For Ivan Koloff, it was a long journey from a hardscrabble upbringing in Canada to becoming one of the most celebrated bad guys in wrestling history. So just how did a laid-back kid from Ottawa, born ...

This has been a rough week for the professional wrestling industry, as it’s already mourning the loss of George The Animal Steele and Nicole Bass earlier in the week. Another name was added to that ...

Ivan Koloff, the former WWWF World Champion who ended Bruno Sammartino’s epic 7+ year title reign, is battling liver cancer. Koloff, who was diagnosed with liver disease a decade ago, has recently had ...

Every hero needs a villain, and for Bruno Sammartino in WWE’s golden age, that evil was manifested in Ivan Koloff. During Koloff’s reign of terror in the 1970s ...

Three more names have been announced for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2025. On Wednesday, WWE revealed that Kamala, Dory Funk Sr, and Ivan Koloff will be this year’s Legacy Inductees. “Each one of ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Ivan Koloff, the Canadian professional wrestler known as “The Russian Bear” in the ring, has died after fighting liver cancer. He was 74. Koloff’s daughter, Rachel Marley, and the ...

Long before Brock Lesnar pinned Undertaker to end “The Streak,” Ivan Koloff slayed a dragon of his own to become world champion. On a cold January evening in New York City, in front of more than ...

Three WWE legends are now Hall of Fame bound. The company named Kamala, Dory Funk Sr. and Ivan Koloff as the Legacy inductees for the 2025 WWE Hall of Fame class. They join a class that will be ...