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.