Professional wrestling legend Ivan Koloff will be posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame over the weekend of WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas Nevada.
Wrestling fans of the ’70s will remember that he became WWWF champion by ending Bruno Sammartino’s 8-year reign as champion.He also teamed up with his kayfabe nephew Nikita Koloff to win several team championships in NWA territories including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions.