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Alias
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Alexander Kozlov, Oleg Prudius, Vladimir Kozlov |
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Typical Error(s)
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Vladimir Koslov, Vladimir Kozlow |
| Note: In the internet, it frequently happens that wrestler names are spelled wrong. Misspelled names are mentioned here, so the workers can be found by those users who memorised misspellings instead of the correct names, too. |
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Nicknames
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The Moscow Mauler, The Ruthless Russian |
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Finisher
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Argentine Backbreaker (Russian Rack), Battering Ram, Choke Lift into Spinebuster, Kneeling Leg Trap Chokeslam (Iron Curtain) and Scoop Lift into Inverted DDT |
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Trademark Moves
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Crossface (Kozlock), Kick to the Chest, Overhead Belly-To-Belly Suplex, Scoop Powerslam, Suplex Powerslam (Russian Hammer) and Torture Rack (Kremlin Krunch) |
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Stables
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Ruthless Roundtable with Ezekiel Jackson and William Regal (as Vladimir Kozlov) |
| Team America with Ali Akbar, Belgium Brawler, Boris Alexiev, Michael W. Kruel, Mr. Strongko, Omar Akbar, Ramón Loco, Raúl Loco and Roucka (as Vladimir Kozlov) |
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Managed by
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Managed by Tamina. |
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Matches Fought
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Statistics and information about the 541 matches fought by Vladimir Kozlov in our events database |
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Interesting Weblinks
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Official Twitter Account |
- won the USA Open Heavyweight Sambo Championships 2005
- played pro football in Germany
- member of the United States Kick Boxing Association
- was introduced to WWE management by Jerry Jarrett
- signed a development contract in early 2006 and was sent to DSW
- made his RAW debut in december 2006 as Vladimir Kozlov
- his character was that of a naive Russian who loves WWE
- wrestled in Dark Matches, sat near the ring and was in awe of the action
- this gimmick didn't last long though
- went back to Ohio Valley Wrestling in 2007
- got called up to SmackDown! in April 2008 with the gimmick of a shootfighter
- after a few easy victories he attacked Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy and Triple H
- in April 2009 he was drafted to ECW
- gained the US citizenship in december 2009
- teamed with Santino Marella as a comedy act
- was released from WWE in august 2011
- had a few matches on the independents and mainly with japanese company IGF as Alexander Kozlov |
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