Nicolai Volkoff : Hulk and Friends

Nikolai Volkoff has certainly stood the test of time. Although Volkoff is probably best known as the evil Russian who teamed up with The Iron Sheik to become a World Tag Team Champion, he actually had his first match in 1968 against Bruno Sammartino. After a successful run as tag team champs, Volkoff once again went back to singles competition and engaged in a memorable rivalry with the American patriot Corporal Kirschner. The two Superstars had a series of great matches, including some of the first-ever Flag Matches, before they met at WrestleMania 2 to resolve their differences once and for all.

In 1990, Volkoff shocked fans everywhere and began supporting the United States. He formed a tag team with 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan to take on Sgt. Slaughter, who was an Iraqi sympathizer at the time. Volkoff left WWE in the early 1990's, but came back one last time in 1995 as a part of 'Million Dollar Man' Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation.

Volkoff will go down in history as one of the greatest villains of all time. His singing of the Soviet National Anthem has paved the way for other foreign Superstars such as La Resistance who sang their national anthem as well. Although Volkoff's actions can be imitated, they will never be duplicated.