The Iron Sheik, the charismatic former professional wrestling villain, and Twitter personality, died on Sunday at the age of 81.
The Sheik, whose real name was Khosrow Vaziri, was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He began his wrestling career in the early 1960s and quickly became one of the most popular wrestlers in the world. He was known for his flamboyant personality and his aggressive in-ring style. The Sheik’s greatest success came in the … Read more