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The Iron Sheik rematched Backlund indecisively at house shows and primarily defended the title against Chief Jay Strongbow, as well as Pat Patterson and Salvatore Bellomo. On national TV, he defeated only jobbers, but wrestled Tito Santana on a live PRISM broadcast from The Spectrum in Philadelphia on January 21, 1984.
So sorry to hear about the death of the Iron Sheik, one of the most memorable wrestlers of the last 50 years. — Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) June 7, 2023. RIP The Iron Sheik. Respect the ...
Former professional wrestler Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known as The Iron Sheik, has died, his official Twitter account announced on Wednesday. He was 81. “It is with great sadness that ...
Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, the man known to millions of wrestling fans as The Iron Sheik, has died. He was 81. The news was announced through Vaziri’s official Twitter account. “Today, we ...
The Iron Sheik, 80, Iranian-born American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (AWA, WWF), cardiac arrest. [143] Tom Jolls, 89, American television personality . [144] Richard W. Kloubec, 92, American politician, member (1973–1974, 1977–1992) and speaker (1987–1988) of the North Dakota House of Representatives. [145]
Edward George Farhat (June 7, 1926 – January 18, 2003) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Sheik (often called The Original Sheik to distinguish him from The Iron Sheik, who debuted in 1972). In wrestling, Farhat is credited as one of the originators of the hardcore style.
The Iron Sheik, an iconic wrestling heel of the 1980s, has died at age 81.The death of the Iranian wrestler -- born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri -- was announced in a statement on his social media ...
Adnan bin Abdul Kareem Ahmed Alkaissy El Farthie (Arabic: عدنان بن عبدالكريم أحمد القيسي ألفرث; March 1, 1939 – September 6, 2023), better known professionally as Adnan Al-Kaissie, was an Iraqi-American professional wrestler and manager best known as Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey, Billy White Wolf, or General Adnan.