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Vladimir Kozlov is a Ukrainian actor and professional wrestler who competed in WWE and TNA. He is a former OVW Heavyweight Champion and a WWE Tag Team Champion with Santino Marella.
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Watch the premiere episode of Where Are They Now? to see what former WWE Superstar Vladimir Kozlov is doing today. Learn about his movies with The Rock, his beard, and more.
Learn about the career, roles, and achievements of Vladimir Kozlov, a former WWE wrestler from Ukraine. Find out his real name, height, weight, theme songs, finishers, and more.
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Prudius has won numerous achievements, becoming the 2005 USA Open Heavyweight Sambo Champion and a United States Kick-Boxing Association (USKBA) International Heavyweight Grappling Champion. He has also played American football for the Ukrainian National Team as well as Santa Barbara City College.
On January 17, 2006, World Wrestling Entertainment announced that Prudius had signed a developmental deal and was sent to Deep South Wrestling. On April 7, 2006 he debuted under his real name "Oleg Prudius" and had his first match in DSW against Tommy Suede. On May 5, 2006, Prudius had his first untelevised WWE match during a house show in San Jose...
On July 28, 2007 in Louisville, Kentucky he won the OVW Heavyweight Championshipby defeating Paul Burchill, but gave the Championship the same night to Michael W. Kruel due to an agreement they made before.
On the April 4, 2008 episode of SmackDown, Kozlov made his official WWE debut as a heel, with the unique quirk of having no entrance music and no TitanTron video – his "entrance" consisted of complete darkness except for a solitary spotlight following him to the ring. He defeated Matt Bentley in his first match, and over the following weeks, Kozlov...
On April 13, 2009, Kozlov was drafted to the ECW brand as part of the 2009 WWE Draft Lottery, as ECW's only pick of the night. Shortly after the draft, his character was tweaked to further highlight the training he received within the Russian military. He won his first match on the brand when he easily defeated an a local competitor. On the June 30...
When the ECW brand came to an end, Kozlov, along with all other ECW talent, became a free agent. He would then debut on Raw on March 8, 2010 in a handicap gauntlet match (John Cena vs. Mr. McMahon, Vladimir Kozlov, Drew McIntyre, Jack Swagger & Mark Henry) and became a heel again. Kozlov would face Kofi Kingston on the March 22, 2010 edition of Raw...
On the May 31st edition of RAW, Kozlov turned faceagain when he chokeslammed William Regal behind the referee's back during a mixed tag team match, allowing Santino Marella & Eve Torres to pick up the win. On the June 7th edition of Raw, he and Santino Marella were forced to compete in a dance-off, which Kozlov won. On June 14 edition of Raw, Kozlo...
Learn about Vladimir Kozlov, a Ukrainian-American professional wrestler who competed in WWE from 2006 to 2011. Find out his ring names, achievements, feuds, and film appearances.
Aug 24, 2017 · Learn how the former WWE Superstar became a mercenary machine in the biggest action movie of the year in China. Find out his training, stunts, and insights on the film's success and style.
Oleg Prudius, also known as Vladimir Kozlov, is a Ukrainian-born actor, producer and former professional wrestler. He has appeared in films such as John Wick: Chapter 2, The Fate of the Furious and Wolf Warrior 2, and was a WWE champion and a TNA star.
