1 9 8 0 ) ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Volk off ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁memor able ▁match ▁at ▁a ▁sold ▁out ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden ▁and ▁wrest led ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sport ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁champions , ▁Bruno ▁Sam mart ino . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁mask ed ▁as ▁an ▁Exec ution er ▁as ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁member ▁along ▁with ▁K iller ▁K ow al ski ▁and ▁Big ▁John ▁Stud d . ▁They ▁captured ▁the ▁World ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁vac ated ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁third ▁member ▁inter fer ing . ▁Later ▁he ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁Volk off ▁name . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁W W WF , ▁Volk off ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁being ▁from ▁Mong olia . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁successful ▁fe ud ▁with ▁Bruno ▁Sam mart ino , ▁which ▁started ▁when ▁Volk off ▁attacked ▁him ▁during ▁an ▁interview ▁segment . ▁They ▁sold - out ▁aren as ▁throughout ▁the ▁N ortheast . ▁During ▁this ▁ten ure , ▁he ▁began ▁cr ushing ▁fresh ▁app les ▁with ▁one ▁hand ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁would ▁do ▁to ▁his ▁oppon ents . ▁He ▁later ▁had ▁a ▁fe ud ▁with ▁Bob ▁Back l und ▁during ▁Back l und ' s ▁ten ure ▁as ▁champion . ▁ ▁American ▁Wrestling ▁Association ; ▁Mid - S outh ; ▁and ▁Japan ▁( 1 9 7 2 – 1 9 8 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 )