Ivan Kalmikoff

Title History

 

  • NWA (Amarillo) Southwest Junior Heavyweight title defeating Gory Guerrero (October 16, 1952);
  • NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/Ace Abbott defeating ?????? (????, 1953);
  • NWA Southwest Tag Team titles w/Karol Krauser defeating ??????? (????, 1954);
  • NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Karol Krauser defeating ???????? (May ??, 1954);
  • NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Karol Krauser defeating Luther Lindsey & Jack Claybourne (December 9, 1954);
  • NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Karol Krauser defeating Tiny & Al Mills (March 17, 1955);
  • NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Karl Von Schober & Fritz Von Erich (January 8, 1957);
  • NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Joe & Guy Brunetti (June 6, 1957);
  • NWA (Calgary) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Joe & Guy Brunetti (March 24, 1958);
  • NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Nikita Kalmikoff defeating Bobo Brazil & Billy Watson (June 12, 1958);
  • NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Nikita Kalmikoff defeating Bernard Vignal & Billy Watson (September 24, 1958);
  • NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Stan & Reggie Lisowski (March 5, 1959);
  • NWA (Minneapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff Awarded (June ??, 1959);
  • NWA (Toronto) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Ilio DiPaolo & Billy Watson (March 14, 1960);
  • NWA (Vancouver) Pacific Coast Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Roy McClarty & Billy Watson (October 2, 1961);
  • AWA World Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Mr. High & Mr. Low (January 1, 1963);
  • AWA (Indiana) World Tag Team titles w/Karol Kalmikoff defeating Stan & Art Neilson (September ??, 1963);

 

Career Highlights

 

  • Ivan Kalmikoff formed a successful heel tag team with Karol Kalmikoff known as The Kalmikoffs
  • Ivan Kalmikoff was the tag team partner and then the manager of The Mighty Igor (Richard Garza)..
  • Ivan Kalmikoff worked most of his career in either Verne Gagne’s AWA and the NWA in early tag team days..
  • Ivan Kolmikoff then finished his career with Ed “The Sheik’ Farhat’s Detroit-based NWA territory.
  • June 9, 1996: Ivan Kalmikoff passed away…

 

Updated:

Trained By

Kronk's Gym in Detroit

Debut

1947

Birthday

May 21, 1918

Hometown

Originally Detroit, Michigan
Moved to Northville, Michigan

Gender

Height

5'10"

Weight

230 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

The Hangman's Noose

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

The Sheik
Mitsu Arakawa
Tiny & All Mills
The Brunetti Brothers
The Crusher
Dick the Bruiser
Mad Dog Vachon
Whipper Billy Watson
The Student (George Steele)
The Volkoff Brothers
The Beast
Burt Ruby

Status