Crossbody of Work Episode 165: Nikita Koloff

Welcome to Crossbody of Work, a show where we break down a wrestler’s career through five of their biggest matches.

Nikita Koloff is one of the greatest Cold War-era wrestling gimmicks we’ve seen. From being a tough heel representing the USSR to winning over American fans as a babyface, he showed a knack for the business early on. We’re looking at him in a War Games match and matches with Ric Flair, Vader, and more.. On top of all these matches, Evan & Javier also talk about: 

• New Coke
• Bad haircuts
• Battle Cat
• NXT War Games matches

And a lot more.

Listen to the podcast here, and check out the links to the matches below.

Match One:

The Koloffs vs Ole Anderson & Keith Larson – Starrcade 1984
Link to Peacock here.

Match Two:

Nikita Koloff vs Ric Flair (c) – NWA World Heavyweight Championship – The Great American Bash 1985
Link to the match here.

Match Three:

Nikita Koloff (c) vs Magnum T.A. – NWA United States Championship 2 out of 3 Falls Match – September 12, 1986

Match Four:

Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering vs The Four Horsemen & JJ Dillon – War Games – Great American Bash Tour 1987
Link to the match here.

Promo: Koloff Cuts a Passionate Promo

Match Five:

Nikita Koloff vs Vader – WCW United States Championship Match – Halloween Havoc 1992
Link to the match here.

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