The winners of WrestleMania 1: Where are they now?

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The original Grandaddy of them all!

Nikolai Volkoff and Iron Sheik

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Two of the most feared foreigners of all-time!

The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff defeated The U.S. Express to become the new WWF Tag Team Champions.

Once dubbed "The Foreign Legion," The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff came together in 1985, under the watchful eye of their manager, 'Classie' Freddie Blassie. For the following 2 years, Volkoff and Sheik would dominate the tag team division and bring relevancy to the division at a time when tag team wrestling was really being overshadowed by major singles stars.

Where are they now?

In 2014, The Iron Sheik released his documentary film entitled "The Sheik." The film would actually do quite well and would gain a ton of great reviews by critics and fans alike. While he's in no shape to wrestle any longer, the 75-year old WWE Hall of Famer still takes bookings for autograph signings, as well as photo-ops.

Believe it or no, Nikolai Volkoff STILL wrestles! No, that is not a typo, Volkoff still climbs into a ring on occasion and locks up with opponents throughout the indie ranks.

Volkoff was also inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram
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