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Chris Markoff

Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 275 lbs.

From: Minneapolis, MN

Aliases: Chris Zeleurov, Franz Von Erich, Harry Madison

Feds Worked For: TSW, AWA, NWA, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Big Time Wrestling (MI), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Los Angeles (CA), NWA New Zealand (New Zealand), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), World Wrestling Association (IN)

Signature Moves: Thumb to the Throat, Kneedrop

Career Highlights: -AWA World Tag Team Champion (w/ Harley Race)
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (w/ Bronko Lubich)
-NWA Americas 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Mike Riker & The Alaskan)
-NWA Americas Tag Team Champion (w/ Bull Ramos)
-NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Dominic DeNucci)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Bronko Lubich, 1 w/ Bobby Shane)
-NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion (w/ Steve Strong)
-NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (w/ Nikolai Volkoff)
-NWA (New Zealand) British Empire/Commonwealth Champion
-NWA Pacific Coast Champion (3x)
-NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
-WWA Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Angelo Poffo)

Affiliates: Angelo Poffo, Bronko Lubich, Harley Race, Mike Riker, The Alaskan, Bull Ramos, Dominic DeNucci, Bobby Shane, Steve Strong, Nikolai Volkoff, Roger Kirby, Bobby Heenan. Steve Druk, Adnan Al-Kaissie, George Harris, Rene Goulet

Notable Feuds: Fred Curry, Greg Gagne, Jim Brunzell, Tony Marino, The Crusher, Johnny Weaver, Paul Jones, Mr. Wrestling, Giant Baba, Antonio Inoki, Jay Youngblood, Nelson Royal, Mike Graham, Bobby Kay, Thunderbolt Patterson, Pepper Gómez, George Becker, Seiji Sakaguchi, Ron Fuller

Other Facts: -Sometimes billed from Yugoslavia
-Currently manages a series of apartment buildings in Minnesota