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re: Iron Shiek, 81, just passed away today.

Posted on 6/7/23 at 10:01 pm to
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 10:01 pm to
He was great, hell of a personality
Posted by Bourre
Da Parish
Member since Nov 2012
20348 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 10:08 pm to
I saw Iron Shiek wrestle at Ft Sill 25 years ago. He was old then but still a showman. RIP
Posted by JackieTreehorn
Malibu
Member since Sep 2013
29291 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 10:23 pm to
I met him when I was 9 years old. One of the nicest guys I ever met. Made me a fan for life. Much nicer than some of the baby faces.
Posted by MetroAtlantaGatorFan
Member since Jun 2017
15598 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 10:54 pm to
Got paid $200k (almost $500k in 2023) by WCW to basically sit at home for 2 years.
Posted by NorthEndZone
Member since Dec 2008
11599 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 11:06 pm to
East Park Recreation Center in Houma in 1981.

This was not long after the Iran Hostage Crisis.

He was not very popular that night. When he started waving the Iranian flag, I thought some locals were going to jump in the ring.

Rest in peace.
Posted by Buck Magnum
Springdale
Member since Dec 2003
11634 posts
Posted on 6/7/23 at 11:07 pm to
The best line about The Iron Sheik is when he was walking to the ring Bobby Herman said by the time he got there it would be Wrestlemania 38, it was Wrestlemania 17.
Posted by northLAgoomba
The Cooper Road, Ratchet City, LA
Member since Nov 2009
3803 posts
Posted on 6/8/23 at 1:04 pm to
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