Originally Posted by Raisor
Roy Tucker (06-11-2023),UKFlounder (06-07-2023)
The legend is gone
https://twitter.com/the_ironsheik/st...604265990?s=20
Is he the one who used to throw a flame in the 1970s or was that another Shiek?
That was the Original Sheik a.k.a. Ed Farhat who mainly wrestled out of Detroit.
wolfboy (06-08-2023)
Oh No one of my favorite Twitter reads! If you have a chance they recently did a biography of Sheik and it really is eye opening.
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Danny Serafini (06-07-2023),M2 (06-07-2023),UKFlounder (06-07-2023)
Sorry to hear that
Not going to lie, I legit teared up when I read the news.
dubc47834 (06-07-2023)
Heels don't get enough credit. MSG was molten for Hogan to beat the Sheik when he dropped the belt.
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Bill Simmons says the Iron Sheik was the 2nd greatest heel after Piper. Interesting- I think the bad man from Borger Texas would like a word. Also Bruiser Brody. Steele. Slaughter. Was New Jack a heel? The original sheik, and of course Rude.
No disputing Roddy as # 1. Although he went back and forth so much it was hard to keep track.
Always felt the Iron Sheik, as great as he was, was a bit of a cartoon. Got the feeling that Hansen and Brody weren't acting. Feel the same way about Lesnar.
Last edited by Mutaman; 06-08-2023 at 02:24 AM.
Flair has to be number one. No disrespect to Piper-- he was an icon-- but Flair's ability to generate heat is, IMO, unmatched.
Put me down for Rowdy Roddy Piper. His Piper's Pit segments are legendary.
Great short Sheik story from a local sportswriter - https://twitter.com/Sean_McAdam/stat...28703818485779.
Sean McAdam
@Sean_McAdam
One day, in the late 80s or early 90s, I was walking to a restaurant in downtown Providence. A beat-up Oldsmobile sedan pulled up and the driver asked for directions to the Civic Center. And that was my sole interaction with @the_ironsheik.
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Flair was great, but the Legend was the greatest, nobody could generate heat like the Sheik. What a life, Olympic wrestler, personal bodyguard for the Shah of Iran, U.S. olympic and college wrestleing coach, and a all around great guy, Watch the bootcamp match with Sgt Slaughter, just pure blissful mayhem
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Chip R (06-13-2023),RiverRat13 (06-13-2023)
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