WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Ivan Kalmikoff Real Name: Edward Bruce Birthday: May 21, 1918 Hometown: Originally Detroit, Michigan Moved to Northville, Michigan Marital Status: Married to Virginia E. with 3 sons & 3 daughters Height & Weight: 5'10" - 230 lbs Trained by: Kronk's Gym in Detroit Debut: 1947 Previous Gimmicks: Wildman of Borneo Original "Mad Russian" Finishing Move: The Hangman's Noose Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: The Sheik Mitsu Arakawa Tiny & All Mills The Brunetti Brothers The Crusher Dick the Bruiser Mad Dog Vachon Whipper Billy Watson The Student (George Steele) The Volkoff Brothers The Beast Burt Ruby
NWA (Amarillo) Southwest Junior Heavyweight title defeating Gory Guerrero (October 16, 1952); NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/Ace Abbott defeating ?????? (????, 1953); NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/Karol Krauser defeating ??????? (????, 1954); NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Karol Krauser defeating ???????? (May ??, 1954); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Karol Krauser defeating Luther Lindsey & Jack Claybourne (December 9, 1954); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Karol Krauser defeating Tiny & Al Mills (March 17, 1955); NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Karl Von Schober & Fritz Von Erich (January 8, 1957); NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Joe & Guy Brunetti (June 6, 1957); NWA (Calgary) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Joe & Guy Brunetti (March 24, 1958); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Nikita Kalmikoff defeating Bobo Brazil & Billy Watson (June 12, 1958); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Nikita Kalmikoff defeating Bernard Vignal & Billy Watson (September 24, 1958); NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Stan & Reggie Lisowski (March 5, 1959); NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff Awarded (June ??, 1959); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Ilio DiPaolo & Billy Watson (March 14, 1960); NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Roy McClarty & Billy Watson (October 2, 1961); AWA World Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Mr. High & Mr. Low (January 1, 1963); AWA (Indiana) World Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Stan & Art Neilson (September ??, 1963);
Ivan Kalmikoff formed a successful heel tag team with Karol Kalmikoff known as The Kalmikoffs... Ivan Kalmikoff was the tag team partner and then the manager of The Mighty Igor (Richard Garza).. Ivan Kalmikoff worked most of his career in either Verne Gagne's AWA and the NWA in early tag team days.. Ivan Kolmikoff then finished his career with Ed "The Sheik' Farhat's Detroit-based NWA territory. June 9, 1996: Ivan Kalmikoff passed away...