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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Professional_Wrestler
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gptkbp:birth_date
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March 25, 1942
1942-08-25
1937-08-25
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Montreal,_Quebec,_Canada
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gptkbp:championship
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gptkb:WWA_World_Heavyweight_Champion
gptkb:WWF_World_Heavyweight_Championship
gptkb:WWF_World_Heavyweight_Champion
gptkb:NWA_World_Tag_Team_Champion
gptkb:WWE_Championship
NWA United States Tag Team Champion
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:death_date
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2017-02-18
February 18, 2023
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gptkbp:death_place
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Winterville, North Carolina, USA
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gptkbp:debut
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gptkb:1961
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gptkbp:defeated
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gptkb:Bruno_Sammartino
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gptkbp:feud
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gptkb:Bob_Backlund
gptkb:Shawn_Michaels
gptkb:Scott_Steiner
gptkb:Xavier_Woods
gptkb:Buddy_Murphy
gptkb:The_Ultimate_Warrior
gptkb:Sting
gptkb:Aleister_Black
gptkb:Ricochet
gptkb:Ted_Di_Biase
gptkb:The_Great_Muta
gptkb:The_Iron_Sheik
gptkb:Vader
gptkb:AJ_Styles
gptkb:Brock_Lesnar
gptkb:Chris_Jericho
gptkb:Kevin_Nash
gptkb:Kevin_Owens
gptkb:Kurt_Angle
gptkb:Lio_Rush
gptkb:Randy_Orton
gptkb:Terry_Funk
gptkb:The_Miz
gptkb:Dusty_Rhodes
gptkb:Finn_Balor
gptkb:Ric_Flair
gptkb:Roman_Reigns
gptkb:Sami_Zayn
gptkb:Kofi_Kingston
gptkb:Bray_Wyatt
gptkb:Daniel_Bryan
gptkb:Jimmy_Snuka
gptkb:Mustafa_Ali
gptkb:Seth_Rollins
gptkb:Shinsuke_Nakamura
gptkb:Goldberg
gptkb:Hulk_Hogan
gptkb:Bam_Bam_Bigelow
gptkb:Randy_Savage
gptkb:Greg_Valentine
gptkb:Dolph_Ziggler
gptkb:Cactus_Jack
gptkb:Kerry_Von_Erich
gptkb:Edge
gptkb:Bruno_Sammartino
gptkb:The_New_Day
gptkb:Drew_Mc_Intyre
gptkb:John_Cena
gptkb:Triple_H
gptkb:Big_E
gptkb:The_Midnight_Express
gptkb:The_Road_Warriors
gptkb:The_Rock_'n'_Roll_Express
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gptkbp:final_match_date
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gptkb:1994
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gptkbp:hall_of_fame_induction
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gptkb:2005
gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:height
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6 ft 0 in
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ivan Koloff
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gptkbp:in-ring_retirement
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gptkb:1994
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Boris_Malenko
Ivan Putski
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gptkbp:is_trained_in
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gptkb:Verne_Gagne
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gptkbp:known_for
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Wrestling in the 1970s and 1980s
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gptkbp:legacy
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Pioneer of Russian wrestling characters
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gptkbp:manager
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gptkb:Paul_Jones
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Canadian
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gptkbp:nickname
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The Russian Bear
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gptkbp:notable_match
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defeated Bruno Sammartino
Against Bruno Sammartino at Madison Square Garden
Against Dusty Rhodes in NWA
Against Ric Flair in NWA
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gptkbp:notable_rivalry
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gptkb:Dusty_Rhodes
gptkb:Ric_Flair
gptkb:Bruno_Sammartino
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gptkbp:notable_wrestlers
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gptkb:Vladimir_Kozlov
gptkb:Khrushchev
gptkb:Lana
gptkb:Nikita_Koloff
gptkb:Rusev
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gptkbp:promotions
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gptkb:WCW
gptkb:WWF
gptkb:NWA
gptkb:AJPW
gptkb:AWA
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gptkbp:retired
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gptkb:1994
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gptkbp:retirement
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gptkb:1994
Health issues
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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gptkb:2017
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gptkbp:ring_name
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gptkb:1961
Brawler
1961-1994
The Russian Bear
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gptkbp:signature
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Red trunks and boots
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gptkbp:signature_move
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Russian Sickle
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gptkbp:spouse
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Patricia Koloff
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gptkbp:tag_team
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The Russian Team
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gptkbp:weight
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250 lb
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gptkbp:wrestling_promotion
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gptkb:World_Championship_Wrestling
gptkb:All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling
gptkb:Jim_Crockett_Promotions
gptkb:World_Wrestling_Federation
gptkb:Wrestling
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gptkbp:wrestling_style
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gptkb:Powerhouse
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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