The wrestling world has been rocked after three former stars died overnight.
Nikolai Volkoff, Brian Christopher and Brickhouse Brown have all passed away.
Josip Peruzovic, known for playing the beloved villain Nikolai Volkoff died following heart problems. He was 70.
Christopher, know as Grandmaster Sexay, died following an incident in prison. He was 46.
Brickhouse Brown, 57, died after a battle with cancer.
World Wrestling Entertainment says Peruzovic was "one of the greatest villains sports-entertainment had ever seen." He was known for singing the onetime Soviet Union's national anthem before matches and for his tag team alliance with another wrestler known as The Iron Sheik.
WWE says his career spanned the better part of 40 years and featured showdowns with wrestlers such as Hulk Hogan.
In 2006, Peruzovic made an unsuccessful run for a House seat in the Maryland General Assembly.
- With AP