One of his players at GVLC was Nelson Simpson, who later wrestled under the name Nikita Koloff.
Nikita Koloff (born 1959), stage name of Nelson Scott Simpson, retired American professional wrestler
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With Rude, Darsow and the Road Warriors as his main stars, Sharkey was soon able to sign other wrestlers including Paul Ellering, Tom Zenk, Nikita Koloff, The Destruction Crew (Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom) and the Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) as well as Mad Dog Vachon, Bruiser Brody, Larry Cameron often making appearances.