Nikita Koloff

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Nikita Koloff : biography

March 9, 1959 –

Nikita Koloff (born Nelson Scott Simpson on March 9, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler,: Solved By Adam Kleinberg, Adam Nudelman By Nikita Koloff, Jeffrey Gitomer By Chad Bonham – Page 104 By Floyd Conner actor, and minister. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, he wrestled as "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff, which was a play on the nickname of fan favorite "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes (in fact, it was Rhodes who gave him the nickname).

Nikita was brought into the National Wrestling Alliance by his "Uncle" Ivan to prove Soviet superiority. Their ultimate goal was to dethrone NWA World champion Ric Flair. A physical marvel, Koloff was also hailed as the Russian Road Warrior. He was billed from Moscow in the Soviet Union, and then from Lithuania after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Koloff, now a preacher, appears on the Lifetime Network series, Preachers’ Daughters.

Other media

Koloff has written two books: Breaking the Chains (ISBN 1-57090-107-4) in 2000, which is a Christian Living guide and Wrestling with Success (ISBN 0-471-48732-5) in 2004 along with Jeffrey Gitomer, which is a guide to positive thinking in life situations. He also wrote a book about Christian Wrestlers: Wrestling with God, 2001, by Chad Bonham. Koloff also appeared on an episode of America’s Funniest People in which his daughter won the $10,000 grand prize. Koloff is also an actor. This is his filmography:

Year Film Role Notes
2007 Stuck in the Past Bartender
2009 C Me Dance Biker
2013 Preacher’s Daughters Himself Reality series

Championships and accomplishments

  • Legends Pro Wrestling
    • Inducted into the LPW Hall of Fame (4/24/10)
  • Jim Crockett Promotions
  • NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)1
  • NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khruschev, then with Koloff and Baron Von Raschke after Kruschev was injured
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times) – with Ivan Koloff
  • NWA World Television Championship (1 time)
  • UWF World Television Championship (1 time)2
  • Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1987) with Dusty Rhodes
  • National Wrestling Alliance
    • NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Feud of the Year (1987) with Dusty Rhodes and The Road Warriors vs. The Four Horsemen
  • PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1987)
  • PWI ranked him #17 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1992http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=1098&view=awards#awards
  • PWI ranked him #64 of the 100 best tag teams of the PWI Years with Ivan Koloff in 2003.
  • PWI ranked him #113 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
    • 5 Star Match (1992) with Dustin Rhodes, Sting, Ricky Steamboat, and Barry Windham vs. Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, and Larry Zbyszko (May 17, WarGames match, WrestleWar)

1Koloff defeated Wahoo McDaniel to unify the title with the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. The title was also won after Georgia Championship Wrestling was purchased by Jim Crockett Promotions. 2Koloff defeated Terry Taylor to unify the title with the NWA World Television Championship. The title was also won after Bill Watts’ Universal Wrestling Federation promotion was purchased by Jim Crockett Promotions.