This brutal murder sent shockwaves through the wrestling community and had a profound and lasting impact on the Iron Sheik's personal and professional life. The devastating loss of his daughter ...

Many online wound up making similar jokes by invoking one of Hogan's old rivals, The Iron Sheik (real name Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri). Most variations of the joke involve the late Iron Sheik ...

The Iron Sheik became WWE Champion the day after Christmas in 1983 when he defeated Bob Backlund at Madison Square Garden. The victory was a controversial one, as Backlund's manager Arnold ...