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{{quote|''"Insane. Completely, utterly and [[Arson, Murder, and Admiration|wonderfully]] insane. That's the only way we can describe [[The Iron Sheik]], who in recent years has gone from forgotten [[Cold War]] wrestling villain to the nutty Iranian grandpa we all wish we had."''|RD Reynolds, ''The [[Wrestlecrap]] Book Of Lists!'', "The 6 Wrestlers Who Must Have a Reality Show"}}
 
If there was ever any wrestler who best exemplified the [[Foreign Wrestling Heel]] character in [[Professional Wrestling]], especially in [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]'s "Federation years," '''[[The Iron Sheik]]''' was it. Born '''Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri''', this Iranian-born wrestler made a name for himself in the early 80s WWF, where he won the championship from [[Bob Backlund]], breaking the former champion's six-year title reign...only to drop it the next month to [[Hulk Hogan]], kicking off the Hulkamania craze. His appearances would be sporadic for many years after that, seemingly fading into obscurity in the pro wrestling scene.
 
And then, in the 2000s, [[RF Video]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRRHvw0s1Yc decided to do a shoot interview with him...]
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Check out [[wikipedia:The Iron Sheik|his article]] on [[That Other Wiki]] for more info regarding his career.
 
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=== '''Tropes pertaining to him include:''' ===
 
* [[Anything That Moves]]: What the Sheik does just after breaking your back and before making you humble.
* [[Arch Enemy]]: [[Hulk Hogan]], both from the WWF and in [[Real Life]], it seems.
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