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Korstia Korchenko

Height: 6' 5"

Weight: 320 lbs

From: Moscow, Russia

Birthday: Nov 3rd

Pro Debut: 1981

Aliases: Vladic Smirnoff, Mugsy Malone

Feds Worked For: MSW, UWF, NWA, Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Colorado Championship Wrestling (CO), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Southern Wrestling (TN), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Southeast Championship Wrestling (AL/FL), Southwest Championship Wrestling (TX), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Texas All-Star Wrestling (TX), USA Pro Wrestling (MN), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)

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, Nikolai Volkoff, El Profet

Notable Feuds: Bill Watts, Jim Duggan, Bob Brown, Buzz Tyler, Jan Wilkens

Other Facts: -Trained for pro wrestling by Boris Malenko
-Former promoter of Colorado Championship Wrestling
-Appeared in the movie "12 Monkeys" in 1996
-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.