WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Vladimir Petrov Real Name: Al Blake Birthday: 1961? Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota Marital Status: Height & Weight: 6'3" - 300 lbs Trained by: Eddie Sharkey? Ivan Koloff Debut: Early 1987 Previous Names: Finishing Move: The Bearhug Favorite Moves: Elbox Smash The Suplex Notable Fueds: Nikita Koloff Ron Garvin Steve Williams
Not to be confused with the russian spy in the 1950s who lived in Australia who was also named Vladimir Petrov John Nord (later became known as The Berzerker) was originally slated for the role of Vladimir Petrov, but it didn't come to fruition.. Vladimir Petrov replaced Krusher Kruschev and teamed up with Ivan Koloff and was a member of Paul Jones' Army in JCP.. Vladimir Petrov briefly worked for Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation and locked up with Steve "Dr. Death" Williams.. 1987: Vladimir Petrov was busted for drug possession and never wrestled again.. Greg Kelly (from Australia) wrote: There was a bit on a nostalgia show on TV the other night about a spy scandal that happened in 1954 when a husband & wife announced that they were Russian spies & wanted political asylum in exchange for the details about a spy ring working out of the Russian Embassy in Australia, Russian agents forced them onto a plane at Sydney airport but when it stopped in Darwin Aust authorities took them back off & gave them asylum & they spent the rest of their lives here, the point of this little tale is that his name was Vladimir Petrov....but I don't think he ever got to team with Ivan Koloff :-) . Since I was a kid I've often heard of the Petrov affair but the name didn't click until the other night.