WWE Hall Of Famer Nikolai Volkoff Passes Away At Age 70

We at WrestlingNewsSource.com have learned that WWE Hall of Famer Nikolai Volkoff has passed away at the age of 70.

At this time, Volkoff’s cause of death is not known.

Various talent, including Tommy Dreamer and Bruce Prichard, have commented on Volkoff’s passing via their official Twitter pages:

Sad to hear the passing of @WWE Hall of Famer Nikolai Volkoff
Celebrate his life
Watch his greatness on @WWENetwork and all please rise as he sings the Russian National Anthem pic.twitter.com/0m5US6D0tw

— Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) July 29, 2018

We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Nikolai Volkoff.

Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans. He was a true one of a kind. pic.twitter.com/L7749gC9kB

— Something to Wrestle with Bruce Prichard (@PrichardShow) July 29, 2018

Volkoff, whose real name was Josip Nikolai Peruzovic, was born in 1947 in Croatia and experienced his most success in WWE, where he teamed with fellow WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik from 1985 until 1987. Together, the duo won the WWE Tag Team Championship. Volkoff also famously teamed with Boris Zhukov to form The Bolsheviks.

We here at WrestlingNewsSource.com would like to offer our condolences to Volkoff’s family and friends.