On American TV in the 1980s, the only Iranian who was a bigger star than Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri was Ayatollah Khomeini. They appeared on different channels: Khomeini, the cleric turned autocrat, ...
When the Iron Sheik died last year at 81, the pro wrestling villain left behind his finishing move, the Camel Clutch, scores of hilarious yet polarizing tweets, and a cut-and-dry POV toward life: You ...
Local wrestling promoters and talent are mourning the loss of pro wrestling legend — and one of the greatest bad guys of the 1980s — the Iron Sheik. The Iron Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow ...
The Iron Sheik, a standout Greco-Roman wrestler from Iran who gained global fame in professional wrestling with his 1980s rivalries against the likes of Hulk Hogan, died Wednesday at the age of 81, ...
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 ...
Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer jokingly revealed during an event Monday night that she's a fan of The Iron Sheik, a professional wrestler and longtime rival of Republican National Convention ...
WWE bad guy the Iron Sheik was spitting in the ring before the "Hawk Tuah Girl" was even born. - Credit: youtube; Bobby Bank/WireImage When the Iron Sheik died last year at 81, the pro wrestling ...