TAG TEAM PROFILES

	Team: The Kalmikoffs Members: Ivan Kalmikoff (Edward Bruce) Karol Kalmikoff (Karol Piwoworczyk) Nikita Kalmikoff (Nikita Mulkovitch) Igor Kalmikoff (Eric Pomeroy) Debut: October 28, 1953 Previous Identities: Karol Krauser Finishing Move: Notable Feuds: Crusher Lisowski Dick the Bruiser
NWA Southwest Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol Krauser] defeating ??????? (????, 1954); NWA Texas Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol Krauser] defeating ???????? (May ??, 1954); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol Krauser] defeating Luther Lindsey & Jack Claybourne (Dec 9, 1954); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol Krauser] defeating Tiny & Al Mills (March 17, 1955); NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol] defeating Karl Von Schober & Fritz Von Erich (January 8, 1957); NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol] defeating Joe & Guy Brunetti (June 6, 1957); NWA (Calgary) Canadian Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol] defeating Joe & Guy Brunetti (March 24, 1958); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles [Ivan & Nikita] defeating Bobo Brazil & Billy Watson (June 12, 1958); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles [Ivan & Nikita] defeating Bernard Vignal & Billy Watson (September 24, 1958); NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol] defeating Stan & Reggie Lisowski (March 5, 1959); NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol] Awarded (June ??, 1959); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol] defeating Ilio DiPaolo & Billy Watson (March 14, 1960); NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol] defeating Roy McClarty & Billy Watson (October 2, 1961); AWA World Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol] defeating Mr. High & Mr. Low (January 1, 1963); AWA (Indiana) World Tag Team titles [Ivan & Karol] defeating Stan & Art Neilson (September ??, 1963);
1949 - 1953: Before forming a team, Ivan & Karol actually wrestled against eachother on many occassions.. 1953: The "Original" Kalmikoffs consisted of 'fictional' brothers Ivan (Edward Bruce) & Karol (Karol Piwoworczyk).. October 29, 1953: The team of Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff debuted in Amarillo, Texas against George & Jack Curtis.. January 8, 1957: The Kalmikoffs (Ivan & Karol) defeated Fritz von Erich & Karl von Schober for the NWA Tag Team titles.. February 26, 1957: Joe & Guy Brunetti defeated the Kalmikoffs for the NWA Tag Team titles in Minneapolis.. June 4, 1957: The Kalmikoffs (Ivan & Karol) defeated Joe & Guy Brunetti to recapture the NWA Tag Team titles.. August 13, 1957: Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya defeatd the Kalmikoffs for the NWA Tag Team titles.. March 5, 1958: The Kalmikoffs defeated Reggie & Stan Lisowski for the NWA Tag Team titles.. April 28, 1959: Verne Gagne & Butch Levy defeated Karol & Baron Gattoni (sub for Ivan) for the NWA Tag Team titles.. ~~~Gagne was stripped of the title and the Kalmikoffs (Ivan & Karol) were awarded the titles.. July 14, 1959: Butch Levy & Leo Nomellini defeated the Kalmikoffs for the NWA Tag Team titles.. 1962: Ivan teamed with a Nikita Kalmikoff (aka Nikita Mulkovitch) when Karol was out of the AWA territory.. January 1, 1963: The Kalmikoffs (Ivan & Karol) defeatd Doug Gilbert & Dick Steinborn for the AWA World Tag Team titles.. August 20, 1963: Crusher Lisowski & Dick the Bruiser defeated The Kalmikoffs (Ivan & Karol) for the AWA World Tag Team titles.. October 5, 1963: The Crusher Lisowski & Dick the Bruiser defeated Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff in in Minneapolis.. 1965: Karol was teaming with yet another "brother", Igor Kalmikoff (Eric Pomeroy).. 1965: Karol Kamilkoff died.. Ivan Kalmikoff spent some time managing Mighty Igor and died in 1996..