Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 320 lbs
From: Moscow, Russia
Birthday: Nov 3
Pro Debut: 1981
Feds worked for: MSW,
UWF,
NWA, Mid-Southern (TN), Florida, Southwest Championship Wrestling (TX), Central States (KS/MO), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), South Africa, USA Pro Wrestling (MN)
Finisher: Backbreaker
Signature Moves: Piledriver, Lewis Lock
Career Highlights: -NWA Mid-American Champion
Affiliates: Eddie Gilbert, Ivan Koloff,
Nikita Koloff,
Hercules Hernandez,
Al Madril,
Skandar Akbar, Jimmy Hart
Notable Feuds: Bill Watts,
Jim Duggan, Bob Brown, Buzz Tyler, Jan Wilkens
Other Facts: -Trained by The Great Malenko
-Promoted Colorado Championship Wrestling in the 1990s.
-Appeared in the movie "12 Monkeys" as "Thug #1"
-Currently resides in Louisiana.
-For some reason, many online sources have confused Korchenko & Skull Murphy, Jr. aka Mike Diamond, indicating they are the same person. Some sources also list Korchenko as having passed away in a motorcycle accident. None of this is true.
