Legendary studio wrestling figure The Iron Sheik (real name Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri), has taken his final 10-count and passed away at the age of 81.  :\'(

https://www.tmz.com/2023/06/07/wwe-legend-iron-sheik-dead/

Sheik, born in Iran, was also a WWF Tag Team champion, winning the strap with Nikolai Volkoff in 1985.

In 2005, Sheik was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Sgt. Slaughter, longtime rival and former partner.

Back in the day, The Sheik and legendary wrestler Bruno Sammartino took on six guys in a locker room  (including Canadian footballer Dave “Rooster” Fleming) who ill-advisedly picked a fight with the then-52-year-old Bruno.

https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1116001/the-iron-sheik-and-bruno-sammartino-once-brawled-with-six-men/

Fleming was the first to initiate the fisticuffs. "He took a swing at me, I blocked it, and I nailed him and he went down and the others joined and so I'm fighting all of them," Sammartino said, but made note that it could only be for so long considering a man at his age was fending off six other men. Thankfully, he was about to get help from one of wrestling's most famous heels in The Iron Sheik. :o

"The Sheik happened to be taking a shower after his match and he heard all of the commotions and when he came out of the shower room he saw just me fighting all these guys," Sammartino recalled.

"He came right out and joined next to me and no bragging, but then the two of us kind of cleaned house over there." And from the way it sounded, Sheik was naked as the day he was born as he helped "The Living Legend" fight off Fleming and his five other cronies. ;D ‘That's a true story and he was the only guy who came to help me.", said Sammartino. 8)

Legendary studio wrestling figure The Iron Sheik (real name Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri), has taken his final 10-count and passed away at the age of 81.  :\'(

https://www.tmz.com/2023/06/07/wwe-legend-iron-sheik-dead/

Sheik, born in Iran, was also a WWF Tag Team champion, winning the strap with Nikolai Volkoff in 1985.

In 2005, Sheik was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by Sgt. Slaughter, longtime rival and former partner.

Back in the day, The Sheik and legendary wrestler Bruno Sammartino took on six guys in a locker room  (including Canadian footballer Dave “Rooster” Fleming) who ill-advisedly picked a fight with the then-52-year-old Bruno.

https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1116001/the-iron-sheik-and-bruno-sammartino-once-brawled-with-six-men/

The time I can remember was when he lost to Hulk Hogan back in 1984 and then 10 years later he became Col.Moustafa.

Very very sad ind33d :(