Nikita Koloff

Professional wrestling persona Koloff was originally billed as being a Russian. He was billed as the nephew of fellow faux-Russian Ivan Koloff, from whom he took his ring name. At her funeral he met Mandy's longtime friend and his future wife, Victoria. They married on August 17, 1990. The couple had two daughters together, Kendra, who was born in June 1992, and Kolby, who was born in May 1996, while Victoria had two daughters (Teryn and Tawni) from her previous relationship. Nikita and Victoria were divorced on April 23, 2007.

Koloff legally changed his name to Nikita Koloff in 1984. NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times) – with Ivan Koloff NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Ivan Koloff and Don Kernodle (1), Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khruschev (2), and Ivan Koloff and Baron von Raschke (1)