Pro wrestler Ivan Koloff felt a void and turned to a different lifestyle. A pivotal moment came in 1995 when he found faith ...

Ivan Koloff, knowing among wrestling fans as "The Russian Bear," has died. He was 74 Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, and is the author of the ...

The professional wrestler known as the bearded nefarious character “The Russian Bear” Ivan Koloff is dead. He was 74. The news was confirmed in a statement released by the WWE: “WWE is ...

Koloff was best known as the “Russian Bear” during his wrestling career. and 56the legendary performer passed away at the age of 74. Koloff had been battling liver cancer for some time.

Ivan 'The Russian Bear' Koloff, the famed villainous professional wrestler who once held the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship, has died of complications from liver disease. He was 74.

WWE wrestler Ivan Koloff, who died on Feb. 18, 2017, ... “I’m sad to wake up and hear of the passing of my very close friend the Russian Bear Ivan Koloff,” former wrestler Ric Flair tweeted.

With Cold War tensions running high in the 1980s, Ivan Koloff was an evil Soviet character hated by wrestling fans throughout the U.S. He had bloody brawls against The Road Warriors, Dusty Rhodes ...

Ivan Koloff in later years. (GoFundMe) Ivan Koloff – who wrestled as the villainous “Russian Bear” – has died at age 74, capping off a sad string of losses for the wrestling world.

To millions of fans over the decades, the feared Koloff was known as the evil “Russian Bear.” But to Melodie, her best friend and role model was more of a “teddy bear.” ...

Ivan Koloff, who rose to fame as the villainous “Russian Bear” in the WWWF during the 1970s and 1980s, has died of liver cancer, according to a statement from World Wrestling Entertainment. He ...

The professional wrestler known as the bearded nefarious character “The Russian Bear” Ivan Koloff is dead. He was 74. The news was confirmed in a statement released by the WWE: “WWE is ...

Wrestling legend Ivan Koloff, known as "The Russian Bear," has died at the age of 74, WWE confirmed Saturday. BREAKING: WWE is saddened to learn that Ivan Koloff has passed away at age 74. https ...