Oreal Donald Perras (August 25, 1942 – February 18, 2017) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by the ring name "the Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff, where he was billed …

Oct 17, 2021 · A look back at the career of Ivan Koloff, the man who defeated Bruno Sammartino and won the tag team titles twice with Nikita Koloff.

Feb 20, 2017 · Ivan Koloff — the "Russian Bear" whom pro wrestling fans loved to hate as the Cold War stand-in for the Soviet Union — has died at 74, his daughter and World Wrestling …

Feb 19, 2017 · GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Ivan Koloff, the Canadian professional wrestler known as “The Russian Bear” in the ring, had died after fighting liver cancer. He was 74. Koloff’s …

Feb 18, 2017 · Legendary Wrestler Ivan 'The Russian Bear' Koloff Dies Just 1 Day After Fellow Wrestler George Steele. Ivan Koloff, knowing among wrestling fans as "The Russian Bear," …

In 1967, Perras became "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff, a bearded heel character billed from the Ukraine, and debuted with the International Wrestling Association in Montreal, Québec. He …

Ivan Koloff was one of the most fearsome wrestlers of the 1970s and 1980s. Despite being billed as being from Russia, Ivan was actually born and raised near Montreal Canada. He began …

Feb 18, 2017 · Wrestling legend Ivan Koloff, known as "The Russian Bear," has died at the age of 74, WWE confirmed Saturday.

Ivan Koloff (born Oreal Perras; August 25, 1942 – February 18, 2017) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was also called " The Russian Bear ". He was best known for once …

Feb 18, 2017 · Ivan Koloff, the Canadian-born professional wrestler known as the Russian Bear, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, according to People.com. Koloff, who had liver cancer, was 74. …