{"id":120324,"date":"2023-06-09T23:56:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T04:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=120324"},"modified":"2023-06-09T23:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T04:57:08","slug":"wwe-legend-the-iron-sheik-dies-at-81-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=120324","title":{"rendered":"WWE Legend The Iron Sheik Dies at 81- Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=120324\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=120324\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-120325 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230607_death_announcement_IronSheik_16x9-f4db9bbdba20e91ee1421823cf53618d-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230607_death_announcement_IronSheik_16x9-f4db9bbdba20e91ee1421823cf53618d-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230607_death_announcement_IronSheik_16x9-f4db9bbdba20e91ee1421823cf53618d.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hossein Khosrow, better known as WWE\u2019s The Iron Sheik passed away June 7, 2023, in Fayetteville, Georgia. A cause of death was not disclosed. He was 81.<\/p>\n<p>In the early 1970s, Khosrow worked as a trainer for AWA (American Wrestling Association), training another notable pro wrestler, Ricky Steamboat, among others. He first wrestled in preliminary matches as himself before a promoter suggested he adopt a gimmick similar to that of a notorious sheik, He obliged and adopted what came to be his signature look.<\/p>\n<p>In the late 1970s he caught the attention of the WWF (World Wrestling Federation) where he made his debut in 1979 and won the first-ever Battle Royal at Madison Square Garden. He left the WWF for a little while to join other organizations then returned to the WWF, wrestling from 1983-1987, and a brief return in 1988, as the legendary Iron Sheik. He would continue making special appearances for the WWF and other organizations throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Hossein Khoshow\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Hossein Khosrow, better known as WWE\u2019s The Iron Sheik passed away June 7, 2023, in Fayetteville, Georgia. A cause of death was not disclosed. He was 81. In the early 1970s, Khosrow worked as a trainer for AWA (American Wrestling Association), training another notable pro wrestler, Ricky Steamboat, among others. 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