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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. He was the third wrestler to hold the WWWF Championship.
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 Entertainment confirmed.
In front of a sold-out Madison Square Garden crowd of nearly 22,000, Koloff ascended to the top turnbuckle and dove onto the WWE Champion, Sammartino. His knee crushed onto Bruno’s throat, and “The Russian Bear” covered the Italian powerhouse to score a stunning three-count.
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 daughter, Rachel Marley, and the WWE confirmed the death.
Feb 18, 2017 · Ivan “The Russian Bear” Koloff, Professional Wrestler, Dies at 74. The bearded grappler became a notorious villain, and fan favorite, in the wrestling world during the 1970s and 1980s.
Feb 18, 2017 · Ivan Koloff, knowing among wrestling fans as “The Russian Bear,” has died. He was 74. Koloff had been battling liver cancer and was in need of “urgent medical care,” according to a Go Fund ...
Feb 18, 2017 · WWE is saddened to learn that Ivan Koloff, best known to the WWE Universe as one of Bruno Sammartino's most bitter rivals, has passed away at age 74.
