On the day after Christmas in 1983, the wrestler known as The Iron Sheik won the World Wrestling Federation belt, beating the champion Bob Backlund in a classic “heel” vs “babyface” match at Madison ...
With opponents ranging from his early nemesis and eventual ally Sgt. Slaughter to Hulk Hogan and even Antonio Inoki, there's just no denying that the late Iron Sheik was one of the greatest performers ...
(AP) - The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport’s biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, ...
The Iranian wrestler, born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, was the 1983 World Heavyweight Champion. The Iron Sheik, an iconic wrestling heel of the 1980s, has died at age 81. The death of the Iranian ...
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