Hometown Born in Split, Croatia Mother was from Moscow Lived in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Billed from Moscow, Russia Moved to Baltimore, Maryland
Height 6'4"
Weight 315 lbs
Marital Status Married
Trained by Franz Josef Geeto Mongol
Debut 1968
Previous Names Bepo Mongol Cents
Finishing Move(s) The Russian Bear Hug
Favorite Move(s) Body Slam
Notable Feuds Bruno Sammartino Mr. Wrestling II U.S. Express Corporal Kirchiner Hulk Hogan The Killer Bees Jim Duggan Sgt Slaughter Kenny Casanova
Title History WWWF International Tag Team titles w/Geeto Mongol defeating Tony Marino & Victor Rivera (June 15, 1970); WWWF International Tag Team titles w/Geeto Mongol defeating Bruno Sammartino & Dominic Denucci (July 2, 1971); NWA (Georgia) Heavyweight title defeating Toru Tanaka defeating Toru Tanaka (August 1975); NWA (Florida) Tag Team titles w/Ivan Koloff defeating Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco (August 7, 1980); NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team titles w/Chris Markoff defeating Dewey Robertson & Johnny Weaver (June 27, 1981); Mid-South Wrestling North American Heavyweight title defeating Magnum T.A. (October 24, 1983 – Unrecognized); WWF Tag Team titles w/The Iron Sheik defeating Mike Rotunda & Barry Windham (March 31, 1985); WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Hall of Fame Inductee (April 2, 2005)