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RIP Iron Sheik

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EricStratton-RushChairman

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i just watched a documentary on him 2 nights ago. Love the story of him and Hacksaw Jim Duggen (who would fight each other all in with the Iran vs USA theme) got arrested for driving in a car together drinking and doing cocaine. Loved the Iron Sheik. RIP
 
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I met the Iron Sheik when I was in high school in the early/mid 80's. My HS held a wresting event in the gym and a lot of the stars were there. I was not a wresting fan, but I recall the Sheik, Hulk Hogan, Sargent Slaughter, Lou Albano were all there. We had an away basketball game that night and we were in the locker room packing up to go as they were all coming in. We were all in there together for about a half hour. Some idiot on our team actually got into an argument with one of them. It may have been the Iron Sheik now that I think about it. I recall Lou Albano was a really nice guy.
 
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PrtLng Lion

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He was a legend showman Never forget his "championship win" over Backlund, his soon thereafter loss to Hogan, and the tag team with Nikolai Volkoff and how they stirred the crowd into a frenzy with Volkoff's rendition of the Soviet national anthem and Sheikh saying "Russia #1, Iran #1, USA (spit)"
 
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LaJollaCreek said:
He was super entertaining on Stern as well.

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Awkward The Office GIF
 
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He lived the american dream (pun intended). Came here fleeing danger and was a contributor to society and a good family man. Even helped train some amateur American wrestlers (not on how to use the camel clutch)
 
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Keyser Soze 16802 said:
He lived the american dream (pun intended). Came here fleeing danger and was a contributor to society and a good family man. Even helped train some amateur American wrestlers (not on how to use the camel clutch)
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He did good.
 
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