan
1974            National Wrestling Alliance
1975            International Wrestling Alliance
1975            Two Tours Of Japan

1976-1977       Florida Tag Team Champion
1978-1979       Georgia Tag Team Champion
1980-1981       National Wrestling Alliance,  World Wide Wrestling Federation, Tour Of Japan
1982                Florida And Tour Of Japan
1983                World Wide Wrestling Federation And Georgia
1984-1988       Tour Of Japan, NWA Tag Team Champion
1989                NWA With Ted Turner,  Six Man World Tag Team Champion
1990-1991       Independent Agent, Tour Of Japan
                        Dutch West Indies, Philippines, Puerto Rico

1994             **Retired

1994-2003    Ivan currently resides in Greenville, NC with his wife, Renae and currently is

                      involved in doing charity work for "CMN", (Children’s Miracle Network)    
                     Ivan makes various appearances at Independent wrestling matches,
                     and Ivan speaks at Churches, Prisons, Detention Centers, etc….
                     sharing his personal testimony of Salvation and the many years
                     of struggling with drugs and alcohol and explaining about times when
                     he could have been killed and God spared his life.....
                     and what his life is like today!
 

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