On June 22, the account posted a video of the Iron Sheik dropping his signature phlegm bomb with the caption, “The Original Hawk Tuah.” Only a jabroni would disagree.

That year, he defeated Bob Backlund for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship belt after putting Backlund in the Sheik’s signature finisher, the Camel Clutch. In January 1984, the Iron Sheik ...

The Sheik was always one of my favorites. I remember getting his action figure in 1985 — it was a non-posable rubber figure that I still have to this day. It featured his signature curled ...

Khosrow Vaziri drew on his Iranian heritage to create a caricature of a Middle Eastern villain and became one of the most memorable heels in wrestling history. By Daniel E. Slotnik The Iron Sheik ...

Highlighted by his feud with wrestling great Hulk Hogan in the '80s, the Sheik was known for wearing a keffiyeh and his signature curly mustache, as well as his sheer strength and finishing ...

He rather quickly adopted his signature look — shaved head with a giant mustache — though it wasn't until 1980 when he formally took on the Iron Sheik title, having previously gone by "The ...

Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known as professional wrestling legend the Iron Sheik, has died, according to a statement posted Wednesday on his social media accounts. He was 81. “Today, we ...

A former bodyguard for the Shah, he was a key figure at the birth of 'Hulkamania.' By Rhett Bartlett Hossein Khosrow Vaziri, the Iran-born wrestler known as the Iron Sheik, who channeled America ...

He adopted his signature look after it was suggested by a wrestling promoter and quickly became known as one a "heel" or a villain in the world of wrestling. Sheik won the WWF (now WWE ...

Former WWF champion Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known by his wrestling persona "The Iron Sheik," has died at age 81. The news of Khosrow's passing was announced on his official Twitter page ...