Nikolai Volkoff sings the Russian National Athem

[mulehead126]

After he retired from wrestling, among other things Volkoff ended up as an inspector with Baltimore County government, where I worked too. Nicest guy in the world too. I think he still works there.

[TheIntrinsic]

Probably doesn't matter, but who did they face?

[Edgehead10075]

This was WrestleMania 1 where they defeated the U.S. Express (Windham and Rotunda) to become Tag Team Champions.

[MrSickofstupidity]

LOL @ 1:07...guy in blue shirt jerking off LMAOOO

[Jessyleppert]

@MrSickofstupidity Good call.

[ronman6]

Guess I was brought up differently, but even at hockey games I stand for the Canadian national anthem.

[westnblu]

Nikolai Volkov was actually born in Croatia which @ the time was part of Yugoslavia. He fled because he hated communism.

[JKTube]

@westnblu: Yes, he escaped to Canada. Blassie gave him the advice that MADE his career: "You want to get back at them? Show the people how bad they are."

[IvanDolcic2]

@westnblu and his real name is Josip

[12valvepower1]

ukraines greatest is fedor emelianenko 

[JKTube]

@12valvepower1: Yes. Vladimir Kozlov is also from the Ukraine, as is actress Mila Kunis from "That '70's Show" and "Black Swan." Here's a wrestling connection for Mila, BTW. She was in the movie "Max Payne" based on the video game of the same name, and the wrestler Daryl "Maxx Payne" Peterson sued the game's producers for stealing his name.

[dp100eboggan]

Classic stuff

[HeiniVoelker18]

its disrespectful to make noises and scream at a national anthem no metter whether you like the country or not... well screw that. FUCK YOU AMERICANS screaming in the crowd.

[evilmm80]

@HeiniVoelker18 It's wrestling, it's not that serious. Volkoff sang that to get the crowd to hate him cause he's a heel.

[MrSickofstupidity]

@HeiniVoelker18 fuck you too nazi communist terrorist....it's a fucking gimmick you stupid mark.

[hardenswift]

the guy in the white tux at :59 shows the proper respect

[hardenswift]

Look at all the trash in the ring...haha

[WarriorSmurf]

@quinnmcguee I liked how he performed it during The Wrestling Classic and talked trash afterwards. That Dynamite Kid dropkick off the top rope was just what the doctor ordered, lol.

[WarriorSmurf]

Lol, I memorized this in elementary school.and can still sound like him singing it.

[MajorDivaGirl77]

@WarriorSmurf LMAO!!!

[WarriorSmurf]

@MajorDivaGirl77 I met The Iron Sheik at the Big Apple Comicon the year before last. Nikolai was supposed to be there but wasn't that day for some reason. I would've tried to perform it with him and upload it here onto youtube. Now that I think about it, that'll be the plan if I come across him at any event in the future, lol.

[Vergadoce]

This was always awesome. I always found myself standing and saluting the Russian national anthem and how the Sheik would spit at the USA. Just awesome heel work

[Bramtic]

I love how all Fink has to say is "Mr. Volkoff requests..." to get massive heat out of the crowd, before Volkoff even gets his hands on the mic.

[cbaldwinjr]

They made generating heat easy back then huh? Just good stuff.

[Srd1126]

@cbaldwinjr They put time and thought into getting heat. Iran hated the USSR almost as much as the USA. But we hated them both for good reason. And they took the time to have him belt out that anthem (he has a decent voice for it) and just worked the crowd. Today they would have come in to a bunch of fireworks and stuff and it would look staged.

[AlexDCl]

I rised.

[TheGorale97]

i loved nikolai's singing and iron sheik. LOL and i cant agree more with iron sheik and what he things of both russia and iran and the fact that he is disgustes the US. HURA MOTHER RUSSIA!!!!!!

[VotzSKiLLioN]

IT'S THE FUCKING SOVIET NATIONAL ANTHEM. RUSSIAN AND SOVIET ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS!

[papillonaquatique]

I am just watching Nikolai Volkoff for the first time. Man did he have real heat with the crowd! Im impressed!

[Attila226]

 This is probably how we come across to the people in the middle east.

[clipsryan]

Disrespectful jerkoffs. I'm talking about the fans ofcourse.

[ziggyzap1]

LONG LIVE COMMUNISM LONG LIVE THE SOVIET UNION!

[zeppelinmaiden32]

Greatest Heels Ever.

[GoldenBullet65]

GUY IN BLUE 1:06-1:09 LEFT SIDE LOL

[DodgerFan1988]

"Russhaw numba one!!! Erun numba one!!! USA, ah pewww!!!"

ROTFL!

[12valvepower1]

CCCP

[firesocks2017]

nikolai volkoff looks like curly from the 3 stooges

[StanKingston420]

All hail Mother Russia! Kozlov is a stereotype Russian On Screen. hahah

[Lava1964]

Nobody belts out that tune like Nikolai!

[Yaicetryas]

he doesn't know Russian at all ... USSR anthem )))

[samoanfun11]

@Yaicetryas That's the reason, He only knows the Soviet Anthem, because at that Time it was played throughout the land, even in his native Lithuania.

[j0nboy12397]

It's the soviet union's anthem.

[dpinzow]

nikolai volkoff and the iron sheik are all time great heels (and legends)

eventually they turned nikolai volkoff face and sgt. slaughter heel, making volkoff a "liberated lithuanian" and pro-american while making sgt slaughter an iraqi sympathizer

WWF/WWE doesn't have nearly as much creativity these days

[stan2211stan]

We got bombarded from the balcony in the Old Boston Garden for atanding at attention at Ringside. We got bombarded again when we bowed in servitude to King Harley Race!

IMHO Wrestlin' was better back then than today.

[larchmontmark]

@quinnmcguee -- LOLOLOL!!!!

Greatest gimmick ever.

I'm still laughing.

P.S. Funniest thing: He actually sang DARN WELL!!! :-)

[cgvoxakis]

This is awesome...THANKS!

[GnarlsOakley]

I gotta get that for my ringtone.

[AlexDCl]

The MSG sign was infront of his eyes, lol.