WWE legend Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, aka 'The Iron Sheik,' passed away Wednesday, he was 81 years old.
Vaziri, born in Iran in 1942, trained as an amateur wrestler in his home country before moving to the United States in the 1960s. Despite never competing in the Olympics himself, Vaziri served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic wrestling team in 1972 and 1976.
Vaziri dove head-first into the character, carrying an Iranian flag to the ring and sporting curled-up boots. As Vince McMahon grew WWE and with the U.S. in the throes of global political turmoil, Vaziri’s Sheik proved to be the perfect heel for the likes of Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan and Sgt. Slaughter. Sheik and Slaughter’s iconic feud culminated in a Boot Camp Match at Madison Square Garden.
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