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Legendary wrestler Ivan 'The Russian Bear' Koloff has died

    by Rob Tornoe
    Published 

"While indeed he will always be known as the 'Russian Bear,' those who were blessed to truly know him knew that he was a gentle Lamb," McDaniel told the newspaper. "It was a blessing to have known him."

Perras captured many championships during his lengthy wrestling career, including a bevy of NWA tag team titles. Despite never being voted into the WWE Hall of Fame, Perras received the Frank Gotch Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2015, he was selected as a member of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.

Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross hopes the lack of recognition from the WWE changes:

As did legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan: