RIP The Iron Sheik! (Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri)

nonesuch00

RIP The Iron Sheik! (Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri)

Folk from the 80s in the US know who he is and he was a great comedy wrestling legend.

Gordig

I had an Iron Sheik toy when I was young, but I mostly remember him as an unhinged cokehead.

benniewoodell

Sometimes I watch the old interview takes of the Iron Shiek with Mean Gene when he's got the Turkey. Mean Gene's reactions were priceless. RIP. 

Gordig

benniewoodell said:

Sometimes I watch the old interview takes of the Iron Shiek with Mean Gene when he's got the Turkey. Mean Gene's reactions were priceless. RIP. 

I don't think it's still available online, but there used to be a documentary about the Ultimate Warrior where former wrestling personalities were talking about what a lunatic he was, and how nobody understood what the hell we was talking about during his interviews.

There's also a funny clip where Booker T accidentally uses the N word during an interview with Mean Gene, and you can see Booker T reacting to what he did, but Mean Gene was an absolute pro and just pushed through it unfazed.

nonesuch00

i don't remember anything about drugs, just fake wrestling and silly chest puffing bravado.