▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁before ▁every ▁match ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁She ik ▁would ▁grab ▁the ▁micro phone ▁and ▁proc laim ▁" I ran ▁number ▁one , ▁Russia ▁number ▁one " ▁before ▁ex agger ated ly ▁sp itting ▁after ▁saying ▁" USA ", ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gain ▁even ▁more ▁heat ▁for ▁being ▁foreign ▁he els . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁team ▁of ▁Volk off ▁and ▁the ▁Iron ▁She ik ▁captured ▁the ▁W WF ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁from ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Express ▁( M ike ▁Rot undo ▁and ▁Barry ▁Wind ham ) ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁Wrest le Man ia , ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁after ▁the ▁She ik ▁had ▁knock ed ▁out ▁Wind ham ▁with ▁Fred ▁B lass ie ' s ▁can e . ▁After ▁losing ▁the ▁title ▁back ▁to ▁Rot undo ▁and ▁Wind ham ▁three ▁months ▁later , ▁Volk off ▁began ▁to ▁wrest le ▁more ▁in ▁singles ▁competition . ▁He ▁faced ▁H ulk ▁Hog an ▁for ▁the ▁W WF ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁( including ▁a ▁flag ▁match ▁on ▁Saturday ▁Night ' s ▁Main ▁Event ▁II ▁at ▁the ▁Br end an ▁By r ne ▁Arena ). ▁ ▁Volk off ▁also ▁fe ud ed ▁with ▁former ▁ 8 2 nd ▁Air bor ne ▁par atro oper ▁Corpor al ▁Kirch ner ▁throughout ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁defe ating ▁him