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Dec 26, 1983 · The Iron Sheik: WWE Championship Match - December 26, 1983. The Iron Sheik challenges Bob Backlund for the WWE Championship at Madison Square Garden on the day after Christmas of 1983 in a bout that would change the course of WWE history.
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The Iron Sheik — WWE Championship Match: December 26, 1983. Two future WWE Hall of Famers display their in-ring mastery as The Iron Sheik and Bob Backlund face-off for the WWE Title!...
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The Iron Sheik Wins The WWF Championship. WWE Old School Matches. 353 subscribers. 717. 77K views 4 years ago. WWF Classic Bob Backlund Vs. Iron Sheik. Subscribe for more, thanks....
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41 views 2 days ago. Classic WWF wrestling from the Philadelphia Spectrum as WWF Champion Bob Backlund defends the belt against the classy Fred Blassie's Iron Sheik. Prism Spectrum...
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- The Iron Sheik vs. Sgt. Slaughter Boot Camp Match, 6/9/1984. Possibly the greatest stipulation match of its era, this good old-fashioned brawl also happened to be part of one of the most heated feuds in wrestling at the time.
- The Iron Sheik vs. Hulk Hogan, 1/23/1984. Though Sheik was notoriously outspoken about disliking Hogan in his later years, there's no denying the two had enormous impacts on one another's careers.
- The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff vs. Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo, WWF WrestleMania, 3/31/1985. Sheik had a strong presence at the very first WrestleMania, taking part in a tag team match alongside Nikolai Volkoff.
- The Iron Sheik vs. Bob Backlund, 12/26/1983. Before being defeated by Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in January 1984, Sheik had taken the title from long-reigning champion Bob Backlund in December of the previous year in possibly the most legendary moment in his career.
Jun 7, 2023 · The Iron Sheik Defeated Bob Backlund In 1983 To Win The WWF Championship. Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images. But all of Sheik's work peaked upon his return to WWF. Backlund was into his fifth year...
The Iron Sheik returned to the WWF in 1983 and challenged Bob Backlund for WWF World Heavyweight Championship again. Backlund accepted, and on the December 24 episode of All- American Wrestling, also accepted Sheik's weekly Persian club challenge. He was successful in his third attempt to swing the clubs, and the Sheik immediately attacked him ...