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WWE Hall of Famer and 1980s professional wrestling icon The Iron Sheik died Wednesday at the age of 81. His death was announced on his official Twitter account. No cause of death was given for the Sheik, whose…

Bret Hart's longtime connection with the late Iron Sheik was first made in the early 1970s when an Iranian amateur wrestler -- real name Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri -- came to Calgary to learn from promoter Stu Hart.…

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The Iron Sheik, a Hall of Fame wrestler who became a villainous star in the 1980s, facing off against Hulk Hogan and teaming up with a wrestler who claimed to represent the Soviet Union, died in his sleep early Wednesday morning at his home…

The Iron Sheik, WWE Hall of Famer, dies at 81. AFP/FlileWrestling legend The Iron Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, has passed away at the age of 81. His family made the announcement on his Twitter account,…

The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport's biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, died on Wednesday, the WWE said. He was 81.The…

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) star The Iron Sheik, known for his on-stage rivalry with Hulk Hogan, has died at the age of 81. The Iranian-born professional wrestler, real name Khosrow Vaziri, won the WWF World…

The Iron Sheik, WWE Hall of Famer, passes away at 81 (Photo: Twitter/The Iron Sheik)The Iron Sheik, WWE Hall of Famer, has passed away at the age of 81. According to a statement on The Iron Sheik's official Twitter account on June 7, it was…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Iron Sheik, an American-Iranian professional wrestling legend, has died. He was 81. A representative for The Iron…

MOGADISHU: Somalia handed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud the presidency for a second time following Sunday's long-overdue election in the troubled Horn of Africa nation, which is confronting an Islamist insurgency and the threat of famine. After a…