The Iron Sheik - Gone Soft in His Old Age
 March
17th, 2004
There is an old saying that goes like this..."If you can’t say something good
about someone, then don’t say anything at all". With that being the case... I
will keep my thoughts about the Iron Sheik to a minimum.
From the mid 70's until the mid 80's, the Iron Sheik travelled from territory to
territory [which wasn’t uncommon in those days] working his anti-American
gimmick. His claim to fame is his title victory over Bob Backlund for the
WWF world title in 1983. He would later drop that strap to Hulk Hogan
[the true killer of the business] and become the tag team partner of Nikolai
Volkoff. They would hold the WWF world straps on a couple of different
occasions.
I first met him in Ontario Canada in 1999 while working for the Hardcore
Wrestling Federation. It was there that I realized that he was, or had
become, nothing more than a drug addled shell of himself [actually, his gut
ballooned to about triple its normal size, so I guess calling him a "shell" of
his former self is a contradiction of terms]. Having said that...what a waste of
talent.
Next time...Sweet Scotty looks at the "German Nightmare" Killer Kurt!!
Also, in the coming weeks, I will look at Bull Pain, Tracy Smothers,
Andy Douglas, Sabu and the 5 biggest goofballs that I have ever
met in wrestling!!!
Keep the Faith!
Scotty Ace
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