better known by his ring name the Iron Sheik, was an Iranian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor. He was the first, and so far only, Iranian...
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The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff were a professional wrestling tag team who competed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1984 to 1987. After...
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Nikolai Volkoff (category Yugoslav emigrants to the United States)
over the WWWF World Heavyweight Championship as Volkoff. In the 1980s, he tag teamed with the Iron Sheik and won the WWF Tag Team Championship at the inaugural...
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wrestler, better known by his ring name The Sheik (often called The Original Sheik to distinguish him from The Iron Sheik, who debuted in 1972). In wrestling...
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sheik in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sheik or Sheikh, literally "elder" in Arabic, is the honorific title for the ruler of a tribe. Sheik or The...
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WrestleMania I (category March 1985 events in the United States)
to win the WWF Women's Championship, and Nikolai Volkoff and The Iron Sheik defeated The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) to win the WWF Tag...
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Millennium Wrestling Federation (section Iron Sheik)
World Heavyweight Champion The Iron Sheik served as MWF Lt. Commissioner. Others who have also made appearances include The Missing Link, Bob Orton Jr...
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he never won the title. In early 1984, Slaughter's career took off after he turned face and defended America's honor against The Iron Sheik from Iran. They...
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Gunther, Alberto Del Rio, Ivan Koloff, The Iron Sheik, Rusev/Miro, Jinder Mahal, and Muhammad Hassan). In the world of lucha libre wrestling, most rudos...
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Adnan Al-Kaissie (redirect from Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie)
managed The Iron Sheik (who he would also later manage in the WWF) in a match against Sgt. Slaughter. In the World Wrestling Federation, during the summer...
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antagonists; consisting of The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, The Fabulous Moolah, Big John Studd, and Mr. Fuji. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and "Mean" Gene...
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feud with Nikolai Volkoff. At the event, he ran to ringside prior to a match between The Killer Bees and The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff and interrupted...
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Spot and The Iron Sheik in earlier rounds getting to the final. JYD's most notable feuds in the company came against King Harley Race, the Funk Brothers...
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it in a match against the Iron Sheik. Shortly after losing the title, Backlund left the WWF, but returned in 1992 and was in the 1993 Royal Rumble match...
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Slick character on the "Old School" edition of WWE Raw on November 15, 2010, joining legends the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff in the ring. In 2012, Johnson...
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interviews for a period in the mid-1970s. One of Blassie's most famous proteges was The Iron Sheik. Blassie led Sheik to the WWF World Heavyweight Championship...
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Rikishi (wrestler) (redirect from The sultan)
want to be managed by The Iron Sheik and that he wanted his uncle The Original Sheik to be his manager but the WWF rejected the idea. After WWF, Fatu...
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1985. The US Express' most notable feud was with The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff, to whom they lost the title at the first WrestleMania. The US Express...
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lived in Las Vegas with them and his sister, Nahnatchka Khan. He cites The Iron Sheik as his favorite wrestler. He worked as an usher at WrestleMania IX in...
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changes. Series 1 André the Giant with long hair Big John Studd Hillbilly Jim with hat Hulk Hogan with black title belt The Iron Sheik (orange or yellow designs...
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WrestleMania III (redirect from Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant)
the ring and finally into it, stopped and hit an unsuspecting Sheik across the back with his 2x4 in front of the referee, resulting in The Iron Sheik...
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WrestleMania 13 (category Professional wrestling shows in the Chicago metropolitan area)
with a roll-up to win the match and retain the title. After the match, Sultan and his managers, Bob Backlund and The Iron Sheik attacked Maivia before...
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facing The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff. Meltzer's colleague, Bryan Alvarez of Figure Four Weekly, has repeatedly referred to this match as the worst...
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The Iron Claw is a 2023 biographical sports drama film written and directed by Sean Durkin about the Von Erichs, a family of professional wrestlers who...
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Speedwagon, The Bangles, and others. The cast members (except Kerri Green) appeared alongside professional wrestlers "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, The Iron Sheik, Nikolai...
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Barry Windham (redirect from The Stalker (wrestler))
show in Hartford, CT. At the first-ever WrestleMania, US Express dropped the titles to The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff. On the July 13 edition of Championship...
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John Morrison (wrestler) (redirect from The Tuesday Night Delight)
Hennigan's Iron Sheik Horror Comedy Short to Screen At New York Horror Film Festival". 411mania. Retrieved November 2, 2022. "Taya Valkyrie: Iron Sheik horror...
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List of WWE Champions (redirect from The WWE Championship Roll Call)
web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "The Iron Sheik's first reign". WWE. Archived from the original on December 31, 2005. Retrieved March 17...
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forfeit. The Junkyard Dog then faced The Iron Sheik (like Volkoff, the Sheik appeared without Freddie Blassie). The match began with Sheik choking JYD...
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Ivan Putski (category Polish emigrants to the United States)
over the WWF Championship, which led to many pose-downs, arm wrestling bouts, and long matches between the two. Other rivals included The Iron Sheik, Ivan...
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