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sports2 years ago•2 min saved

Remembering The Iron Sheik: Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter Pay Respects.

Sgt. Slaughter remembers Iron Sheik as a family man who loved wrestling and his fans. Despite being a hated figure in the ring, Iron Sheik relished the emotional response and maintained a healthy separation between work and real life. The two wrestlers reached new heights when they worked together, and Sheik's willingness to embrace heat welcomed the storyline with Slaughter that established him as a major hero in the eyes of the WWE Universe.

via Wrestling Inc.|

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sports2 years ago•1 min saved

Remembering The Iron Sheik: WWE Legends Pay Tribute.

The Iron Sheik, a wrestling legend who passed away recently, misunderstood the meaning of a drug test and celebrated when he was told the results were "positive". However, he was actually positive for the presence of drugs and was subsequently fired from WWE in 1992. The Iron Sheik struggled with substance abuse for many years but got clean around 2013.

via Inside The Ropes|

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sports2 years ago•5 min saved

Wrestling Legend Iron Sheik Passes Away at 81

The Iron Sheik, a Hall of Fame wrestler known for his portrayal of a Middle Eastern villain in the 1980s, has died at the age of 80 or 81. He drew on his Iranian heritage to create a caricature of a foreign-style heel, often waving an Iranian flag emblazoned with the face of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The Sheik's signature move was the camel clutch, and he faced off against wrestlers like Hulk Hogan and teamed up with Nikolai Volkoff, a heel supposedly wrestling for the Soviet Union. The Sheik was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

via The New York Times|

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sports2 years ago•5 min saved

Remembering the Legacy of WWE Hall of Famer, Iron Sheik.

Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known as the "Iron Sheik," has died at the age of 81. The Iranian-born wrestler rose to fame in the 1970s and 80s as a villain in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he often played on Middle Eastern stereotypes. However, his charisma and more developed backstory had its own appeal, and he later became a social media fixture. Critics have commented that his performances reflected the geopolitical tensions of the time, if not outright mainstream xenophobia.

via Al Jazeera English|

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sports2 years ago•4 min saved

Wrestling legend Iron Sheik passes away at 81.

Hossein Vaziri, the wrestler who played the villainous Iron Sheik in televised wrestling matches of the 1970s and 1980s, has died at the age of 80. He became one of the most popular villains in the show business sport, with his pointy mustache, shaved head, kaffiyeh and curled-toe boots. The Iron Sheik was a central character in the growth of Vince McMahon Jr.’s World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) empire.

via The Washington Post|

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entertainment2 years ago•1 min saved

Pro wrestling icon, The Iron Sheik, passes away at 81.

Pro wrestling legend and pop culture icon, the Iron Sheik, has died at the age of 81. Born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, the wrestler was known for his larger-than-life persona, charisma, and in-ring skills that captivated audiences around the world. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as a comic foil during the US-Iran hostage crisis. The cause of his death has not been disclosed. The WWE has extended its condolences to his family, friends, and fans.

via NBC News|

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