The Russian Bear
Ivan Koloff went by his ring name The Russian Bear, and he definitely sparked fear in his opponents. He was in the WWWF in the ‘60s and won the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship. Following his career in wrestling, The Russian Bear authored two books and became an ordained minister. In 2017, at the age of 74, he passed away due to liver cancer.
The Russian Bear
John Nord – $1 Million
John Nord aka The Berzerker or Nord The Barbarian started his career in professional wrestling back in the ‘80s, when he debuted at the World Class Championship Wrestling and appeared in the American Wrestling Association. He is among those guys that changed nicknames quite a few times, though he simply used his own name in the end. After retiring from pro wrestling in 2002, he took on a pretty normal job, working at the car dealership Nord East Motors, which his brother owned.
John Nord – $1 Million
