# The Super Powers > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Super_Powers > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Super_Powers.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Powers > Source revision: 1350447246 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Professional wrestling tag team This article is about the pro-wrestling tag-team. For other, see [Superpower (disambiguation)](/source/Superpower_(disambiguation)). Professional wrestling tag team The Super Powers Tag team Members Dusty Rhodes Nikita Koloff Billed heights Dusty: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Nikita: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Combined billed weight 577 lb (262 kg; 41.2 st) Debut 1986 Disbanded 1988 **The Super Powers** were a tag team in the [NWA](/source/National_Wrestling_Alliance)'s [Jim Crockett Promotions](/source/Jim_Crockett_Promotions) in the 1980s. The name was because an [American](/source/United_States) and a "[Russian](/source/Soviet_Union)" made up the team while the [Cold War](/source/Cold_War) was still going strong. ## History [Dusty Rhodes](/source/Dusty_Rhodes) had been teaming with [Magnum T. A.](/source/Magnum_T._A.) in the NWA for most of 1986. They were battling The [Four Horsemen](/source/The_Four_Horsemen_(professional_wrestling)) and were scheduled for a cage match against [Tully Blanchard](/source/Tully_Blanchard) and [Ole Anderson](/source/Ole_Anderson) on October 24, 1986. Magnum had a car wreck that ended his career before the match and [Jim Crockett, Jr.](/source/Jim_Crockett%2C_Jr.) needed a replacement. On the night of the match, [J. J. Dillon](/source/J._J._Dillon) (Blanchard was injured) and Ole Anderson were waiting in the cage to see who Dusty would bring out. It turned out to be "The Russian Nightmare" [Nikita Koloff](/source/Nikita_Koloff), a top heel in the promotion, with whom Magnum had previously been feuding. Koloff was actually American but was billed as being from Russia.[1] Koloff and Rhodes defeated Dillon and Anderson in minutes and **The Super Powers** were born. Rhodes and Koloff participated in the [1987 Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament](/source/Jim_Crockett%2C_Sr._Memorial_Cup_Tag_Team_Tournament#1987). They received a [bye](/source/Bye_(sports)) into the second round before defeating the teams of [Bill Dundee](/source/Bill_Dundee) and [The Barbarian](/source/The_Barbarian_(wrestler)), [Rick Rude](/source/Rick_Rude) and [Manny Fernandez](/source/Manny_Fernandez_(wrestler)), and [The Midnight Express](/source/The_Midnight_Express_(professional_wrestling)#Bobby_Eaton_and_Stan_Lane) ([Bobby Eaton](/source/Bobby_Eaton) and [Stan Lane](/source/Stan_Lane)) to advance to the finals. In the final round, they defeated [Lex Luger](/source/Lex_Luger) and Tully Blanchard, two members of the Four Horsemen, to win the tournament and its [kayfabe](/source/Kayfabe) prize of one million dollars.[2][3] They participated in several [WarGames matches](/source/WarGames_match), teaming with [The Road Warriors](/source/The_Road_Warriors) against The Four Horsemen. The Super Powers teamed with several partners for the four-on-four matches, which took place in 1987 and 1988, and won each time.[4][5] Dusty and Nikita feuded with the Horsemen until early 1988, when they stopped teaming. They also feuded with Nikita's "uncle" [Ivan Koloff](/source/Ivan_Koloff), who was mad that Nikita turned on him, along with Ivan's partners [Vladimir Petrov](/source/Vladimir_Petrov_(wrestler)) and [Dick Murdoch](/source/Dick_Murdoch). In 2003, they had a reformation in [Total Nonstop Action Wrestling](/source/Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling) when Nikita was unmasked as "Mr. Wrestling IV" after attacking Rhodes several times. He then rejoined Dusty in fighting [Vince Russo](/source/Vince_Russo)'s [Sports Entertainment Xtreme](/source/Sports_Entertainment_Xtreme) (S.E.X.) stable during a [ladder match](/source/Ladder_match) between Rhodes and S.E.X. member [Brian Lawler](/source/Brian_Christopher). Koloff interfered by climbing the ladder to retrieve the belt that was suspended above the ring. He then presented it to Rhodes, and the former partners hugged in the ring.[6] ## Championships and accomplishments - **[National Wrestling Alliance](/source/National_Wrestling_Alliance)** - - [Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament](/source/Jim_Crockett%2C_Sr._Memorial_Cup_Tag_Team_Tournament) ([1987](/source/Jim_Crockett%2C_Sr._Memorial_Cup_Tag_Team_Tournament#1987)) [2] - [NWA World Television Championship](/source/WCW_World_Television_Championship) ([2 time](/source/List_of_WCW_World_Television_Champions))-Dusty Rhodes (1), Nikita Koloff (1) - [NWA United States Heavyweight Championship](/source/WWE_United_States_Championship) ([2 Times](/source/List_of_WWE_United_States_Champions))-Nikita Koloff (1), Dusty Rhodes (1) - [UWF Television Championship](/source/UWF_Television_Championship) (1 Time)-Nikita Koloff - **[Pro Wrestling Illustrated](/source/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated)** - - [PWI Feud of the Year](/source/PWI_Feud_of_the_Year) (1987) - with [The Road Warriors](/source/The_Road_Warriors) vs. the [Four Horsemen](/source/The_Four_Horsemen_(professional_wrestling)). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Wrestler Profiles: Nikita Koloff"](http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/n/nikita-koloff.html). *Online World of Wrestling*. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cup_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cup_2-1) ["2nd Annual Jim Crockett, Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament Cup"](http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/cup.html#2nd). *Pro Wrestling History*. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Keith, Scott. ["Crockett Cup 1987"](http://www.kayfabememories.com/TapeReviews/crockettcup/ccup87.htm). *Kayfabe Memories*. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The Great American Bash"](http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/gabash.html#87). *Pro Wrestling History*. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Cawthon, Graham. ["The History of War Games"](http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/wargames.htm). *The History of WWE*. Retrieved June 8, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Abreu, Donnie (2003-04-10). ["NWA/TNA: Super Powers reunited"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150528073642/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2003/04/10/61929.html). *SLAM! Wrestling*. Archived from [the original](http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2003/04/10/61929.html) on May 28, 2015. Retrieved 2009-04-13. ## External links - [Koloff's profile at Online World of Wrestling](http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/n/nikita-koloff.html) - [Rhodes' profile at Online World of Wrestling](http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/d/dusty-rhodes.html) - [Team profile at Online World of Wrestling](http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/s/super-powers.html) v t e Crockett Cup winners 1986: Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) 1987: The Super Powers (Nikita Koloff and Dusty Rhodes) 1988: Sting and Lex Luger 2019: Villain Enterprises (Brody King and PCO) 2022: Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) 2023: Mike Knox and Trevor Murdoch 2024: The Southern Six (Kerry Morton and Alex Taylor) 2025: The Immortals (Kratos and Odinson) 2026: Titans of Calamity (Ren Ayabe and Talos) Category:Crockett Cup winners --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Super Powers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Powers) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Super_Powers?action=history)). 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