Ivan Koloff

Wwe Legend's Family Reveal Tragic Liver Cancer Struggle

... liver function, jaundice and shortness of breath as a result of liver failure. Who are the 10 longest reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champions. Monday, 12 th September 2016. Wire Image. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin — 529 days as champion. A nurse told the couple his condition would likely get worse day by day and that medicine could only help in the short term. "Doctors say this will only get worse as time goes on," she said. "There’s really nothing they can do about it except to keep a watch on him.". Renae told the Post and Courier that they'd decided to make the disease public so fans would understand why Ivan couldn't keep up with his busy public schedule. She said: "He’s just not able to go out and do appearances as he had in recent years. He’s not even able to sign autographs at this point. FLICKR/MIKE KALASNIK. BORN AGAIN: Koloff, who became a born again Christian after retiring, in 2011. "He’s really down about not being able to go out and make appearances. We do have a rubber stamp with his signature on it. "Our daughter goes with us, and she helps him get to the table. I guess we could stamp the pictures ahead of time.". Koloff, who had one ...

Russian Bear' Ivan Koloff Battling For Life As His Health Deteriorates Due To Liver Disease

... as the villain 'Russian Bear' at the WWWF in 1969. The biggest WWE superstars in the ring IBTimes UK. WWE legend "Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff, who was diagnosed with liver disease a decade ago, is fighting for his life as his health is deteriorating due to the illness. Catch all the latest WWE news here. The former wrestler 's wife of 21 years, Renae, was informed by doctors that things will "get worse" for her 74-year-old husband. "There's really nothing they can do about it except to keep a watch on him," Renae told The Post and Courier. Koloff's deteriorating health status was revealed to the public because he had to cancel his wrestling related appearances along with his charity work. "He's just not able to go out and do appearances as he had in recent years. He's not even able to ...

Russian Bear’ Ivan Koloff In Fight Of His Life

... at Madison Square Garden, ending the Italian strongman’s 7½-year reign as WWWF heavyweight champion. Forty-four years later, Koloff is facing his toughest battle yet. Diagnosed more than a decade ago with liver disease, the 74-year-old mat legend is now waging war with a formidable foe that is threatening his life. Recent lab results have shown a marked increase in levels that measure the disease, and Koloff has begun to experience serious symptoms. According to Renae Koloff, his wife of 21 years, Ivan now has difficulty walking due to extreme weakness in both knees. He also is experiencing diminished liver function, along with jaundice and shortness of breath, which most likely is a result of an accumulation of fluid in his abdominal cavity stemming from liver failure. “Doctors say this will only get worse as time goes on,” she said. "There’s really nothing they can do about it except to keep a watch on him.”. His system is under attack, she added. A nurse told the couple that his condition would likely get worse day by day. Medicines can help, but only for the short term. ...

Rock 'n' Roll Express' Top Moments To Cement Wwe Hall Of Fame 2017 Status

... and Beautiful Bobby Eaton were silent, but violent, in the ring. They carried out their work with ice-cold precision, and they gained respect in the NWA because of their teamwork. At any given time, the Midnights were the best in the company. But the Rock 'n' Roll Express would not die. Cornette played every crooked trick he had, and the Midnight Express did everything possible to stop their hated rivals. But Morton and Gibson kept coming back for more. It was the NWA's most intense tag team rivalry, and it's one of the best in pro wrestling history. Top babyfaces are nothing without top heels to work against, and this was a rivalry that made both teams better. The rivalry only improved when Dennis was replaced with Sweet Stan Lane, and today it remains one of the most historic feuds of all time. The Horsemen Target Ricky Morton. 5 of 6. Morton and Gibson had much bigger problems than the Midnight Express. When the Four Horsemen ...

On This Day In Wrestling History

... it is abandoned in 1976. 37 years ago today in Tokyo, Japan, Stan Hansen defeated Antonio Inoki to win the National Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship. 31 years ago today in Boston, Massachusetts, Randy Savage defeated Tito Santana to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship. The title change doesn't air until February 24's edition of Prime Time Wrestling; in the interim, Santana defends the title on the house show circuit. Savage would hold the title until Wrestlemania III the following March, a span of 414 days, 11 days short of the record for longest reign ever (the record would be broken by Honky Tonk Man in 1988). 18 years ago today, WWF presented RAW Saturday Night (WWE Network link) from the Skydome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The show, airing February 13 (just a day before their February PPV, St. Valentine’s Day Massacre) due to the USA Network's coverage of ...

Christian Wins The Nwa World Title

... the WCW World Tag Team Championship. 16 years ago today on RAW is WAR from East Rutherford, New Jersey (WWE Network link), Peter Polaco returns to the WWF after a four-year absence under his more recent gimmick name, Justin Credible. The former ECW world heavyweight and tag team champion was in the WWF in the mid-1990 s as “Portugese Man O’ War” Aldo Montoya; the gimmick is perhaps most infamous for his bright mask that some remarked looked like a jockstrap. After an initial push, Montoya fizzled out in the spring of 1995. By the end of his WWF run, he was rarely seen on television, much less booked at all. Polaco was given a conditional release from the WWF in 1997 (the condition being that Polaco could not go to WCW). He would land in ECW, where he would remain until the promotion’s final show in January 2001. Polaco’s only success during his second run was winning the ...

E' Morto Ivan Koloff

... tragica per la WWE, il mondo del wrestling saluta un'altra delle sue leggende del XX secolo: il 'Russian Bear', che in realtà era nato in Canada, a Montreal, e si chiamava Oreal Perras, si è arreso al cancro al fegato che lo affliggeva da tempo: aveva 74 anni. Esploso in WWWF con la gimmick del Russian Bear, in precedenza aveva combattuto in Canada e in Giappone con il ring name di Red Mc Nulty, un irlandese che come segno caratteristico aveva una benda su un occhio. Il passaggio al personaggio russo risale al 1967 e alla IWA di Montreal: da allora sarebbe stato per sempre e per tutti Ivan Koloff. Del 1970 il passaggio in WWWF, il 1971 l'anno di grazia: affiancato da Lou Albano fu proprio lui il 18 gennaio 1971 a sconfiggere nel mitologico teatro del Madison Square Garden Bruno Sammartino, che in quella circostanza perse la cintura di WWWF World Heavyweight Champion dopo un regno di ben sette anni. Dopo soli 21 giorni cedette però il titolo a Pedro Morales, vero campione designato dalla federazione. Che però non voleva che un eroe buono come Sammartino perdesse contro un altro eroe buono. Koloff fu dunque un semplice campione di transizione, ...

What Goldberg Originally Wanted His Ring Name To Be

... cool.' And he goes, 'it is cool if you make it cool. If you're cool, Goldberg's cool.' Sure enough.". Yeah, chants of "HYBRID" just don't have the same appeal as "GOLDBERG". Thankfully for everyone he went with his real name. Sometimes simpler is better. Speaking of Goldberg's monumental run in WCW, Eric Bishoff recently talked  about why his big winning streak came to its end, something many were not pleased with at the time. He said “We had been talking about it, from what I can recall, for a couple of months. As I have touched on in previous shows… we were just running out of guys for Goldberg to go through. Once we got to point of whatever it was 173-0 or whatever it was (laughs). It was that point where we had to start telling stories. We had to expand the storytelling process with Bill. We knew it had to be done”. Goldberg has embarrassed Brock Lesnar twice since coming back to television, and odds are he'll have something to say before Goldberg's latest opportunity for championship gold. Next up is WWE Fastlane, which hits on March 5, followed by NXT Takeover Orlando on April 1. Wrestle Mania 33 ...

Further Update On Ivan Koloff's Health

... to work when he could. His health is so bad now that he is unable to work. Koloff was working as a travelling preacher – something he started doing shortly after becoming a born-again Christian in 1995. He spoke at length about his struggles with alcohol and drugs in his most recent book, Life in the Trenches. In a recent interview with Mike Mooneyham with the Charleston Post-Courier, Ivan’s wife, Renae said. “Doctors say this will only get worse as time goes on.  There’s really nothing they can do about it except to keep a watch on him.”. Koloff’s condition will likely get worse every day, and the medicines he is being prescribed are only a short term solution, at this point. His wife also mentioned that Ivan is physically incapable of working or performing marriage ceremonies, which he was able to do as an ordained minister. She also stated that he can no longer sign his own name for autographs and that they have to let him use a stamp to put his signature on photos. At this point, Koloff’s health has deteriorated so badly that they are opting for quality of life over the use ...