Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known by his professional wrestling name The Iron Sheik, has died at age 81. His passing was announced on his official Twitter account earlier this morning.
RESPECT THE LEGEND FOREVER ? pic.twitter.com/Cr6CC9pXSO
— The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) June 7, 2023
The only Iranian world wrestling champion, who took the belt in 1983, Iron Sheik was best known for his off-the-cuff interview styles and lack of fear when it came to insults of his fellow wrestlers. His fearlessness made him a favorite online, where his Twitter account was filled largely with insults of wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, to random people who appeared in his mentions, all the way up to world leaders.
Before his career with World Wrestling Entertainment (then the World Wrestling Federation), Iron Sheik had been a Greco-Roman wrestler, serving as the assistant coach to the USA Men’s Wrestling team in 1972.
Twitter, and the world of wrestling, is worse off without the bombastic voice of the Iron Shiek telling anyone and everyone who raised his ire exactly what he thought of them.
Rest in power, Sheik.
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