The winners of WrestleMania 1: Where are they now?

Modified Feb 18, 2018 13:54 GMT

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Nikolai Volkoff and Iron Sheik

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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.

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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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Jonathan Carpenter is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda. After obtaining a degree in political science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, he started writing WWE articles in 2016. Jonathan believes integrity is vital in journalism and ensures his work is high on accuracy. He conducts in-depth research and verifies information from various sources before curating a feature.

Jonathan has engaged in many meaningful conversations with prominent pro wrestling personalities like Drew McIntyre and DDP. He grew up in Memphis, admiring Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan during WWE’s Golden Era in the ‘80s. He has attended many pro wrestling events and credits The Hulkster for making his childhood memorable.

Jonathan, a big fan of Bray Wyatt, would like to see the latter's brother, Bo Dallas, continue his legacy as Uncle Howdy. If he were to work on the storyline, Jonathan would book the return of Erick Rowan as Howdy’s muscle. He thinks it would be a great way to honor the former Universal Champion.

When not writing pro wrestling features, Jonathan likes to collect sports memorabilia and has amassed a large collection of event-used and autographed relics over the years.

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